The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-11-16
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CROWN HOLDER
OF BANTAMS'
Dusky Dynamiter From
Puerto Rico Handily
Whips Salica
Rv JACK CUDDY

Sixto Escobar, dusky little dyna-
inter from Puerto Rico'S SuS2i
nIantatiops. wrested the world
bantamweight championship ir"'
Lon Solica of Brooklyn last niS II
bv winning an easy l5-round ueI'-
sion in their return grudGe Il'ie
match at Madison Square Ut'rUe',. g.
An unexpectedly small cfo"1 el
Lose than $500 attended the mrs.
ia pound crown clash eve staged
in the Garden and saw SlNto Ioo'
the square awed little ltah'n .s iDi
tbe count of nine in the my"
r1und and pound his way 20 TIC
unanimous decision. ,...
MANY of the fans and eNpf fI
thought Salica had been NnoE S-'
ont in the third session, ana IneLe
49, considerable debate rs q
whether Eddie JoSephs, the khoGE-
down timekeeper, had aeIu"itI
counted Lou out. To this writer u
anpeared that he rose with III
count Of 10. p:,,,
The diminutive Puerto RIcan-
fobtjnr like veSt-pocket edition
IS Toe Louis-diSplayed surprls-
NO snperiority throughout oVet
th o former Golden Glove champ
who had beaten him for the pro-
fasSional bantam title at Dyekman
Oval August 20. This superiority
moved that the writers and spec
tators were right in their conten-
ton that Sixto had a slight edge
over Lou in their first bout-the
final of a New York boxing COM
mission tourney for the title:
According to the United Press
score sheet, Sixto won IL OF the
IS rounds. The first was even ami
the ninth, tenth and the eleventh
went to the Brooklyn lad.
Escobar fought like a tawney
iungle cat. ALWAYS on top of ms
opponent, jabbing him silly with
darling lefts. and drilling him to
the head and body with smashing
These lightning right hooks to
heart and kidney slowed down the
crown-wearer and made him APP
near in poor physical condition TO
most of the fans. 1t was par
rage of smashes to heart and solar
lplexus that almost jackknifed Lou
7, the third and brought his chin
into range for q straight right that
sent him to the floor on his knees.
. When iSalica would attempt to
rally with a counter-otfenSlye, the
brown-skinned islander would re-
tailate with body attack when
usually took the steam out OF
LOUIS punches.
However, during Saliea's game
rally in the 9th, 10th and 18th, he
managed to evade the challenger ;
body punching and left jabs while
gathering Sixto about the ring
with a furious barrage to the face.
Lou staged him twice in the 9th,
beat him in the 10th and had a
slight edge in the 18th when Is
cobar got the body range again.
After the 18th. twas just a
question of whether Salica could
escape a knockout. Blood started
to flow from Louise nose IN the
.7th and it was flowing freely IN
the 18TH. His left eye was almost
closed from the tattoo Of lefts that
rained on his face, keeping him
off balance and bobbing back
wards. . .-.,. ...
After Salica recovered from the
knockdown blow in the third, he
was still. in bad shape during the
next four rounds, as SiXto tried to
finish him off. but the Italian was
too rugged to go down again.
Escobar, the 7-5 betting favor
tie at ring time, weighed 1T "a,
against 1T for Lou.
Referee Billy Kayanaugh and
Judges Charles Lynch and George
Becron were unanimous in their
verdict, which was cheered thun-
derously. The Garden announced
the paid attendance as 8,077 and
the gate as S1S,460.49. 1t was a
smaller crowd than which saw
their first meeting. ... ......