The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-10
TURCOTTE TAKES
BOXING LESSON
FROM CANADIAN
Winner Gets Clean-Cut
Decision Satryb SUR
prises Ellis
BY HUGO HooKJAB

$4,000
'Clever, those Chinese" Is a more
or less common attribute paid by
witnesses In the sporting world
toward exhibitions Of skill on the
part Of individuals or groups, but
the classy ring work Of Doug Marsh,
10 year old native Of Montreal con-
WINGED $3.50 worth Of cash customers
that cleverness can also be classed
with the Canadian. At the very
least, nearly 1900 people were de.
lighted with the marked manner
In which Marsh outboxed, Water
bury's previously undefeated Dick
Turcotte, won the nod Of Referee
Jim Calvin going away, and really
showed that he "has what It takes"
when "the chips are down."
Turcotte put up a game but los
ing fight, as his timing Of punches
was putrid, he was continually off
balance and when he did get to
Marsh through the medium of some
smoking uppercuts he allowed him.
self to be tied UP In the proverbial
sailors knot. Each boy scored a
Touchdown for about two count,
the going was tough, all the way, but
in the last two rounds Of the six
round bout, It was Marsh that
scored, Turcotte being wild with
swings, uppercuts and q left hook
that has done much damage before
he met up with boy little bit
more ring.wise than himself.
In No Hurry
Cool as the proverbial cucumber,
Marsh started easily, avoided Tur-
cottes long right jab and then be-
gan to beat him to the punch so
we'll that he scored clean knock
down with a whistling right hook
used as a counterpunch when Tur-
cote missed. They were about even
going into the third, Turcotte get
ting even for his knockdown by
betting Marsh off his pins for few
seconds, but both boys spent little
time on the canvass and were "up
and at It" from bell to bell.
Turcotte gave all he had trying to
land that Sunday punch" OF his,
but the alert Marsh just watched
his left hand, rolled with the punch,
counterpunched with a right hook
and eventual. cut Dicks evelid long
before the finisl OF the two. TurcoSte
was much the worse for wear when
the battle was over, and though a
loser, he must have learned plenty
for he has never been UP against
boxing Il that kind since he first
drew on a glove, Marsh scaled la,
Turcotte 147.
Sweet Victory
Battling Billy satryb Of Rockville
provided the upset Of the evening
when he fioored the elusive, hard.
hitting New Britain southpaw,
white-skinned Bobby Ellis, to win a
great fight that looked like setup
for Ellis to some OF the customers,
before the first few Of Satyb's hard
right hand shots to the head and
Jaw connected. Ellis came back O bit
In the second round and slowed
Satryb down plenty, but was clipped
again before the end of the round.
In the final heat, honors were about
even, Satryb earning the decision
going away.
Tommy Carlo, 140, Waterbury,
who turns pro on the next show,
wound up his seini-pro career with
q poor performance. He scored a
T.KO over Al Ramino, lao, Stamford
In 1910 Of the third round Referee
jim Calvin sending Rammo TO his
corner when he showed an unwill-
ingrless to continue.
Beware Beaten
Letny Pace, 2l8, Stamford who
looked as II he weighed 248, decisicsi-
ed handsome Vernon Beware, 2l2,
New London submarine base COB.
Pace, who was tattooed a dozen
places on his husky frame, may have
been a sailor himself In another
day. He tried his good looking rival
out, and had him hanging on at the
bell.
Joe Morelli, l72, Naugatuck.
punched his way to draw with
Charley Backoten, 1865, Rockville f;
Sammy Craig, $50, Waterbury, hit
the harder blows, and decisioned a
colored rival, Flip Afldreas, 149, New
London, state welterweight cham
picn; Henry Davis, 1875, New Brit
ain and Sammy Mammone, 124,
Stamford, drew In a fast exchange
Make katz, 1855, Waterbury, got q
decision over frankie Roberts, 1856,
New Britain, which was booed; and
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