The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-30
By Hugo HoOkjab

Every bit Gas good as it was cracked up to be" in advance, the eight round swingeroo featuring Francesca Montanari of Italy and Ernie Cat" Robinson of New York, thrilled more than 1,600 fight fans last night at Randolph -Cowles sta- dium, where it was put on during 8 threat of rain and wound up even Stephen.
 That is, the official decision of Referee Jimmy Peters, the Torring- ton pavement pounder (policeman to you) was draw which was about right for the following reason-a flock of fans thought Montanari won the fight. Just as many more believed Robinson's whirlwind finish in the final three rounds gace him the edge for he did punch faster and more often than the Italian lad. Then, there were the "sure it was a good draw" group, though most fans de- cided either Montanari or Robinson should have had the duke, pretty good sign that the draw nod was fair and reasonable. The writer thought Robinson had small edge, about one or two points, but enough to win.
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 Some of the hardest hitting on local record was on tap when Rob- inson and Montanari came together from the very first round. Robinson scored with some hard left uppercuts to tho body while Montanari con- nected with the negro's head now and then with punches that shook him to his heels. Both men shook of such punishment in amazing fashion round after round, pounding away. Robinson became to "come on" in the final three heats and had the Italian groggy now and then, but when he got going and semeed about to knock Francesca down, Montanari would connect with a right hand shot to the stomach or chin that slowed the negro down to a walk. It was a whale of 8 fight and even enough. Robinson had the class and the punch. Montanari had the punch, too, and at times showed flashes of good left-hand work in- cluding a straight jab and also a hook delivered awkwardly but ef- fectively to the Robinson torso which did not mark as Ernie's skin is coal- black. The Italian showed effects of heacy stomach punches but never stopped trying as his second coached him in the Italian language and he carired out instructions to the let ter. Montanari weighed 150, Rob- inson 146.
 Nice Work, Doc!
 Excellent judgment on the part of Dr. Joseph Slavin, state athletic physician for Waterbury, allowed the fight to continue when Referee Peters asked the physicians opinion of the extent of injury to Robinson who suffered 8 deep but small cut over his left eye in the second round. Dr. Slavin examined 1t at the end of every round, but the fight went the limit and was a thriller, with no great damage to Robinson's eye- brow when the fight was finished.
 Hatcher Won, But Lost
 Jimmy Kid Hatcher of South Car Olina was the victim of some queer figuring when Pete DeGrasse, a clever American Indian who has been boxing 12 years or more, re- ceived the decision despite the loss of the first four rounds and plenty of holding on the part of part of DeGrasse. Hatcher made the fight, won it despite a furry by the Indian in the final three rounds, particu- larly the seventh. but the referees card showed but one round in Hatcher's favor. the first, with the second and third even and the last i've in favor of DeGrasse, who did not light except when he had to. The of1icial score showed 39 to 35 in favor of the Indian, who substituted for Joey Stack of Philadelphia. The switer believes Hatcher won six of aAe eight rounds. the first four easily, Curing which DeGrasse did most of his holding, but was pretty clever about it. Both boys scaled close to 131 pounds. It sems Pete had the Indian sign on Peters in this one.
 Another draw was handed out for Tommy Ciarlo of Waterbury and Alex Doyle of Garfield, N. J. There was little to choose between them, Ciarlo doing the heavy hitting. Doyle