The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-26
BELL KNOCKED
 OUT IN SIXTH BY TURCOTTE
End Comes Suddenly as Local Boy Trailed; CiarlO
 Also Scores Great K. 0.
BY HUGO HoOKJAB


 Looking like a loser for five rounds, Dick Turcotte uncorked his Sunday punch" 8 straight left to the body, fololwed 1t with left and right to the jaw and knocked out Jimmy Bell, New Haven negro in the first half minute of the sixth round, last night at Buckingham hall. A new record crowd of 1,7S8 paid in patrons saw the sudden ending, which climaxed @ sizzling program of action in which four of the five bouts were bristling with action from start to finish.
 Before the show ended, Announcer Jack Freney told those present that the next Waterbury A. c. show would be Friday night, February 9th and the main bout principals would be Doug Marsh of Canada, and Young Jack Thompson of Albany, both of whom have beaten Dick Turcotte. Thompson outpointed Turcotte in Holyoke just recently.
 Lost No Time
 Bell, in prime condition, rushed Turcotte from the first gong, and leather him with long hooks to the head. Dick was SO busy protecting himself that he had htle time to get his right jab and straight left working. As & result, when caught in a corner in the third, round, the local pride and joy received quite a leathering but he would slow Bell down quite a bit with hard shots to the stomach and heart now and then, but was being hit three to one.
 to find himself, as Bell rushed In freuuently "wide open, Turcotte scoring heavily to the body. In the sixth, with Bell leading on 8 point margin, 1t was al lover in Jig time. Turcotte spotted 8 slight opening, fired to the body Bell wirlced, Was driven back and then was belted a hard left and right tot he jaw, pitching him forward on his face, victim of Q knockout for the first time in 25 bouts.
 It was some little time before dark skinned James got oil Queer street for the kayo was as clean as the proverhial whistle. Turcotte scaled i46, Bell, IA.
 Tommy Ciarlo, Waterbury's ed4. ton of Tony Cangoneri, also pro. vided the second best thrill of the night, when he got of the hoor, on the verge Of a knockout, at the hands of wild-swinging Benny Cartegena of New York then wal. loped his adversary to the floor twice, the second time knocking Benjamin as dead as a nlackerel. All three k11ockdowrls came within one minute and 20 seconds Of the first round and had the fans yell.' ing with glee. They go again on the February g show.
 Easy Mark
 Bill Perrin of Bristol, 156, had an easy time with Jack Babian stop ping him in two rounds, for a TKO win. Babian was fat and out of shape, Perrin hitting him at will.
 Oficially, the. return bout between Bobby Ellis of New Britain and Sammy Craig of Waterbury ended in & draw, but Ellis was the winner in the minds of most people, iaclud- ing the writer. On his aggressive ness alone, Ellis piled up 8 comfort able lead, and though Craig swapped with him frequently, Ellis landed more often.
 Naugatu. $ Dula Kovach had one of his good" nights, out punching Jimmy Collins of New Haven in Q five rounder that produced some solid punching. The boys are 170 pounders and put on good bout, Kovach winning four of the live rounds, having Collins close to . knockout at the finish.