The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-05
Billy Mt(a;l.nI'n IT. Regains Title
 By Technical
Sitka Kid Fails 10 Answer Fifth Round Bell After
 Hard SIashinq

ain, former champ Billy McCann l48, recaptured the middleweigh championship of the Territory las night as he scored technical k.o over Lou Lovas, at 1858, when tht Sitka Kid failed to answer the bel at the start of the fifth of sched- uled ten-round bout.
 Like a Jekyll and Hyde young McCann changed from the likeable modest, clean-cut kid he is to a demon octupus in gloves when he stepped into the ring to answer the bell and regain the coveted cham pionship of the Territory Only 24 hours before, McCann knocked out an opponent in the second round of battle in Sitka, but the former Juneau fighter was at his peak when he rubbed his feet in the resin be- fore giving the Sitka Kid a pound Ing that took away the title last night.
 McCann Eager
 McCann, fresh as daisy regard less of the fight the night before sprung aggressively out from his corner at the first bell last night, almost swinging himself out of the ropes in the first frame in eager ness to connect with the Kids dim- pied chin.
 Smoothly Lovas held off the con- tender with a strong left and a remarkably effective left and right that soon had McCann's face beet red and raw. Both fighters were in the pink with lots of wind and leg work. At the end of the second round, McCann was marked by the Kid s slashes but still remained calm, occasionally walking into Lovas's dynamite left that exploded in his face. The Kid kept aloof ana cool, too, pedalling away from McCann's leathery blitzes and keeping that eternally jabbing left up high.
 After cautious period in the first of the second and a siege of fan p.easing slugging, McCann came out of his corner in the first of the third with judges decisions chalking up ties for both the preceding frames. If McCann had been determined for the first two rounds, he was even more vicious when the third bell rang and Tipping right to the Kids solar plexus left Louvas staggering and ready for the measure. The fight continued desperately with Louvas left dropping now and the ropes on the ring taking as much a beating as the fighters. The ring posts were tottering at the end of the third and the Kid was eager to return to his corner.
 Pushing Kid
 Both failing like windmills. the pair tore back to the fray at the start of the fourth round, with the Kid stalling little, holding on to McCann, clinching at every oppor- tunity, bending over in a crouch that put his head almost to his knees and his cewhide hands to protect him from McCann's vicious attack.
 The kid was taking a beating as McCann poured on the punches and the crowd was bowling for knock out Hurt badly, but still game, Lovas attempted to hold off the contender, but succeeded only inef- fectively as McCann kept the leath- CT bouncing with solid blows.
 In With Towel
 When the bell to send the boys out to continue the battle dangled for the fifth, no champ was seen, ana second Eddie Powers signified to referee George Wiley that the kid was throwing in the towel, unable to come out for the remainder of the fight.
 The advertised 20 rounds of pre- iiminaries for the title bout comes close to putting the kibosh on Ju- neau boxing as plans petered, pre- parations were found non-existent and only two prelims were found on the card.
 A special event scheduled for six rounds was stopped in the first part of the third as Nile Nichols at 165 was given technical knock -out over Bill Lee at 163k. Lee spunkily bat tied with Nichols but was outclassed from the start as the winner toyed with him, measured him for the kill but refused to come through.
 Atwood Tits Canvas
 In the semi-final Youno -iward at 165 batted the ca f. .suss At wood at l55 when he cooled off his opponent in the fourth as Atwood grimly held on until the k.o., the third time he was knocked flat in the fight. For the first two frames the pair spared and danced, waltz ed and hugged, but came out for blood in the third when Atwood went down for the count of nine, and then again just before the bell saved him. Atwood, outweighed. out classed, outreached and out-punched, was game but staggered before the final blow and wouldn't back away from the terrific beating concealed in Edwards gloves.
 The arrangements last night were rotten. Ushers apparently did not