The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
ISOOSE GETS BIG
 BREAK AND THE MIDDLE GROWN
Decision Unanimous But Fans Howl Protest; Both
 Fought Like. Amateurs
By JACK CUDDY Limited Preas Staff COFresnomdent)

SNSW 4VAAI NAOy Ake flint Is ended, but the argument fingers on-did Billy soose win the middleweight championship from Ken Overlin2
 Two judges and the referee said unanimously that Collegiate Billy took the crown last night, but Ill., 678 fans shook Madison Square Gardens girders with their pro- tests, and most sports writers criti- cized the l5-round decision.
 For Soose of Farrell, Pa., 1t was @ hollow victory, magnifying his role as the rings stormy petrel. He won recognition as world champion in New ork and four other states, but most of those who hailed him yesterday as "llncrowned king" of his division, today were yelling for his scalp, after his disappointing showing In probably the dullest mid dleweight title fight in history.
 This writer scored the fight even, giving each battler seven rounds and Q stand-oR in another. Scoring was difficult because champion and challenger performed like amateurs. The action was marred by con. tinous missing, clinching and tug ging-about. They were on Q par in futility.
 In The Air
 Promoter Mike Jacobs was in Q dilemma. What should he do with his new 13-year-old championp He opened negotiations for Q bout be- tween Soose and Tony Zale of Chi- cago, who is recognized as champion by the National Boxing Association. This battle: which would determine the undisputed world champion, probably would be staged ct Chi- cago where Soose won Q non-title decision over Zale last summer.
 There are several obstacles to this match, chief of which Is the soose contract guaranteeing to defend the New York-brand title within 90 days against Overlin or Overlins stable. mate Qeorgie Abrams. Soose has Q a6O0O forfeit on file with the comA mission, guaranteeing such Q dc" fense. Jacobs would have to get the permission of Overlin'S manager, Chris Dundee, and probably guar- antee Dundee that Overlin or Abrams would get Q September shot ct the Chicago winner.
 There is little chance that Jacobs will match S0ose for c summer fight in New ork with either Over. lin or Abrams In view Of the disap- pointing 936,073 drawn last night. A return edition, which might draw less, would Do forced Into the Polo Grounds because the Garden be. comes Q summer caraTet May 30.
 The new champions manager, Paul Moss, believes that Soose was of form because he pared off more weight than intended in coming down to the 100-pound limit. Billy surprisingly registered only i67 3-4 at the Weight-ill, about two pounds less than expected. Overlin scaled ib0 i.2 for this third defense of the title which he won from Ceferino Garcia last May 23.
 Unanimous
 Referee Arthur Donovan and Judge Marty Monroe each gave soose eight rounds and overtime seven, while the other judge, Billy Healy scored nine for Soose, i've for Overiin and one even.
 There wasn't Q knockdown in the light or any bloodshed. About four hard punches were landed. soose staggered Ken with Q right to the chin in the ninth, and knocked him back on his heels twice in the 10th, with short right jolt and with Q hard left hook. Overlin, Q notor- iously weak puncher, rocked soose with e right swing to the head in the 18th. Overlin depended on Q hooking attack-chiefiy to the body. while Soose tried to stand of and lab. He said he hurt his right hand in the sixth round.