The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-29
GETSOFF FLOOR
 TO TROUNCE FOE
 GEORGE ABRAMS
Jacobs Sure ZaIe Will Give Conn Great Fight
 Despite Found Edge
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Limited PFess staEf COrrespOndentD
 New York, Nov. -(UPl l---Ncyes in ring history has any middle weight achieved such a triumph as Tony Zaie, the Indiana Thunder bolt, garnered Inst night in dyna' hitting out a lopsided ib-round de- cision over Georgie Abrams of the naval air corps, ct Madison Square Garden.
 This victory brought to 8 gquare sllouldered, brown-haired zale th, undisputed middlewcight champion ship of the world, making him the first universally recognized l60' bound King since Mickey Walkal gave up the crown in 1881 to cam paign in heavier divisions.
 He eaptlvated the fans by rising from the floor in tho first rounG and fighting from grogsy-land in the eighth to stage one of the finest demonstration of devastating body pur ching and accurate head barraS' Ing the Metropolis heS witnessed ir years.
 Tn the third place, Zale was so i'm, pressiye in his first New Tor. show ing since ho rose to prominence that he captured the fancy Of pro moter Mike Jacobs. who immediate iy matched him for an oversthe' weight i2-roYfid bout with Bi!l! Conn, former light heavyweight ruler, at the Garden on Feb. l3.
 smart" Money Leees
 Zale, already. recognized as mld. dleweight champion by the National Boxing Associ- ton, erawled througl the ropes on 8-b underdog againsi 23.year -oid Abrams, Whoge Bpeet and boxing brillianee had enable him to bent Billy Sooge three tlmes In rcnstitle matches. Soose recentl gave up the New York statc porto Of the niddlewtighs throne, pcF.nii t,ng the commission to reeogniS, last nights winner as champion.
 The decision of referee Billy Cav anagh and Judges George LeCrol and Charlie Dgayeott was unani nous. The United Press scored l, rounds for zaie, four for Abrails and ono even.
 Tn the first round It seemed tha the smart -money boyg of 49ti BtFeti were right in making "cutie Abrams c heavy favofite. Althougi c light puncher, Abrams caught zalt off balance with Q straight right to the chin and sent him rolling Zale ciamed later that he hadn' { been hurt. However, he took 6 niTe- count on one kneo. rose and weath- cred the round without difficulty.
 Zale came back in the second anG started driving amazingly fast righ, hands to Abrams heart, meanwhile lifting the barFage enough to hF.ns blood from GeorgieS nose. Ate. winning the third round with body attack, he landed two laundering rights on Abrams chin in the fourth 6eSSion, md every one of the i0,004 fans wondered what was keeping Bo'sun 0eorgie on his feet. Zane won the fifth with eage.
 Referee Cayanagh gave Abrams the sixth round on . foul, when Tony dropped one below hte bslt. But < was a costly round, because Abramg suffered & gasi.sa right eye that bled and half.bllnded him for the rest of the hrawl. After the bout pr. Charles A. Turtz treated Abvams for an eye hemorrhage. Following the injury, Abrams won only the eighth and l4th roundg. Tn tho eighth. Abrams connected with Q right to the jaw that had Zale res.- ing about the rig, but GC5gglc failed to take advantage Of his oD- portunity. In the very next round, the ninth, zale rallied and his right hard shots to the jaw had Abrams almost out on his feet at the bell.
 Uncle Mike Confident
 Tn making the Conn match, pro. Tnoter Jacobs pointed cut that there Is litt.e sop-flieht competition for Zale in he middlewelght division end he is positive that Tony can give Conn a great fight. Zale VII! come in at about i64 pounds and Conn at about i73, giving Pitts burgh Billy an advantage Of about nine poundS. Moreover. Billy has been virtually idle since h!s June fight with Louis because of hi. marriage.
 Jacobs said. This match will draw more than sl00,000, and 1t will be a great fight. I quit worrying about poundage after l saw Joe Louis knock out Primo Camera"
 Last night Zale weighed 158 1-4 pounds; Abrams l59. The gross gate Is,ae eC9 BRA