The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-30
SOOSE, ABRAMS MEET TONIGHT
 FOR THIRD TIME.
Non-Ti Bout at Madison Square Garden - Mike
 BeIIOise Faces Rnffin

New York, July 30 v As world middleweight champion, Billy Soose hopes to accomplish something to- night which he was unable to do in two attempts before he won the title.
 soose faces Georgle Abrams, U. s. Naval Reserve, in g ten-round match at Madison Square Garden. And the 16O-pound champion is looking forward to his first victory over Abrams in three tries.
 Regardless of the outcome of to- nights contest, Soose will retain his championship since the title is not at stake. But the Farrell, Pa, boxer can hardly afford to lose again to the U. s. Navy representa- tive as another loss at the hands of Abrams would prove disastrous blow to Soose's prestige.
 It so happens that Soose is com- mitted to @ return bout with Ken Overlin, from whom he won the title. Overlin and Abrams are stablemates which means that Ab- rams will have to bide his time be- fore he can get championship op- portunity.
 Game From Behind
 Tn both. previous Soose-A Abrams fights, which took place in Pitts burgh, Abrams came from behind to capture the decision. On each occasion Georgie was floored in the first round but he got up without a count to pound his way to victory. In the second fight Abrams dropped Soose for a nine-count in the fourth round.
 Abrams believes he has the "in- dian sign" on Soose and can whip him anytime they meet. He thinks he has the perfect style to over- come Soose's boxing and punching ability. But Soose is confident he will turn the tables on his two-time conqueror tonight and add Abrams name to Q list which includes vic. tories over every other outstanding middleweight in the country, among them Overlin, Tony Zale, Tami Mauriello, Ernie Vigh.
 Soose will probably have weight advantage of several pounds over. Abrams. The champion expected k scale around 165 at the weighing. in ceremonies at noon today. Ab- rams has had difflculty keeping his weight up and figured he would tip the beams at approximately 161
 Abrams is Q member of the Gene Tunney unit stationed at Jackson vile, Fla, where Georgie is box ing instructor. He is now on 20- day furlough. Abrams did his training for tonight's encounter al Madame Bey's camp in Summit, N J.
 soose trained at Lake Wallen-- paupack, Pa, where he recently purchased 6 bungalow. Paul Moss, manager of the middleweight cham pion, reveals that Billy has had a great deal of trouble keeping his weight down and that Soose may, in the not remote future, have to relinquish his middleweight laurels to seek honors in the light-heavy- weight class.
 Tonssht's contest Is the first of the summer season to take place at the Garden, where 1t never rains. The Garden has . new air condi- tioning system, guaranteeing com fort regardless of the outside temperature.
 Belloise to Box Bobby Ruffin, Astoria, L. l., | lightweight and one of the top 135- pounders of the country, tangles with Mike Belloise, former feather. weight champion and now a light weight, in the semi-final of eight rounds. This is a return match. 4 few months ago Ruffin and Bel loise fought thrilling fight at tht Bronx Coliseum with Ruffin staging late rally to win disputed ver- dict.
 Matchmaker Nat Rogers has lined up two six-rolInd events and pail of fours to complete the supporting program
 In one of the sixers, Paul Klang, Brooklyn middleweight, meets Vim cent Fratello, Hackensack, N. J. This, too, is a return contest, Klang having stopped Fratello at the Gar den several weeks ago when Fra tello suffered an eye cut. The second six brings together Jimmy Casa, Brooklyn middle weight, and Augie Arellano. aggres- sive battler from Texas. The four round bouts pair Billy Gaham, East Side featherweight. and Joey Agro, Coney Island; Tony De Salvo Corona, L. T., lightweight, and Joey Manfro, Bronx.