The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-16
ANCOTT KEEPS
HAMPIONSHIP
DUE TO FOULS
StOItz Loses Big Chance
Because of Low Blows
in Rounds IL and IA
BY JACK CUDDY
UNITED Press StafR Correspondent

UNITED Press StaR Correspondent
New York, May is - (UP0 -
Lightweight Champion Sammy Ans
gott, the modern Greb" who does
everything wrong and always wins
welcomes q return match with
young Allie Stolz, the classy New
Jersey jolter who hoored him and
almost lifted his crown last night In
TANNED Madison Square Garden.
Promoter Mike Jacobs Is expected
to announce the return date today,
Angott, a bull-shouldered, hairy
chested Italian from Washington,
Pa, retained his title by an eye
lash over the once-sickly kid who
hung up his gloves In disgust two
years ago. Slammin' Sammy won o
split 15-round decision that was SO
unpopular, the fans shook the Gar
den Orders with below Of protest
and threw newspapers, hats and
cigar butts into the ring.
Careless
Brown-haired, stream-lined Stolz,
who looks more like an actor than
q pug, probably would be the brand
new lightweight champion Of the
world today had he not become
careless in the stretch drive and
been penalized for low blows In the
18th and 14th rounds. Also, the 23-
year-old Jewish speed merchant
from Newark, N. j., coasted or tired
In the 18th and lost that session
through lack Of effort.
Nevertheless, Stolz-who went in
to the ring a 2-1 underdog in the
betting-made an unexpectedly ro-
bust bid for the title in the grandest
lightweight battle New York has
witnessed in years. Artful Allie COM
pletely captivated the huge crowd
Of 5000 cash customers, 1000 free
admission service men, and more
than 600 "deadheads."
The challenger's brilliant boxing
not only captivated the crowd; 1t
won the referee, Frankie Fullam,
who voted Stolz the victor on the
basis Of nine rounds for Allie, five
for Angott and one even. However,
the two judges-George Lecron and
John Potter-balloted in unison:
eight rounds for the champion, six
for Stolz and one even. The United
Press agreed with the judges, Civ
ing Angott eight rounds, Stolz I'VE
and two even.
The fans were electrified in the
third round when Stolz smashed
the champion to the canvas.
Sudden Shock
This knockdown, one of the few
In the champions string Of more
than 100 professional battles, was
completely unexpected. Angott Of
the armor- plated chin who never
had been kayoed or stopped, won
the first two rounds with his steam.
ing attack that combined the wind,
mill walioping Of the late HarT7
Greb and the wrestling tactics o.
Stranger Lewis. 1t seemed that the
champion would win with ease over
StolZ, who at 1888 was spotting An
gott one and q half pounds and
who had less than half Angott's
ring experience.
That was the lone knockdown Of
the fight, although Stolz was half
punched, half-bulled through the
ring ropes in o later session.
1t was See-saw battle in which
Stolz came on to take the fourth
round and add the fifth on an An
gott foul for low blows. They fought
on even terms in the sixth. Then
the champions aggressiveness
clicked OF the seventh, eighth and
ninth. Stolz rallied to take the 10th
and 18th, but he lost the next three
on fouls in the 18th and 14tl1 and
lehargy In the 18th. The 18th was
even.
The gross gate was $49,014, about
half what they will draw when they
battle again at boosted ticket prices.