The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-14

cause of some of the questionable tactics Zivic had used in gaininh some of his New York victories including his two triumphs over that little perpetual motion man," Henry Armstrong, from whom he won the 147-pound crown. The box ing writers, without exception, wanted Young to win because 1t would have made 8 better story. They could have written "apple crashers" about the Marine that landed upon Zivic's chin, etc.
 Easy for Fritzie
 But Young was one Marine who didn't land-not on Zivic's whiskers at least. Ancient Fritizie, who has been fighting as professional for a full decade, disappointed the un- usually large rainy-night crowd by belting the daylightS out of Corporal Young and stopping him on a tech. nical knockout in the sixth round the bell had rung for the seventh SeSSlOIl to SCarC.
 Referee Young Otto, who holda the all-time record for one-round knockouts, incidentally, intervened in the corner because Corporal Young was bleeding profusely from spouting blood from the gash on his right brow--a cut that required seven stitches later at the Poly- clinic Hospital The other gashes each required two stitches.
 In all fairness to ancient Zivic, 1t must be stated that these gaShes were caused by fist blows and not butts, for Fritzie was afraid to do any putting. He knew that If he opened up his Pittsburgh bag of tricks against the popular young Marine he probably would be lynched without court martial or even habeus corpus.
 But 1t so happened that Corporal Young is Southpaw, a type of fighting man whom Zivic regards as fish" livic had met four port siders previously in his career and had taken good care of them: Dick DeMary, Mike Barto, Jimmy Harrt- son, and Joe Anderson. Each one of those southpaws circled to ZivicS left as a smart Southpaw should when facing smart fighter who can knock his brains out with 8 right.
 But Corporal Young circled to zivic's right-moved directly with in range of that right piston which packs such authority that 1t once broke Lou Ambers' jaw - Ambers, one of the most elusive, toughest lads ever to toss leather-AmberS former lightweight champion of tho world.
 Massacre
 The youthful Marine, riding c string of 31 straight victories, circl. ed to Zivic's right, and ancient Fritzie-timing himself like the master boxer that he is - threw a bloody mess. Those straight rights those right hands until Young was massacred the irate Marine, who only last spring had beaten Welter- weight Champion Freddie Cochrane at Boston. Last spring Corporal Young had licked Cochrane, who in July, 1941, wrested the 147- pound crown from zivic at Newark. N. J., in one of the modern games greatest upsetS.
 Hence 1t is that Zivic, an old man of the ring who won the title from Henry Armstrong at 27, and lost 1t to Cochrane at 28. promised today:
 "Ill get 1t back at 29. If can get Cochrane into the ring again."
 zivic. last of five fighting broth CTS and comparatively wealthy be- cause of the purses he has ham. mered out with his fists during the past decade. insists:
 "I'll never quit fighting until get back that championship. No, I don't need the money. But want the satisfaction of getting that title again. If I get 1t, I may retire without defending 1t. But, I'll get it."
 Meanwhile Promoter Mike Jacobs was trying to match zivic with Cochrane for any kind of fight title or over -the-weight.