The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-06
NEXT SCRAP NAY
 BE 15 ROUNDS AT MISC, APRIL 1
Negro Won 1zsROVnd BrawI Before S7l,OOO
 House Last Night
By JACK CUDDY Limited Press StaR COFrespOmdentl

United Press stan COrrespOndentl
 New York, March - (U.PO = Last nights return bout between Lightweight Champion Beau Jack, the winner, and veteran Eritizie Zivic was SO close and well patrOn- ized that negotiations already have been opened for third encounter at Madison Square Garden on April |2.
 Young Beau Jack, brown-slinned Georgia Whirlwind, registered his second rlon-tltle victory in Q month over the former welterweigl1t king. He took e unanimous i2-round de- cision over Pittsburgh Fritizie who had lost at the i0-round distance on February 6.
 The garden crowd of 1e.S1S fans, who paid 346-record boxing gate of 1043--saw the wild.swinging Negro take such Q commanding lead in the first five rounds that Zivic's magnificent rally later was unable to offset 1t completely. However, most of the experts were convinced that had the bout been scheduled for IS instead of l2 rounds, Zivic would have knocked out his fading opponent.
 Good Fight
 Although there were no knocks downs 1t was an excellent scrap in which 21-year-old Beau Jack re- ceived the wcr3t face Ynauling of his career. The lightweight ruler bled freely from nose and mouth through out and he left the ring with Jumps on his cheeks and mouses under both eyes. zivic suffered Q slight gash on his left brow. It was a rough, bitterly contested brawl in which each lost Q round for low blows.
 This writer thought Beau Jack had won by Q definite margin be. cause of his early lead. We scored six rounds for Jack, three for Zivic and three even. Referee George Walsh and Judge Bob Gun. ningham each balloted seven for Jack and five for Zivic. Judge Bill Healy voted six for Jack, i've for zivic and one even..
 zivic, enjoying 0 weight advans tage of 10 l-2 pounds, tore at his shorter opponent in the first round, trying for an early knockout. he was far ahead in the first two min. utes of milling, but in the third minute was stunned by round. house right to the chin, which evens cd the session. Frltizie didn't recover fully from that blow until the sixth round. Meanwhile Beau Jack bonn. barded him with Q hooking attack to head and body, leavened with many steaming uppercuts.
 Comeback
 Just when the crowd began to fear that 29-year-old Zivic would be kayoed, pug-nosed Fritzie opened up in the sixth round and battered Jack about the ring with solid. long range shots to the head. Jack ral- lied and had @ slight edge in the seventh. although Zivic was beating him in Q furious exchange that continued after the bell. Fritzie took a beating in the eighth, but won 1t on @ foul. just as Jack took a ter- rible body pounding in the ninth, but won the session on Q foul. Zivic took the 10th by q wide margin. The lt1h and 18th were even be- cause of Beau Jacks desperate last stands"
 Beau Jack was so distressed from the blistering pace and body pound. ing that his legs wobbled as he went to his corner after the final bell. That's why Zivic wants their next meeting to be at IS rounds-Zivic who was the 17-5 under dog because most experts thought he couldn't last l2. zivic's weight advantage of l46 pounds to Jacks 135 1-2, helped wear down the young Negro.
 Beau Jack is scheduled to meet Henry Armstrong at the Garden on April 2. but Ancient Henry has two bouts slated meanwhile, and 1t is e i0-to-1 shot that zivic will be sub- stituted against Jack on that date.