The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-28
BOTH FIGHTERS
DRAW BLOOD IN
VICIOUS BOUT
BY GEORGE w. GADDY, iii

BY GEORGE w. GADDY, iii
Leroy Willis really went to the
wars at Olympia Friday night. and
no one realized il better than he.
as he emerged bloody, bruised but
victorious. after ten-round brawl
with Lulu Costantino the New
York Tavern keeper.
Willis suffered a cut over the
right eye, and another under
the left. as both boys went AL
out" from gong to gong. Constan-
tino showed cut on the nose
and 4 badly battered right eye as
result of the rough going.
CONSTANTINE reputcd TO be a
superior boxer, lost the fight al
his favorite game. long range box
ing. Willis constantly peppered
Lulu with singing lefts and
bounced sizzling uppercuts and
overland rights of his face and
torso, to pile up a commanding
lead in the early rounds.
Willis had Constantine in trouble
IN the fifth but the bell prevented
any serious damage. This appeared
10 be Willis best round as he
forced the New Yorker about the
ring and pummeled him al will.
The veteran New Yorker began
10 pick up speed AZ the beginning
Of the sixth. and concentrated on
close-in fchting Blood showed Oh
the faces OF both boys after the
sixth round. as they linked arms
ana slugsed Il out at -olose quar-
ters
As the fight progressed Willis
began to show TO better advan-
tage at mitigating than in any
previous fight He forced Lulu to
back away from clinches on sew
eral occasions.
THE LAST ROUND found both
boys trying for knockout Lulu
seemingly had Willis IN a bad way,
but the Spindly legged little De-
trolter foughtsh!s way out NJ DIS
tresS with a sharp furry Of rights
ard leftS Is the final bell rang
The decision was close as Ref
cree Sam HennesSy called the fight
a draw. while Judge Joe Lenshan
called il FIVE 20 three FOR Willis
with two oven. and Judge Michael
dad" Butler gave Willis four and
called SIX even.
THE CROWD II * 700 paid .
gross gaze " Sll.55S % met $40
90 30 and gave vent - nNed
opinions concerning the verdict
And wei, they might, FOR in gam
INK his 18th win IN ! starts Willis
had fought one " his TOUCHES, OPP
poneu.s
The prC'iminarics whc,tcd he
fans appciiies for the thrilling
man event as they afforded two
KOS. TKO, and draw IN four
bouts.
SANDY SADLER. s;ablemate
81 Constantine with AZ adept lef,
hand really gave Little Willie
Anderson. local boNer. going
over through four rounds NJ furious
milling ~ scheduled eight round
or Anderson was unable 10 come
up FOR no NTH as his lc'i eye was
closed Thc right eve was closing
rsr dly. under Spiders two-fs'cd
attack,
The tan poker faced Ssdler
really looked Ike coming cham
p!nn IN nc Anderson bout He IS
matched With Chlndrlna Valencia
Fesherwe sht champion ~ Mex.
CO. at Olympia Friday. April eth
JUHNNIE "Bt IL" EATON. an
other hardhl''irc De'ro.icr. was ~
fch'NG mood, and made fat,
work o., Manuel lcuvano ~ NCXi-
CO City. stopping him ~ less than
two minutes ~ tho first round
Joe Nelson ~ Dctrol' dropped
Paul Powell 81 Pittsburgh Pa fer
the count IN the second round ~ 2
scheduled tour-rounder, after hav.
inS him on the floor twice IN the
FIST round.
CANDY CANE listened ~ the
nlne count twice IN the second
and went down FOR keeps N the
third as Bill Eddy ~ Flint show
cred him With hard straight lcftS
Cleveland Holt a Brewster Cep-
ter product was held 10 a draw
nv Al Ellis In the opening four
rounder. The crowd apparently
thought that Holt had won. rs
the decision was booed roundly.