The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-10
This Sporting World
Pep May Be Great kightuUeight, Too!
By JOHN A. oEUNBV


 Having won exactly 100 of lO2 professional fightN, including the undlsputed featherwelght cham plonshlp Of the world last Friday night in Madison Square Garden. little William papaleo of Hartford. Connecticut. is just about ready Co take on some pretty good light. weights: perhaps after one more defense of his title, won from Chaiky Wright Of Los Angeles about four years ago. Weighing in at exactly i26 pounds, the feathefweight divi- sion limit for his bout with NB.A. champion Sal Bartolo last Friday Pep ls said to have had trouble making the weight for the defense world title but the fact remains of hls New York and Connecticut that he balanced the scales at i2o, then went on to stop Bartolo for the first time tn the long career of the former Boston boxer; that Is. the first time Sai had been counted out in a ring
 It is fair to assume Pep scaled i2e to i3i by light time: for he IS growing stronger. and punching harder than ever before, though he was never a knockout puncher against good opposition ieverthe- less his boxing for the past nve years leaves little or nothing to be desired. Born in 1921. according to Nat Fiieschers bible of boxing Willie is nov 25 years of age or close to 1t and just about ripe for competition in the mixed-up light weight division against heavier hitters such as Bob Montgomery and Ike Williams. His knockout og Bartolo was no surprise to the writer, who predicted it in print; but the K.O. came with the sud. denneas of lightning as the l2th round was nearly over. A sharp left hook, and c very quick right uppercut, both from close range and delivered in perfect Ia fashion glattened the synthetic N.B:A champion already twtce-beaten Dy Pep in Boston The first time m d iairly-eiose bout. the second time outdoors at Braves field. Pep won by the proverbial mile" Perhaps Pep may retire from featherweight eor,netition undefeated. because ne cen no longer make i2o pounos; which would be the exact procedure Louis (Kid) Kapian followed q good many years ago. IT that nap. pens, Connecticut and aartioro win have two undefeated worid featherwelght champions, for t VII hs q matter of ring history repeat ing itself
 Uv in the Deantown of Bos. ton. last Friday night. Al Priest If Cambridge met Joe Blackwoou of Paterson, V. l.. for the tnlfo time: about the same time rep and Rartolo ciashed in New York. me Boston show drew ll.1sS maid admissions against 0Iaei ct M9!G., though two world champs were in the ring at the same time. However. the gross money N Boston was esS.Ol0 while at the Garden. with nearly 1900 less naid admissions, the gross was sss eA6 nearly s9o. coo more than the Hub show. The reason? Ring" side seats at N. Y. were si2 per pers0n. and the remainder oa the ''hoaise" scaled accordingly
 N was just grand to see haFt- ford's Arthur McGinley. sports chief of the Hartford Times at the rinRslde. knocking out c story on the fight, Illness has kept the well.liked Art close 70 home for a long time but US sure great to see him tn action aaain at the same old stand-the rinaside of an important hght' Dan Parker of the N. Y. Mirror also was glad to see and tax with him at close range for the first time in c long while
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 NYNHH. rasroad put m Special train out of Hartford, Eiti stops ct MeTiden and New Haven but less than 900 took advantage ENN "" of the transportation. In pres car, 6. N. Boyer of New York pup lie relations director for the New Haven road. and Les Tyler his hev Haven aide, were busy shaklns hands with sports-editors and ooS ing writers from several parts O me state. 4 grand time was had e' aIl, the special leaving OCT 10 Connecticut at midnight,
 Tomas Beal0, a very youhl brown-skinned boxer from Domin ioan Republic showed plenty Q class in easily defeating ex.oi Joey Ian0tti In 6 siE.round i2s pound prel.m. though Ianotti n0oFe' his speedy foe in the third round Beat0 beins hit or ore side Of thl ring, but not hitting the floor unii he reached the opposite corner He vas literally Knocked bon legged" but pui on great reail' n win easily thereafter.