Evening star., 1951-09-09

receipts, including the gross gate
movies and theater-cast, hit close
to the million dollar mark. The
ticket prices range from SIS to $50
Approximately $4,000 cash Gus
toners are expected to jam their
way into the ball park and pour
about $500,000 into the Golfers OF
the International Boxing Club
The theater-caSt and movie re-
ceiptS will contribute another
$250,00 and if the fight is senSa-
tional, as it very well may be,
might go as high as $500, 900.
Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Wal
colt shared over 100000 for the
movies of their controversial fight
In June, 1948.
There will be no home television
or radio broadcast. Twelve thea
ters in 10 cities will have the fight
shown on their screens via a closed
circuit. The lineup of cities for the
theater-cast includes Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Rich
mond, Va, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
Cleveland, Albany, N. Y, st. Louis
and Boston. (In Washington, the
fight will be shown at RKO-
Keith's.)
Turpin UnderdOg Again.
Despite his victory in London
on July 10, Turpin has been made
the underdog here in one of the
heaviest betting fights in years.
Robinson is the 12-to-5 choice to
win. The Harlem dandy was a
4-to-1 favorite in London when
they met the first time.
In the United States you could
have named your own odds prior
to July 10. No one gave a ghost
Of a chance to the comparatively
unknown youngster who had never
gone more than eight rounds IN a
fight. After all. Robinson had not
lost fight in eight years and had
only lost once in 131 pro fights
against the toughest opposition.
But Randy beat him and there
was no doubt in the minds of the
boxing writer's and the $4,000 jubi-
liant fans in London's Earl's Court
Arena as to the outcome. The As
sociated Press scorecard had Tur-
pin the winner, 8 rounds to 4, with
2 even.
The young British Negro, son of
. British Guiana father and a
white Englishwoman, showed no
fear Of his vaunted foe. He tore
right after him from the opening
bell, scored heavily with lunging
left and a hard right, and pressed
the champion all the way.
When Robinson, bleeding from
q cut over his left eye from the
seventh round on, started to rally
in the middle rounds, Turpin
withstood the surge and came
back with a rally of his own to
seal the verdict.
RObinson'S Weight Up.
Robinson had no alibi after the
fight. Since then, he has said he
was tired from his five other bouts
in Europe, travelling and attend
ing functions.
He weighed 1541a pounds then,
which his handlers say was too
little. He may scale 158 this time.
Turpin weighed 1884 and prob
ably will equal that weight at the
Wednesday weigh-in ceremony.
Sugar Ray has been training
and planning for this return as
for no other bout. His boxing
drills at Pompton Lakes, N. j.,
have been different from those in
the past. He has been boxing from
q fiat-footed stance and has been
slugging it out with his sparring
partners, aiming most of his blows
for the body.
Turpin, training at Grossinger
In the Catskill Mountains. also
has been cunning for the body
in his workouts.
Both seem confident of victory
Robinson has said he will knock
out Turpin within 10 rounds. Tur-
pin, a stolid youngster, says he
will win.
Biggest Purses for Each.
Both fighters will collect Their
biggest purses. Robinson, getting
80 per cent, may receive $168, ,75(
based on total receipts of $3.50, ,00(
minus taxes. Turpin, at 25 pei
cent, will pull in about $140,625.
For their London bout, Robin
son earned $4,000 and Turpin
$4,000.
With close to $500, 900 already
in the till, the IBC expects tC
break the 25-year-old record fol
. non-heavyweight bout set BY
Paul Berlenbach and Jack De.
laney, light heavyweights, ir
Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. On july