Evening star., 1951-02-15

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1t awful"
brushed his way past the police door waving
his credentials He misunderstood the funereal atmos
phere and voice that crack like thunder
whats the matter? Won't he talk"
Clear the room Trner roared "A right, everybody
doctor dropped LaMottas wrist pulse is nearly
normal" he said to Triner, "but can't talk for awhile"
Get everybody out, Triner repeated "Why don't fe
lows 60 and talk to Robinson?"
ROBINSON" snorted the newspaperman who'd just Joined
the q just left Ray and he's not in much better shape
than LaMotta"
THAT'S THE KIND OF FIGHT it was-savage bestial, in
human the innings no other fight that
oldtmers could recall It's doubtful LaMotta
was in the ring in the last couple of rounds the
beating Sugar Ray Robinson Jake in unrockng him
the worlds middleWeight champion.
Robinson the superb ring machine bleeding almost
continuously from the mouth and from Laottas
blows, with only 6-ounce gloves on his fists.
And Jake badly beaten possibly, human be
beaten During the first half hour in his dressing
able to only audible sentence and that
semicoma to Jim Norris president of the International Boxing
Club.
Tell the boys" he whispered chat ran out of gas"
Dr. Vincent Nardiello of Commission
who served guest second for Robinson seemed to
tragic possibilities The dapper little physician visited LaMoa
dressing room and appeared relieved hearing the official
report from the Illinois doctor.
was going to knock out Robinson" Dr. Nardielo
mused II told him he couldn't going revoluonize
boxing by refusing to train the last five days ug him
self with vitann pills Sure you can lose weight by dieting
and taking vitamns But you're going to be weaker per-
son for it."
Motta He peared Robinson repeatedly with his left
WINGED the gnomeke midsection He
took the first two rounds the opener by wide margin and
the crowd very proLMoa cheered the champ who the
underdog at to /.
Coming for the third round Robinson two
ecuve right-hand off jaw seemed to be
saying, "We now, I'll take over But Jake He
rallied to get at least draw for the round
to the Indicated it was
Robinson He staggered time after time and the end of
10 rounds it was Jakes fight.
the 11th caught Robinson Jakes own corner
and belabored him. Sugar Ray master boxer behaving
like punchdrunk club fighter. Hands down, bobbing his
head-takng it. 1t looked like the kill for LaMotta
1t the kill, but not for LaMotta. The champ didn't
have and Robinson and everybody else it. beautiful
fighting machine that Sugar Ray with rush.
the rest wasn't much fun to watch 1t became
sided than the night when Henry Armstrong
tcally took Barney Ross apart.
JAKE HAD FORCED the fight. He'd done the leading Now
the 18th round Robinson took command big pump
kin shaped head became perfect target Sugar Ray
left right left right To rngsders it sounded as Robinson
was beating old drum.
It unbelievable Laotta had never been off his
feet in 81 fights but this punishment human
endurance. Witnesses gasped LaMoa, human SPONGE
absorbed the thrashng no more than a slight
trickle of blood from the nose
At the end of the 18th round LaMoa walked in daze to
his corner those little legs that support much
shoulders Referee Frank Sykora wored looked
big brass at the rngsde but the bell sounded again
18th round it was Robinson punching wall
Sugar Rays pompadour had long since been mussed He
was bleeding and he was winding his right like
pitcher. But there retaliation only the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Robinsons hard fists off
Mottas face.
REFEREE sYKoRA ROLLED his eyes, Robinson wore
puzzled expression say why guy go down."
In the last two rounds minutes were hours
But Jake didn't go down. That record he preserved-95
fights and The referee finally stopped it
on his after 204 of the 18th round the chances are
LaMotta knew it.
But Jake still was on his feet Chicago-Los Angeles
Observation-Disclosures didn't know All he was that he
his feet.
was Jake who got the big ovation when they ring
LaMotta who his ALL His public get to see him
in near-coma stretched out rubbing table, needing
oxygen.