Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-02-16
Sugar Ray Target Of Dread Malta?

Sugar Ray Target Of Dread Malta?
HARLEM FIGHT CIRCLES buzzed last week over
IL scare that the dread Seian MALTA
BLACK HAND SOCIETY. was taking the bets that mid
dleweight champion Jake LAMOTTA would emerge still
in possession Of the 100 pound title when he Sugar
Ray ROBINSON at Chicago, ST. VALENTINES DAY,
Feb II. 1t pointed out that SUGAR RAY only gos on
the side of the MALTA after he certain fighters was
interested n chances at his welterwegh championship
and that MALTA members had said when he defeated
Marty SERVO in Philadelphia in the early days of his
career professional that he would never fight for the
title. Circumstances, however, forced Freddy (Red)
COCERANE of Jersey into the ring against SERVO who
beat him to pulp. SERVO eventually tired of giving
SUGAR RAY the runaround after the BOXlNG COM
MISSION had stipulated he meet ROBINSON for the lH
pound title. and retired The Commission then thumbed in
Tommy BELL Of Youngstown, Ohio, as the man ROBIN
SON must beat before gaining recognition the champion
Early in his experience champion, ROBINSON got
the wrong side of Promoter Mike JACOBS by "sassing
him urid Technology to his face when the 10Th
CENTURY SPORTING CLUB was located in the Brill
Bldg Broadway. JACOBS then turned his back the
brash staggering youngster from the sidewalks of De-
trot and Harlem and ROBINSON had to seek the bigger
portion of his fortune elsewhere Somewhere along the
line ROBINSON got back into the graees of the Italian
element which packs lot OF weight in prizeght environs
and able get taste OF the gravy in those five
fights he had with LAMOTTA. !
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II OBNSONs I'm" WITH Philadelphas Frank Blnky)
II PALERMO Frank PALUMBo the nighcub operator
mob humbng him down. happened that Philadelphia proved
seldom got oo a. him. s
fohrghness in demanding close all things
LAMoTTA champion doesn't hold water
"a. too friends among the italian element Of
money in the same manner as SUGAR RAY
going to see" to that the msdlewesht
the most lucrative outside tn:
fans who would know such sonss actually the wind
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side the table ROBINSON back his camp
training grind q n SUGAR ns .s sns Ia
that +. can throw dangerous punch and !.
very hard TO hurt It must Be ,ssberd that in their five
his fee. Most Of re dsesiOns confess.
soA .on over ss 1. sas:s % was the decision La
1AMo1TA hoping RoBnsoNs legs gone back on him
at him ROBINSON who has the most devass
Ing lett hook in bowling today sharpening that blow
uesse Of the foxy old Bu MILLER who the camp
Iope JAN In that clean sweep RosMs s e ne
Of the highly popp. Harry WILEY ~
AL the fight FEB r. viii be the biggest of the possibly
year o. 1914 Shame It wasn't saved until June July
battle at YANKEE STADIUM SOLDIER FIELD In CHICAGO
1T IS HARD BELIEVE that up q woman
charged by pretty and personabe Odessa GALLOWAY her
100000 damage against the erstwhe world heavyweight
tlehoder which hit the papers supposed
taken place last July at Ceveands MAJESTIC HOTEL while
LOUIS taking part In golf tournament Miss GALLOWAY
also follows the faways and the well the
glamour spots In Harlem but nobody anything about LOUIS
beating her fact this the first time
suggesting that JOE would strike The exchamp
has gous followed precpt Of his calling he became
threatening who fighter. handful Of
boxers the I've been following the
to hitnonfigher them JOHNSON onetime light
heavyweight from the
almost unhnkabe But she said that because the
assault. injured externally and internally and still suffer
physical mental pain OF the injuries
she alleges she has been under medical treatment constantly
part" his original
sep minus Of the late amented BLACKBURN
to help him through the OF
him and his projected fight for title
next summer Julian BLACK Johnny ROxBOROU0H and
BLACKBURN did admirable job keeping LOUIS
Movements and entangemens with females under
and they didn't quite succeed they kept such
meanderngs out the newspapers And this not 10 be construed
pointing the finger at LOUIS cupr
morally clean fighters every level Of sport Fighters and
their women have been major conversation
PRINCE, Peter JACKSON who had his
aer he campaigned unsuccessy
honors Some fighters guided through
hanging dressing Hobbies
safe harbor Others caught In the
down.