Evening star., 1951-09-14

which Turpn went down to defeat after reign
mddleweght history "Once and for ALL" Bill McGowran of
the London Evening News told the 23yearod product of
booh fighting in England you have wiped out the stigma of
British horizontal boxers"
Randy smiled appreciation quiet
punchdrunkennes and wouldn't mind being brcklayer by
1852 1853 he great rngman he has proved himself
to be thorough sportsman,
TURPIN HAS BEEN CRITICIZED by Americans for not
displaying the which marked his upset victory
Robinson July questioned this point the cold
light day. Randy explained it quite satisfactorily
Robinson has told the press that he the difference
between and New York fights Randy said and
he right I the but Ray vastly better
couldn't do what did in London, you see"
of the British correspondents convinced that
per better in the Polo Grounds than
he in London But when they read comments by the
American press that the Robinson of four five
80 40 per cent better than he Wednesday night
with air of disbelief Typical American braggadoco
that's wot
But the sportswriters
for good while know that Ray Robinson isn't he used
to be. In the Polo Grounds-and obvious in London-he
the nearperect ring machine he had been He missed
punches wide He overlooked openings and
against Laotta in Chicago last February
he had his man helpless but couldn't bring him down.
RoBINsoNs LEGS APPEARED TO BE SHOT but he still
had too much know-how for Turpn He knows his trade
although he can't execute the nceties well
of 81 But in the CLUTCH which the 10th round
his eye threatened to lose the battle for him.
still had what it took to dispose of his opponent.
STILL it would have been interesting to what might have
happened the stronger Turpn had managed to
shot all his bullets What Randy had been able continue?
recuperates with fantastic rapdity despite his 10TH
round beating the possibility existed that with his youth and
strength he might have the last five scored
a Knockout elderly, and exhausted foe
"TurpinS trouble summed up the Evening News McGow-
that he didn't know how to make full of the ring
Had he known how auy retreat when he hurt Randy
might have lasted out the storm Certainly
he the eSher of the pair after ended Had he
fallen the he might have saved his title because
the referee couldn't have time to complete him.
GAS it Randy stood and took it, bless him., and
had quarrel with Referee Godsen when stopped with
seconds left Our chap might have been severely hurt with
another punch So"
BLOCK OR SO from Turpn's hotel the movies of the
Tupn notable exception watched the barely dry films
with the impression that Godstein stopped the
brawl at precisely the right moment.
The films, is not unusual exaggerated. They made
Robinson look better than he emphasizing his eyecachng
of sapS the body This trick the old
would Scorned The real good Robinson when he
trying impress concentrated his oe not the judges
the crowd the other hand the established
hit the Britsher in the
temporary knockdown appeared from ringsde Turpns
legs bucked but his knees didn't hit the floor.
In the 10th round-the key nnng-juStice done by
the movies although they failed to show RobnSonS cut and
bleeding eye clearly and his need for ending But the m
especially in notion vindcated Godstein
one-sided round in this the
of the 1888 slaughter of Max Schmeling by Louis
NOT ALL OF BRITISHERS accepted defeat as grace
fully as Tupn and the etnue of correspondents
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