Evening star., 1953-11-12
Olson Title Bout Here
Sought After Troy
Kayoes Sandy in 7th
BY George Huber

A middleweight championship
fight between Bobo Olson, the
recently crowned titleholder.
and Willie Troy of Washington
awaits only the champs accept
ance. And the scene of the bout
would be Griffith Stadium in
Washington next May.
That comes from Al WE'LL,
Troy's manager. and Promoter
Goldie Ahearn.
WE'LL says he had a promise
from Jim Norris, president of
the international Boxing Club.
that Norris would do everything
possible" to get an Olson bout
for Troy if Willie looked good in
his fight last night against
Randy Sandy of New York at
Turner's Arena. Ahearn. who
talked to Norris by phone in
Miami several days ago. says
substantially the same thing.
Troy at His Best.
Troy did look good, very good.
knocking out Sandy in the sew
enth round of last nights sched-
uled 10-rounder. A crowd Of
about 1000 at the Arena, plus
those watching a national tele-
vision network showing of the
bout, saw Troy at his best as he
put away the highly-regarded
New Yorker. A left hook flush
on the jaw ended a fast bout
after so seconds of the seventh
round.
WE'LL says Troy is ready for
Olson, that his boy can whip
anyone in his division. That is
usual talk from fight manager,
but WE'LL is an astute manipula-
tor who generally gets what he
goes after and already has
steered four fighters. including
Rocky Marciano. to world cham
pionships. He has the proper
connections.
WE'LL admits to one possible
hitch in the proposed champion
ship fight. I'VE amt got Olson's
manager to say so yet"
But" WE'LL added, when
Jim Norris says he'll do his
darndest to get Olson for us.
think you can count on Norris
getting him."
Troy's victory last night was
his 23d against one defeat. and
for Sandy it was only his Sec
ond setback, both by Troy. That
one loss of Troy's was to Holly
Minis of Washington by a knock
out last March.
Will Troy attempt to balance
that Minis fight before taking |
on Olson for the title? WE'LL was
asked.
Recalls Agreement.
He will not" WE'LL said fatty. |
Il had an agreement with Benny
Trotta Baltimore manager who !
handles MimS) for a return bout |
and had the date set up at st.
Nicholas Arena in New York. |
But Trotta refused to fight, and |
1t fell through. That finishes
Minis with Troy. Now that Troy
is hot stuff. Benny wants to
fight him. but you can put it
In the paper that Troy will not
fight Minis. They had their
chance"
AS for last nights bout, it was
Troy all the way after the first
round. Sandy circled and hooked
with his left. but Troy started
putting on pressure in the second
round and wore out his oppo-
nent. The Washington boy
boxed cleverly and mixed in some
telling punches Well-divided be-
tween head and body.
The beginning of the end came
In the fifth round when a right |
cross really hurt Sandy. and
from then on he was just able
to hang on and take a beating.
Another solid right cross in the !
sixth seemed to end the bout
right there, but somehow Sandy |
Weatheled the storm by more
hanging on, but he was a sitting
duck for the first good punch |
Troy tossed in the seventh.
The scheduled eight-round !
light-heavyweight semifinal be-
tween Joe Cannon. a Washing
ton policeman making come
back. and Baby Joe Bradley |
lasted only l minute SIS seconds
of the first. That was as long
as it took Referee Charley Reyn- !
olds to decide it was horrible
miSmatch and award the bout to .
Cannon, who also is managed I
by WE'LL.
Another light heavyweight
match saw Eldridge (Tommy)
Thompson of Quantico win over
Kid Crockett of Washington in
the third round. Crockett was
counted out while standing up
and clutching his middle, claim
ing he had been fouled. Until that
point Crockett was giving
Thompson something of going
over and had knocked Thompson
down in the first.
In other prelims, Welterweight
Tommy Williams stopped Chico
Gasque in three. and Welter-
weight Frank Tavenner defeated
Billy Francis in four rounds.
In q bout after the main event,
Kid Saucer, 1856, won a four
round decision over Battling
Moore. 210.