Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
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With Juundiced Eyes

PROUD CHAMPION is a fighter who puts out 100 per
cent every time he to the post regardless of whether
the title involved Such champion Rocky Marciano So
Louis Tony Zale Barney Ross and great many
others. It is doubtful if Jimmy Carter fits mould
The present lightweight tileholder has implausible
record the less for losing that split decision Orlando
zuueta the other night in Une nonchamponship
fight 1t to matter little to him how many fights he
loses when he shouldnjus long he is not caught
holding the bag when the chips down.
No champion in history, with exception held the
world title three times Carter is the exception.
hnder critics term Carter and maybe that's
what he Is But those less kindly beginning to look at the
young from Aiken, c, with aundced eyes The pieces
that form the crazyqult pattern Of his fall too uni
formly and neatly into place to suit the cynics
NOW THEY ARE TALKING about return match between
Carter and zuueta Washington this summer this time for
the title When and If it of-and it is matter OF
complete Indifference here whether they fight again not
you bet the money will Carter the
from Cuba AS far ring class alone concerned zuuea
hasn't got what Carters got.
match fighters Importance present times He started
in 1851 with Percy Basse winning and losing in that order
Oddly his reward for losing title fight with Ike Williams
That in May. Come August and there fight in
Los Angeles with Arago popular boy in the City of the
Angels Carter lost and then granted Aragon title shot in
November. This Carter won which came great
surprise to the fight mob.
LAURo sALAs GOT big play in 1882 first losing title
hight with Carter then winning losing next
year less routine Jimmy successfully defending
three times against Tommy Collins George Araujo and Ar
mand Savoie (who had beaten him in nontite affair." but
last year Carter again champ exchamp and champ again
Paddy DeMarco it was who dethroned him May, which
apparently Carriers busiest month"; if his
They fought in New York In November they moved to San
Francisco practically street. Carter knocked
out DeMarco and, presto, he champion again!
Much of the pre-bout publicity in connection with the
Zulueta match stressed that the Cuban made
good showing he would be in line for outdoor fight at
Griffith Stadium with the the line. Well zuueta
at least given the decision although the feeling
of this judge without PORTFOLIO that Carter despite
showdown beginning in the eight round.
ON THIS NOVICES scorecard the first that Zuuea
No. the second No. and that ALL barring
rounds In points for Carter to 90
the Cuban virtually matching Judge Benny Aperstens 9793
card, For while it didn't look as If 1t contest
Much made of zuueta's left jabs, but the way
looked Carter picking them off with his right glove like
Mickey Vernon playing first base zuuea for sure can't
punch and he fighting at Unes after coming off three
losses in succession With credit Orlando he
hardly the kind of fighter to lick world champion unless
the latter happens to be very very bad
Carter is not that bad fighter although you might have
to dig into the records to find champion who has lost Is
fights out of &c. Certainly Louis did, has Marciano
Protected champions by the reurnmatch clause 80
days, they never put on slovenly performances.
times when they baf1ed by this ones
style by that ones but they had only single purpose in
mind and that take out the other quickly and
decvely possible Then let the promoters set another
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