Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
|NDA Vacaies
Weller Title,
|Lauds BasiIio

MILWAUKEE,. oct. ? tR.
The National Boxing Assoc
citation today vacated the
|welterweisht title Of Carmen
BasiliO. the new middleweight
ruler. and then pronounced
him "boxer Of the month"
Fred J. SADLY. chairman Of
the MEAS ratings committee.
said II was customary for .
champion moving up TO .
higher division. as Basilio has
done. TO surrender his old title.
But. In Basilio's case. ''out
|of consideration for his past
reputation IS q boxer Of In
tegrity and courage" SADLY
said the NBA gave him 10 days
70 make up his mind. The 10
day period expired today with
no word from Basllio, Sadly
said.
Basilio. S0-year-old former
onion farmer from Syracuse.
IN. r., won ''boxer Of the
month" designation IN the
MAS October ratings for his
split decision victory over
Sugar Ray Robinson in their
middleweight title bout at New
York September %. The defeat
dropped the So or 37-year-old
Robinson TO the No. l contend
er's slot.
In order 70 stir up interest
IN tue welterweight division,
SADLY said. the NBA would like
Tony DeMarco, Isaac Logart.
Vince Martinez and Gil Turner,
the four leading contenders.
10 compete In . tournament
leading to q new champion. II
Virgil Atkins. recently defeated
By Turner. can prove mis- claim
that his hand was broken dur
ing the fight. he also would
qualify for the round robin.
The ratings:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Floyd PAT.
larsen. New York. u. EDDIE Machen.
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Nltsa, AFSentlna: s. PAT MekiurlTy.
Sweden: 10. Bob ssftsrdsid. illinois,
Hght heavyweight - champion,
A sssns., hecEs C1sli.9,.nia .h haT ra
Esllf. Canada; s. Tony Anthony, New
York; q. Chuck eplesef. Michigan: 5.
willie HQepnaf, Germany: 9, Yolande
pumpey. BFilish West Indies; 2, AFtsnio
Sslsa. .nna. Issly; 49,. 3: 9s ra. Hss5s
ington, b. G.: 10. wim snosk. Holland
Mlddleueisht - champion. Carmen
laailio, New York: 4, Ray Robinson.
New York; z. Gene RullmsF, utah; 3.
Joey 0iardelio. PsnnsyiVania; 4. Charles
HumeH. France; 8 hory Calhoun. New
diamhfns. kew ycr fs 4 1 Gu seSSiI.
Germany: 3. Bobby Boyd, nIincis: 10.
Del KlAnnean. Minnesota.
Naturalization vacant, I.
Tony De Marco, MASSACHUSETTS,: 2, 10.
sac LeEsrt. Cuba ,, Vince naxtlnes,
r ss. !is'i vsrr ~ nH5Ia asos;r: Kld
ico: B. Larry Baker. New York: 3. walt
syars. Massachusetts,: 10. sugar Hart
Lluhtwslsht-- champion. Joe Brown.
LollsiAna. I, Kenny Lane. niehigan;
MIA: s. paolo nosi. 1taly, 9. willie
Touesi. 8Onfh Africa; q. Joe LloDos,
California; Orlando zulueta. cuba;
Q, johnny Dulso. New York: 10. A
NevereR, Mexico.
Feathsrwelght - champion, Hosan
80 naassy. klssrie: I. cheElf Aemie.
'1 Hisusf hssrlos ''i Puerto ~ REC: ''
pavsy Moore. Ohio: s. Jean onegers.
France; .. lsldFo Martinez Pauams:
z, dose cotero. CAlifornia. 8. Ricardo
Moreno. Mexico; 3. nicardo. Gonzales.
Afeentina: 10. ehiseii Kaneko. Japan.
Observation-Disclosures Raul Ma
Leo Espiosa. Pkiiipeinss; I. Il AsuS..
zion, Philippines: t6. Tommy ursua,
Philippines; 3, Jose Lope1. MEXICO; 2,
Joe bsccsra. Mexico. 8. Peter keenan,,
Englnnd; Q, Billy Peacock, California;
10. Koii Ishibash. Japan.
Champion. Paseual Perss.
ArgsntIna: 4, Young Martin, Spain:
DIES. MEXICO: 4. NASAL Iuamoto. ia
pan: s, Ramon Arias, Venezuela: 9.
Pone Kingpetch. Thatlaud. 2. Ramon
Calatayud. Venezuela; 3, Robert Polla-
son. France; .. Arietide po11on. Italy;
10. Prankie Jones. Scotland.