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Show STEELE WHIPS FRED APOSTOLI SAN FRANSCISCO, April 2 (U.Pt Boxing experts prided themselves them-selves today on their perspicacity, I for, just as they had predicted, I Freddie Steele of Tacoma slaughtered slaught-ered Fred Apostoli, San Francisco's Francis-co's battling bellhop, in the latter's big time debut. There was many a "I told you so" heard as a result of last night's bout, which was stopped in the tenth round to save the handsome, gentlemanly Apostoli from a more severe beating. Obviously rushed ahead too quickly by enthusiastic handlers, the new "white-collar" hope of the city that produced Jim Corbett I was staggering blindly about the ring when referee Eddie Burns waved him, to his corner and raised rais-ed Steele's hand as token of victory vic-tory on a technical knockout. |