Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-21 | Page 13 | Halting of Bout Will Get Probe

Halting of Bout Will Get Probe LOS ANGELES Dec 21 The UPi California boxing commission was was was' expected t to begin an investigation Saturday into the hurriedly-halted hurriedly Hank lank Tony Hankinson-Tony Cancella heavyweight match Referee Referee Jack Kennedy ennedy stopped the ne bout in the second round FrIo Fr- day aay ay night at Hollywood stadium abruptly announcing I refuse fuse to to be a party to a fight tight of at this kind and I declare it no contest That man n pointing to ancella was deliberately trying to get hit in the fir first t round but wn wasn't nt able The rho pudgy pud pound Cancella from rom Tampa Fla had been floored In n the first by a whistling right behind hind the ear eak and sour our more times with straight rights right to the face be before before be- be fore the bout was stopped Although Wobbling at the last he took no count with each knockdown Suey Welch manager of Hankinson Hankin- Hankin son lanky Akron Ohio boxer charged that Cancella had been floored by byan an amateur In training and a boxing inspector w was present at the time Ume Of course Hankinson can beat Cancella Welch Velch said Cancella Is Isa isa a a. washed up fighter and the commission com corn mission should not have let this fight go on In Minnesota way the boyi boyl ge geover get over their football hangovers pear pear- Ing fish