Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-17 | Page 12 | Archibald 7-5 Favorite to Beat Mike Belloise

Archibald 75 7 Favorite j To Beat Mike Belloise By PAT ROBINSON International News Sports Writer NEW YORK Oct 17 INS The INS The fight game long game long dormant around these parts parts climbs climbs back into the spotlight tonight when Mike Belloise of New York tangles with Joey Archibald of Pawtucket Pawtucket Paw- Paw R. R I. I in a round 15 battle for the featherweight champion champion- ship of the world The New York boxing commission commission commis commis- sion will recognize the winner as world champion and it is unlikely that other commissions will withhold withhold with with- hold recognition for t these h e 5 e are about the best fighters in a di division vision devoid of much class since Henry Armstrong voluntarily relin relinquished the title Archibald is a 7 to 5 favor favorite i t e t. t largely on the strength of a ten ten- s. s round decision he her r e c e gained n over Belloise in Washington There is 18 not likely like like- ly by to be a knock knock- Belloise out but if there should be one Belloise Bel Bel- boise loise is more apt to score it In their previous encounter Archibald who is taking a premedical premedical pre pre- medical course at Providence college cob col lege outsmarted Belloise He took the sting out of Belloise's punch by crowding him from bell to bell and he probably will wiIl stay on top of the New Yorker again tonight Archibald is a rugged little fellow fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel low and he will find the long route no handicap Belloise however may find the going very tough after after after af af- af- af ter the first ten rounds Last winter winter winter win win- ter he went through a terrible siege of double pneumonia and underwent underwent under under- went an operation for the removal of a rib At that time the physicians at attending attending attending at- at tending him said Belloise would never be able to fight again but he fooled them He started training by easy stages and when he felt he had fully regained his strength he began looking for fights He has had a dozen battles He whipped Pete Al Reid Paul Lee and Frank Terranova among others and andin andin andin in his last fight knocked out Joey i Archibald probably will weigh in I at pounds today and Belloise also will have little trouble making the pound 26 featherweight limit