Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-06 | Page 17 | Ring Bout May Clear Title Row

ing Bout l ay Clear I F ul title Row JACK ACK CUDDY liNEW YORK Feb 6 UP That UP-That That sody rap between lily lilly and Ernie at Madion Mad- Mad Madon Madon on ion Square Garden tomorrow m Ight light may remove some of the from the middleweight udde The he pound division is in a ess right now although it boasts re top-flight top talent than any ther ther b bracket P There here are are- two middleweight champions Ken Overlin of Washington D. D C. C who is l d by New York and affiliated states and Tony Zale of Chicago the h National a associations association's ru ruler r. r HIn n addition tall addition tall slender Billy Joose a Hungarian from Farrell r P Pa claims to be uncrowned kl king g of the p because ia last St summer he beat both Over- Over and Zale Zae in bouts Since knocking off Over- Over Jin Un and Zale Zae has been screaming for a title shot at either of I them Zale Zae sent his regrets saying he he is obligated to give Al Hostak of Seattle a return title bO bout t when Als Al's hands have healed Z Zale le won the title from Hos Hos- tak take of Washington was less diplomatic He screamed right back at charging that the f former Penn State scrapper stole stoIe the decision from him at Scranton Santon H He advised to g goland gand and get a reputation for yourself yourself yourself your your- self by fighting Georgie Abrams Washington of D. D C. C Overlin's This Mr Abrams has b beaten ten twice Meanwhile young Ernie a squat powerfully built Hungarian fr from m Newburgh N. N Y came up f fait St t in 1940 and climaxed his brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- campaign by trouncing formidable formidable for for- young Coley Welch nf of f lne on n January 3 When yelled for an Overlin title shot Conga Ken gave him the same advice e as Go fight Abrams It seems Mr Abrams also beat