Show New Champ Floors Game GameT T T T Tame Tami Mauriello went down on his back tack In an early round of h hs his s round 75 bid for or the light heavyweight championship Gus Les Les- 49 the White Russian I ri right ht I had too Ji y much experience for the younger Jam Tami Tami but Ge observers rated it one of the best fights tights in in years The fight opened the indoor season sea sea- son at Madison Square Garden For severa several sev sev- era era eral minutes after the verdict had been an an- flounced Mauriello Mauriell o backers raised a b bed d. d lam of boos and even the official Judges had a tough time determining the winner and a successor to Billy Conn j FN f Y r r rY Y a q t. t 0 Associated Press W Mauriello Surprises j jT w d T 0 Get Another Try NEW YORK Aug 27 UP Young UP-Young Young Tami Mauriello Mauriello-a Mauriello a substitute contender contender came came so close to winning the light heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight title last night that he has been for a return bout with Champion Gus Lesnevich at the Garden November 14 Lesnevich New Jersey veteran received a split decision over the year old Bronx Italian in a screwball finale that caused fans to shake the Garden girders with roars of astonishment The round 15 brawl was so close J it would have been a good draw When Announcer Harry Balogh yell yelled d into the mike and Winnah Winnah and new cham peen everyone naturally natural natural- ly thought he meant Mauriello had won 1 SuCh was not the ca case e Balogh Ba- Ba was being technical When Lesnevich entered the ring he already was recognized as champion by the National Boxing association And since last nights night's bout was sanctioned also by the New York commission his victory made him undisputed successor successor to to Billy Conns Conn's vacated pound crown What Announcer Balogh meant and what he finally managed to explain after alter loud and lengthy hurly burly was that Lesnevich is the new in New York state Lesnevich who outweighed Tami Tam pounds to 1 got the vote of two judges John Potter and Bill Healy but Referee Eddie Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph for Mauriello giving giving giving ing him 10 rounds to five lve The United Press scored six for each fighter and three even This defeat snapped Mauriello's knockout string at eight straight and was his second loss in 34 professional professional professional pro pro- bouts |