Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-21 | Page 11 | Jacobs Leaves Game as Villemain Wins

Jacobs Leaves Game As Villemain Wi Wins s NEW V YORK YORI May Ma 21 UP UP- UP UP-I UP With Vilh bus busy bee bce conferences the new international garden-international combination lion tion began conducting time big-time boxing Saturday at Madison Square Garden where Friday night Robert Villemain Pete Mead in Mike Jacobs' Jacobs last fight Villemain French middleweight won a unanimous round 10 decision deci deci- slon sion over Mead of Grand Rapids Rapid Mich shortly after the small I crowd of had risen to its feet in tribute to Jacobs Uncle Mike concluding concluding- 15 years of promotion j sat in a rear ringside seat j Middleweight J hd champion Marcel Marcell I Cerdan from French Mor cco saw sav his fellow national beat Mead in inan inan In Inan an excellent sight fight that produced lively action but no knockdowns I Villemain weighed pounds I Mead 1571 1574 The gate was a disappointing disappointing disappointing dis dis- appointing Champion Cerdan came to terms In last t night for a title defense against ag Jake Jaice LaMotta of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York at Briggs s stadium In Detroit on June 15 LaMotta was expected Saturday to a agree lec to percentages I They arc scheduled to fly on Monday Monday Mon Ion I day to Detroit where th signing ceremony will sill be staged I