Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-25 | Page 23 | Maxim Tangles with Lesnevich for NBA Titile

Maxim Tangles With Lesnevich For Tithe CINCINNATI Ma May 25 OP iP- iP Champion Joey Maxim of Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land and Gus Lesnevich of CliffsIde Cliffside Cliffside Cliff- Cliff side N. N J J. J are arc being for Cor the N a B A recognized American American American Amer Amer- ican light heavyweight crown Promoter Sam Becker who put on the round 15 championship bout between the two fighters here Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night said Tuesday he already had signed Lesnevich for the re rematch rematch rematch re- re match to be staged at Crosley field Sept 22 Becker said Jack Kearns Maxims Maxim's Maxims Maxim's Maxims Maxim's Max Max- ims im's manager would sign Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day The Cincinnati promoter who reportedly lost some on Monday nights night's scrap made the announcement shortly after Joe Vella Lesnevich's manager had hac told toM newsmen the former worlds world's I light light heavy heavy champ was through fighting In the pound classification classification I cation because e of the difficulty he encountered in making the weight