Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-02-08 | Page 23 | Ike William Finds Challenger in Jummy Carter

I Ike Williams Finds Challenger In In Jimmy Carter NEW V YORK Feb 8 UP Dusky Jimmy Carter of oC New York may be named March challenger for or the lightweight title because of his Impressive upset victory over i Percy Bassett at nt St St. Nicholas Nicholas' arena Wednesday night Frank Fran Palermo manager of i lightweight champion Ike Williams said Carters Carter's winning the unanimous unanimous unanimous I round 10 decision over Bassett Bassett Bassett Bas Bas- Basi i sett of Philadelphia made Carter I Ithe the most acceptable challenger Palermo and Jim Norris president president president dent of the International Boxing club dub were scheduled for a conference conference conference confer confer- ence Friday regarding the March title fight Carter the No 4 contender snapped Bassetts Bassett's winning string at 21 straight and ta tagged ged the 22 year-old year Negro with wit his third defeat defeat defeat de de- feat in 52 professional bouts Bassett rated the No 4 1 1 featherweight featherweight featherweight feather feather- weight contender but hut campaigning now as a lightweight scaled pounds Carter A crowd of 1254 paid 2984