Show Willie Pep Puts Featherweight Title on Line Agai Against nsf Saddler Bj I Jack Cuddy NEW YORK Oct 20 z UP Wee UP-Wee Wee Willie Pep a great featherweight champion was scheduled to defend his world title lIlJe Friday night night- at Madison Madison Madi Madi- son Square Garden against Sandy Saddler the dan dangerous erous Negro ero challenger challenger chal chal- lenger whom he had evaded nearly two years ears More than fans tans were expected expected ex ex- to provide a gate of oC at least Pop Pep 25 accepted Friday Fiday nights night's round 15 bout with the slender but explosive Harlem Negro because he felt that at last he had recovered completely from tram a nearly fatal tatal airplane airplane airplane air air- plane accident suffered in January 1947 Despite young Saddlers Saddler's punch the sharp featured haired black champion champion champion cham cham- pion from Hartford Conn was favored fa favored ta- ta at 5 13 to make hi his third successful the world title lItle Pep became undisputed champion b by knocking out Sal Bartolo In June 1946 1996 Before that kayo Willie had been recognized as titleholder by the New York commission Bartolo by bythe bythe bythe the National Boxing In world- world title defenses Pep knocked out Jock Leslie and Humberto Sierra In brisk betting year old Saddler Saddler Saddler Sad Sad- was well supported by admirers who recalled that he had knocked out 63 of oC his 93 professional He Be was very Impressive in training at Summit N. N J. J where his solid left jabs and stunning left hooks prevented any from remaining long in camp Saddler who was given Iven the unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual baptismal name of oC Sand Sandy Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin Saddler when born in Boston is a tall rangy scrapper who re resembles resembles resembles re- re Panama Al Brown ex- ex bantam champ Sandys Sandy's tat father father father-a her her-a a native of oC the island of oC Nevis British West Indies moved Indies moved from Crom Boston to New York when Sandy was 2 years ears old During Saddlers Saddler's professional proCessionAl career ca career ca- ca reer he lost five disputed decisions His last defeat defeat- was suffered on June 5 3 when he lost a loudly questioned verdict to Chico R Rosa sa at Honolulu He won 12 other bouts this year In his second professional bout in 1911 1914 he was stopped by Jock Leslie at Hartford That was the only time Pep ever er saw ever saw him lI fight ht and it Jt was the only time Sandy failed tailed to go to gothe gothe the distance |