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Show "fluke" champ hetaiiis cp Johnny ShdwS Class in Firsw Fight' of His Term KENOSHA," Wis;;"Febir John Wilson, defending his middleweight boxing title for the first time since he won the championship cham-pionship nearly & year ago, last night knocked out Navy Rostan in the second round of a ached uled ten-round fight. MOftTAX OltH'tuASHRD. Kostan never had n rhanrs against the heavy blows delivered by t he rhampion. Wilson satttng In- at -h " " start with the evident intention of finishing fin-ishing the fight as quickly as possible. kostan was knocked down four . times early in the second round, being barely able to rise to his feet the fourth time at the count of nine. The knockout came after two minutes of the second round. Rostan kept his feet In the first round, but It was evident he was outclassed. The champion's cham-pion's lefts to the atomach In the first' round showed plainly their effect on Rostan and spectators at the ringside declared it was merely a question of how long he could last. Wilson weighed ioS and Rostan weighed WII,0'g TITLB. With his clever defense of his title last night against a very good opponent. oppo-nent. Wilson m.'iv shake off the naety title of the "fluke" champ, or the "cheese' champ, aa he haa been variously va-riously known. After all. the names were good for him. He had for more than a year during the championship been stalling. When public opinion forced him into the fight against Kostan he showed he really had class. |