Show I CHAMPION UNCORKS RUTHLESS ATTACK- ATTACK Overlin Impressive in Defeating Balsamo By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK July 10 UP uP- uP They're calling Middleweight Champion Ken Overlin Butch to today today today to- to day Instead of Playboy after the bloody job he did last night at Queensboro arena where he forced Harry Balsamo New Yorks York's belting belting belting belt belt- ing brakeman to quit In the ninth round round his his face streaming gore Debonair Overlin king Overlin-king king of the I cocktail lounges the matinee molls molls' delight went delight went savagely berserk berserk ber ber- serl at the milk fund show Infuriated Infuriated infuriated by Balsamos Balsamo's rough tactics and treated the fans to a rhapsody In red Balsamo bleeding from brows cheeks and mouth asked ed Referee Billy Cavanaugh to halt the ter Cavanaugh did this at of the ninth giving Overlin a technical technical technical tech tech- knockout victory They were slated for 10 rounds The middleweight crown which Overlin wrested from Ceferino Garcia Carcia Garcia Gar Car cia at Madison Square Garden on on May 23 was not at stake since both principals were over the pound limit But hitting hard-hitting Balsamo Balsamo Balsamo Bal Bal- samo was desperately determined to win realizing that victory would virtually assure him a shot at Billy Conns Conn's light-heavyweight light title Hence the brakeman scaling a pounds to Overlin's made mockery of the Marquis of rules He rabbit punched hit on the breaks and fi finally finally fi- fi nally almost wrestled Ken over the ring ropes in the eighth round Despite these thes tactics Balsamo lost every round but the second s which was even The champions champion's whirlwind whirlwind whirlwind whirl whirl- wind hooking attack befuddled him and had him staggering several times There were no knockdowns but Balsamo slipped to the canvas at the bell beli in the fourth when Overlin warded him off with back I After the bout Overlin said I 1 never got so mad at anybody in my life He did everything but use a club My head feels like a its it's so full fuli of lumps from those rabbit punches But I took care of him The champion defends his title New York state brand against again t Garcia in a return bout at the Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den September 12 Meanwhile he will have engagements with Billy Biily at Scranton Pa July 24 and with Ben Brown at Atlanta Ga August 8 t |