Show PETE LATZO TZ O GAINS GA INS WORLDS WORLD'S TITLE Scranton Coal Miner Trims Mickey Walker Youth Given Verdict In Brilliant Contest Dope Is Upset Pa May 21 I-Dy I IDyThe Oh D 0 The Tho Associated Press Press-An- Press Press-An- Press miners of the Wyoming valley home of Pete Latzo went Into the tho earth today with smiles and bulging the pockets pockets the fr fruits of an amazing conquest Pete Latzo old 23 son of the miners Is welterweight box boxing ing log champion of at the world He lIe got cot the tho decision In ten rounds founds last night over Mickey Walker of at Elizabeth N J a 2 to 1 favorite Walker alker who won tho the decision by bya bya a 0 decision o over Jack Britton In New NewYork NewYork York three years ago lost It In a spectators most of at 01 them friends of Latzo Prayers said In the mining re- re region gion g Ion for tor Latzo's victory were ered ans The hunch or of o his bride that he would become champlon was iS correct TOE TOL TO TOE At times blood spurted from the th faces of or the combatants But Dut neither gave ga an Inch Toe to toe the one ono of at the city the thc theother th other of the country lashed out at al each other first one end and then the theother theother th other seeming to have tho the ad advantage vantage Latzo Latzo had met Mickey Walker alker before and suffered Dut But knowing knotting that many a slen- slen slender slender slender der purse had been staken on his chances Pete fought last night as aa a anever never had he ho fought foU ht before In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first round blood came Irony his nose after a pounding at close quarters Latzo soon scon learned that he was fighting the champions champion's way ay and shortly he ho began to step awa away from the onrushing and out with jab jab- jabbing Jab Jabbing bing Jolts to the head which time after aCter time drove his adversary to the tones I In tho the fifth firth Walkers Walker's short right opened a cut under the challengers challenger's left eye but Latzo 1 rained blows blow and drove Walker alker to a corner From that time the tho miner ap 01 geared gaining strength and tour our a age e Every charge was met with a shower of Jolts although he ac- ac accepted Accepted terrific punches to the head and body BLAZING DJ FINISH iSH With miners standing on their r chairs and shouting the last two tv rounds were terrific and the final bell found the boxers slugging away at each other with the ret ret- ereo trying to pry them apart Two 1 Judges voted for tor Latzo and the con census at the ringside gave save him five of the ten rounds rounds Walker alker three and two even Latzo entered the ring under the name of Young Clancy seven years ago oo 00 |