Show CALLAHAN IN FIRST DEFEAT HOLLYWOOD Cat Cal Nov 11 By By ByThe The Associated Press Press Mushy Mushy Cal Cal- Callahan Callahan lahan worlds world's junior welterweight welt champion returned to the ring here last night after aner an absence of sev sev- several several several eral months due to illness to mec meet defeat at the hands of Dick Hoppe of Glendale Cal Cat In a ten-round ten bout Callahan showed only flashes lashes o ohis of his old time form His hitting eye appeared off his most effective blow blowIng being Ing left hooks to the mid section With these he forced the veteran Hoppe to back up on several occasIons Ions Some of the gave Callahan and Hoppe each four rounds round and called oiled the remainder even th the decision going to the latter boxer boxe because of his good showing in Isa th the early rounds Hoppe set a furious pace at the start His best round was the sec see second second ond end when whOn he piled two hard rights to Callahans Callahan's Jaw that had the tho cham tham- champlon champion I pion plon staggering He also opened a acut a arut acut cut rut over OHr Callahans Callahan's s left eye eje in th the second session Callahan belabored his opponent with left hooks to the body through through- throughout out the seventh eighth and ninth rounds taking all He lIe did his mos most effective work In the ninth several times landing stiff uppercuts t to Hoppe Hoppes s Jaw The bout was a titular non-titular affair as both entered the ring over th the junior welterweight limit Callahan scaled pounds and Hoppe 1424 |