Show assa SPEAKING OF SPORTS by ROBERT R 1 mcshane JE released LB by W western newspaper union aan A N AMAZING young fighter lost IY an equally amazing bout recently in new yorks far famed madison square garden the fighter was steve belloise who dropped a 15 round match to ken overlin new york recognized lung king of the middleweight division belloise a 21 year old resident of the bronx had only 33 fights behind him when he stepped into the ring with the champ outweighed by five pounds the bronx contender clearly was the underdog lie he employs a wide open stance which veterans decry as risky his opponent was a tricky ex sailor who trouped grouped t the he globe for years before he reached the top odds against long shot belloise bellois e were heavy but before the evening was over the gamblers of madison square garden saw visions of bankruptcy court the fight started on an even keel with belloise taking the first round by nailing flailing away at ken in the second overlin got his bearings and started shooting left jabs to steves face belloise took the next two and overlin came ba back C k to win the fifth the big 0 chance the sixth round really got underway when steve hammered a terrific right to Over lins head bead the navy man was stunned then belloise followed with a whirlwind of punches that floored the champ As soon as he was up belloise belted him into the ropes almost out of the ring with a left ile he was given no chance that was midway in the round steve kept on top of overlin and hammered him with rights and lefts to the head at least 40 blows must KEN OVERLIN have landed on overlin in the round but belloise come through with the finishing touch then came the seventh Over lins legs seemed to have regained their spring belloise seemed punched out in his anxiety to finish hi his s stricken opponent he had shot his bolt there is no question but that lack of experience cost the young italian lad the championship crown the succeeding rounds awed even the old timers overlin after taking brutal punishment in the sixth round went on to win the next six six in a row it was in this stretch that he saved the new york version of his title belloise still was throwing leather right up to the final bell but he was facing a more elusive target and his sixth round opportunity return TT unpopular decision overlin was given the decision though it was far from popular belloise was the top man in the th fight he inflicted considerably more damage than he received on the basis of who actually beat whom steve was the winner however that makes no difference in in the record book according to commission commission rules the verdict was correct because overlin won a majority of rounds the way the commission instructs its referees to judge fights even en in questionable defeat steve draw all the sympathy there was another angle no champion ever made a more gallant comeback or a more courageous last ditch stand than did overlin it was fitting and proper that he be be rewarded then too belloise did himself proud in going the route hes young and theres going to be a next time for him A little more experience and he cant miss belloise can take heart from the knowledge that neither of Over lins predecessors grew stale in possession of the title indeed both tit lists in the championship line created by the state athletic commission fred apostoll apostoli and ceferino garcia lost their crowns in their first defenses overlin out boxed garcia in 15 rounds last may and belloise earned a 10 round roand decision from the filipino in september SPORT SHORTS the university of pennsylvania football team have a coach from 1876 to 1884 the captain was absolute boss in those days tennessee received as its share of the rose bowl receipts in 1939 it is reported that the philadelphia phillies would be willing to part with pitchers hugh mulcahy and kirby higbe for there were only two scoreless ties in the national pro football league in 1939 the giants redskins game and the brooklyn philadelphia game |