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\By BUI)” BITTNER George Johnny? Nichols,Sandusky, stored a technicalknockout over Archie Cross, NewYork state light heavyweightchampion of 1927,'ln the Seventh routiil of a scheduled ten-round bout staged at Cedar Point Tuesday night, when RefereeCharley Geasen ruled that the►New Yorker was unable to continue.Nichols weighed^ in at 165 with Cross tipping the scales at 170pounds.From the moment that Nichols vaulted into the ring the crowd was behind him, giving him a rousing welcome. Betting odds of 2 to 1 showed the Sanduskian to be a favorite.The ex-New York champ held the advantage however in the fact that he had five pounds more weight as well as having the appearances of being a bit taller that the Sandusk*y fighter. ?Nichols entered the ring with theslight disadvantage a cut overhis left eye.had to demonstrate his real ability before the “old home town” recognized him. As a result of his showings in rings outside Chicago, Mas-tro was matched with Eddie Shea, who next to Jackie Fields, the welterweight champion, was the hero of the west side.And if anyone ever was given a boxing lesson Shea got it when he and Mastro fought here. Earl slapped and cuffed the slugging Shea all over the ring to win a ten around decision.Mastro claims to be 21 years old, (it is necessary for a fighter to be 21 -because of Illinois boxing laws, for him to fight in this state) but his looks belie his claims.It will not be surprising if within the next year or so he is able to write after his name, “featherweight •champion of the world.”From the outset the battle was alt Nichols’, but for a brief tnomeiit in the fifth whcn the New Yorker gave a display of fighting after having been floored for the count of nine, he .succeeded in backing Nichols, the Sandusky boxer, to the ropes with rights and lefts. This short lived rally was ,.his only display of fighting. 'The first three rounds of the main go proved without thrills, for the two ,gbing forward, wefe feeling their way. Repeated blows and punches were blocked in the feeling process. The fans roared for a khockout and for a. time in the first, second and third l'ounds^ the demandincreased.Sensing the crowd’s desire to struthis stuff Nichols dashed out of hiscorner with the bell'in the fourthround like a wolf, on the offense.pressing the fight and forcing hisopponent to the ropes repeatedly*The New York lad appeared to besomewhat dazed from the fast andfurious pace. He was slowlv beingworn down for the killing that wasto be made a bit over two rounds later.Again with the bell Nichols, was out of his corner and on into the scrap in the fifth round. The- crowd cheered his efforts and shouted ap proval of his tactics. The New York man was forced to the ropes. A right on the jaw floored him for the, count of nine, following whichflooring he staged a revival of pepand gave, his opponent the reallyonly workout of thc evening. By this time the crowd was well aware that the next round or two would see the knockout.The sixth saw things much the way of Nichols when the bell rune at the opportune moment, savingthe New York lad from possibledefeat in that round. Nichols knocked him to the ropes and it was only with the aid .of his seconds that he was able to regain his corner. Salts and towels were required to bring him to for the opening of the seventh and final round of the bout.A few rights and lefts to the body
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Sandusky Star Journal
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Wed, Aug 28, 1929
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