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RISKQ TROUNCES BOSTON FIGHTERClevrlaiul Lad Ironies Back After Krttie Rallies In TenthCLEVELAND, O., Dec. tO—lt;AP — Johnny RLsko, Cleveland heavyweight today had evened his score with Young Ernie Schaaf. of Bor-ton, but only after a eoinetmuk from the verge of disaster.R-lsko, slaggerJng from a volley of rights to the jaw as the Boston sailor hashed a rally in the tenth, hammered out convincingly in the final two rounds to win the decision.The first five rounds found the Clevelander jabbing lefts and rights to the pallor's body to hold the edge In uti save the second. The .sixth was even, but RLsko landed a right . to the Jaw and a left to the stomach In the seventh that- had Schaaf on the brink of defeat.The Clevelander likewise had the better or the next stanza, but Schaaf cut his eye in the ninth and let loose with everything he bad In the : tenth to very nearly win by a knuek out.In the eleventh and twelfth reels. Riskn laccd out with Rll he ’had in a comeback which won him the de~. cislon and revenge for a previous foss to the Boston man on a foul.The fight attracted a record In- 1 door crowd of ll.ll. The profits of the show, sponsored by The Cleveland News, were approximately 0Q0 with the patron's contribution added and will be turned over to the newspaper's annual CbrlMmas toy fund.Emmet Roceo, ETxvood City. Pa.r heavyweight, and Moise Bouquil-lon, of France, mnklng his American debut, drew In the 10-round semi-final, Tom Xlrb\ of Boston, shaded Add Warren af North Carolina, in another 10-round melee of • heavies. Paul Ptrrono, Cleveland welterweight, knocked out Dick Ramies, also of Cleveland, in the third round of a scheduled six rounder and Joe Barlow, New Yo*k heavyweight, won easily over Mur-vln Schcctcr, of Boston. In six
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Hamilton Daily News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Tue, Dec 10, 1929
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