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Bettina, Ex-Champ, Favored to WinTitle Fight in Cieveland TonightCLEVELAND—— Power ver- crown, has labeled the bout a titleeiis speed and stamina 5s the size-‘ match. jup o£ tonight's battle -here lor the! ^outhnaw Bettina is the better world's iight-heavyweight title. = puncher and, at 174, or so. will Ex-Champion Melio Bettina. thejcarrv about a seven-pound weight rugged scrapper from Beacon. N. i advantage. He dropped the crown ^ and Anton Cfcristoforidis cf to Conn after only six months onGreece, who resigned oyer all the middleweights of Europe when thethe throne and has been busy slugging his way back up the ladderlighting was still in a ring, will go’5^^15 rounds or less. j The Nev.* Yorker, an unorthodoxThe National Boxing association. J aortsider, throws his best punches declaring Billy Conn automatically i ^ith right hand. Cnristofordi-abdicated by failing to defend his!pig- Sunday blow is a left hook.■Navy Team Triumphs!\ The speedy Greek is a keen e strategist and his handlers say he has mapped an attack to get hisjleffc through Baltina's defense, j Bettina enjoys a slight edge ini experience and this factor added to| his powerful punching made him a 513 to 10 favorite in late bettings _ ■ . » ‘ j Matchmaker Larrv Atkins pre-The Sunday afternoon grade a S23,000 house in the 12,*school basketball laague openeaWseat Cleveland area.plJ 3 SL .lilc*olzs s£hcal\ 3immy Reeces of Cleveland andyesterday, with Navy, Notre Dame:j,rike paviovich of JNew' York also ana-Army ywinmng^feearr-games. (light -heavjes. will tahgle in an Navy turned back Holy Cross, Ui*rH»_rn«nn spmi-finatIn Sunday Cage Loop„. -v- ^ . .eight-round semi-fin aL15-*: Notre Dame aeieated Davton.
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Zanesville Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Mon, Jan 13, 1941
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