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Muscato Stops Franklin In Opening Round Of Cleveland’s Charity ShowCLEVELAND, June 24—lt;AP) —This is the open season on slugging Lem Franklin, the big Chicago Negro, who, only a few months ago was knocking loudly at Joe Louis' door.Sergeant Joe Muscato of Buffalo, N. Y„ heretofore only a preliminary hoy, but a very tough one, blasted Franklin to sleep last night in the first round of a caid attracting 211,574 customers to the big lakefront stadium, and providing some $25,000 net to put the Cleveland News’ bomher-foi-Mac-Art hur fund over the top with better than $320,000.Bob Pastor started Lem’s decline by knocking him out in the eighth round here several months ago, and gigantic Harry Bobo followed at Pittsburgh by whamming Franklin down for keeps in the1 first stanza.Franklin, who weighed 202 to Muscato’s 187, wont down twice in the first louwl and Rcfciec Joe Sedlcy stopped hostilities at 2:58.In another scheduled ten-rounder on the all-star card, Bobo had no more luck against southpaw Mclio Bettinn of Beacon, N. Y., than he did the first time. In a recent encounter Bcttina got up from the floor to win, and did it again after the six-foot four-inch Pittsburgh Negro hammered two smashing left hooks to the chin to put him down for a nine count in the fifth round.Bettina, scaling only 187 to RoboV 211, came hack to virtually close the game Bobo’s right eye and won decisively.Anton Christofoririis, the former light heavyweight titleholder1«1Iifighting out of Cleveland, convinced the customers his ix*cent upset victory over New York's Johnny Coinn was no fluke. He sent Colan to the floor three times in the first round, and had him i down again in the tenth for a onesided decision. Colan weighed 175 1-2, Christo 109.A battle of Cleveland light-heavios saw Jimmy Bivins, 176, win over Joey Maxim. 178. The other ten-rounder produced a de-i vision for Mnxie Shapiro, 133 1-4, I Brooklyn, N. Y., over Harry I Tenney, 138, Cleveland.Despite two knockouts, the 56-round outdoor show lasted a good four and a half hours with but one intermission as the scrappers collected a total of $52,000 for their assorted efforts.Altho Sgt. Joe flattened his man, his brother Phil Muscato, 160, aFo of Buffalo, had the bad luck to receive a technical knockout from Johnny Lawer, Cleveland, 1150, in the last session of their i scheduled five-rounder.Billy Murray, 141 1-4, Bellaire, 0., captured an easy five-round decision from Joey Pirrono. 136 1-2, Cleveland, while Sammy Derrico, 131, Cleveland, took the nod over Jimmy Trusso. 125, Cleveland, in the same number ofstanza?. ..... fMoney For AnyNational Bank
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The Lima News
Lima, Ohio, US
Wed, Jun 24, 1942
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