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•BIVINS WINS NOD.FROM MAURIELLO• I1IN CLEVELAND GO* iPair Re-Matched For FightIn New York; Gothamt IHeavy Hits FloorBy RAY BLOSSER Associated Press Sports WriterCLEVELAND. Sept. 16 — Slugging Jimmy Bivins prove*! to 7.-7'J 4 horne-town customers Inst night that highly touted Tami Mauriello can be beaten, hut he’ll have to do It again soon in New I York to eonvince everybody.The 17 71 s -pound ClevelandNegro let fly a vicious left hookwhich parked Tami on the floor tor a count of one early iri the first round, but the lO-stanza scrap was close enough that Referee JoeSod ley even saw if Mauriello*?way. although the two judges thought otherwise.First Setback As HeavyThe Brook!n Italian, in losing his first fight in 11 starts as a heavyweight, took practically everything Bivins had in the first round hut rallied sharply. Tamireached such a peak in the 10th that Bivins buried his head in Mauriello’s rnid-M* lion to guard against any chance of a knockout.Afterwards Mauriello, who at 180*4 was a 2-3 hotting underdog with few takers, said he thought he could heat Bivins in the Gotham return match decreed in the I re-fight agreement, while Bivins naturally disagree*!. Tami might have won this time, but after piling up a clear edge in the fifth round, lost it for a low blow.Sod ley called the fight five to four for him with the other round even; one judge thought it was five, to four in Bivins’ favor, while the other said it was six to three tor Bivins.Even with the $12,000 guaranteed him it was a tough one for the hardhitting New Yorker to drop.Ho had knocked out nine heavyweight foes, took the decision from Tony Musto and was given a draw with Bob Pastor after sending him to the canvas. Bivins likewise hag floored bicycling Bob, but lostthe decision. In his other starts this year, James handed the light heavyweight champ, Gu* Lesne-Hch, a pasting in a non-title natch, and defeated Billy Soose, foey Maxim and Joe Museato.Reeves Beats MuseatoJimmy Reeves, 166-pound Clove-and Negro, was too ring wise for mil Museato. 165. Buffalo, N. Y., md easily won an eight-round de-•islon in their semi-final scrap.Sonny Horne, 152, the Niles mxer who has been doing his I th Huff in New York lately, won all “ndght rounds from Jimmy Man* ople 11, 162, Buffalo, who substituted f( 'or Harvey Dubbs because the W1Canadian turned up with a had pr 'ye. Johnny Baldensino, 148, Buf-alo. failed to answer tin* hell for he third round of his scheduled • iglit. stanza inixup with Bobby{i(*h irdsoii, classy 117 1 •» pound ..jj Meveland Negro, and Buddy Small- j j), vood, 123. Akron, captured a■ 1 os»* decision from Jimmy Trus-o. 125, (Cleveland, in four rounds.trm:thonst;a 1da
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East Liverpool Review
East Liverpool, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 16, 1942
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