The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 30, 1940, Page 5

SATURDAY, Mz oat i , 1940 Mario Perez Batters Spiedel : Into Submission In 8th Round CONCHS § SUNDAY By OSCAR most slashc ed Un to submiss , unde boxer, in- n to win by a tech- nical knockout in the eigith round of 2 scheduled 10-round bout at the Strand Arena last night Perez. ghting with an_ in- jured « a resul Ss scrap in a Miami ring last Monday night caution battle fective left-hand the sailor's on- ited as a furious battle all the way throurd up until the end came in the micjle of the eighth round when the sailor boy the recipient of ¢ d k- er thet landed in his mid > tion, forcing him to throw his hands un in the air, asking the ferce to stop the fight. Perez was pounding at Buddy furious- ly inar ral corner when the sp e wes thrown in by the sailc seconds, Perez In Troube Twice Buddy, boasting of an unde- feated record up until last night, had his epponent on the verge nockout twice. In the rounc’ Speidel caught Perez full flush on the chin with olid right-hand punch. «The ijlor followed his advantage furiouslv and Perez’ eves ap- pared glessy as the pride of’ the pounded lefts and rights to body and head, going into a ch in which the referee had sreak Mario's strong hold by force. Speidel went after him again but Perez managed to keep away long enough to give time for the bell to end the stanza. Only the super-human spirit of an exnerienced fighter as Perez kept the Cuban battler on his feet throus his -round. Te sailor again caught Perez off guard in the fourth round and the pride of South Florida was once more in trouble but only for a short time as he w able to recuperate and keep Buddy off with a long left-hand jab Perez Master After Fourth Perez was master of the situa- tion after the fourth and man- handled Bud3v. who was. tiring fast. In the sixth. Perez landed a left to the chin and a right to the stomach — th slowed the Navy considerably. re boy , part of s down of the fight. curtain-ra: Perez heavier Johnson. L. MILIAN Buddy was a dead shot for that y ana’ couldn’t get e round ended ‘ jy hurt. Sparring s jy in the center of the ri opening of the eighth round, Mario’s hard right to the head sent Buddy up against the ropes. A left and a right to the body and head caus- ed Buddy’s legs to wobbie a lit- tle. Speidel missed a weak right to the head as Perez nailed him with a wild right swing to the body. Buddy, badly hurt, threw his hands up in the air, asking the third man in the ring to halt the battle Speidel scored the only knock It was a short that tumbled Perez in round. There was no right hook the second count Kid Tarzan and Hare In Draw Kid T: Tommy Reyes’ figiting ace. fought a draw with Jack Hare of the Navy, in the main preliminary of six rounds. Both fighters fought a cautious battle, with Tarzan be- ing the aggressor all the way. Hov er, neither boxer landed a telling blow. T: n mixed lor in the damage v were wild arms. Nevertheless, the fight was a crowd-pleaser and the fans roar- ed with satisfaction at the draw decision. Kid Brass Loses Again Young Ernest Ogen, a comer, battered Kid six roun to win the £ Ogen, over-anxious to finish the fight quickly, fouled Brass in the first round with a wild blow that landed below the belt. Brass was allowed two minutes’ re Overcoming this, the fight con-| tinued through the sixth. Batting Geech Scores K.O. Battling Geech is still cham- pion of the local colored section it up with the fifth stanza but no done-as all the blows and landed on the s as he battered the person of Kid Wilkinson into submission in the first round. The bout was a scheduled six-rounder. Another Gces To Sleep Black Pie went down to de-| feat by the k.o. route under the | punches of Jack Johnson in the fifth of a scheduled six-round , Black Pie was no the much taller and) Battling Geech ch fo: feinted a left and buried another flung a challenge at Jack John- | stiff right to the mid-section. LIONS DEFEAT HOMESTEAD FIVE VISITORS LOST GAME IN LAST MINUTE OF PLAY, 38 TO 37 By BEAKY Basketball Sports Writer Yes—they did it again. Lions Club five ain roared high last night when the members of the champion team of Key West edged out Rus quintet of Homestead, 39 to 37. Rusty's Service Station boys got away to a good start, but the Lions held a one-point lead at the quarter. During the first-half, the Lions were missing more potential bas- kets than they sunk, but in the thire. pericd they came back with plenty “oomph” and made up for lost time. With a tie score at the third period the teams s 1 clese throur’:out the fourth quar- ter until the last minute of play. Carbonell made a long “swisher” from almost the center line and that won the game for the locals. Both clubs played hard and fairly clean ball. but the Lions did not ::.ow their true form last night at ail. Pinder and Knowles were hish men for the victors, while Bishop and Kinard ran high for the losers. Box score: Lions Club (39) r. FG FT PF PTS S200 2 10 41 1 9 9 0 00 10 00 Totals— gf fee Bara | Rusty's Service Station (37) FT PF PTS 70.4 dhe BR 0 0 4 ae 6 3 1 9 4 Totals— 7 3 Score by quarters Lions 11 Rusty's 10 8 29 37 Official: Offutt; scorer: Smith. SCORPIONS DEFEATED In a preliminary contest, the Menendez “Dark Horses” proved victoric n first-pla 37 15 29 39 ano “Scorpions” an ups the son. ‘BROWN BOMBER K0’S PAYCHEK FIGHT PROVED DISAPPOINT- ING TO MADISON GARDEN CROWD LAST NIGHT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Mar. 30.—John | Paychek of Des Moines proved no match for Heavyweight Cham- pion Joe Louis in a champion- ship battle last night in Madison Square Garden. A technical knockout brought the previously fast-stepping chal- lenger to the mat early in the; second round of the scheduled 15- e round battle. Loud booes greeted the swan- dive finish of the fight, even though it was generally admitted that the westerner had no chance against Louis, who appeared eager to re-establish himself as a following disappointing fight with Arturo Godoy in his! last Garden appearance. Paychek was floored three times in the first round and was saved froma technical knock out by the bell. It required just 44-seconds of the second frame to bring an end to the fight, which marked the tenth cham- pionship victory for Joe Louis. Sunday’s Horoscope ives often rise to great » and, other things being atiain to some high sta- tion in life. There are sueces: and honor, whatever the station in life. It is a day of executive ability The loss was the first defeat for the pions since the Junior League schedule got underway and it seemed as if the one-man team has finally met its match. Barber and Alonso were high scorers for the victors, with Vil- Isreal top man for the losers. Other Junior League games yesterday witnessed McMahon’ “Baby Conchs” edging out the Nelson “Sharks” 29 to 28, and the Mathews’ “All Stars” defeat- ing the Smith quintet, 58 to 35. | ‘MARINES ENGAGE Marine will meet the Key West Conchs in a nine-inning game tomorrow afternoon on the Naval grounds starting at 2:00 o'clock, it was announced this noon. The Southard thrown open to the public, with; free admission, at 1-30 o’clock. ‘Yesterday, Pandora team featured their last appearance here for three weeks by defeating the Marines in a nine-inning fracas, 8 to 2. WIND BRINGS DUCKS KANE, I—It’s an ill that blows nobody good, so they say. this town recently brought advantages to two Kane families. 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