European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Friday july 10, 1959 Becerra Kos Halimi in 8th for bantamweight Crown los Angeles up Mexico s Jos Becerra taking three punches for every one he landed lifted the world Bantam. Weight Crown the head of Alphonse Halimi France with an eighth round knockout in a Savage title match . The 23-year-old challenger from Guadalajara floored the Champion for a count of four Early in the eighth and then knocked him unconscious after 2 02 of the wildest sort of pandemonium broke Loose in los Angeles new memorial sports Rena at the sudden end of what had been one of the fiercest fights seen started the 24-year-old Cham Pion s downfall with a series of heavy punches to the head As he backed Halimi onto the ropes. It was then that Halim went Down for the four count. Halimi was obviously badly Hurt when he got up. He was met by a left to the jaw that sent him reeling and falling into the left to the ribs caught him before he went Down and probably put out the lights. Halimi gamely tried to Rise but All he could do was Roll Over under the ropes on his Side in the Becerra Corner completely Jose Becerra. After you Alphonse the stars and stripes welterweight Champ Jordan 12-5 pick " to retain championship against Monef Portland Ore. Up Wei Ler weight Champion Don Jordan was a 12-5 favorite thursday to whip 19-year-old Denny Moyer in their scheduled 15-round scrap in the great outdoors Here Friday a Sundown. Jordan putting his title on theline against a youngster who never has known defeat is the solid Choice in the nationally televised out which is expected to attract 8,000 fans to Portland Meadows race track. The two battlers wound up their training wednesday and thursday just went through Light lumbering up exercises. Jordan who successfully de fended his Crown against forme Champion Virgil Akins in his last Outing has been Sharp in training and his punching has been stiffer than that of Young Moyer. Sugar Ray promises defense in september mentions Scholz new York a sugar Ray Robinson said wednesday he definitely will defend his share of the middleweight title in september and possibly against Germany a Gustav Scholz. In Berlin. I be got a big offer from Ger Many to fight Scholz said the 39 yer old new yorker and i May fight him there. I be got lots of offers to fight in Europe. Jac Solomons British promoter wants me to fight Terry Downes British. Champion in London i May go Over there in the lat summer and fight every Champion in Europe but i still want to figh Carmen Basilio and maybe i will asked the name of the German promoter who made an offer Rob Seveland to reassign reliever Brodowski Cleveland a the Cleve land indians have announced that Relief Pitcher Dick Brodowski has been dropped from the team and will be reassigned to a minor league club. In. The. Early part of the season the duh handed hurler was the team s most effective Relief Pitcher but he has been wild and in effective in recent 26-year-old Brodowski had appeared in 18 games with a 2-2record and an earred run average of &80. V Barons return Crone Birmingham up the Bir Mingham Barons have returned Veteran Pitcher Ray Crone to to and the Teague immediately sold him to the Memphis Chicks. Crone 27, lost t two games during his one week Wrt Barons. / Inson said he could t recall offhand. Sugar Ray still is burned up atthe National boxing association for withdrawing title recognition from him. The Aba announced it will recognize the Winner of the Gene Fullmer Basilio fight in san Francisco aug. 28 As middleweight Champion., i m still the Champion in Newyork Pennsylvania Massachusetts Cuba and Europe said Robinson. I was All set to defend the title against Scholz but the new York commission refused to approve that bout because they said Scholz was t a fit opponent. The Guy was rated fourth at the time. He had lost Only one fight and that was to Charlie Humez of France. Now Humez always was rated As a top contender. The Scholz knocked out Humez in a return bout for the european title. Suggests fresh opinions now maybe these commissions will do a Little changing of their opinions about european should after what that Inge mar Johansson did to Floyd " How did he think Patterson would make out in a return bout with the new heavyweight Cham Pion unless Patterson learns som new tricks the same thing is going to happen replied Robinson. Pat Terson s style was Ideal for Johans Soiu Robinson said he had at an Uptown gym. Ill keep working in the City until August and then i la. Go tothe Greenwell Lake ," he said. I weigh 159% now be cause i be been playing a lot of Golf. I la have to build myself Moyer managed by Sid Flaherty is unbeaten in 20 fights Allex cent one in the West. In a to Jordan Moyer o s Call Robinson from Vancouver to tighten infield Baltimore a the Balti More orioles have recalled Brooks Robinson from Vancouver of the Pacific coast league in an Effort to tighten the left Side of their shaky infield. The 22-year-old third baseman has batted .335 in 52 Vancouver games since the orioles optioned him May 5. He was sent to the coast for seasoning after a six month army hitch caused him to miss most offspring training. He batted .200 5 for-25 for Baltimore in. Early sea son play. The orioles trying to protect their third place position probably will alternate Robinson with Bill Klaus at third. Robinson bats right Klaus left. France honors go to Rowe Williams Devreux France special Laon right hander Joe Rowe and Devreux Cente fielder Jim William were selected As players of the week by the Safe France District athletic office. Rowe put Down the Toul tigersr4-1, with a three hitter lifting Laon into first place in the East Ern division. He struck out 13 and drove in two Laon runs. Vwilliams 26. Upped his batting average to ,434 while pacing the normans to a two game sweep against chateau Roux. He broke upon game with a three run double in the ninth for Devreux 6-4 win. In the other contest he walloped triple double and single to Bat in four More tallies. 50th Golf anniversaries. Dunedin Fla. Up within the last year two Golf profession als have celebrated Golden anniversaries As Urga open Cham pions. Fred Mcleod Chevy Chase,md., took the title in 190$ and George Sargent Atlanta succeeded him in 1909. Conquest in new York City he whipped Caspar Ortega to win the shot at the Crown. Both Are confident of Victory without being boastful. But Jordan realizes he May be in for trouble. I m not underestimating Moyer says Jordan. But i think i can whip him. I know we Are fighting in his Hometown. But the last time i fought Akins it was in his Hometown of St. Louis and i Don t think i had a Friend in the tickets for the outdoor Battle have been scaled from $20 for ringside Down to $5 for the bleach ers. The fight is expected to Gross $80,000. The weather forecast is Good. Out As the referee tolled the count. Becerra weighed 117 or Halimi 117. The fight was scheduled for 15 rounds. This was Halimi s second title won the Crown by defeating Mario d Agata Italy Over 15 rounds in april 1957. For seven rounds the battling Little me kept a crowd estimated at 14,000 in a constant put Halimi Down without a count in the third from a Combina Tion that caught the Champ off balance the referee ruled it no Knockdown. The first round was typical of the ones to follow. They sparred for a few s e cd n d s and then launched into a Savage toe to toe the second round Halimi uncorked a solid smash to the jaw that Shook his challenger to the toes. Becerra took dozens of brisk lefts to the face and forehead but said he was never stunned. I was slipping some he said. Becerra came up with a swollen and bruised left Eye in the seventh and the Champion reported for the eighth with a Slit in the Corner of his left Eye. It was be ginning to bleed profusely when the end came. Referee Tommy Hart and judge George Latka had the fight eve going into the eighth. Judge Char Ley Randolph had Becerra in front by two Points. The knockout Victory was the12th straight for Becerra and his 16th win in a Row. It was the first time Halimi had Ever been knocked out although he once lost on a to because of acut Eye. Oddly enough the last blemish on Becerra s record and the Only knockout of his career came in preliminary bout Hawkins on Macias card. The with Dwigh Halimi Raton Bantam King avenged defeat of idol Macias los Angeles a Jose Becerra the new bantamweight Champion of the world walked grinning through the ear splitting cheers of his latin american sup night plopped dressing room porters wednesday himself Down in a table and said i am so glad to be Able to take the championship to Mexico. The people in Mexico have been wait ing so Long Ever since it was Sweet revenge for Becerr and the mexicans. Eighteen months ago they had seen Alphonse Halimi crush Rau Macias in the French algerian s first title defense. Becerra who fought and lost on that card vowed to revenge his Friend and idol. He finally caught up with the Champion after having swept aside allot her leading challengers in his March. With Halimi still prone on Misback the predominantly latin crowd went wild. Hats streamed from the galleries. A cordon of police quickly circled the new tour de France leg taken by Anglade Aurillas France a Henri Anglade recently crowned French Champion racing for the Centre Midi team won the 13th Lap of the tour de France which ended her wednesday night. R. The 136-mile grind through the mountains was highlighted by a Battle Between the French an italian teams and tour favorite Charley Gaul Luxembourg. Gaul overcome by the Speed and intense heat was left far behind and probably lost any Chance for an other win in the world s longest bicycle race. Champion holding Back his Well meaning admirers. The Only other native of Mexico to hold a world boxing title was Lauro Salas who won the Light weight Crown from Jimmy Carter in 1952. I knew i had him in the seventh round,".Becerra said speak ing through an interpreter. I hit him in the stomach with a right Hook. I had him in a Corners i knew he was getting Becerra severely bruised above the left Eye admitted he was troubled by Halimi s whistling left in the Early rounds. Asked whether this was his most troublesome bout Mccarra said in a but the tumult in the continued on Page 22 Marcia Iio s brother dropped by bearcats Truro . A Catcher Pete Marchegiano 18-year-old brother of retired heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano has been released by the Truro bearcats. Officials of the Halifax and District senior baseball league announced his re lease after signing Emmett diet another Catcher. Marchegiano is Rocky s real name. The family is from Brockton mass pea picks Sites Minneapolis up the pc championship has been scheduled two years ahead. Firestone coun try club in Akron Ohio will Host the 1960 National championship on july 21-24, and the Olympia Fields country club near Chicago willbe the site of the 1961 Champion ship on july 27-30
