Page 8 University Daily Kansan Thursday, Oct. 20, 1955
Smith Beats Carter To Keep Championship
By UNITED PRESS
CINCINNATI, O.—Wallace (Bud) Smith, elated at ending Jimmy Carter's fantastic "on again, off again" romance with the Lightweight Championship, said today, "I guess everybody will realize I'm really the 'champeen' now."
Although Smith was champion when he entered the ring at the Cincinnati Garden before 6,693 hometown fans for his first defense last night, Carter of New York was favored at 8-5 to win back the 135-pound crown he lost in a split decision at Boston June 29.
But Bud's aggressive, left-hooking attack prevented 31-year-old Carter from winning the title for the fourth time, although Bud was nearly knocked out in the 13th round of the thrilling, bruising 15-round fight.
Left-Hook Effective
Smith wound up with a unanimous decision, after more than a half-hour of calculating and correcting the addition of one of the jodges.
Co-manager Carmen Graziano said 29-year-old Smith "will pick up a little velvet" in at least two over-the-weight fights before he makes his second defense, and Smith said, "Maybe I'll make some big money now." He may meet former Wolverine Champion Tony De Marco at Boston or Champion Carmen Basilio at Syracuse, N. Y.
Carter Wants Rematch!
Carter said determinely "I want another fight with Smith. I thought I won last night, but maybe I was handicapped by my closed right eye."
Both fighters sealed 135 pounds.
exactly the lightweight limit, for their thriller, which attracted a gate of $30,441 and was televiessed and broadcast nationally for a $30,000 fee. Bud and Jimmy were guaranteed $18,000 each.
Smith won by improving on the tactics which gave him his upset June victory over Shufflin' Jimmy. He went after the hard-fighting ex-champion with an aggressive left-hooking attack that prevented Carter from forcing the fight. Carter wanted Bud to back-pedal and become a long-range target for his booming right.
The tumultuous 11th round was perhaps the peak of the fight, for each man was staggered in that session. But younger Bud had slightly the better of the stormy going.
Santee To Aid Olympic Fund
NEW YORK —(U.P.)-Wes Santee, Paul Anderson Hayes Alan Jenkins, Tenley Albright and a bevy of other world and national champions will compete in six sports during tonight's Olympic festival at Madison Square Garden.
The program will open a nation-wide fund-raising drive to raise the estimated $1,000,000 needed to send the nation's top amateur athletes to the winter Olympics next January at Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, and to the summer competition the following November at Melbourne, Australia.
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