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Raft, the Ritz Brothers and sundry other notables. He bought a $75,000 stucco "bungalow" in Brentwood, shared a tailor with Lou Costello, dabbled in prizefighters and bought a piece of a supermarket chain. He was anxious to cooperate with...
...this town is a very close personal friend of mine," said Mickey firmly), nor imported Eastern gunmen. "I call New York, Chicago and Cleveland regular," said Mickey. "I'm a well-informed man. And I didn't get no rumble of anything going on ... If [Frank] Costello was moving in, we'd all be dead...
...fight, in effect, was for charity. Referee Jack Dempsey gave his services free. Film Comedians Bud Abbott & Lou Costello promoted it as a benefit in aid of the youth foundation established by Costello after his infant son died in 1943. Lightweight Champion Ike Williams, a cool, sharpshooting Negro from New Jersey, whose manager is a good friend of Costello's, took only 7½% of the gate, although Enrique Bolanos, the Mexican-born challenger...
...fourth, with Bolanos still on his feet, his manager jumped into the ring waving a towel. A moment later, the challenger slumped to the canvas and Referee Dempsey stopped the fight. The show would probably not have made an edifying spectacle for Costello's foundation kids, but it proved that Ike Williams still had the lightweight division well in hand...
...summary: Roden (Y) defeated Weissman (H), 4 and 3. Costello (Y) defeated Burke (H), 3 and 2. Rosenholtz (H) defeated Egan (Y), 4 and 3. Clarke (Y) defeated Sears (H), 8 and 6. Timpson (H) defeated Brokan (Y), 1 up. Marshall (Y) defeated Eggan (H), 6 and 5. Knight (Y) defeated Reich...