Villa won the flyweight title in 1028 with a seventh-round knockout over Jimmy Wilde in 1923. He won 16 outs in the next two years and lost only one, a non-title scrap. In. 1925 he insisted on meeting Jimmy McLarnin on schedule, although suffering from an abcessed tooth. The tooth infection, aggravate ed by the punching he absorbed, caused his death a few days later.—United Press. marked by little action between Haines and Slack, each being cautious and seeking an opening which neve came. The sailor, however, took the round by landing four clean heavy blows to the body with his straight left, which he judiciously employed throughout the fight. The Marine lost the second and third round b; a narrow margin, his attempts to mix blows with his opponent being invariably met with stiff lefts to the face and right hooks to the body.
In the fourth, Haines stalked his foe relentlessly and shook him with veral nasty rights under the heart which appeared to take the sting out of the sailor from then onwards. The fifth and sixth rounds saw Haines more aggressive than ever and continually on the attack. With Slack backing away to avoid the flying fists that came at him from all angles, the Navy boy lost his chances of holding on to the lead he had piled up in the first half of the bout and although he tried hard in the last minute to redeem himself, Haines secured a well earned narrow points decision from the judges.
Decade's Quickest "K.O."
The special event, scheduled to last six rounds, between Harry Groll and Freddie Leemans, finished in the quickest knock-out seen in a local ring \for, a decade. After the pair had/shaken hands immediately following the bell the sailor n d in a beautiful left hook which ceted flush with Leeman's jaw sending him sprawling in the corner for a count of nine. Unsteady on his feet when he arose to beat the fatal count, the Marine presented an easy target for Groll who smashed in another left hook in exactly the same place to finish the fight within 23 ends, including both counts, Lee-never moving after hitting the floor the second time.
Tur Resvvrs Football Fixtures The following are the S.F.A. fixtures for the week-en:
"Slippery" Clam Navy), 44 lb. knocked out "Duke" de Stefano (Marines), 143 1b., in the second round.
"Chuck" Haines (Marines), 143 lb. decision ever Homer Slack (Navy), 144
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