The Archive · 1938

Gunnar Barlund Outhit By Roscoe Tales Winning Streak of Finn Rudely Halted

New York, Dec. 9.

Gunnar Barlund's winning streak in the heavyweight class was suddenly halted tonight by youthful Roscoe Toles, a negro battler, who outclassed the Finnish champion in a ten round bout.

Toles had an easy time with the burly Finn, outboxing and outhitting him to win the decision by a wide margin. Toles weighed 196% pounds and Barlund 197% The negro failed to impress the spectators or {he boxing writers in his New York debut, although he regained some of his lost prestige. He suffered a great deal of prestige when he bowed to Maxie Rosenbloom last year.—United Press.

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