Seattle, June 27.
Al Hostak, the 23-year-old Seattle lumberjack, tonight regain the National Boxing Association world middleweight championship when he scored a technical knockout over Solly Krieger of Brooklyn in the fourth round.
Krieger became recognized as world champion by the N.B.A. after he had beaten Hostak last November after Hostak had won the title from Freddie Steele. Freddie Apostoli, two-time winner over Krieger, however, is recognized as the world champion by the New York State Boxing Commission, The middleweight controversy, however, will be settled by September for Mike Jacobs, leading promoter, has already mapped out a series of bouts to decide the championship. Tonight's fight was one of the bouts. Ceferino Garcia recently beat Walter "Popeye" Woods in the other bout. Garcia is to meet Apostoli and the winner is to oppose Hostak for the title.
Hostak weighed 158 % pounds and Krieger 160
Setting a blazing pace, Hostak landed heavily with body blows' and stinging jabs to force Krieger to retire in the fourth round after suffering some terrible punishment.—United Press
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