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	Game little Harvey Lacelle didn’t know how or when to quit last night as Ray Robinson, New York featherweight, battered him around the Elks ring in their main event battle, and Referee Phil Reichert finally had to stop the imbroglio, Robinson winning by a technical knockout in 1:45 of the third round. Robinson, a lithe, two-handed puncher who didn’t need to set himself to throw a punch, exploded leather dynamite altogether too fast for Lacelle. The courageous Canadian, who fights out of Binghamton, tried to carry the fight from the moment he dashed across the ring to throw the first punch, but the taller, faster Robinson never gave him a chance. Harvey stayed as long as he did by keeping close to Robinson, but when he tried to stand toe to toe and slug with the Gothamite, he was lost. Robinson repeatedly caught him on the ropes or backed him into a corner, nailed him high and low with both hands and had Lacelle bleeding by the second round and once down for a nine count. A bludgeoning right hand uppercut furthered the damage in the third. Lacelle wanted to mix it in the last session, but his handlers warned him to keep away from Robinson’s lethal right. His hands were down and he was defenseless as the referee stepped in front of him after 1:45 of the third, Robinson giving Reichert his cue with a questioning glance as he started toward Lacelle with his right cocked to finish him. Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York, January 17, 1939, page 18)
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	A team of Metropolitan champions, featuring Ray Robinson, the new featherweight star of New York’s amateur fight ranks, headline tonight’s fistic offering. Robinson comes here with a very imposing record. In 32 fights he is still undefeated and included among his victims are Dominick Perfetti and Johnny Delsano, a pair of All-Eastern champions. He is an aggressive fighter in the ring and his rise to stardom has been rapid. In Lacelle he will be meeting a boy who is likely to upset his applecart. In his last two appearances in the Elks Club’s ring he has whipped two outstanding boys, Jimmy Winters, national junior champion, and Eddie Smith. In the last few weeks he also has whipped such other good boys as Paul Jackson and Carmen Fatta, nationally ranked featherweights. Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York, January 16, 1939, page 19)

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Game little Harvey Lacelle didn’t know how or when to quit last night as Ray Robinson, New York featherweight, battered him around the Elks ring in their main event battle, and Referee Phil Reichert finally had to stop the imbroglio, Robinson winning by a technical knockout in 1:45 of the third round. Robinson, a lithe, two-handed puncher who didn’t need to set himself to throw a punch, exploded leather dynamite altogether too fast for Lacelle. The courageous Canadian, who fights out of Binghamton, tried to carry the fight from the moment he dashed across the ring to throw the first punch, but the taller, faster Robinson never gave him a chance. Harvey stayed as long as he did by keeping close to Robinson, but when he tried to stand toe to toe and slug with the Gothamite, he was lost. Robinson repeatedly caught him on the ropes or backed him into a corner, nailed him high and low with both hands and had Lacelle bleeding by the second round and once down for a nine count. A bludgeoning right hand uppercut furthered the damage in the third. Lacelle wanted to mix it in the last session, but his handlers warned him to keep away from Robinson’s lethal right. His hands were down and he was defenseless as the referee stepped in front of him after 1:45 of the third, Robinson giving Reichert his cue with a questioning glance as he started toward Lacelle with his right cocked to finish him. Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York, January 17, 1939, page 18)
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A team of Metropolitan champions, featuring Ray Robinson, the new featherweight star of New York’s amateur fight ranks, headline tonight’s fistic offering. Robinson comes here with a very imposing record. In 32 fights he is still undefeated and included among his victims are Dominick Perfetti and Johnny Delsano, a pair of All-Eastern champions. He is an aggressive fighter in the ring and his rise to stardom has been rapid. In Lacelle he will be meeting a boy who is likely to upset his applecart. In his last two appearances in the Elks Club’s ring he has whipped two outstanding boys, Jimmy Winters, national junior champion, and Eddie Smith. In the last few weeks he also has whipped such other good boys as Paul Jackson and Carmen Fatta, nationally ranked featherweights. Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York, January 16, 1939, page 19)

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