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MIKE GARCIA Kept a dozen Yankee hits well scattered yesterday while hurl ¬ ing the Cleveland Indians to a 7 to 2 victory over the world champions in New York Wont Let Anything Interfere With Maxim Robinson Meeting i Weight Differences Dont Apply to LightHeavy Bouts Says New York Ring Solon SolonBy By JACK CUDDY CUDDYUnited United Press Sports Writer WriterNEW NEW YORK N Y May 7 Chairman Bob Christenberry of the New York State Athletic Commission made it clear today he would let nothing interfere with his fight of the century between champions Joey Maxim and Sugar Ray Robinson at Yankee Stadium June 23 At the official signing ceremony Chris tenbarry said the probable 15 pound dif ¬ ference between lightheavyweight cham ¬ pion Maxim and middleweight ruler Robin ¬ son would not prevent their 15round fight I for Maxims crown crownOur Our rule book indicates beyond doubt that weight differences have no bearing upon bouts in which a heavyweight or a lightheavyweight participates he empha ¬ sized sizedMaxim Maxim expects to scale about 173 pounds for thebout Robinson about 158 158Christenberry Christenberry stated also that an alleged prior contract for Robinson to fight at Eastern Parkway Arena on May 26 for benefit of the Olympic Fund apparently would prove no barrier to the June 23 classic Matchmaker Teddy Brenner and other representatives of Eastern Parkway complained to Christenberry today about Robinsons admission that he will not fight Bobby Brown at their arena on May 26 26Is Is If Contract ContractBrenners Brenners contract stated Robinson would receive but one dollar from gate and tele ¬ vision for the nontitle Brown fight Profits would go to the Olympic Fund However Sugar Rays manager George Gainford emphasized at commission headquarters to ¬ day that the Eastern Parkway document was an if contract He said it was defi ¬ nitely understood by all parties concerned that there would be a RobinsonBrown fight only if the Maxim bout was not closed closedRobinson Robinson can fight for Eastern Park ¬ way and for the Olympic Fund after the Maxim bout Ghristenberry said Gain ford notified us last week that the Eastern Parkway agreement was an if contract long before the Maxim bout was closed However we will give the matter our full consideration at our next meeting meetingMoreover Moreover Robinson will be given con ¬ siderable leeway under the singletitle rule in case he wrests the 175pound crowri from Maxim The New York rule provides that Robinson must give up his own 160pound title if he wins Maxims 175 pounder However the New York Com ¬ mission will recognize no new middleweight champion until after Robinson has a chance to fight for it again after either losing the lightheavy title although he wins the re ¬ turn match Robinson insists he will not want to keep the lightheavy crown if he wins it He will want to get back his mid ¬ dleweight bonnet so he can fight men his own size sizeJoey Joey and Sugar Ray posted checks of 2500 each to guarantee their carrying out all terms of todays contracts The con ¬ tracts specified that each will receive 30 per cent of the net proceeds of the bout
