The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-27
BANTAM ESTABLISHES. +.
CHAMPIONSHIP CLAIM.
Johnnie Coulon Clinches Title
III Fierce Twenty y-Round Bout
With frankie Conley.
SIX THOUSAND SEE CONTEST
Sabbath Day Battle in New Or
leans Attracts Big Crowd That
Applauds Fast Fighting.

NEW ORLEANS Feb. o6-Johnny
Coulon's title to the bantamweighi cham
pionship of the world was firmly estab-
lished today when he won a clear de-
cision over frankie Conley. claimant al
the enc OF a 20-round bout at the West
Side Athletic club. Conley was outclasSed
and only in two rounds did he have a
shade the better OF the contest.
the men weighed In at i16 pounds
three and A half hours before the fight
SIX thousand people witnessed the con-
test. Tommy Walsh OF New Orleans was
the referee.
The men were in frequent clinches.
Here Coulon was superior, and his short
body blows told on the Kenosha lad.
In the fifteenth round Conley sprained
bis left wrist and after that the Chicago
boy had little trouble in landing telling
blows. The first opened with Conley the
agGressor, but the two first rounds were
even. with no damage done.
In the third Coulon shot a right swing
To the chin and I'm quick succession a
jah TO the face and a right punch TO the
stomach. giving him a shade the better
OF the round.
Honors we're even In the fourth.
Conley Shows Glass.
In the fifth Conley put three rights to
the ribs in quick succession and took a
right 10 the face in return. Conley' s
round.
IN the sixth Coulon was staggered by
left 10 the stomach but he came back
with series of short. hard body blows
and the round was even.
In the seventh Coulon had a shade the
better I'm the final seconds, but he took
some punishment early In the round.
The eighth was fast Conley opened
with a right to the jaw. Coulon shot a
hard left hook to the stomach. followed
by hard left swing 70 the same place.
Coulou staggered Conley with a hard
right TO the jaw. He followed this quick
" with a series OF short let's and rights
TO the face and body and had Conley
against the ropes when the bell sounded.
Coulon pelted Conleys face almost at
Will In the ninth.
In tho tenth Conley's right 10 the face
and glancing body blows were repaid by
two uppercuts to the chin and a hard
stomach punch.
The eleventh round was oven.
In the twelfth Coulon shot In several
short jabs Ia the stomach In break
away Conley put a right TO the iace;
Coulon finished the round with rain OF
Coulon did some brilliant work in the
thirteenth. After taking several shor,
body blows CoGlon rushed his opponent
and put rights and lefts TO the face WIN
| lightning rapidity. Conley sent a lighi
| right TO the face. and took iclt @ ann
| right Ia the Jaw In return. Couion men
sent right TO the wind, lodged a right
! swing and c!inched.
The fourteenth was tame. ~ 49,,
The fifteenth was Conley's, but me
round closed with both men fighting
| fiercely
Plays With His Foe
In the sixteenth Conley landed rlght
| TO the body followed by a right TO the
! kidnrys Coulon shot In -four rights ana
! q left punch to the face. and in clinch
sent a telling right 10 the stomach Cou
/ Ions round
Coulon PLAYED with Conley in the open
| ing OF the seventeenth. and put ionl
! hard rights TO the face. Conley sot m ~
! two light BODY blows and Coulon I'm,
Il npf ffsT
! let's 10 the face and body
In the eighteenth Con)ey placed sew
! eraI good rights. but Coulon came back
with short lefts and ri~hts 10 the head
a hard right TO the stomach in IN,
nineteenth brought a frown 10 Conley :
| face, but he was soon chasing Conor
| around the ring. He put hard ielt tc
| The body. received a right and LETT 10 tht
| wind and then quickly shot Two left staps
! 10 the ribs He missed two right swings
| but divided honors in the snort Joo l''teF'
| changes before the bell, ,.
The final round opened with sun,
right TO Coulon's face. Coulon came bact
With several short body blows. COME,
| sent n short one to the face and toof
n hard lab to the jaw In return.
| on a breakaway Conley placed Iel
| 10 the face. Coulon sent In half hoZei
blows 10 the face and body and ducke'
three swings, c,,, ,,o
Another clpch and then C2uioh @ @sno
over two more blows TO the Jaw. Con
lev sent a right To the stomach and tw'
Iicht right jabs TO the face. CouIoh pu
three more hard rights TO the tace an'
lust as the bell sounded. placed ahotHe
on ConlpyS law