New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-09
COUL0N WINS WITH EASE
SoIsburg No Match for Speedy
BantamWeight Champion.
TAKES AN EARLY LEAD
Johnny Boxes at Fast Pace for
First Four Rounds and
Then Loafs Along.

johnny Coulon. the bantamweight cham.
pion Of America. easily outpointed Young"
Solsburg Of Brooklyn, in a I0.roun1 bout al
the Royale Athletic club, last night After
taking the lead in the first four rounds the
champion let up. and although he boxed
fast at intervals, he was never really ex.
tended. Coulon weighed 1881. and Sols-
burg 1i2Ia
The champion stood of at long range and
outboXed his opponent, or tore in to out.
slug him as the spirit moved him. In close
he worked a right hand upper cut to the
jaw that carried world Of power behind
it. He had a knack of throwing Solsburg
away and hitting him, which was unpop-
ular with the partisan crowd, but was
strictly within the rules.
Solsburg started Ike a Nhirlwind and
walked in iabbing left for the head The
champion soon woke up, and after making
his opponent miss, drove a left TO the face
and sent a few blows home to the body.
The latter was far from done, however, and
landed several left hand punches, which
about eyencd the round
Coulon was the real champion IN the Sec
ond round, and the crowd speculated on
how long the Brooklyn boy would last.
Sosburg led his left but johnny side
stepped and Solsburg SPRAYED Clums!ly
across the arena Like a fash CoIlon
stepped in and drove a right jolt 10 the
body that staggered Solsnurg After an ex.
change Coulon crossed his man on the jaw
with right pand punch. sending him 10
the mat dazed. The Brooklyn boy grabbed
Coulon by the arm and MANAGED 10 climb
to his feet without taking the count. He
stalled until the bell came 10 MS aid
Again in the fifth round Solsburg took 4
beating. Coulon made him miss his body
and had him spraWlnG across the ring.
Between times johnny landed some savage
blows to face and body. He had Solsburg
weak from straight right hand punches on
the jaw. The brooklyn boy was game and
stuck to his guns under a numerous ire
until the bell called malt
Between the fifth and eighth rounds Cou-
Ion loafcd and ooxed in spots These we're
painful moments 70. Solsburg. When he
hit tie Brooklyn lad I'm the body the latter
gasped for breath, and II was generally adj
n.itted that had CouIon gone along Al top
speed solsburg would have been knocked
ont.
outpointed Richie RYAN. of this city in
ten-round bout a the SharHey Athletic
club, last night. The foreigner was too
clever for his opponent, landing many hard
blows which frequently staggered Ryan.
Boxing tho closing rounds with the same
furious speed which won him his title NJ
the "Passaic Thunderbolt." Battling" BIZ
Hurley outgamed and outfought Young
Hickey In a fast ten-round bout az the
New Star Athletic Club of Harlem last
right Hurley ripped and tore away al his
opponents body throughout the last five
rounds. and Hickey was tired boy when
the final gong rang
In the semi-fnal bout Kid Alherts had b.
somewhat the better Of Johnny Harvey. Al
berts had his man weak and apparently
beaten IN the second round. but the latter
rallied and gave his opponent bitter fight
until the finish.