The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-10

and hard punches Left jabs that
swung Willles head as though his
neck were a hinge. right and left
swings that almost turned him COM
pletely about In his tracks, and hooks
that threatened to carry his chin out
into the audience simply rained on
Willie's adamant jaw and. though he
was tired. weary and Wen marked at
the finish. he was still there, still
fighung, and still willing.
''The crowd simply marveled where
Clabby's punches came from. He dart
ed his left In as fast as serpent's
tongue. He tented and glided about
/ the ring like . panther with left and
right waiting to shoot al Brennan's
/ Jaw or body the moment an opening
/ showed He landed twenty punches to
+ Brennan's one, smothering Brennans
leads or half round swings. and roll
ing In the same direction of every eff
fective punch until when Il landed It
had lost It's force.
When he cut loose the crowd simply
! 'ooh-ed" with the force behind his
punches For five rounds he content
ed himself with trying TO draw Willie
wide open for solid punches. ripping
many home as they went 70 a clinch,
and at the infghtng showing his ia
Z
punches with marvellous accuracy
that simply astonished the crowd.
In the sixth round he came near
getting Brennan. Kayo had taken
quite a mauling and was desperately
trying to land his swings Suddenly
Clabby shot a left hook inside Of Bren-
mans head It plunked soiidly the
chin and Brennan went down clearly,
while the crowd was In an uproar.
Brennan got to his knees and took a
E count of nine. Clabby tried desperate
, ~ to finish him. but Brennan covered
and the time was too short.
Brennan made every olinch lasting
! one after that. while Clabby pounded
him hard on the body and ripped
4 crashing rights to the face once
Brennan caught Clabby of poise and
rushed him to the ropes. his right. fly
| ing wild, landing soHdly on jimmy
chin The crowd yelled. but ClabbS
laughed and proceeded to pump both
hands into Brennan from all angles.
In the seventh Clabby tried to enc
ii, but Brennan fought him close ant
/ Clabby missed the Vulnerable point OF
| three occasions by inches only. Bren-
/ nan showed wonderful ability to as
| simulate punishment in this round ant
drew a cheer for his gameness.
"Clabby eased a little In the eighth
| but the ninth saw him again hghtinf
hard He followed Brennan about thu
/ ring and shifting hands tried to ge
| Brennan with one punch. Brennan
| lodged the issue but his crouch an,
| guarding bothered CIabby and he di,
! most Of his punching IN this cInch.
| In the tenth Clabby again put on
| fun head Of steam ana tipped Bren
| nan this way and that with har,
! swings. shaking his head in wonde
that Brennan didn't go down n
| pounded Kayo hard in the chnches am
! then suddenly shifted to the head ii
/ an effort 10 get in one punch tina
! would end #. but although the punch
IS landed Brennan proved too toug
and at the end Clabby give him rea
hand-cIasp and an admirtng pat on tn
( back
"One Of the incidents Of the bout wa
| Clabby's effort to get Brennan's goa
by talking to him Look out for tina
/ jaw. Jimmy woSld say as he edge
in then shifted an awful hook t. tn
! stomach That don't phase me- Bren
nan replied I can hit some myself
and he'd try TO get one over Brenna
showed every element Of gameness bu
was up against too much class