El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-05
DECISION BATTLE
GOES TO G0UL0H
Young Champ Faces Conley
In Fast Fight at
Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Cal, Feb. Fighting
in the same resOurcefun form that has
preserved his title for many months,
Johnny CoulOn, Saturday, gave coast
ring fans 8 treat when he took FRANKIE
COnley over the high jumps for 20
rounds and safely won a decision
COulon landed five blows to Con
ley's one but did not seem 10 possess
the strength of his opponent. COnley
was a fearful sight at the close of the
fight his face being cut in a half
dozen places and both eyes nearly
As early as the third round. COnley's
face was bleeding from COulOn's sting
ing punches, but every round found
half dozen blows for the sake of get
ting one in return COnley's punches,
when they landed, shook the champion
to his very toes and frequently caused
the latter to give ground.
CoulOn has Sting in His Punch.
COnley, however, found a terrific
punch waiting for him when ne pur-
sued too eagerly. The fight see-sawed
through the 20 rounds, the majority &C
ing to the champion. The fight ended
with the men fighting head to head
in a clinch. Blood from COnley's mouth
was running down COulon's back and
first round was COulOn's. Conley
rushed, but received two hard rights
to the stomach and left to the jaw.
Long range fighting marked the
fourth. In the fifth COnley rushed into
a right to the stomach a right to the
chin and a left to his sore eve but he
came back with a right to the mouth
ana another to the Jaw. The fast pace
caused Coulon 10 slow up in the sixth
and he kept away and jabbed at Con-
ley s race, taking the round In the
seventh. COnley doubled up COulon with
a left to the stomach and chased him
into a neutral COTner,> landing right
and left to the body The eighth was
even. COnley shaking his man with a
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right TO the same place.
Conley bored into rain of let's
and rights in the ninth and went to his
corner grOggy from two hard rights to
the face COulon took the offensive in
the tenth and cut COnley's face badly
without taking a blow COnley had a
shade the better Of the hard fighting
in the 11th and COulOn was weak in the
18th, but held COnley even.
Champion Going Strong.
IN the 18TH Coulon sent Conley 10
cover with an uppercut to the Jaw
and he took the next three rounds, up
setting COnley's rushes with accurate
punches. In the 18th COulOn nearly took
COnley off his feet with right and left
to the jaw, but Conley took the round
with four hard lefts to the body and
right 10 the jaw and laughed at COulon
as the bell rang COulCn slipped 10
the floor in the 18th, but was up in an
instant He staggered COnley with q
right to stomach. The 18th was even
with few blows landed. In the final
round, CoUlon punched COnley into a
clinch, and took a left to the face They
fought fiercely head TO head COnley J
landing a hard left TO stomach. COuIOn ,
landed right and left TO COnley's face.
COulon broke with q hard to Conley's
wind and jabbed him repeatedly in the
face.
The crowd cheered as referee Eyton
gave the decision to COulon- Before the
contest started, promoter Tom Nc
Carey, lined up Il fighters among
them three champions, in the ring
They were Wolgast. the lightweight
champion; Abe Atteli. of the feathers, /
and CoulOn, the bantamweight cham
pfCn. Johnny kilbane, OF Cleveland was
introduced as the opponent of Attell
IN the Washington birthday match, I
February o.
One Round Hogan issued a chal-
lenge and Freddie Welsh, the British
fight IS scheduled for March.