The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
M'AULIFFE IN LIVELY SCRAP
 SHADES BLIER
6By Wagner)


 There is such thing as being too proud to fight but Jimmy Fasane, the walloping Wop from Waterbury, wasn't too proud to dance during his bout with Al Ketche1 at the Casino last night Jimmy did everything in the ring but play trombone solo His features look as if they had been left on his face by mistake and when he advanced toward Ketche1, pound ing his feet on the boards like the German army goose stepping down the street, you wouldn't have blam- ed Ketche1. if he jumped out of the ring! stayed right there and gave .Fasane trimming Al was tooRc1ever for Fasane. The blood curoH1ng rushes of Fasane didn't have effect on the Yan- kee. Boy. He landed frequently on Fasane but the Waterbury slugger took loads of punishment At times he gave an imitation of Joe Grim and stuck outlhis jaw for Ketche1 to hit. The bout was as much of a circus as Ringing Bros. big. show and eF,asane was the clown. Ketche1 deserved the decision on points.
 The main bout furnished the live Hest entertainment the fans have en- joyed in some time. Young McAuHffe and Milton B1ier of New York slash ed away at each other for 15 rounds and honors went t oMcAuliffe by req and honors went to McAuliffe by req as the boys entered the ring it was evident that the affair was not to be a confetti carnival
 The boys didn't back away for a minute. They were always advanc- ing to meet each other and at times they stepped on. each others feet in their anxiety to deliver a hay1naker. Bier gave NcAuliffe the best argu- ment anybody has handed the local boy lately. Tn fact if Mac hadn't battered Bier so Justify in the final round 1t is likely that Bier would have been given draw The bout proved that McAuliffe has improved wonderfully since he has been under the direction of Battling Levinsky and Trainer Smith. He has acquired left Jab which he used constantly last night with great eff feet.
 | McAunffe, although a hard .hit- ter, has hitherto been a trifle shy in the scientific part of the, game. He displayed plenty of. skill last night, though.
 Bier is g. great defensive fighter and for that reason it was hard for McAuIiffe to accomplish much in the early rounds. Blier's blocking and quick shifting of his head took the edge off many blows which might have meant curtains if they landed right. McAuIiffe was fresh at the finish but Bier was tired. He took a bad beating in the 18th and the crowd c1amored for a Knockout. Bier had a lump on the side of his face and his nose was cut. McAuHffe's body was red in places but otherwise he was intact There was only a fair sized crowd in attendance.
 The quickest knockout of the sea- son was recorded in the preliminary. Young Brown advanced from his cor ner and landed left to Young Boyd's jaw that dazed the Norwalk young ster. A hard right sent Boyd through the ropes and Referee Fitzgerald stopped the bout. It all took 8 sec onds by Tmekeeper Al Burdick's watch.
 The show was unique in other ways Announcer Bill Canning had such a booming voice that you could hear all he said. Jimmy Fasane was so anxious to get at ketchel that he went to KetchePs corner 20 seconds before the inter1nission was over and invited ketcheI to come out and fight Ketchel accepted the invitation Which is the first time around here that boxers fought any more than they had to. And Mrs. Milton BlieS was the first woman to attend aL boxing show in this city. She looked 50 good that everybody hoped she would come again