New Britain herald., 1916-01-06
ALTZ GETS k.O.
 FROM BETTER MAN
|ning'S Near Champ No Match
 | Lahn-E Comes in Ninth

be old adage about the pitcher go- to the well once to often, was evil
 bed last evening in Comstock hall, l Hartford, when Sammy Waltz, APride of the Capital City, believed &he residents of Morgan street and *aity to be unbeatable, went down 3efeat at the hands of Battling &n of Brooklyn, one of the best
 in L. P. Hymns stable. The end 8e in the ninth round and was as &n a K. o. as was ever witnessed $ squared circle. Throughout the 1t could be seen by the impartial Ed, that Waltz vas up against an #nent who was far superior in
 generalship, whose blows were & timed and landed with frequency rapidity. The battler from the \ of Bridges, was a revelation to I natives of the Capitol City, who Fed on with an awe, as they saw & favorite slowly but surely going #n to the inevitable defeat 2bng before the show opened the was packed to it's capacity, and &y who had purchased tickets in
 nce were turned away. while an Hand disgust were featured on their *tenanccs It was estimated that
 Rast 300 people were unable to &in admission to the hall,
 #altz was given a voeife1 ous recep- Il when he entered the ring after famed manager Cunning. He & a gaudy bathrobe or which was #,ibed $. w. presumed to be his &lls. He as in other battles car Fan air of nonchalance. and seemed T confident His friends were #n force to root for him, and hun #s of words of encouragement were &ted to him. Lahn sat in his cor #giving the Hartford fighter but attention. He is d finely devel- # boy, slightly shorter than Waltz. &r a short wait the boys were #d to the center of the ring, and T the instruction were given them, Mkeeper CampbelPs bell changed, #the battle was on.
 #r the first few rounds Waltz gave Friends an opportunity of feeling #rful as the boy from Brooklyn My felt him out, and at all times \ Waltz at a safe distance, forcing Ato miss repeatedly The famed #rnaker' of Waltz's went flying ' !, ,Ieix,r n &erful headwork and blocking ! %ies. Along toward the middle of 1 &ray Lahn cut loose, and as re- | @SWaltzs mid-section began to re- a severe pumneling There was Eng to it until the seventh and Nh round when Sammy began to & matters, and this appeared to be
 what Lahn was waiting for and $nore Waltz came to him the bet Balm seemed to like it. The Hart fans were wild thinking that boy was to even up the advan- and yel1s of "Get him Samky, hit in the ,kiskus,' and other un- zable remarks were shouted when
 ninth round started.
 the final stanZa. Lahn left his Fer with determination on his face Evas on top of Waltz hammering with both hands. which were &ng hard blows to the stomach piston like rapidity. Coming NDf a miXup in Lahn's corner, the Fer crashed d hard left smash to &ny's jaw and the Hebrew went to b @ng slowly with agony featured on Face. Lahn lost no time, and #ed another hard and solid smash &is opponents face, like McGinty, #z went down again, only to arise, fright here Lahn suddenly remem- A1 that he had a pressing engage 8 in Hartford at IT o'clock, so he sh a driving left to Sammy's jaw 1.-the prostrate form of Waltz hit 8canyas, to remain until the fate #en was called off by Referee Gam Ringer. He was carried to his Ter where his clever manager Eed on his reviving him in Q few ltes.
 he preliminaries were of a high IT. Joe Rocco and "Kld" Bunyan of Haven furnishing the curtain er The Elm City boy had a big Intage on Joe but the little fellow always on the job and had a slight e at the finish.
 he semi-fnaI was q dandy battle Teen Bobby Rcimer of South Man ter and Young Harbour of Water r. It was an eight round affair honors were about even at the }.
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