Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-15
BORRELL VICTOR
OVER M'CARRON
IN TERRIFIC MIX
Advantage Too Slight to
Decide Middleweight
Title of Pennsylvania
sLAMBANG THROUGHOUT

Who is the mlddleweight champion Of
Pennsylvania? This problem was due to
be solved last night, but the question ia
as much muddled today as It was previous
to the match between Joe Borrell and
Jack McCarron, at the Palace Club. Nor.
ristown. After a hardfought, vicious. 15-
round set.to, Borrell vacated the ring
with an almost unreasonable advantage
over the Allentown Irishman The margin
of victory was so scant the Rensington
middleweight could not be recognized as
the States champion on the strength of
this contest.
McCarron and Borrell are two of the
best.matched boxers in the country. Last
nights bout was their third meeting, each
resulting in close clashes. First they met
in six rounds here. then Tamaqua was the
scene of 10.round mix, followed by their
15.round scrap last night. While McCar-
ron seemed to be the stronger at the fin
ish last night, It was probable that thu
men could have continued for five or 10
more rounds with neither showing a de-
cislve advantage.
Six Rounds for Borrell
A resume of the bout. round by round.
gives Borrell the better of six rounds, viz:
while McCarron earned honors for the
fifth, eighth, 18th and 18th, and the first,
second, seventh, ninth and 18th were even.
While each landed several coed punches
on the jaw, neither connected with blow
sufficiently steamed to stagger his man.
The contest resulted in one of those un-
usual affairs. when the boxer who was
more damaged returned the victor. When
hostilities ceased Borrell sported badly
bruised right eye, which was cut and
almost closed, while he also suffered a
deep cut on the bridge of his nose. His
lips were also split. McCarron, on the
other hand did not have mark as tes'
tlmony for his terrific melee.
Much Difference in Opinions
II was this sort of a contest that makes
boxing so popular-the difference of opin-
ions as to the result of the match. While
some Of the spectators figured Borrell o
winner, others believed McCarron de-
served the decision, and there was ar
equal number who declared draw would
hurt neither's reputation.
While pushing his way exltward after
the match, Adam Ryan, who handled Bor'
rell and who is considered one of the lead
ing judges of boxers in the country
voiced his opinion as follows:
"It was the hardest fought match
ever saw. Both McCarron and Borrel
punch, but as they did most of theil
work at close quarters they were unable
to cross n punch on the jaw hard enough
to prove a haymaker. 1t would be fail
to both men not to give any decision"
No Boxing-Just Slam-Bang
To get back to fight. From, tine opening
gong until the final bell Borrell and Nc
Carron gave n brilliant exhibition of how
not to box. Neither depended on science
but worked on the theory of trying tc
wear the other down with body punches
They swapped punches incessantly. Wha
little time was spent in fighting from th'
distance proved that Borrell excelled will
left hook to the head, while Mac used G
left lab to better advantage.
II was a straight left by McCarron tha
raised the lump on Borrell's eye in the sew
enth round, and in the succeeding period
Macs southpaw also cut Joe's nose. Nc
Carron proved his toughness by goinl
through the mill unscathed, even though
Joe found lodgment on Jacks face will
punches that would have bruised the ord
mary BOXERS features.
All in all. the match was humdinger
a terrific mix from bell to bell in eaci
round, but the bout did not become spec
tacular until the latter sessions. AnC
the one big question, who is Pennsyl
vanIa's middleweight ohampion?" still re-
mains unsolved.