Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-01
KID BRUlVY AND
MANIELL BATTLE
FOR EIGHT LAPS
Clever Manitoba Champ Shows
Wonderful Speed and Clever
ness and Gets Draw.
Bruny at His Best But Fails to
So Outpoint Willy Canadian
Each Get Two Rounds.

Outweighed by IL pounds but
showing speed and cleverness unpre-
cedented in local ring circles. Abe
Mantell of Winnipeg. champion of
Manitoba. stayed in the ring for eight
rounds with Kid Bruny of Milwaukee
last night. and held his own. He out
pointed the Cream City battler in the
sixth and seventh rounds but dropped
tho third and fourth. The others we're
even.
The Rounds.
LIST round-Bruny put across the
first punch but it was a light tap on
the chin. Mantell soon returned it.
Mantell complained Of Bruny's knee
work and the Milwaukean was
warned. Round even.
End round-Bruny swung wildly
but failed to place haymakers. Each
man put over three fair blows. Man.
tell stopped Bruny's lunges with his
glove. Bruny covered up on close
hghting and depended on hard swings
that failed to tell. Round even.
srd round-Mantell started the
round with a good punch to Bruny's
jaw. Bruny started series OF rushes
and rained blows on Mantell's head.
The Milwaukean landed several tell
ing punches and was the most ag-
gressive throughout. Bruny took the
round.
4th round-In the fourth round
Bruny put across four hard jabs to
Mantelrs jaw and on in-fghting
placed several upper cuts that were
telling. Mantell got in one punch
during the entire period. Bruny's
round
5th round-A fair exchange of
blows followed and both men escaped
without stopping any bad ones. Round
even.
9Th round-The sixth was Mantells
round. Bruny welded several hard
swings. but Mantell wasn't around to
stop them. He placed three fast jahs
Cream City man. His cleverness and
unusual speed won him the round.
Mantell's round.
7th round--Mantell repeated his
performance in the seventh round
and allowed Bruny but one punch.
He toyed with Bruny in this period
and took things easy, while the for
ing effect. Mantelrs round.
8th round-Both men jumped into
the center Of the ring in the last
period and started the fireworks.
Bruny opened new tactics and tried
to put over a kayo but Mantell was
too clever to let him. The round was
the most sensational Of the bout but
sAe eACAdHse was even ana neither
suffered from the in-fghting blows
Round even.
Manten is Wonder.
Abe Mantell, gentleman fighter, is a
ring wizard. His experience as a
boxer was clearly portrayed in his
battle last night, and he won favor
with the fans. His lightning like
speed and clever footwork kept him
out OF danger and Bruny's wild swings
and vicious punches were of no value
He was always out of range for the
hard blows and when the Milwaukee
lad rushed him. he showed his clear
knowledge of the game by his elusive
tactics. His endurance could not be
improved upon and at the end Of the
eighth he appeared to be as fresh as
when he entered the ring. His clean
liness was appreciated by the fans for
he never failed to give his opponent
q chance to escape during critical
clashes and not once was it necessary
to warn him. If Mantell comes to
this section Of the country to box
again. he will draw even a greater
crowd than was present last night.
Bruny Is No SLOUGH.
Abe Mantell was not the only box
or that made hit with the fans last
night. Bruny accepted laurels as we'll
ana he again proved that he is a
game and ambitious fighter He out
weighed the Canadian by 12 pounds,
but this handicap was offset by Man
tells experience. Bruny was pitted
against man last night who has
Journeyed abroad to box as we'll as
over the greater portion Of America.
Mantell knows every trick Of the ring,
and he can use each one to perfec-
tion. Bruny's weight and reach and
his whirlwind speed and aggressive
ness Kept him we'll away from his op-
the smooth ability of sparring that
Mantell did, but as this comes with