New Britain herald., 1920-01-23
WALIz-LAHN BOUT
 4 BRAZEN AFFAIR
Police End Fake" Bout in Second ROund-Othcr Mills Acceptable
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The star bout of the 'boxine" exhibition staged in Bardeck'5 hail under the auSpices of the New Brit ain Athletic club last night proved tizulrd fake that sent the fans home with d bad taste in their mouths and the unanimous conviction that just such performances are responsible for the shady rcput;, lion that is borne ny prcscnt-t1y fighting.
 ''Iiuitlins" I-;,nn. who made every one wonder where he got his title, laid doWf and quit under the zephyr like love pats oi h;.S opponent, sammy Waltz. oi Hartford. After the first round. which consisted Of polit9 interchange oC soft glove strokes. the "tiShtGiS' began the second session in good style. They swung d little at the perfectly harmless atmosphere of inc ring, huGSed d bit. then worked themselves over to Lahn'S corner Of the stage. Waltz tapped Lahn in Il GcntiCmanly manner somewhere be- tween the shortribs, Whereupon the latter sank 10 his knees and started crawling toward the ropes, while the referee. 'TIoncst John" Willis began the count He counted eight and Lahn arose to his feet. Waltz tapped nm d lfSs 1t one OH uIC OcGZcI. Id HI hit the sawdust again. Referee Willis took up the count and his hand was down for the seventh time when Lahn arose again. Waltz stepped up and punched him in the ribs. Lahn sank this time as if he intended to sleep there for the rest of the evening, and the policemen, jumping into the ring, stopped the bout
 Ipi1 II-ir crIIa tn the managers of both fighters by the crowd, which had forked over two bones and four bits q head for ring side Scats if another such exhibition is pulled in this part of the state it will result deleteriously for the prin- cipals, the mana gers and the pro- motors. It was a disguSted set of fans which left the hall last nigh after the alleged scrap" and loud and emphatic were the comm ents passed concerning the whole affair. It is not believed by the writer tha t Waltz had any part in the fake-for such it was. The Hartford lad ap- peared disgusted when his opponent hit the ground. The 'battling" fellow from Brooklyn should be barred from another appearance in the ring-in the Connecticut ring, at least.
 Scmi-Final Good.
 In the Scmi-tinal bout, staged be- tween Mike Morley and Jack McNulty, there was some good boxing by both parties. The crowd seemed to favor a draw. although McNulty looked to be the better boxer. Morley's rush. ing tactics wore him out. while McN ulty. the fighting blacksmith" saved his strength, and when the eighth round came he appeared as fresh as at the start. Mike landed couple of beauties that closed Me Nulty's right eye in the opening rounds Of the fight. He also dis played nasty left which McNuluv ran into a score of times during the portunities and made every blow count. He failed to get in a deciding ''sock," however. during any one Of the eigh rounds of the combat
 These Bouts Pleased.
 In the second match of the pro- gram, Kid K"plan. of Meriden, and k. O. Romano, Of Hartford. boxed to a good draw. In the opening bout of the evening commonly styled the curtain-raiser, Kid Lewis, of Hart ford, and Young Monroe. of New Haven, travelled a speedy four rounds The odds seemed to favor the "I<iI."
 Money Is Held Up.
 The boxing commission decided to hold up the forfeits of the two boxers and the admission receipts until it is decided officially whether or not the star bout was fallod. There were 914 paid admissions.