The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-27

It was the semi-finaI bout between n.e hsgqss the ireworRa These boys fought their heads off from the start of the bell to the finish. Their ac- ton lifted the fans on the waves Of enthusiasm in every round. August was the aggreSSor in the first live rounds during which time he devot- e6 special attention to punishing Lupy ently had little effect on the West End battIer. Despite the vigorous lacings, Luby stood up gamely and came back every time.
 Bogash Fought Under Handicap.
 From the second round when Hat ner shot one of his straight lefts un- der Bogash's left. eye the ''Spaghetti Kid' fought under a disadvantage: When Ixooey answered the bell in the third round a lump about the size of an infant potato made its appear ance. It continued to swell under punishment and when Looey return es5 to his corner at the end of the eighth round he told Joe smith ne could not see out of the damaged optic. - +ha initial round when he banged Bogash under the snoot with his left Along . toward the middle of the hght Bo- Workers left eye, but it failed to beth- CT Rather.
 Rather Has Powerful Left.
 A mighty powerful left punch or the piston rod variety that ShOotS strairht from the shoulder was Rat ner,s chief weapon of defense: when Roeash was going at his best he also jo1ted Rather on several occasions with his left jab: Ratner thro1IeSout May pi the action by Bogash's crouch which ne was unable to penetrate to any sIes steos extent Fathers best blows reacneo Rorash when the pair were StanolhS up and fighting. At Varlous and Bogash broke Ratner's guara gt anu worked in some vicious uppeTcuts.
 Ratner did not confine all or ms ms attacks against Bogash's upper re- ~ions, but distributed some hefty raps against Bogash's body in the d1fereh. rounds, In the ninth ana 1enun i rounds the battlers slowed down a plt and -Bogash appeared to be the more distressed and tired of the pair.
 Bogash Best In EIventh.
 Bogash was at his best in the elev- snth, which ISa was rowd fo1gne agred 4h the boys on, and Rather met the demand py : sailing into Bogash, landing several tolting wallops agalnsd tn@ on1r 6[1o sn- gere,d Bogash. He pushed Rather out into the ring and succeeded sn @ @rusn- ing the New Yorker to the ropes, when he stung Augie with couple of hppercuts and left jabs.
 Tn the final round Bogash again rushed Rather to the ropes by ruse of the New Yorker, but the latter was prefoared and waged a stiff attack against Looey. landing several blows to the face and body. Looey was also stun& by 'breezing left hand DION or the ear. Rather operated his straight left shoulder blow in a rapid fire exchange of blows in the finale.
 Said Rather T'Butted' Him.
 In the opener, Rather brought the blood from Looey's nose with a pair of left waIlops, but they carried no great damage Looey. however. and evcned up matters in the second, although he returned to his corner with his damaged eye: Looey claimed Rather had "butted' him, but no kicks were registered with the referee.
 Bogash pushed matters in the fourth, landing several rights and 1efts. against Fathers facial apart the defensive. Looey also started out at a furious clip in the fifth and landed a series of rights and lefts, but they had no effect on Rather In this round Looey brought his crouching style into play and had his opponent baffled when the latter tried to return the attacks.
 1- Rather was the freSher man when they toed the scratch in the sixth. He got his left home to tooey on sev, Rather a wicked blow under the eye that parted the skin.
 Fight Yell Goes Up.
 There was a lot of side-stepping. ring juggling, hugging, etc, in the seventh and eighth. Looey nearly slipped to the floor in his corner while executing a fancy step and he fol- lowed it up by rushing Rather against the ropes. and pumping in an upper cut which delighted the Bogash ad- mirerS.
 In the next session Rather slipped in his corner. Looey sra cefully re- treated toward the center of the ring, giving Rather an opportunity to get his bearings Mild sort of punches were exchanged, but neither was hurt.