The New York herald., 1922-01-07
CHANEY BOXES TOO
FAST FOR HERMAN
Baltimore Feather Earns De-
cision in One Of the Best
Bouts Of Season.
BIG CROWD IN GARDEN
Valgar and Walker Draw More
'Boos' Than Cheers for
Timid Affair.
BY CHARLES r. MATH1soN.

BY CHARLES r. MATHIsON.
In one of the most exciting feather
weight battles ever seen in Madison
Square Garden. Andy Chaney of Balti-
more last night outpointed Babe Her
man Of California. Every one Of the
ten rounds bristled with action. and the
great throng was in an uproar through
out The boys fought at top speed from
the first gong to the last, and there was
not dull minute except those between
rounds.
Chaney. a veteran, with an eye on the
title Of the featherweight class. never
fought better in his life. In truth he
was compelled to do his best, for In Her.
man he had q worthy foeman. The Cal
1fornian was dangerous every minute Of
the fight. and his right hand was q mem
ace to his opponent many times. Her.
man landed flush on CLANCY. and sew
eral times Chaney's head bobbed with
the impact. But CLANCY was not de-
ficient In the matter Of jolting the jaw.
and once or twice caused Hermans
knees to sag. Chaney's margin of ad-
vantage lay In the fact that he landed
four blows to Herman's one.
Chaney did nearly all the leading and
was the aggressor from start to finish.
CLANCY was the better boxer Of the pair,
and he avoided large majority Of Her
mans well meant shots. CLANCY earned
the decision by safe margin, and the
hooting that followed the award came
from the partisans of Herman and was
uncalled for.
Fireworks at the start.
They started at q furious pace, each
getting home to body and face with
heavy shots. Herman staggered Clancy
twice with hard rights to the head.
CLANCY did effective work on body
and head at close range in the second.
but Herman retaliated with two hard
jolts to the jaw that shook CLANCY to
his heels. rs
Clancy worried Herman in the third
with left to tho face and a right to
the ribs. but the Portuguese slipped over
a few rights to the jaw. Shortly before
the bell CLANCY larded hard on the jaw.
and Ha~man's knees sagged.
The men fought in whirlwind style In
the fourth. each trying for Knockout.
They exchanged resounding thumps on
face and body, but both were strong
and aggressive at the bell
Herman landed a series of terrific
rights and left hand Jolts to the face
in the fifth and CLANCY returned them
with interest Chimney seemed bit slow
at the bell.
CLANCY delivered many effective
rights to the body In the sixth and also
staggered his man with left to the
chin
Herman Batters Chaney.
Herman started the seventh with
rush and battered CLANCY all about the
ring. The veteran kept his head and
pulling himself together gave Herman n
dose OF his own medicine. Just before
the bell Herman got to the Jaw with
heavy joIts and CLANCY was unsteady
as he went to his corner.
Clancy did the major part of the
execution in the eighth, although both
Rad slowed a bit from their previous ex-
ertions.
CLANCY outboxed Herman in the
ninth. landing a succession of left
lianders and avoiding Hermans right
hand shots.
Clancy used his left with great fire.
quency in the last round. but Herman
got in one good punch to the Jaw
CLANCY got the decision.
Aside from the Chaney-Herman bout
the incident next In the matter of ex-
element was the appearance of Fred
Fulton. who Is to box Bailey Madden |
next Friday.
Jimmy Kelly. veteran middleweight |
" The Bronx. who possesses indomitable |
lighting spirit and much strength, gave |
4 severe drubhing to frankie Jones of |
California. Kelly played with his op-
)onent with heavy smashes to face and
body In every round. and in the fifth ses-
sion had the Californian In distress.
Jones was on the defensive for the
greater part OF the bout, but occasion-
lily cut loose with light left hand to
<elly's face. Jones did much clinching
ind was not partial to the punching he
-eceived.
Kelly received the award of the
Judges, as he won by wide margin.
GoIdstein stops Davis.
Abe Goldstein. hard hitting bantam.
lsed Andy Davis of Salt Lake City for
punching bag. Davis accepted a sug-
,estion from the referee In the sixth
ound that he had done enough fighting
or ono night. The sixth round had gone
wo minutes forty seconds when Davis
etired. beaten. Davis had little to COM
mend him but courage. He was awk-
yard and unscientific. and while he tried
ard he was Ineffective.
Goldstein staggered Davis with hard
lights to tho jaw in the third. and in
he fifth he was in distress. Davis was
opelessly beaten In the sixth when he
ecided TO stop. Go'dstein weighed
15 u pounds and Davis III. Davis was
substitute for Billy Marlowe. who
allied TO appear.
vaIgar and walker Slow.
Benny valgar received the award of
he judges over Archie Walker in a ten
ound contest. The bout was so poor
a all respects that the crowd hooted
requently. Walker and valgar both !
eemed timid and backward about lead
ng. valgnr depended on left TO the
ody while Walkers right for the jaw
-as hts main reliance. He staggered
'algar several times with rights to the
aw but failed to bring him down.
valgar pummoled Walker In the body ]
I close quarters, Walker being unused
0 that style OF warfare The crowd
Id not like the performance of the {,
,rrer amateur and expressed their dis
pproval In no uncertain manner.
Walker made n lamentable showing. He
eemed unsteady on his pins and slipped
, the floor half dozen times. lie was
ow with his hands and feet and seemed
fraid to mix IT,
valgar was little better than his OPP
onent. The so-called French flash was
3 slow as n truck horse and his leads
ere wild and fell short.
Mathiescn Coming to Skate.
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