New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

Gathering gpecd and ntrsr ar the
fight progrcr5cd, The battling rrishnsn
rent into the lead ia the sevenlh
round. and from then until the Guso
tho result ras pcfcr in doubt. lfieher'8
only hone of victory in Tho lat half Of
tho row nae through knock out, and
he stro' fraDticailv 10 pot over
uallop that would fstfon Nike Tae
latter va too strong and too closor
for him, and although tho sat
city scrappor caught him fush on the
Jaw on moro than ono occarioa tbeso
smashcg lacked the power 70 do fhe
bUsineeg.
After la ing been gsJly battered for
five rounds. Young fisher launched \
furious attack in the thirteenth aud
rushed McljgUe AL Or the ing. Mix
TaS literally sw-pt Of his pins under
the blizzard cf biops 18th vhici1 tho
un state bsttler deluged him. While
The crowd hoVled in cloe Young Fi-hcr
slashed Nike With vld lcfts and right
and cont him scvttliug dong the ropes
IN hurried retreat. Y ben the bell
rang Nike Wa9 backed iuto corner.
and n'ss doing hat ho could 70 ueath-
or the hurricane of nitts that va
blowing his way
f;eher Was GrcEr~
J hi.. tho thirteenth. pas the oale
round after The aeventh in u-hich tho
HJracuse slugger could ho said 70 lac
osd tho better Of tho milling The
furY Of this last desperate onalaught
appeared 10 sap most Of Fishers
strength and III tho fourteenth and
fifteenth cantos he vas mari, FOR Nc
lgue's .oarchinC left and his pile
driving right Nlo devoted fso lat
TWO stanzss to 2 rcuutcr attack 8lich
All but finished the rugged up-sfster.
Fisher was groggy, Dig and lettering
"hen the repeated Changing Or the bell
announced that the pair had reached
'oc end Of their four-tisted joUruey.
More than $500 persons savv tho bout
It az The biggest crowd tho popular
Pioneer Club ever handled
McTigUc's victory MAKE kim again
= leading contender for the world
nldtle"elght championship. title non
held By johnny Wilson, Of Boston. II
H'pea out Tho defeat that he sustained
at Fishers hands in Syracuse 4 fegv
weeks ago and substantiates McTigue's
alib offered on that occaz sion. vnicA
as to tho effect that he was suffering
WITH Nrenched shoulder a. the time
Joe Humphreys. the indefati-abla
announcer. rolunteered tho information
that McIiguo weighed l6l >. while
oung Fisher balanced tho beam az ls2
Fisher is DARK completed gent.
built somewhat along the lines Of
Mack truck. He stands 2 full head
shorter than his opponent. and vas at
distinct Disadvantage in tho matter
OF reach. 1t vas the first time .he
s. yracuse Wop had been seen in . local
ring.
Battered McTigue in Second
Fishers rushing tactics in the early
part Of the fight gave him slight adj
vantage IN the first three rounds and
seemed to disconcert the rang Mike.
in the second round ne battered Nc
liguc to the ropes and Was 0usiy or
gagged in slamming away a Jaw and
body when Mike suddenly let loose
lett hook that nearly fioored the Italian
His left hand is Fishers best weapon
and he used this to great advantage
in the carly milling IN the third
round Mike couldn't seem to keep his
Jaw away from Fishers port nit. He
vas jabbed TO the ropes repeatedly.
The fight slowed to walk in the
fourth and The crowd began 70 stamp
for action. In The fifth McIisuo beat
tattoo on Fishers ribs, but was
driven to the ropes before q series Of
force left jabs as the session ended,
The frst round in which McTigue had
a real lead over his opponent was the
sixth, when he slammed the Italian
half way through the ropes with
couple Of swats TO the jaw. tie re-