The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14

Stribling Is a good little boxer, but last nights bout produced only a mild sensation on local fans. IL was too much StrIbling and his left hand.
 May Need That Right
 Young Stribling can get by with that style of fighting against some boys, seemed to be the concensus of opinion among local fans. "bus when he goes up against a good two listed fighter he'll need that right hand. If he's got it, all well and good, but if he hasn't, he will be out of luck against real top notch boxer"
 Sailor Blanque showed very little in his bout with Stribling last night. A willingness to stand up and take a merciless jabbing from his oppo- nent was about all Blanque showed, and the Macon lad had little trouble in coming out ahead.
 The bout last night did not at all come up to expectations of local fans. h his previous bouts here Blanque Has exhibited genuine fierceness, and real ability at getting in and miying it with his opponent. Last night, for some reason or other, he stood back and boxed it out with Stribling. His youthful opponent utilized his longer reach to good ad- vantage, and a whipping left jab kept Blanque at long distance, and the New Orleans tar didn't stand q show.
 BIanqUe'S Only Round
 In only one round, the tenth, did Blaque show anything resembling the form local fans attributed to him. In Nthat session he sailed in, began fighting in close, and took the ses- sion, the only one he won last night. <rhe others, with the exception of the eighth, were Stribling's The eighth was draw.
 The two boys were slow in start ing, and did little but Spar in the first round. Three left jabs were landed soldly by Stribling, and these gave him the round.
 Stribling again landed his jabs at the close of the round, and took the second session. In the third round StriblnE tried a bit of slugsing in clinch, and seemed to take Blanque by surprise. The .round was Strib- ltng's.
 Blanque landed his first solid blow in the fourth, a swinging right to the jaw, but Stribling came back with some more left jabs and hook or two. taking the round.
 StribIinE Wins Some More
 The fifth, sixth and seventh rounds were als Striblings. Each was marked by incessant use of his left jab by Stribling, with 8 few left hooks to the chin. In the latter part of the seventh, Stribling opened up with bit of two handed work. and landed some telling blows.
 The eighth round was even. Blanque landed short arm Jolts with his right. to offset the lefts of Stribling.
 The ninth was mere repetition of SO many of the proceeding rounds. Stribling, by using his left exclu- siyely outpointed Blanque and won the session.
 In the tenth, Blanque opened up and succeeded in getting in at close range. He outfought Stribling in this round, and won the session, although a left jab opened cut under Blanque's right eye.
 There was no doubt about the win ner, and the crowd hardly remained to witness Dave Evans raise Strib >ling's arm as winner.
 The bout last night was something of disappointment. Stribling wouldn't show the fans what he had. and Blanque landed only about three decent blows.
 Dave Evans refereed in great fash ion, while Jack Mccain announced in great fashion.
 Preliminaries
 Last nights preliminaries were the redeeming feature of the card. Some