The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-11

tilities the green banner of defiai camp, and there was no banner trai ereing the Herring McMahon bout, shouts of enthusiasm and approval
 Herring and McMahon, as pretty a pair of aces as any fight club ever drew, undoubtedly staged the best flight of years at the Athletic club Each husky battler was mbued with the spirit of fight last night, and there was not one moment in last nights affair which lacked action and thrills in abundance.
 Two Top Notch Boys
 Both men were willing. both had the stuff" and both applied 1t in large and generous portions. There were no ham and eggers' In last nights main bout. and the slugging that followed when Patsy McMahon aroused the ire of peppery Red Her ring by landing a blow flush on Reds chin for clean knockdow in the second round was of the kind thai makes champions, not the give and take, overland failing of a pair oi amateurs.
 Although there were lots of fant at last nights fight who thought Her. ring won the fight. there were very few protests registered. Herring really did lead his opponent in mat. ter of rounds won, but to the casua observer, reviewing the fight as a whole and not by sessions, the i'm pression received would be that oi Ia ion. Herring lost no prestige by tho verdict. going as draw, while harm might be done by giving the fight to Red on a shade.
 Both In Condition
 Both Herring and McMahon were in condition last night else they could not possibly have maintained the terrifice pace they set through out the fight Their blows had tht steam of condition behind them, whil, the manner in which each absorbed punishment was evidence enough O the splendid shape they were in.
 There was action in the first round MeMahon, hardly awaiting the open ing tap of the gong, rushed Herring to the ropes and started a right anc left battery that required all thu evasive skill of Herring to avoid McMahon landed some solid punches but Herring rallied in the last hal and boxed himself to a draw.
 Herring In Trouble
 A short, jolting right hand smasl to the jaw sent Herring down for tn count of five in the second round and Red took four more, arising a nine. He met MeMahon coming In smashing his right to the wind. H held the Indianapolis boy off an etc f...k streaming down his face told of tn agony, physical and mentally. he wa | going through.
 McMahon. biding his time, agai shot his right through in the thir 1 round flooring Herring again. l looked bad for the Birmingham boy but Red gamely gained his feet, an somehow stood up under batter, of rights and lefts until the gonI sounded.
 In the fourth. Herring changed hi style of battling, using his left. H repeatedly jabbed McMahon in tn face, starting a cut over the left eye He pecked away at this sore spot and soon had bruised McMahon ul quite bit. Herring shifted rapidly and won the session by mile, shoot ing his left out and his right In wit extreme accuracy and science. Red Gets Revenge
 The fifth round saw sudden shift ing of the trend of events. Herrinj started off cautoiusly, keeping up hi 1abbing. McMahon grew careless fo the fraction of a second, long enougl for the pistonlike right of Red Her ring to shoot through, landing flusl on McMahon's neck. As Patsy sa.Ege | and slowly fell back. Herring charge in like q tiger. landing two har rights to the jaw. McMahon wen down, unconscious for at least fou seconds. He came to, shook his head l rubbed his battered neck and rose gritting his teeth as Dave Evan tolled off the count of nine. Her ring landed another hard right O. McMahon's jaw, and Patsy went dow again, as the gong sounded. McMaho was not out, though, for he rose an started chopping away at Red. Day Evans had to pull the boys apart an send them to their corners. Tha ] round evened matters up, each fighte having won two sessions, with tn | first even.
 For two rounds more Herring re ] lied on his science and speed to bo | himself to round wins. His left ia was worrying McMahon. while hi l right carried threat enough to caus | Patsy to turn his shoulder when Her rings right started into action. Herring, battered but fghtinl gamely from gong to gong, rs ceived another hard jolt in tn eighth, when the two boys accident ally bumped heads. Herring, con