South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-15
ROSENBURG Is NEW
MIDDLEWEIGHT KING
In new YORK STATE
Beats Phil Krug in Is Rounds
Now Recognized Champ
by n. Y. Commission.

NEW YORK. Aug. 10y A
P)-Dave Rosenberg OF Brooklyn.
battled his way 20 a 15-round VIC
tory on points over Phil Krug Of
Harrison. y. J.. and won the recog-
milton OF New York state boxing
commission as champion middle
weight OF the world az the New
York velodrome.
The comm iss,on ofrered 20 ac-
knowledge the winner OF this bout
as the champion when Johnny WI
son OF Boston. the legitimate title
| holder, declined the purse offered
him for q match with Rosenberg
Wilson remains the king OF the
middleweights outside New York
state.
Krus weighed 155 and Rosenberg
$50.
In the semi-lnal bout OF u
rounds Jack Wolfe, OF Clevelsnd.
won tho decision over Frankie Je-
rome OF the Bronx. Jerome led at
the han way mark and waz the ag-
gressor throughout but Woirs In
lighting wore him down.
Rosenberg kept the fighting a.
Gloss quarters IN the 1rst two
rounds. doing severe body punching
and staggering Krug IN the second
In the third Krug kept farther
away but Rosenberg drew blood
from his nose with left hooks The
crowd booed Rosenberg continually
for holding.
The fourth was tame but IN the
next session Rosenberg bored ef-
fectiveiy into the body and cuNed
his opponent with short right
hooks. missing several wide Swings
The Brooklyn boy landed at viii I'm
| the sixth bouncing Krug all over
/ the ring and weIring him down
Rosenberg sent Krug 20 his knees
in the seventh with lefts 20 the Jaw
/ but could not follow up. Krug
groggy. held on grimly and fought
back. Krug came dashing back in
the eighth but before the round
/ ended he was almost exhausted
from a severe body drubbiug and
staggered 20 the ropes with both
/ fists Rosenberg rocked Krugs head
IN the ninth but then swung wildly
and missed a dozen chances for
/ knockout
The tenth was a repetition OF the
three preceding rounds. Krag again
being sent 20 the ropes but later
landing a few blows. Krug dashed
10 the attack in the eleventh and
won much applause against the
slow, Indifferent work OF his oppo-
nent. Krug rega!ned strength IN the
! 18th, a slow session.
Rosenberg regained the mastery
/ in the 18th but contented himself
with hard body blows, slowing up
when on the verge OF the finishing
/ blow. Krug was almost OF his feet
several times In the fourteenth but
] Rosenberg invariably covered him
| self up and then sought Krug's body.
| Rosenberg. however, only enjoys
/ the itle IN this state, as no other
! regulatory body has upheld the
ruling which deprived the regular
champion OF his title because ne de-
/ clined the purse proposed 20 him
/ for a match with the Brooklyn boy
] Omcially, the winners title IS
'middleweight champion OF the
world in New York state"
The victory OF Rosenberg Mon
1 day night did not stamp him as OF
/ championship calibre. Had he been
fast thinker and sufficiently agile
| he could have delivered a knockout
Y IN one OF the early rounds for his
! blows contained driving power that
was devastating. The winner ap-
/ peared phiegmatic and slow but
/ methodical.
/ His chief attack was short left
| drive IN the pit OF the stomach
which ne never followed up. Sew
eral times ne staggered Krug with
right and left crosses but then COW
cred up, guarding his jaw from his
] battered and helpless opponent.