Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-16
MADDEN LOSES 10 NELSON WHEN HE
 INJURIES HIS ARM IN FOURTH ROUND

What had the maktnSS Of one of the | fastest bouts ever seen in this city was | brought to a sudden close at the end of | the fourth round When Frankie Madden | of Lowell, Mass, injured his right arm 1 while mixing it with Fighting Joe" Nel- l son of Philadelphia in the main bout Of the show put on by the National A. c of this city at Olympic hall on Friday eVen- l ing. In the semi-final bout Young Martin Flaherty won a technical knockout over Jack Kolberg of New York in the fourth round of their scheduled eight round mill. In the preliminary bout Pink Burns gain ed a decision over Jack Douglas of Lowell, Mass, in six rounds.
 The main bout started off with a whirl- wind of action and the fast pace was maintained while the bout lasted. Both Madden and Nelson were willing mixers from the start and some fast fighting was the result Madden appeared to be the faster of the two, but Nelson had the heavier punch. Madden had some clever foot work that stood him in good stead in keeping away from Nelsons swings and gave him an opportunity of sending over some stinging rights to Nelson's head and body. Nelson was almost as fast and had slight advantage in the mlxups but his blows did not seem to weaken the Lowell boy to any great ex- tent.
 The first round was practically even while the second was easily Madden's. In the third and fourth roun4s Nelson car ried the rifiht to Mauden and in these rounds had a very small margin on the Lowell boy. At the end of the fourth ! round Maduen went to his corner aP- parently all right, but ten seconuS before the firth complained that his arm hurt him and he eoulu not continue the bout. Dr. David A. Sussler examined Madden's arm but an exterior examination failed to show any injury although Mauden complained of intense pain. Madden said that the first he realized that his arm was injured was toward the end of the fourth round when he stopped one of l Mauaen's blows with his elbow and felt a sharp pain shoot from, the elbow to his hand. He tried to conceal the fact i but as the fifth round approached the pam became so bad that It was useless
 to continue. Nelson was then declared the wInner of the bout.
 l The local boxing commission ordered MadGen's money held up until a more thorough examination of his arm can be made. Madden will remain in town un- i til an examination can be made this morning by Dr. Sussler.
 1 This was a most unhappy ending for what would have been a top-notch bout but the fans took it all in good part and
 felt amply repaid by the fast action tn i the four rounds of the bout.
 The Semi-FinaI
 In the semi-tinal bout between Young Martin FIanerly won an easy ver.fcr i over Jack koib1rg of New York in four rounus Fianerty had the dge on kol- berg at the start and haI hip at his mercy ali the way through the ri5nt. koi- berS uId not lack any aSsreSsrVeness but { Was wanting in science. koIberk tried i to carry the fight to FIaherty put was met With a WIcked left jab and d hard l crossing right that found it's marks every 1 time. At the beginning Of the third round it was apparent that koiberg- had no chance and Wit alhe ciaret streaming ] from ms nose he kept at Flaherty only
 to receive further punishment. AL the i end of the third KoIberg was silppins i fast while Flaherty was as fresh as a
 daisy At the beginning Of the fourth round Flaherty waited for koiberg to i leau anu then crossed his right to Koi-
 herg's jaw. Kolberg Gazed by the blow
 ana went back against the ropes Fla
 herty bored in and following up his ad-
 vantage hammered Kolberg until his knees began to sag when Kotberg's Sec
 onds threw the towel into the ring
 saving Ln6lE DCy 1TOIn 1W1acE puulSh- ment. . " l The Preliminary Bout
 Jack Douglas of Lowell took terrific
 Iacing at the hanus of Pinkey Burns of
 New London III the opening bout of the show and it was only Douglass excellent
 condition and ability to absorb punish
 ment that saved hIm from S knockout.
 Douglas lacked experience and it was
 plainly evident Tn his defensive work
 but what he lacked in science he sure
 maue up in gameness. Burns opened | cut over Douglass eye in the early
 stages of the bout and then brought blood from his nose little later. With all the
 punishment he received he gave Burns
 someCnlng to rhlnra about many times Douglass was very slow in his defensive work and plainly showed his ackof ex' tptrience. It was sad that this was his first bout and if 1t is he mace credit
 able showing even though he lost ths fight.
 1 Billy Smith of South Norwalk refereed
 the bouts and gave thorough satisfac'
 tion keeping the boys fighting every min ute. Hugh Rorty of Hartford was an
 nouncer and Henry Myott was timer.
 The local commission had their frs taste of the game and acquitted them
 selves with credit. Another thing tha
 took place after the show was the making
 of Leo P. Flynn's representative takt
 out a state managers license and alst
 Martin Flaherry was made to take out 1
 managers license In. thIs state.
 On the whole the sncw was very goot
 and it seems that the boxing game ha!
 got away to good start in this city