Evening star., 1923-03-18
SCORES ON POINTS
IN 2O-ROUND BOUT
Irish-American Is Victor in
Disappointing Contest in
Dublin Arena.

press association says that soon
after his fight with Sikh TO-DAY,
McIigue was taken to a hospital
with a painful injury of the
hand. An examination revealed
that his right thumb had been
broken.
IN UBLIN, March l7.-Mike
| McTigue, the Irish-American
:. fighter, is now the world
lIght-heavyweight champion and
European heavyweight champion.
and Georges Carpenter can no
longer regain the honors he lost
to Battling" Ski by a return match
with the deposed Senegales.
Mcllgue gained the decision from
slkl at the Scala Theater in a TWEEN
ty-rouhd contest tonight. NcTigue
won on points at the end of the coue ne
TEST, but later Sikh was reported 10
nave disagreed vigorously and ex-
pressed his intention Of challenging
the decision.
Carpenter came from PARTS with
MS manager and sat at the ringsIde
he watched the progress of the con
TEST not only with intense interest
put apparent satisfaction. He an
close o
tne Hsht, 10 challenge the winner.
Contest Is Disappointing.
As a ring battle, the fight proved
disappointing. There Was was u much
swinging and sidestepping but no
knockdowns were scored. and neither
man showed any particular sign of
battle at the end.
One of the most exciting features
or the whole affair was the possi-
bility that the Irish irregularS would
interrupt the proceedings with
bomb, but the government had taken
precautions, with soldiers stationed
at various points around the theater.
and, beyond one explosion a short
distance from the battle-ground, there
was no trouble. and the fight pro-
ceeded on its long and tiresoEe way.
The men entered the ring at 8:15.
and although both We're well received,
the Irishman, naturally, was the
| favorite. 1t was evident from the
start that McTigue had d prearranged
plan aimed at letting the Senegalese
| tire himself out. He let Sikh do the
swinging, while he did the ducking
and dancing about. Sikh tried many
| times during the early rounds with
| long and vicious right and left swings,
| but they found no mark; he was
| clearly puzzled at the tactics of his
| opponent Then when he forced Nc
| Tigue to the ropes. which he did sew
| eral times, the 1rishman came back
work out to the center of the ring
| without having received material
| damage.
McTigue Good Sprinter.
McTigue used his left to jab at
Skis face. but put little force into
his efforts. which were apparently
directed mainly at irritating the
Senegalese and to give him an op-
portunity to wear himself out with
continual swinging. McTigue slid or
hoped around the ring for SO many
rounds that his supporters became
anxious or discoura ged, and shouted:
Hit him, Mike; put him OUT"
Sikh, whose wrath it was expected
would rise quickly under these tao
tics, held his temper admirably, and
showed signs of surprise when Nc
Tigue succeeded in avoiding his
fiercest blows. 1t was not until the
eleventh round that first blood was
drawn, the 1rishman's forehead show
ing a slight cash. Soon after that
Sikh was bleeding from the lips.
The Senegalese tried hard TO get at
McTigue i'll the twelfth round. but
| McTigue's ability at sidestepping
kept him out of danger, and Sikh was
| unable to reach him effectively. In
| the thirteenth the Irishman ducked to
avoid vicious left swing and hooked
| Sikh with his right. He seemed all
| special opportunity. while Sikh used
| both hands equally at all stages of
, the battle.
| Some Action Develops.
| After the fourteenth round McTigue
| began TO fight; he forced the pace. and
| Sikh made a rather steady acquain-
| tance with the ropes. McTigue evil
dently figured that the time for MAX
ing his bid had come, and he got home
many times on the black mans ribs.
In the eighteenth Sikh showed
| rising temper, and was stamping
| viciously on the floor while McTigue
kept worrying him with vicious right
prods. Cheers greeted the sudden
awakening of the Irish favorite, and
there were signs of depression on the
face of the Senegalese. When he
came up for the nineteenth Sikh
showd signs Of punishment; he had
lost some of his dash and was not as
enteTprising as had been the case in
the early rounds. McTigue was wary
and took no chances. He had dis
tinctly the better of this round.
though his opponent reached his ribs
number of times.
In the twentieth and last round Nc
Tigue went in hard and punished
Sikh severely In the face. He was
still on the offensive when the bell
rang.
| Never Champion i'm L. $.