The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-20
M'GINTY WINS A DECISION FROM KELLY IN 70 ROUNDSI
Petey Sarron Defeats Young Battling Kelly In Four Round Preliminary

In the greatest fight that has been seen at the Birmingham Athletic club in years. Johnny McGinty, bat ting Pratt City Irishman, whipped the veteran. Battling Kelly, in a To- round bout. McGinty displayed a style of fighting superior to any that he has ever shown here, and the veteran Battler could not stand up before his terrific attack to the stomach.
 Kelly missed often in the early rounds, while McGinty drove Kelly into the ropes on numerous occa- sions late fn the fight. The bout was hot and furious after the first round and in the tenth round the greatest bit of slugging ever seen in the B. A. c. ring was staged Both men went in for a knock out, and McGinty had Kelly groggy. His heavy right and left blows to the head jared Kelly to his toes, while his drives to the stomach propelled the Battler into the ropes often. If the bout had gone one round farther it is very likely that McGinty would have knocked out his man.
 The first roundwas featured by light exchange of blows, with neither man really rushing the fight. Kelly missed repeatedly in the first round on light swings to the head, while McGinty was merely jabbing to the face and stomach.
 The secopd round opened with the two men swapping blows. No telling blow was landed during the round, although many were struck. The honors were about even in this frame.
 Kelly opened the third with a rush, but McGinty checked him with a right and left to the face, and start ed his two-fisted attack that was later to win him the decision. Kelly used his "cork screw" effectively once in the round. with McGinty at tacking both head and body.
 Kelly landed his cork screw" three or four times during the fourth round, but MeGinty was landing some heavy blows to the stomach and wicked jabs to the jaw. Me Ginty landed four or five blows in quick succession that had telling effect.
 McGinty got in some of his crashing blows to the stomach in the fifth, while Kelly was largely on the de- fensive
 In the sixth McGinty was chasing Kelly during the latter part of the round and landed several heavy blows.
 In the seventh both men staged some tough slugging. The battling was fierce in this frame and both Me Ginty and Kelly took much punish nent.
 Tenth Hot Round.
 The eighth was a duplicate of the seventh. while in the ninth and tenth both men went in to get his man. The ninth was about even, but Nc Ginty had wide margin in the tenth. He was landing right and left blows to the stomach, and when he had Kelly weakened he concentrated his attack on the jaw but was never able to land the haymaker.
 Fans who saw the fight said it was the greatest they had seen in years, and 1t was well pleased crowd thai Tiled out of the gymnasium at the club. McGinty was carried enthusi- astically to his dressing room by his friends.
 It was announced before the fight that the winner would meet Jimmy tlnley at the B. A. c. two weeks from Monday night.
 In the preliminaries, Max Scholder and Kid Pacely wrestled to a draw in fast S-round bout. Although he was at a disadvantage from his light weight. Scholder put up a game scrap and after taking fall in the fourth round, came back in the seventh and threw the heavier wrestler with an arm lock, after throwing him over his shoulder.
 Petey Sarron spotted Young Bat ting Kelly 10 pounds and whipped him in a four-round bout. The fight was fast one and both men did some clever boxing.
 Paul McGinty won technical knockout over Ed Craddock in the second round. McGinty had Grad dock hanging on the ropes, groggy. and Referee Scholder stopped the bout
 Red" Campbell and J. D. Adams battled four rounds to a draw.
 Big Boy Edwards. from the lum- Der yard, met a fought fighter in Joe Carter of Atlanta, and won a draw. It was hefty slugging match, in which both men landed many haax..