The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

to the body and head. The bell rang
as they were sparring.
Round Six
Stribling rushed in and landed his
left to the jaw. They wrestled in
clinch and the Georgian pounded the
back of McTigue's head. Stribling land
ed hard right hook to the champions
head. McTigue showed little aggressive
ness and seemed content to block and
ciinch. Stribling jabbed with his light
ming. left repeatedly without drawing
a return. He Jared the champion with
one punch to the jaw, but took a
right in return. McTigue landed a right
to the ribs at the bell.
Round Seven
McTigue opened the round with his
first real attack, landing a right and
left to the head. Stribling, however,
Jared the champion with a straight
left to the chin, but took left to
the ribs. Stribling landed a smackihg
over-handed right to the neck. The
Georgian shot in a stiff left and crossed
with right to the head. They were
sparring at the bell.
Round Eight
Striblins battered the champion about
the body and head as they clinched.
The champion was forced to the ropes
by rush but blocked most of his Op-
ponent's blows. Stribling repeatedly
tried to lead in with his left, but the
champion frustrated most of these at
tackS with his defensive cleverness.
There was little clean-cut action be-
cause of the frequent clinching tactics
of both men at close quarters. The
round ended as Stribling -ducked a
left.
Round Nine
McTigue landed both hands to the
body, but took a jOlting left to thu
jaw as he backed out of the clinch.
Both were wild with right leads and
the youngster blocked the champions
left. Stribling rocked McTigue with
two hard rights to the head, but the
champion covered quickly. McTigue
seemed dazed and took a left to the
ear. Stribling missed a right as they
emerged from a clinch at the bel.
Round Ten
thrilling crashed a left and right to
the jaw, but McTigue clinched and
countered with a right to the head.
McTigue ducked a wild rush and Strib-
ling brought~-a roar from the crowd
by jumping up and down. Stribling
knocked McTigue down with a right
to the jaw. He followed with a fierce
attack as the champion got up, but was
wild. McTigue clinched and backed
around the ring. Stribling drove in a
left but the champion clinched agian.
Stribling drove McTigue to the ropes
and battered the champion fiercely. Nc
Tigue, badly dazed, staggered to his
corner at the bell and the crowd was
in an uproar.
Round Eleven
Stribling opened with a vicious at
tack to the body and forced the cham
pion to the ropes. McTigue chung tight
ly to his opponent in the clinches but
was an easy target for the Georgian's
left. Stribling was wild in his seeming
over-anxiety to land a knockout. Nc
Tigue jabbed lightly with his left to
the jaw. The champion forced fire.
Quent clinches and stayed on the de-
fensive. The bell rang as they were
broken apart.
Round Twelve
Stribling drove the champion to the
ropes and landed with his left in the
clinch. McTigue blocked another right
and boxed cautiously. The Georgian
was short with his left and missed a
left swing to the head. McTigue danced
out of reach of another wild right.
The Georgian tried hard to land, but
the champions stiffness kept him out
of reach of most of the youngsters
lunges. The crowd shouted for Strib-
ling to score a knockout.
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