The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
BURKE LOSES IN BOUT AT B. A. (.
Preliminary Boys Pro- gram Features Local
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E Red Burke and Young Battling Rel ley; whose name is something else, put on comprehensive act on the Bir. mingham Athletic clubs preliminary boys program Monday night. These two ambitious hopefuls were booked for the last bout on the bill, which some times is the main fight, and in 10 rounds save the fans more varied ac- ton than they had paid to see. How. eyer, the performance was scheduled as a fight and a decision was given by Referee Dave Evans, Kelley won the fight, he adjudged, and there could be little room for controversy, for Kelley swung many more times than Burke and the law of averages gave him the bout. Otherwise, Burke ducked into enough of his swings to get himself somewhat mussed up toward the end. E But for the varietysof the attraction 1t was all there. For wrestling, both were adopts. Kelley secured perfect headlock in. the tenth and prospects seemed bright for his winning a fall, but the referee ruled the hold a stran- gle. As for stunts, both were contor- tionistss of the highest degree, while Kelley's imitation of flying fish was strikingIy natural. - ~
 But it was apparent that the rounds grew long for both young men as the bout neared it's close and their gloves grew heavy. Often the weight of them would pull their arms down to their sides. Once Kelley's jerked him down for the count of one. The fight was four rounds too long for either. The most striking shortcoming of the performance was the unwillingness of either to stand up and mix it at short range. Neither was inclined to that punishment, consequently there was much covering. a lot of running and plenty of holding. The bout was in- terely uninteresting as a boxing exhibi- tion.
 Hitting throughout the bout was at no stage of such intensity that knock out was likely to result. Kelley land ed some good oblows but instead of fol- lowing them up would invariably prance off down the ring and leave his man to follow. Burke kept coming in rather consistently but his poor de- fense laid him open to many blows. Broad expanse of back greeted both fighters many times for neither was ad. verse to turning his back on his op- ponent when the milling grew hot, or rather warm. Both boxers missed many open chances and wild swinging was predominant.
 Kelley and Esroderick Slug
 However, there were one or two ,slugging contests on the bill which re- deemed it. BoiIermaker Kelly and Larry Broderick pulled a four-round contest in which both men went into the fray intent on doing damage. Both were content to confine their activities to slugging and little holding or in- fighting was included. Kelly swinging a terrific right and Broderick packing a hard-hitting left, the two made up match of the same caliber of boxers but opposite in attack. 1-.
 Kelley rushed Broderick during the first round and got in quite few blows but took quite few in return. In the second round Broderick stopped his opponent with terrific blow over the heart and Kelly went down for nine. He was in a bad way until the end of the round but came back 4n the third and fourth and put up good enough scrap to have the bout called draw.
 Sarron K. O.'s Moreno
 Petey Sarron disposed of Tony Moreno in the second round. These two midget sluggers beat a tattoo with the gloves upon each other during the first round but in the second Sarron began put ting steam behind his blows and driv. ing them straight in. Moreno Hoped after a gruelling attack.
 Kid Mack, erstwhile Battling Spark Plug. won bout from Bogie Saab in six rounds. Mack got the jump on his opponent and landed some telling blows early in the round. In the fourth he gave Saab quite q bit of punishment but he stayed in the ring to the last.
 His biggest weapon was a left jab which Saab could not avoid and he stopped his opponents rushes on n.y. mefous occasions. A right to the eye left cut and a wallop on the nose. brought blood. so Saab was somewhat tinted as the bout nearcd the finish.
 Two midget wrestelrs put on hard fought a three-round contest.