The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-28
BERLENBACH BOXES
 STRIBLING TO DRAW
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 Refree Calls Bout Even

encounters of more than six rounds .Stribling is only 19.
 They were closely matched phyiscal. ly, each weighing 16714 pounds.
 In the opening four-round match, Julio Ferrandez,, Uruguay lightweight champion, won a judges decision over Red Cap Wilson of New York.
 Joe Ryder of Brooklyn won a judges 1 verdict over Danny Lee of New York in tame 12 rounds.
 K. o. Phil Kaplan of New York won decisively over Eddie BurnbrOok of Camp HOlabird, Mr., in 12-rOund semi-final. Kaplan weighed 151h ; Burnbrook, 146:
 The two principals entered the ring at the same time at 10 :S5 o'clock. | Stribling had his hair parted in the mid i dle instead of the customary pOmpa- dour. Both fighters weighed 16715
 - FIRST ROUND
 The fight started at 1O:3O o'clock. Str1bling landed the first blow, q weak left to the hea, dancing away from Berlenbach's heavy counter. They wrestled about the ring, Berlenbach en- deavoring to get in his heavy punches, Stribling keeping out of range and jab- ping with. his left. Stribling mixed with two lefts. Both missed left leads. There was much clinching. They ex- changed body blows at close range. They were fighting fiercely at the bell.
 SECOND ROUND
 ,Stribling got in let jab, but missed a right follow. Berlenbach ! VNics aft DnNt, V.e leads. Stribling landed on Berlenbach's s jaw and the New Yorker dove into a clinch. Stribling followed with a right to the jaw. They wrestled in Strlbling' s corner, pulling and hauling desperately. Berlenbach landed his left to Stribling' s jaw. Repeatedly the southerner put his left across. Stribling's famous overland right came into play at this point and the referee warned him for using his knee. They were in clinch at the bell.
 THIRD ROUND
 They met in the center of the ring ir a furious exchange of blows and wrestled to the ropes, where Berlen- bach almost fell out of the ring when one of his rights missed its mark. Strib- ling put over pretty right uppercut and followed with right and left to the head. Stribling got over a beauti- full short right to Berlenbach's head and followed with n left to the jaw, which staggered the New Yorker. They were sparring at the bell.
 FOURTH ROUND
 They exchanged hard rights to the head. They led furiOusly around the ring. Stribling jabbed with his left and crossed with his right to Berlenbach's s jaw. The New Yorker missed a right. They were warned for pushing and pull ing in the clinches. Berlenbach missed left and took right to the body in return. Stribling staggered Berlenbach followed with a left to the head sent Berlenbach back on his heels.
 FIFTH ROUND
 They both missed rights. Stribling | tying up Berlenbaeh in the clinches. Berlenbach chased Stribling about the ring, finally landing his right weakly to his rivals jaw. Stribling landed twice with his left jab. Both landed heavy rights to the body. They were jockeying as the bell ended the round.
 SIXTH ROUND
 They exchanged blows furiously at close range. Stribling staggered Berlen- bach with a left to the jaw, but went back to his heels when Berlenbach's s crushing right landed sqlarely on Stribling's jaw. They continued to ] wrestle about the ring. Striblings nose i was bleeding. Berle 1bach took hard right to the body. They clinched. Stribling was getting bis left jab over continuously. The Nell found them sparring for openings