Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12

11-(AP)-Paul Berlenbach of AS
toria, n. Y, worlds light heavy.
weight champion, sensationally de-
tended his title tonight when he
scored a technical Knockout over
Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo, n. Y, in
the eleventh round of Is round en-
counter at the American League
baseball park.
The fight by rounds follows:
(By the Associated Press
Round one-Slattery started to
dance around the champion with
lightning speed. They exchanged
light blows. Slattery pulled up an
uppercut TO the champions jaw
They clinched. Both landed to the
head. The champion staggered Stat
terry with right to body. Another
uppercut rocked Berlenbach. A
straight right and left to jaw backed
the champion to the ropes. Slattery
was boxing prettily. They were
dancing at the bell.
Round two-Slattery led with
right to head but took Berlenbach's
heavy right in return. Berlenbach
chased his challenger half way
around the ring. Berlenbach scored
to the body at close quarters. The
champion rushed Slattery TO the
corner and had him groggy with a
furious charge. A heavy right sent
Slattery back on ihseesl
Slattery back on his heels. They
were in clnch at the bell
Round three-Slattery crashed to
Berlenbachs body. Slattery's left
jab was botherins the champion.
Berlenbach slowed Slattery with a
~i,rlat 10 1in N
wrestling. The champion was land
ing frequently to Slattery's head and
body. A smashing left square 20
the face had Slattery groggy and he
reeled about the ring in uncertain
fashion hanging on to the champion
whenever possible. The champion
was weakening his opponent with
his heavy blows. The bell found the
challenger in a groggy condition.
Round four-Slattery continued to
dance around with Berlenbach right
after him. Slattery looped weak
right to the champions head. Ber-
lenbach was frantically endeavoring
to get over his finishing right A
left to the chin sent Slttery Keeling
again. The challenger got over
pretty right to the face and followed
it with an uppercut and another
right. Both missed weak jabs as the
gong sounded
Round Five-Slattery staggered Ber-
lenbach with bouncing right to the
chin. A right slipped off the chal-
lenger's jaw without harm. Slattery
started TO punch with Berlenbach and
held his own in an interesting Skin
mish. A straight right and left backed
Slattery to the ropes. Slattery jabs
were bothering Berlenbach. The Buff
falo lad was coming back. The crowd
was in an uproar and straw hats came
from all directions as the bell found
Berlenbach on the defensive.
Round Satisfactory rocked Berlen-
bach with stiff uppercut. The cham
pion sent his challenger's head back
with bis lunging left. Slattery was
boxing cleverly Slattery put across
pretty straight right which sent Ber-
lenhach back to his heels. They trad
ed BODY blows Every other charge
was a clinch. Just as the bell rang
Slattery sank right to Berlenbach's
ribs.
Round Seven-Berlenbach landed
pretty right but took three left jabs
to the head The challenger doubled
Berlenbach with a well-timed right to
the stomach. Another right caught
Rerlenbachs unprotected chin. Slat-
terry landed right to chin and clinched
to save himself There was much
wrestling, pulling and hanging on by
both principals Slattery measured
Berlenbach with a right to the head
lust as the bell stopped the round.
Round Eight-Berlenbach turned
Slattery half way round with right
to head. Three times Slattery's gloves
found Berlenbac chs face without re-
turn. The referee was continually
prying them from a clinch. Berlenbach
almost foorcd Slattery with left to
the head. The Buffalo boy staggered
half way across the ring. Slattery
took three for enc in mixup in the
center of the ring. The bell fous /
them clinched.
Round Nine-A hard right to the
chin staggered Berlenbach as the
round opened. Slattery took a right
to the body, but he was going away.
Slattery landed to the head and
body and then tied Berlenbach in a
clinch. A right to the heart slowed
the champion. A crashing left square
to the face almost fioored the chal-
lenger, but he weathered the storm.
The bell found them sparring for
an opening.
Round Ten-A left sent Slattery
to the ropes. Slattery's style was
bothering Berlenbach. Berlenbach
walked into a hard right. Every
other charge ended in clinch.
Three times Berlenbach landed to
the head and Slattery's knees sag
ged. A left staggered Slattery to