Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
BERLENBACH RETAINS TITLE IN
FURIOUS FIGHT WITH DELANEY

lenDach down with well-timed right
to the jaw and the champion took q
count of three before he came up.
Blood trickled from his mouth. 1t
was vicious knockout blow. Delaney
was cool as he started to deliver the
blow which would change the cham
pionship, but Berlenbach covered COM
pletely. The ball rang with the fight
ers dancing cautiously.
Round Five-Delaney Jabbed with
his left and Berlenbach backed away
A tantalizing jab brought fresh blood
from Delaney's nose. Delaney clever
ly blocked left lead and kept stick
ing his left jab into Berlenbachs face.
Another singing jab lent the cham
plon into clinch. A well delivered
right sent Berlenbtch to his heels.
Both bled as the fight assumed faster
proportions. Delaney staggered Ber-
lenbach with his wicked right Just be-
fore the bell
Round --Berlenbach stuck his
right jab into Delaneys face and the
challenger slipped to the ring in go
ing away. Delaney continued to tor
ment the champion with his tantaliz-
ing jab. Delaney was boxing clever
ly and the champion could not get
set for punch. Another well-tim
right to the jaw forced Berlenbach TO
clinch. A second one backed him to
the ropes. Berlenbach landed his left
to the nose and the blood flowed
more freely. Ber,enbach landed Il
vicious body blow as the bell ended
the round.
Rond Seven-Rerlenbach rushed at
his challenger with flying fists. land
ing both to the face. but Delaney
boxed himself away. Berlenbach
sank a left to Delaney's intersection
but Delaney turned the champion
around with a right to the jaw. Two
smacking left jabs stung Berlenbach.
Another crashing right caught Ber-
lenbach on the jaw and he backed
away The challenger started an up
percut ut it went wild. Delaney was
jabbing away as the bell rang.
Round Eight-Both poked away
with weak jabs. A vicious left jab
bounced off Berlenbach's brow and
before he could make a return an
other arrived. The third left jab
caught Berlenbach coming in and he
landed two good blows to the body.
Delaney was landing his jab fire.
quently. crossing with his right at
intervals, and the blood streamed
from the champions nose and
mouth. Delaney swung Berlenbach
around with a straight left Just De-
fore the bell.
Round Nine-Delaney danced and
iabbed around the champion. Ber-
lenbach missed left hook. They
wrestled and clinched as the crowd
booed. Delaney slipped as he danced
away from Berlenbach but. he got
right up. Delaney stung over his
right again and Berlenbach faced
the opposite direction. Another right
staggered Berlenbach and he grab
bed at the ropes to hold himself up.
The bell found them sparring.
Round Ten-Delaney jabbed Ber-
lenbach all over the ring with
light left, waiting for the chance to
put over his mule-kicking right. Us
ing his left to jab, Berlenbach pep
pered his challenger with q jab
which kept blood running. Berlen-
bach sank hard right to Delaney's
heart and the challeger clinched. A
stiff uppercut lifted Berlenbach but
the bell prevented Delaney froA
following UP.
Round Eleven-Berlenbac slow
ed his challenger with his left to-
the stomach. Then he staggered
him with left to the head. Della
ney missed an uppercut by inches
but landed left jab followed by
a hard right to the jaw. Delaney
landed a weak right to the Jaw, the
champion countering with two good
body blows. Delaney staggered the
champion with right and Berlen-
bach clinched as the bell rang.
Round ENTHUSIASTICALLY ch's right
eye was pulled double as he came
up. The champion was moving
away when Delaney crossed a right.
Delaney put over another jab and
the champions right eye all but
closed. Delaney punched Berlen-
bach at will in fierce exchange in
the center of the ring, rocking his
head back and forth with straight
leads and uppercuts. Delaney,s
right eye started to swell as Ber-
lenbach's left played its tattoo on
the cheekbone. A short jabbing left
noored Delaney as he was coming
IN out ne was up without a count
Just before the bell rang.
Round Thirteen-Berlenbac start.
cd to punch wildly and chased his
challenger around the ring. A sting
ing left spun Delaney around but he
pulled into a clinch. Both continued
to Jab away with lefts. The cham
pion was growing stronger as he bat
tered Delaney with both hands. The
blood flowed freely from Delaney's
nose as Berlenbach's jabs landed 70
the face. Delaney landed a weak
right at the bell.
Round Fourteen-Both landed good
1abs to the head. Berlenbach's left
glanced off De1aney's ear but Jack
plugged away at the champions ribs
with his right hand. :erlenbach
staggered Delaney with a vicious left
to the body and Delaney went to one
knee but was up Immediately. The
blow hurt the challenger. Delaney
lifted up right uppercut and fol-
lowed with jab and Berlenbach got
over an uppercut in return. They
We're clubbing at the body at the bell.
Round Fifteen They touched
hands. Delaney sped over his lab to
Berlenbach's eve and danced away
from return. A right to thu body
doubled Delaney. They clinched.
Another right to the jaw and Ber-
lenbach sagged. They hammered
away mercilessly in Berlenbach's
corner. An 'uppercut drove Berlen-
bach into clinch. Both landed
crashing drives to the face and jaw
The fans roared at the furious ex-
change. A weak right to the heart
caught Berlenbach coming in They
stood toe to toe and punched at tha
face. They were dancing at the bell