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heavy left to the head. Berlenbach
returned a staggering left hook to the
jaw. Berlenbach's punches were
stingtng the champion. McTigue
fought very cannily. Berlenbach
landed d. left into McTigue's stomach,
sending him into the ropes at the bell.
Round Four.
Berlenbach shook McTigue with a
left TO the chin and another to the
stomach. McTigue needed to summon
all his cleverless to withstand Berlen-
bach's determined rushes. McTigue
was splitting blood. McTigue sent In
occasional rights to Berlenbach's Jaw
but the punches seemed to have little
power. McTigue appeared wearied at
the bell. -
Round Five.
Berlenbach fought well at close
quarters, whipping short lefts to the
head. McTigue kept jabbing with the
left. MeTigue was constantly on the
defensive. Berlenbach staggered Nc.
Tigue across the ring with a terrific
left to the chin. Mike toddled to his
corner at the bell.
Round Six.
McTigue showed a burst of speed
and landed several sharp rights to the
rally and shook the challenger with
lefts and rights to the face. McTigue
kept up terrific bomba rdment of Ber.
lenbach's head and sent him to his
knees with his shower of punches
The great crowd roared encourage.
ment. Berlenbach went to his corner
unruffied. however, and seemed not
to have suffered a great deal.
Round Seven.
McTigue continued his assault and
terrific fighting followed Berlenbach
refused to give ground. however. Nc.
Tigue boxed like a master and kept
the heavy-punching Berienbach at
bay throughout the round.
Round Eight.
McTigue backed away from Ber.
lenbach and they circled around the
ring, McTigue heading off his adver.
sary with long lefts to the face, oc.
cas1onally crossing his right when Rcr.
lenbach became too savage. Ber.en-
bach's terrific left is always danger
GUS, and McTigue used all of his skill
in keeping away from it.
Round Nine.
Berlenbach kept boring in, trying to
break down McTigue's defense. He
shook the champion with short iefts
to the chin and then was cautioned
for hitting low. There was a great
deal of clinching. Berlenbach seemed
willing to take two of McTfgue's S
punches to land one of his own.
Round Ten.
Berlenbach landed a hard left to
the chin after McTigue had left-jabbed
him a half dozen times. Berienbach
landed swinging lefts to the body and
to the chin. Berlenbach landed a
right to the kidneys at the bell.
Round Eleven.
Berlenbach charged tigerishly, but
missed his target, McTigue kept up
the jab, jab, jab. Berlenbach fought
ike demon and landed heavily to
the champions body and jaw. Three
Jabs from McTigue and a heavy left
hook for Berlenbach as the round
ended.
Round Twelve.
Berlenbach landed a resoundiHg left
to the stomach and another to the
chin. McTigue kept up his iabbing
tattoo. They exchanged rights to the
head. It was thrilling fighting, with
Berlenbach landing more frequently.
Round Thirteen.
McTigue's right ear bled. McTigue
landed a right to the head. Berlen
bach sunk two lefts to the chin. Nc
| Tigue sent Berlenbachy against the
ropes with a right to the face. There
was vicious exchange of rights and
lefts to the head. Berlenbaeh landed
left to jaw, McTigue countering with
a left hook and a right to the chin.
Round Fourteen.
There were a number of clinches
without any damaging blows. Ber-
lenbach rocked McTigues head with
lefts. They exchanged rights to the
head McTigue's left eye bied from a
cut. McTfgue sent right and left to
stomach. They traded lefts to the
chin. McTigue kept the jabbing
going,
Round Fifteen and Last.
They shook hands, exchanged smiles
and McTigue sent vicious right to
the jaw. Berlenbach knocked the
plaster off Mikes cut eye. McTigue's g
upper lip was swollen twice tits size.
He countered Rerlenbach's lefts with
short rights to the body. They began
slugging to the head. It was about
an even exchange. Berlenbach backed
McTigue into the ropes and swung
lefts and rights to the head.
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