New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
BY JOE WILLIAMS

New York, Dec. 26.-Pound 'Em Paul Bcrlenbach will never rank with the immortals of the prize ring, despite all the glowing phrases you may read of his potential powers as q coming heavyweight.
 Pound 'Em Paul. l am convinc- cd after seeing him defend his title against Jack Delaney, Canadian sharp shooter, is simply a one-hand- ed fighter, possessing incredible stamina and courage.
 Pound Elm Paul can hook with ,he left and shoot the punch over straight. Though ho does not seem to be q master of timing the Man. haitian DutChman manages 10 get considerable power into the blow, The effect is that of a jarring jolt, rather than an explosion.
 But Pound Elm Paul emp,oya his right hand solely for defensive pur- poses. If it were not for this it would be easy to enthusG over Der lcnbach as q possible Conqueror of Jack Dempsey In months to come. A strictly enchanted fighter sel- dom catches up with lasting fame, and this is what Pound 'Em Paul seems to be.
 Old Man Hickey, who manages tn .. DutChman, thinks he is the ring s new man of destiny. Hickey relates ] nN IAnrlnn l,O ph ,lpof nd dun, !, at the age of two following an at tack of scarlet fever; how he had these faculties restored 10 years later by accidentally touching q live electric wire; how he took up wrestl- ing and went on to win the Olym- pic championship; how he decided Of his own accord that boxing was better suited 10 his temperament and muscular gifts, and how, start ing as q preliminary fighter two years ago, he climbed by gradual degrees to the light heavyweight championship.
 Hickey Dominates Dcrlcnbach
 Berlenbach is HiCky all over. The once trainer and mentor of old Bob I'itzsimmons completely dominates him. Hickey's moods are Berlen- hach's, Hickcy's thoughts are the fighters. BcrlenbaCh's own person. ality is completely submerged in the elder mans influence.
 If Hickey were to tell Berlen- bach 10 fight Dempsey and Wills in the same ring tomorrow between the fashionable hours of three and five, he would do it unhestatingiy. And If Hickey added, "Thcsc two birds will be push-ovcrs for you,' Berlen- bach. not stopping to analy2e the situation himself, would believe it.
 Hickey is boxing instructor at the New York A. C. That is where he and BerlenbaCh met. BcrlenbaCh was an amateur wrestler at the time, He began fiddling around with the gloves. Hickey ignored him. Berlen- bach worked all the harder, One day Hickey put on the gloves with inc youngstcr. The story is Bcrlcnbach crumpIed the professor with a left hook to the body right off.
 KayoCd His Instructor
 Whether this is one of the pictur- Csquc little legends that spring up to furnish conversational back ground for a new and sudden sue cess. I don't know; but at any rate Hickey immediately became Berlen- bach's manager.
 Hickey is credited with being the author of the famous shift" with which Fitzsimmons gained so many Of his notable triumphs in the yes tcr-years Of the sport, This shft consisted of a bluff to hit with the right hand, a sudden shift of body and feet, followed by a quick plant ing of the left to the waistline.
 IL worked perfectly on Jim Cor hett and brought the heavyweight championship to the srec!iled Corn ishman.
 Berlcnharh does not use tho snie, at all. It is not hard to understand why either. The shift Is a strategic maneuvcr demanding shrewdncss and mental trickcry. Fitzsimmons was evcellcntly equipped 10 use ii, but Bcrlenbach is about as cagey as a wooden Indian.