Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-17

New Light Heavy Champ
guard to slip a damaging right to
the titular chin. With one arm
locked, Berlenbach peppered away
at Delaney's ribs with his left. The
champion caught Delaney in a cor
ner and drove both hands to the
head and body. The challenger ap-
peared to be weakening under the
strain of Berlenbach's extra pound
age as Berlenbach's left brought
fresh blood from Delaney's nose and
mouth. Berlenbach took a right to
the chin coming in. They stepped
out of a clinch as the bell sounded.
Round nine-Delaney missed a
sweeping right uppercut, then
clinched. They both pumped away
at the body. Delaney slipped in,
sidestepping one of Paul's rushes,
and dropped to one knee but came
right up. The champion appeared
as strong as ever as he ripped his
left to Delaney's unprotected body.
They clinched and wrestled more
frequently as Delaney appeared TO be
firing. Delaney droke a glancing
right to BerlenbaCh's chin but the
champion countered with his famous
left to the head, which hurt the
challenger. They were clnched at
the bell.
Round ten-Blood was streaming
out of Delaney's nose as he came up
for the round and the champion
rushed him all over the ring. with
both gloves carrying whitening fire
to the head and body. Berlenbach
took Delaney's right te his glove but
could not stop left to the jaw. They
traded rights to the head. The Chal-
lenger was backing up at every
charge With desperate leap De-
laney stepped in and tented with
his left. and drove his right to Paurs
chin. but the effect was firing and
he took a steady succession of blows
to the body, backing up. They were
fighting hard at the bell.
Round eleven-The challenger
looked haggard as he came up.
They snapped weak lefts TO the
body. Delaney tapped Berlenbach
gently with his right but took the
full steam of Berlenbach's left to
his ribs. Berlenbach bounced a
right to Delaney's nose but took a
stiff right to the jaw in return. The
champion was taking all his chal
lenger could shoot without backing
up. Berlenbach tapped Delaney's
bleeding nose again but almost
crumpIed up under Delaney's coun-
tering right to the body, just as the
bell rang.
Round twelve-Two Of Delaney's
rights went wild before he drove his
weakening right to Pauls chin. A
singing right uppercut hurt Berlen-
bach and the crowd yelled TO the
FoI I,,,+ 1,
content to let Berlenbach come back
for more. Another right to the head
followed by a gancing left stung the
champion and Berlenbach held on.
Two rights to the head brought a
faint trickle of blood from Berlen-
bach's left eye. A wild right and
left uppercut caught the champions
chin and the crowd went wild, but
the bell halted Delaney's gruelling
attack.
Round thirteen-The challenger
came up with renewed strength. He
pumped his left to Berlenbach's
body and then shot over a right to
the chin and the champion grasped
for the body. Berlenbach appeared
to be firing and another left to the
body forced him to clinch. Berlen-
bach reeled under the power of De-
laney's trip-hammer right to the
jaw. but in desperation he drove
lefts to the ribs and head. A left
to the head staggered the champion.
Then Delaney turned him around
with a crushing right. The crowd
yelled frantically to the challenger.
but the bell stopped hostilities.
Round fourteen-Delaney boxing
cleVerly, took Paul's left lead on his
glove, then drove a lightning right
to the jaw. A left uppercut almost
floored the champion and he grabbed
the ropes to save himself from go
ing down. 1t was a thrilling rally
and the spectators cheered the eff
fort. At close quarters Delaney
slipped over an undetermined right
and the blood trickled down Berlen-
bach's face from his cut left eye.
The champion was short with his
left and Delaney planted a we'll
timed right uppercut on the jaw.
Delaney sent over another under
handed right to the body as the bell
sounded.
Round ffteen-They shook hands.
The crowd cheered the challenger as
he slapped to the face with his left.
Berlenbach stung Delaney with a
right to the head and dropped his
left to the body. Delaney missed
with one right lead but second
landed on Paul's open jaw. Paul
sent a weak left to the head and
then clinched. Another right upper
cut forced Paul to clinch. A left
to the head and a ripping trip ham
mer right to the body staggered the
title holder. 1t was a stirring rally.
A powerful right, travelling only a
few inches, caught Berlenbach I'M
der the chin and it almost f1oored
him. They were fighting hard at the
bell.
Preliminary Results
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