New Britain herald., 1926-06-11
STRIBLING EASY . FOR BERLENBACH
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 left to the face forced the champion
 10 give. Stribling danced the cham 1 pion half way around with a sharp 1 left. Berlenbach landed weak left
 10 Stribling's face. but the chal- | lenger came in close to hang on nd i tied up the champion. Berlcnbach drove his left to Stribling's mid sec
 tion simultaneously with the bell.
 Round Four-Stribling put over
 a left to the face and the usual i clinch followed. They danced around, ! Stribling leading in an effort 10 find
 an opening A left to the side Of the head staggered the champion. A
 short left to the face brought blood ! to the challenger's mouth. Another i left 10 the head sent Stribling to the ropes and he drove into a clinch i'm
 mcdiateIy. Two lofts to the head
 staggered the challenger and he
 backed up. Another short left to the face stung Stribling but the bell | prevented the champions follow. Round Five-Both missed leads
 and they clinched. A left and right
 10 the face left Stribling wide open and the champion crashed over his 1 driving left. StriblinE landed a hard right 10 the body but took Berlen- bach's left to the face Both landed | letts 10 tho head and then clinched. 1 The crowd hssed as Striblng came ] in close 10 hang on. A driving left { square to the face forced the cham pion to back, They were dancing at the bell,
 1 Roung Six-At close quarters 8
 punch 10 the body with honors even.
 S,rblng walked into a left 10 the
 sace and then grabbed to clinch, A
 left to the ribs lifted Stribling off his feet. They clinched and danced
 us the crowd hooted for action. Two leftS 10 the head and one 10 the body weakened the challenger and he covered up. The champion was fore ing the fighting. A ripping left to
 the ribs caught Stribling open and
 he cltnched just as the bell rang, Round Seyen-Stribling landed hard right to Berlenbachs ribs then | u OGSFI " llIl d 4t'll u tIlt ace. Der lenbach caught Stribling coming in. punishing him fiercely with his driv- ing left 10 the body. Clinch followed clinch as the boxers fought cautious ly. Two more crashing lefts 10 the head brought fresh blood from the challenger's mouth. The champion ShoWered his rival with a stinging
 body attack as Stribling continued to hold on. The champion came out or clinch with blood coming from
 his left eye just as the round ended. Round Eight-Stribling sent Ser
 Icnbach's head back with a left and the usual clinch followed. Stribling , ore in, missed. attempted to clutch
 at Berlenbach but missed his grip and fell 10 the canvas. He was up Immediately. Barlenbach took Strib-
 ling's left on his glove and crossed
 with his own left 10 send Striblings
 head back. Both landed damaging
 lefts 10 the head; In every clinch
 S'Tibling hung on. The bell found
 them locked tight.
 Round Nine-Thcy met in clinch and waltznd 10 the ropes. The champion feigned Stribling into an opening and crashed his right to thc jaw. A wild right landed to the side of the champions head and Berlen- bach paid his challenger with driv- ing lcfts to the body. Stribling rip ped in a beautiful upper cut to line champ:ou's face and then hung on. A left to the face lifted Stribling off his feet and he was grabbing to clinch as the bell rang.
 Round 1cn--The fercr,e warned $triblng again for holding as the men met in a clinch.
 Stribling ripped his right to Der tanbach's rihs and almost topplod .the champion from the ring.
 Stribling came in fast but Ser lcnbach held him off with a straight left to the face.
 The crowd hooted as Stribling continued to hang on. Stribling clung to Berlenbachs body every time they came to close quarters. The champion sent over a crashing left 10 the head and Stribling saved himself from going down by grab hing the champion at his waist They were waltzing al the bell.
 Round Eleven - Stribling stag gered Berlenbach with straight right 10 the head and then backed up. Stribling attempted to hang on but the champions sweaty body caused him to lose his grip and Berloubach beat him badly about the body. BerlenbaCh ripped over two hard lefts to the ribs and then held his challenger off with his left arm extended. The referee had 1 trouble parting the pair just before the bell sounded
 Round Twelve --- Stribing sent the champion back on his heels with 1 q left to the face and then hung on. Strihling landed a weak right 10 the head but Berlenbach countcred with savage lefts 10 the ribs. Ser lenbach jared Stribling with a right | to the teeth then punished him to the body as Stribling came in to hang on. Another straight left 10 the face brought new blood from the challenger's mouth. Stribling was not landing a blow as he tried to | evade Berlcnbach's onslaught at close quarters. Stribling was hanging on as usual at the bell.