Evening star., 1926-06-11

that Paul was entitled TO the decision
over the Southern boxer. When the
referee and Judges announced their
Ycrdict there did not seem 70 he a
dissenting voice among the throng OF
80 900 that sat in the Yankee Stadium
and watched the referee collect his
slips from the judges.
Borley fought his usual battle. the
kind he will always fight-wild
swinging. sullen and Unconditional
boring in and an absolute lack OF
anything pertaining to grace.
AS for Young Stribling. for two
rounds he was the Stribling that
New Workers have been accustomed
10 seeing In action--speedy. clever
resourceful. But after the fourth
round. in which time he had connect
ed with Berley's jaw with solid
rights, he did no damage. Toward
he end of the first round Paufs
knees wabbled for a second and his
smouldering eyes looked glazed.
1t was when Berlenbach discovered
that Stribling did not have the horse
power behind his wallops to send him
Ia the canvas that he began to wade
in. This was in the fourth round. ana
thereafter the tide of battle swung
directly toward the Astoria assassin.
The question from then on was
whether the Atlanta lad could wealth
or the body attack he was getting
throughout the remaining IL rounds.
He did. and showed wonderful pow
ers of resistance in doing SO, wonder
ful defensive powers, too. For he
made a wrestling bout out of 1t, and
while Berley, who was once Wres-
tier. might have beaten him at this
game he was too intent upon landing
a couple of solid rights upon Strib's
Jaw to pay r.uch attention to catch
as-catch-can.
If he had landed one of his porten-
touS right swings upon Striblings S
chin the boy from the South would
probably have taken the count. But
not once did the Astoria puncher con-
meet and Stribling went the route.
Stribl!ng looked and acted as though
he were fighting at too light a weight.
He weighed in at III, and 1t was
mistake He is getting heavier all the
time, aid when he takes off flesh he
is doing himself al injustice.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 11.-Paul Ber-
lenb;,ctI Of Astoria. y. Y, wrestler and
dog rancier, remains champion of the
worlds hght-heavyweigfitS after reg
istering an Overwhelming point vic
tory over the youthful Georgian, Billy
(Young) Stribling. More than $4,000
persons. paying something like $780,
600, were astonished at the contest
they witnessed at the Yankee Stadium
last night. They saw the rout of a
challenger who had ruled a favorite
up to the very week of the battle.
Brilliant, powerful, aggressive for
the first three rounds. Young Stribling
in the fourth telt the sting of solid
Berlenbach smash over the heart, and
from that moment resorted to the
only escape from. punishment beaten
I.ingman can find-holding. pushing,
pulling his opponent. Even then the
champion broke from the clinging
arms to drive heavily to body and
head. and several times the Georgian
appeared to be near oblivion.
At times after that terrific blow in
the fourth, Stribling mustered a little
of his former fire and lashed back at
the rugged mauler before him to score
a few points. These gave him, in the
opinion OF critics, just three rounds
out Of the 10, while two were about
even.
But when the final bell rang the
man from the South was badly
beaten boxer, booed by the throng for
his tactics. while from the same