New Britain herald., 1927-04-15
Ellie UNABLE TO ANSWER
BELL FOR THIRD ROUND
Jack Kelly State Middleweight Champion, Decisively
Beats Springfield Battler-Joe Zotter is Kayoed in
Second Round-Gene Martin Takes Four-Round
Sensation From Leo Larriver-Dignal Wins De-
cision From Taylor in Sizzling Bout.

Jack Kelly Of Waterbury. Connec-
ticut state middeweight amateur
! champion. won decisive victory
over Ed. Ellie OF Springfield last
night in the third meeting between
the two in the star bout of the Mo-
hawk A. c. tournament at the Tabs
nall. Ellie was unable to answer the
bell for the third round and the re-
suit goes down in the record as a
| technical knockout for Kelly in two
rounds.
Both fighters started off fast when
suddenly Kelly connected with an
overland right and Ellie went down
for the count of nine. Ellie couldn't
seem to solve Kellys defense and
thereby laid himself open for anoth-
Ell right handler which crashed to his
jaw and he went down again. Ellie
was out cold but the bell ending the
round saved him. He vs. carried to
his corner and his handlers worked
over him feverishly.
He appeared fully revived for the
second round but only a minute had
gone by when Kelly landed again
and Ellie went down. A second time
he crashed to the floor and still q
third time when again the bell saved
him from being put completely away.
His handlers summoned Referee
Joe Wirtz to his corner and notified
him that Ellie couldn't go out for tn Q
third round and the fight was over.
Kelly had a very wide margin In the
two rounds fought.
Gene Martin and Leo Larriver
furnished one Of the big sensations
OF the night with Martin taking a
close decision in four rounds. Mar
tin was substituting for Johnny
Clinch. who is suffering from an
other injured finger, and the Water
bury boy put UP great Katie. They
went to 4 draw in three rounds and
Martin had the edge in the fourth
upon which the bout was decided.
one of the best fights Of the night
resulted in a victory for Joe Dignal
OF Waterbury over Ray Taylor of
Terryvllo. Taylor completely closed
Dignals eye with the first punch OF
the fight and the Brass City battler
showed great form In fighting his OPP
ponent with the use Of only one eye.
Dignal came through time after
time with q snappy left jab that
shook Taylor while the Terryville
boy rocked Dignal with right crosses.
The decision was made on a hair
line. n
Ed. Watts colored. OF Terryville.
made short work of Joe Zotter of
New Britain when he knocked him
cold in the second round. Both boys
started a slam-bang game, but the
dusky battler from over the hill
connected q few times with Zotter's
jaw in the first and sent him down
for the count Of nine. Iottcr came
back in the second to make it q
fight, but Watts sent in hard right
overland punch flush to the jaw
and the battle was over.
Will Dombrowski. the dummy"
from Hartford, polished Off Leo
Lemioux OF Waterbury in the first
round Of their bout at 165 pounds.
I.cmieuX swarmed all over the Hart
ford boy at the beginning. but Dom
hrowsk was only awaiting his
chance. LemieuX opened up and
Dombrowski sent in beautiful
straight right and LemieuX
went down. He got up gcoggy and
was sent down again. He went down
a third time and Referee Joe Writ
called the fight off.
Pete Youseman of Hartford won
a clear cut decision from Angelic
Morse of Springfield in three rounds
at 1S5 pounds. Youseman used a
wicked left iab which kept Morse's
head bobbing back and forth. Morse
put up a good fight but Youscman
was too much for him.