Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-08


iabbed his way to victory over
Eddie Huffman, of Los Angeles, to-
night in a bruising rough and tum-
BILE match before a crowd of 5000,
the smallest of the indoor season. Il
was Stribling's first bout in New
York since he was whipped by Paul
Berlenbach for the light heavyweight
title last May, but the southerner,
while he clearly outpointed and OUT
boXeXd his rugged rival, failed to
add materially to his prospects as a
heavyweight contender, in the judg-1
ment of most ringside critics. A
| majority of the experts gave the
22-year-ol Georgian six rounds and
awarded the others to Huffman, but
there were few exciting moments.
So monotonous were Huffmans awK
ward attempts to take the aggres-
sive and Stribling's steady defensive
countering that the crowd booed
and jeered both boxers during a
large share of the last four rounds.
Both men were barely over the
light heavyweight figure, scaling
III 1-2 each, but Stribling made
good use of his advantages in reach,
boxing ability and speed. Huffman
was the aggressor in NEARLY every
defense difficult to penetrate, mean
While being mark for the south
erners left jab and right uppercut
at close quarters
There were no knockdowns, but in
at least two rounds, the fifth ana
eighth, Stribling Jared Huffman
with slashing rights to the head
The Californian's left ear and mouth
also were cut by ripping hooks
i While Stribling bled from the nose
in the sixth. Il
Stribling, content, to stay on the
defensive most Of the time, founc
many of his punches going wide of
the mark. His best work was in the
fifth, seventh, eighth and TENTH ana
Huffman showed to advantage in the
sixth and ninth. Although he has
yielded the management of his SON
to Walk. Miller, Spa" Stribling occu-
pied his customary place in the
youngsters corner, but Miller al
rected the strategy of battle. The
rest45of the Stribling family watched
the bout from a box.
Round one
Stribling tried to feel out his op.
ponent with long left jab but
Huffman rushed to close quarters and
whaled away at the southerners
ribs. Stribling backed into a corner
but fought his way out with a right
upper cut which drove Huffman to
the ropes. Huffman then hooked a
fine left to Stribling's body but took
two rights to the head in return.
Round Two
Stribling sent a, left to Huffman's
head then danced away to size up the
situation. The Georgia boy drove
Huffman to the ropes with a furry
Of rights to the body. Stribling took
a left to the stomach and dove into
a clinch. Stribling's long left easily
found Huffman's chin. Huffman
landed a glancing left but took two
rights on the side of the head They
danced about with little action, feint-
ing for openings up to the bell.
Round Three
They were cautious at the start,
dancing about like acrobats, but when
Stribling shot right to the stomach
they closed in the center of the ring
and pounded away fiercely at the
head and body. The crowd booed
Stribling for hitting overland in
the clinch but he whipped his right
hand again to Huffman's ear despite
their chorus. Eddie hooked his left
twice into Stribling's body but when
they clinched again Stribling easily
reached the sailors ribs. They bounc-
ed about the ring until the gong.
Round Four
Stribling plowed right into Huff
man, coupling two lefts to the head
with right to the ribs, but the
sailor came back and bruised with
him in clinch The Georgian missed
a long left then raped that one
about Huffman's neck and beat him
about the ring with his free right.
Huffman broke away, but ducked in
close again and sunk his left twice
into Stribling's stomach. He was
plastering the Georgian about the
head with both hands when the bell
sounded.
Round Five
Stribling went back to his long
left again but missed and took sew
eral right hands to the body. Strib-
{ ling whipped right smash that cut
Ed6ies ear. The southerner charged
into the attack, jabbing with his
left and hooking his right to the
head. The sailor met Striblng with
straight left as he came in this
time and whanged him twice with
L
clinched constantly and the referee
was forced to pry them apart when
the round ended.
Round Six
Stribling popped his long left into
Huffman's face and they bobbed and
danced about the ring. The Georgian
came in close but missed his left
lead and took two furnishing rights
to the body close to the ropes. AS
they broke away straight left Jared
Huffman but he closed and crossed
his right to the southerner's chin.
Stribling drove powerful right
hand shot to Huffman's body. The
southerner danced away and then
smiled as the sailor missed by a
foot two long left leads to the head.
Stribling hooked neatly to Huffmans
chin with a short left as the round
4 closed.