New Britain herald., 1927-02-19

New York, Feb. 10 JNl-Fandom
of Boston, and more particularly
South Boston. believed today that at
John L. Sullivan had appeared on
the pugilistic horizon.
A new Boston strong boy" burly
Jimmy Maloney, gained absolute
right to share the title with his noted
predecessor by hammering to defeat
Jack Delaney, light heavyweight
king, In ten thrill crammed rounds
last night before the largest throng
that ever damned Madison Square
Garden.
And with Maloney's decisive vic
tory, clean-cut in every respect, came
realization to the 1854 spectators
that good big man can whip
good little man" every time. Weight
"a decisive margin of 81 pounds
and a merciless attack that never
knew backward step brought de-
feat to the spectacular Delaney.
From the opening gong the Bos-
ton giant threw his tremendous bulk
onto his 17o pound rival. Two mas
sive arms drove gruelling smashes
through the best guard the Bridge
port, Conn, "rapier' could offer
while n flinty jaw and bulging
muscled body absorbed the might
lest shots of Delaney's crashing
broadsides. The result was inevitable
and conclusive, with the majority of
ringside critics awarding Maloney
six rounds by decisive margins, De-
laney two by shade and two even.
There were no knockdowns. AL
though Delaney's Wanted right hand
smash and uppercut landed clean
and true on Maloneys jaw time and
again, the Boston basher was too
big, too strong. and too seeped in
reserve power to be forced to more
than shake his shaggy head like an
irritated grizzly and crash forward
for more.
The result, a startling upset In
view of the 13 to 5 odds on De-
laney at gon gtime sent a host of
Boston supporters, their pockets
crammed with money, back on the
midnight train to the city Maloney's
followers would like to give him.
Boston had backed its warrior to the
limit and many were the remarks
anent wise" New York money.
Out OF the Delaney debacle, how
ever, came word that the sparkling
French Canadian had aggravated
during the third round an old
thumb injury, suffered in the last
match with Paul Berlenbach. AL
though the thumb was badly swol-
len, it was not definitely established
that the bone was broken. Other
wise the total visible injuries con-
sisted of black eye for Maloney
and cut lips for Delaney.
The rise of Maloney in the heavy
weight division had been spasmodic
up to last night. In his 81 ring con-
tests he has scored Is knockouts
and won IS decisions. Maloney has
been knocked out but once, and that
time by Leo Gates, the Indian, IN
four rounds in 1924, After winning
from another Boston favorite, Jack
Sharkey, In ten rounds in 1924, Ma
loney lost to his fellow townsman
twice in the following year-once by
decision and again on foul. Malo-
ney's most impressive victories dur
ing 1926 were decisions over Franz
Diener, OF Germany, and Harry
Person, Swedish champion, and a
two-round knockout of Arthur De
Kuh. promising Italian.
In the huge throng that seeped
into the garden from early afternoon
until the start OF the big match
there were three rnors-Moroe,
Of New Jersey, Fuller of Massachu-
sets and Richie of Maryland, while
only a prior engagement prevented
the presence Of Governor Smith, OF
New York. In addition TO notables
OF society, stage and screen worlds.
sportsmen and high government Of
ficials the percentage OF women in
the audience was extremely high.
being estimated by observers at 20
per cent of the lower floor capacity.
There would have been at least
one more woman in the audience
but for the rule of the garden which
allowed the sale of but one gallery
ticket to each person in the long line
OF rush seat applicants yesterday
afternoon. Although police keeping
the line in order informed her of
the rule and the fact that she must
enter the garden on procuring
ticket, one woman pushed a baby
carriage containg q, child from the
tail-end of the line to the ticket
window. She wanted three seats, one
each for father, mother and sonny,
and IL took her all afternoon to find
on reaching the window that the
garden sticks close to regulations.
Round one-Malonev scored the
first blow a light left to the head.
jim stuck out his left but Delaney
was away. The Boston boy charged
in both hands swinging, he landed a
smashing right and left to the
stomach. Delaney danced away but
Maloney right after him, whaled a
left to the body. AS they came to
the ropes, up shot DelanGy's tlashy
right--but it missed. Again Ma
loney's right flashed, landing high on
the head. They looked each other
over before Maloney again dove TO
close quarters with left to the head.
Again he hooked a left and Jacks
head shot back but he smiled as he
drew away. The Bridgeport lad
ripped in just before the bell with
a clean left hook to the head and
right to the body Both danced to
their corners at the bell.
Round two-Maloney stuck out
that long left from a crouch. Do
laney knocked it down and swung
both fists at close quarters. Maloncy
apparently maddened by the ease
with which the clever French
Canadian popped in his fists, charged
forward with a left and right to
the head Delaney danced hack In