Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-29

was freely wagered when the men
entered the ring tonight. and McTigue
rhomptly demonstrated why this was
so. Boxing with cool skill, yet talk
ing the aggressive consistently and
hammering over his right at every
opening with the quickness typical
of Delaney, McTigue soon had Berl-
enbach on the defensive
Pauls long layoff from the rims
since losing the ight-heavyweight
title to Delaney was in evidence in
his poor timing and slow footwork.
But there was no denying the new
fighting fire aroused in McTigue.
At clo&e quarters, McTigue was all
over Paul He blocked Berlenbach's
powerful left hooks with crafty ease
and steadily weakened his foe with
uppercuts to the chin that landed
with smashing force.
1T was one of these rights that
sent Paul back on his heels in the
closing seconds of the third round.
then over backward to a sitting po-
sition. The bell sounded before a.
count started, but Berlenbach stag
gered as he went to his, corner.
McTigue leaped to the attack with
renewed fury in the fourth and soon
had Berlenbach reeling, bleeding from
the mouth and punch -drunk under
a fusillade of blows. Twice Berlen-
bach went down for counts Of nine
Each time he barely was able to re-
gain his feet.
He gamely managed to do so. but
fought back feebly and hung on
desperately Finally Mike cornered
him again and ripped over two swift
rights, one to the side of the head
and the other to the chin. Paul
sank slowly, instinctively throwing
out his arms and grasping his oppo-
nent around the legs as he crumpled
He was palpably unable to rise again
as the refereeq Kid McPartlandr
stopped the fight.
The crowd was in a turmoil and
nearly. mobbed McTigue as he left
the ring.
The only advantage McTigue con-
ceded was in weight. He scaled 1853
to Berlenbachs 1T.
The official paid attendance was
17,747, and receipts $9),235.
Round 1.-They lost no time going
into action, Berlenbach working both
hands to the body, while Mike retali-
ated with a right uppercut. The vet
1eran Irishman smashed a hard right
to the jaw Mike wast forcing the
fighting, but he took two sharp lefts
to the head Paul missed with his left
and took hard righthand Wallop to
the head. Mike received a. terrific
ovation when the bell separated them.
Round q Mike showed "a Beautiful
respect for Pauls left but lodged it
and covered with his right. Berlen-
bach rushed McTigue to the ropes and
opened a cut over epIrishman's right
eye with a stiff right hook. Mike
Jared Paul with nsoverhand right to
the head. They mixed at lively pace,
and McTigue connected twice with his
right to the head. Paul swung himself
around a half dozen times in clinch
while off balance. The crowd was in
an uproar again as the bell sounded.
Round 3.-They spared and clinched
without much damage being done un-
til Berlenbach hooked his left to the
jaw. At close range McTigue worked
both hands to the chin. Mike missed
two leads to the head but connected
with a hard right The Irishman rap
ped Paul with two solid smashes to
the head. Paul stumbled and almost
fell. AT close range McTigue battered
Berlenbach and knocked him down
with smashing right hook as the bell
rang. BerelenbAch was bleeding pro-
fuseIy from the mouth and was grog-
gy from his battering.
Round 4-McTigue met Berlenbach
with two smashing rights and ham
mered him viciously along the ropes
Paul fought back gamely and hung on
desperately in a clinch. Mike sent
Paul down with a hard right, but ne
was up at the count Of nine. Pau
gamely leaped in, but he was punched