New Britain herald., 1927-02-26
'CLINCH BEATS RAY
HALL SECOND time
Lightweight Champ Is Beaten by
Pinkey kaufman

Johnny Clinch, ace of New Britain
amateur fighters. decisively beat Ray
Hall, knockout king of Hartford last
night in their second meeting at the
amateur fight tournament conducted
by the Mohawk A. c. at the state
armory on Arch street. Clinch got
the decision at the end of the third
round after three hectic sessions in
which Hall was looking every min
ute for the chance to send home his
deadly left.
Clinch wisely fought Ray at long
range, using speedy footwork and ac-
curate hitting to put the slugger off
balance. Hall got one in in the sec
ond round that for a few seconds
seemed to daze the local boy. but his
ring instinct kept him moving
long enough to have the "cobwebs"
clear from his brain. Clinch's
margin in the battle was very wide.
They fought in the 140 pound class.
The best fight of the tournament
was the match between Ray Taylor
of Terryville and Johnny Angelo of
Hartford. Seldom have the fans who
attended the bout last night seen a
match into which more action has
been packed in every round. Both
boys were at top form and every sec
ond they We're punching away at
each other. Taylor would first seem
to have the edge and then Angelo
would rally to go into the lead.
A the end of the third round, the
boys were all even and the fight was
declared draw. Coming out for
the fourth canto, Taylor appeared to
be little weary and as the amateur
rules require that in a four round
bout, only the fourth round can
count Angelo had the margin and
was given the decision The verdict
was close and the result by no means
indicates that Angelo holds any great
superiority over Taylor.
The Holyoke team took off the
honors last night Four of the five
battlers who represented the Massa-
chusetts club in the tournament
came out with clear cut victories
while the fifth, Walter Krass, was
beaten by Lem jefferson of East
Berlin.
AL Laraviere OF Holyoke after be-
ing knocked down in the first round.
came back to get a draw with Phil
Pouliot of New Britain in the 10S
pound class at the end of the third
round. The fight went into the fourth
an6 Laraviere was given the deci-
sion. Louis Pellisier was too fast for
Vic Morley. fighting at $50 pounds.
Pellisier won by wide margin in
three rounds.
easy verdict over Oscar Bergstrom of
Hartford, formerly of Boston, in
their bout at 126 pounds. NIasse
proved to be one of the most clever
boxers seen in action in the ring in
some time Eddie Provost OF Holyoke
at 175 pounds, scored a technical
knockout over Rudolph Fedus of
Hartford, late of CRANKY, in the first
round. 1t was no match.
Johnny Krock, lightweight cham
pion of the state, barely escaped a
knockout at the hands OF Pinkey
Kaufman of Hartford in the feature
of the evening. They fought at 145
pounds and Kaufman seemed TO
weigh considerably more than
Krock. The Meriden boy put up q
stellar battle for two rounds, but
heavy body punching weakened him
and in the last round, Kaufman sent
him down for the count of nine with
a hefty punch on the jaw. krock
arose and was barely able to hang
on for the remainder of the round.
Kaufman got the decision.
Barney Youseman won the deci-
sion from Billy Patrick, both of them
from Hartford and fighting at 1876
pounds. The match was even for
two rounds but Youseman forged
ahead in the last session.
Last nights tournament was the
last to be held at the state armory
on Arch street. The next night in
the tournament will / on next Fri
day night and the bouts will be
staged at the Y. N. T. A. & B. hall
on Main street