Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-22
American Holds Crown
In Thrilling Battle With
PLucky Scotch Invader

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (P.-Fidel LIE
Barba, young Los Angeles flyweignt
clinched his right to the world S
championship tonight by decisively
whipping Elky Clark, of Glasgow,
the European champion, in a one.
sided l2-round bout at Madison
Square garden Clark weathered a
storm OF five knockdowns to stay
the limit.
Fight by Rounds
Round LA Barba opened up a
at fast clip and shot a stream OF
lefts to the head. Elky backed to
the ropes and ducl1ed away after
taking a stiff left hook. The Curley,
darl-haired La Barba was marked
contrast in fighting style to the
little Scotchman, who seems unable
10 fathom the Americans speed La
Earba floored Clark for count OF
seven with left hook Elky arose
to take barrage- of punches to the
head and wobbled about the ring.
The Scotchman sagged at the knees
from a stiff right handler, but was
saved from further punishment by
the bell.
Round 2--Clark blinked his eyes
and still seemed groggy as he camO
out of his corner. He covered up
but failed to block a stiff left to
the cheek. Clark chopped a right 70
the head. La. Barba danced around
looking for an opening and shot over
a straight right to the nose. Clark
was showing more aggressiveness
but he was mark for the Ameri
cans left jab. La Barba missed a
left hook just before the gong.
Round 3-La Barba walked out Of
his corner and nailed Clark with a
sight to the jaw Elky was showing
more fight but found La Barba an
elusive target The scotchman EN-.
ployed a peculiar crouch, but took
left to the jaw that floored him
for count of seven. Another left
sent him down on his back. He got
up after short count and staggerec
toward the American. La Barba
hammered away with both fists, but
Elky gamely fought back. The
Scotchman took two stiff lefts TO
| the head without a return. Elky
went down again and was flat on
his face when the bell sounded, at
the count of six. Referee Patsy
Haley picked him up and carried
him to his corner, where his hand
lers worked feverishly over MIN.
Round 4-La Barba swung a
wicked right to the chin as they met
in the center of the. ring. Clark
swung both fists to the head. Clark
took a steady stream of rights and
lefts to the head but kept com1ns
in for more La Barba seemed over
anxious and missed many of his az
tempts to land decisive punch.
The Scotchman ducked and lodged
but kept boring in to mix La BarDa
recked away with his left, but Elky
Jumped in and connected with both
T fists just before the bell.
Round 5-They got off to slow
start, both sparring for openings
The crowd yelled for action. Clark
was outboxed in most of the eN.
changes at close range but succeeded
III blocking most of La Barba's
punches Elky stuck his left to the
chin twice but there was not mucn
steam behind them, La Barba backed
off from a left hook to the head
then countered with a right to the
chin as the round ended.
Round 6-After sparring about
Clark connected with right upper
cut and followed with sharp left
tc the jaw. La Barba jumped II
and landed both firsts but they spen.
most of their time sparrjng. Elky
tried his uppercut again but Il
bounced over harmlessly. La Barba
smacked Clark on the nose with q
sharp left. The Scotchman swung
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