New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
JACK KELLY OF WATERBURY
 STANDS OFF BOXING CHAMP
Middle Atlantic States Title Holder In Amateur Ranks Listens to Brides in Final Round-Herman Fenk Earns Decision After Being Knocked to Canvas Five Consecutive Times.

standing off the best efforts of lat Dandry. mid-Atlantlc states amateur champion. by superior box ing ability Jack Kelly of Waterbury. Connecticut middlewelght cham pior, foorei his opponent once in the second round and twice in the third round and Daudry stayed put" on his third excursion 10 the canvas. The battle vas the feature Of program Of bouts held m the [. N. T. A X B. society last eve ming under the auspices Of tho Mo hawk A. C.
 The New Yorker appeared 10 be a rugged fighter and he dealt q couple of good blows in the first round Kelly got to him in the second round and when he was over against the ropes came mp with an lippCrcut and down went MT Dam llry. He got up at the count of nine and weathered the rest Of the storm.
 Tn the last round he hit the can vas again and again. but that was all. He was carried to his corner, out. cold.
 The crowd was greatly dlsappont- ed when the other ConneCticut mid- dleweight. Joe Howard the former champion. could not make an ap- pearance. He was introduced and a hand well bandaged was shown 10 the crowd as a proof that he would be unable to fight.
 The card was switched, Joe Iron Horse" Sturino being put In aga'nst a substitute, Herman i'enk. It look- ed mighty bad for Mir. Fink in the early stages when after taking about everything the New York boy could offer. he went about the ring with a s,lly-looking look on him. '1rc9 Horse" knocked him down i've times in the second round but just when the New Yorker came in to put a finishing blow Fink would paste him prettily and send him back to seek cover.
 In the third round, Fink carried on through his courage and hit Sturino hard and often. He ap- peared 10 be dazed a, the end Of the fight but his strong comeback won him the judges verdict. Sur ino objected but he did not seem to be supported by the crowd.
 Bill Lieberman of Springfield who was substituting for Leo LarriV1er, appeared to have the better or Frankie LaPera of New York, met ropolitan champion. in the f'rs' three rounds, but the decision was a draw. In the fourth round Frankie was the better man and the judges thought so. The decision however. was unpopular
 Eddie Moore and Pancho Villa fighting at l35 pounds. kept the in terest of the crowd throughout the battle. Moore. a newcomer in this city. did not appear to be "so hot before the fight, but when he got underway he was proclaimed one of the best men seen here in some time He gave Villa a nice beating for himself through a cool campaign.
 Ray Taylor of Terryville won a technical knockout decision. wher his opponent, Sam Mandell of Hart, ford, took dive" after taking q beating. It was in and out Of the ropes with Ray Williams and Jot Dicnal in the bout at 135 pounds This was the second bout of the night and it was also the second de cision given to Hartford boy. was given the "razz" as result.
 In the curtain raiser Adolf Don- ofrio was given the decision over Tony Norman of Springfield. Cat call" row had it's inning very early
 The results, in brief of last nights fights were as follows: 20 pounds Adolf D'Onofro. Hartford. orcr Tony Norman Of Springfield, dfcl' sion. four rounds; Ray Williams o' Hartford over Joe Dignal, Water. hury. decision, three rounds; Ray Taylor, Terryville, over Sam Man dell Hartford technical knockout second round: Marine Pagoni oi Springfield, over Dall Hawkins o' Waterbury, decision, three rounds; Stanley Zemnecki, Thompsonvillc over Frankie keegan, New Britain decision. three rounds: Eddie Moor" Waterbury, over Rancho Villa, Hart ford, decision. three rounds; F. Durant, Springfield, over Paul Ter 70 Hartford, decision three rounds; Frankie I.aP.ra New York, over BilI Liehcrman, Springfield, decision four rounds: Herman Fenk. Hart ford, over Iron Horse" Joe Sturino New York, decision, three rounds Jack Kelly Waterbury, over Pal Dandry New York. knockout, three LulNds