New Britain herald., 1928-03-02

my Maloney, the fish -monger of Boston. did year ago in the same arena.
 The defeat tossed Delaney right back 10 the foot of the heavyweight ladder, but took nothing from his gamenass and battling ability, even though the steel in his fighting blade does not turn 10 tin at the sight of a crushing heavyweight. De- laney Was outslusged, outroughed. and outlasted by one of the rugged est of present day fighters. but not until lie had made the finest show ing of his big time heavyweight Hareer.
 While the result did not meet with unanimous approval of the 1S,00o fans who packed the arena-Delan- ey himself was certain he had won there Was enough margin for Hceney at the close to leave little question as to the winner. Lacking q decisive outcome, such as q knock out, however, there was little doubt that Honest Tom,' would have to do victorious battle with the winner of the Jack Sharkey-Johnny Risk 0 bout here March 12, before gaining the coveted shot in June at Gene Tunney's heavyweight title.
 Right from the opening gong, the bulgy muscled battler from down under, who horned his way into the elimination racket at the start al- most on "ducai and with little appreciation that he would ever amount to anything" threw himself into Delaney like q man possessed. For fifteen rounds. he stayed on top of the colorful f'rcnch-C Canadian, siicncing the big gun in Delaney's right hand with ease while he chop ped, tore, and cuffed at his rival s head and body. Heeney's punches were short, for he wasn't much bulk in the way of arms, but they kept Delaney SO busy blocking, clinchng. and holding 10 have punishment that { an offensive was most difficult thing.
 While Heeney plowed to close quarters, his head buried in his broad, hairy chest, the right hand 1 punches that made Delaney king of 1 the 116 pounders was practically useless. The bronaed woodsman 1 with the flashing black eyes was ! forced to depend almost entirely on q left hook, swung necessarily tC head and body, and for which the burly Antipodaan had little or nc dof"nsl.
 i While lTetney fought the kind of q battle that could be told in ths first round and then repeated four teen times to take in the entire matcf 1 Delaney furnished the high spots ! All told Delaney had d margin il, six of tn" rounds while Hoenes gathered in eight and one was even Perhaps the highest point in ths engagement came in the tenth ses. sion, when Delaney, battling witt Few Nigor and abandon, crashed { left hook to the granite chin Of th' New Zeal1ndar. For the first tim Tn the fight. Heenoy, despite his 2t pound weight aIVanta g.. Waveret under the impact of the blow, nn, Mas glad 10 Clinch.
 iS he did, Delaney cut loose witt all the fierce punching ability hid den in his ma j. stic shoulders, and hail of leather storIulrg in from al directions. bent about Toms head
 But that granite chin took it all buried into his chest when the gal
 became too great, and the rount ended Delaney's great opportunity. Hcnrey. who now has conGusrc' raulino I1c,l1un. Johnny Riskc
 Jimmy M1lon"y, and has fought
 draw with Jack Sh9rkev. in addi
 'ion to his conquest of last nigh'
 thought Delaney ono of the easie-
 of th, lot. H. was much disaprolEt
 el in the Bridgeport warriors lac
 of hitting power.
 Although h lieying that he Ina
 won the decision. :b"lanoy refuse
 to offer alibis after the battle an
 took the outcome as "one Of thos things" He asked for another she al iieen"y before being definitel counted out of the heavyweight pie turc.
 Found !, E2und , Round Onr-lI lIsraoy forces De Ion rrv aui hooks Jack with a left i
 tie igw. r.'#9oy rolias q left int
 ltrer'y's body. Dr1arry stoge-er ; Tom with a rig't to inc jaw. Dc
 lan"y hcrks q left t1 hc1v. Tom wen back. Tom forces and Delaney rip
 left 10 the body. Herney .tagger
 under A right smash 10 th" head , Continued on following page.)