New Britain herald., 1929-09-24

Battalino stepped back from a wild . left hook and planted d terrific right . cross 10 Roujs' left eye that opened . a cut there and half closed tho optic. The challenger made Routis miss more often than the little French man has oyer missed before and dt ! times Routis looked like a novice as ] he tried to find Hattalino with roundhousc rights or letts.
 On the other hand, Ba'taliuo was | sharp and accurate with his punches. i In fact, his sharpshootinG was so . accurate that when, in the 1+th ] round, he missed hard ri2ht, the crowd easpcd i1 surprise thinking . that Bal had gone wild. 1 There wasn't knockdoWn in the l fight. Both fighters went to the l canvas but it was when they slipped ! after hard thrown punches. Several . times during the fight. especially in . the first, the fourth, the tenth and . the 14th. Battalino staggered Rou- . tis and caused his knees 10 hucklc !. when he landed punches on Routis' ! face that was at all other times coN- f cred up tightly Routis also stag | gered Battalino once or twice and ! enforced respect for his sharp hook ! ing left and his roundhousc right i swings. Battalino emerged from th" bat | tie without a mark on him, Rortis | had a cut under his left eye, gaSh i high up on his head above his right . ear and large sized bump over his ]. right eye.
 In the fourth round. according 10 the claim of lily Malley. BattA- i limos manager, Bat injured both . his hands as he tried to reach . vulnerable spot on ROutis' face, Aft , CT that. Bat had to use both his l fists as clubs, afraid that brittle . bones would crack under the strain. | Battalino beat Rcutis at all times | at long range and in the clincheS. {. where Routis delights in sailing away at the body Battalino crouch . ed and tied Routis up before any recognizable damage could be done. 1 At the conclusion. Battalino, aft CT having his hand raised in token of victory, burst into tears. The reaction was too much for him anl it was more than q minute bctor" he could regain control Of himself
 During the entire fight Routia never took q backward step, He kept coming in, but on every charge he was met with a storm of rights and lefts from long range and he was stopped at his work at close quarters.
 Referee Billy Conway sole arbiter in the ring, scored each round 0n the system which gives five points to the winner. lie gave Battalino five in every round for a total Of 75 points. His scoring for Routjs was as follows; 344 S44 44$ 4444 Total SC. Routis has slipped badly since he won the featherweight title from Tony Canzoncri but it is doubtful if, at his best, he could have coped with the youth, speed and all around fighting ability of the new ruler of the 126lpound class.
 The round by round account of the battle follows;
 EOunG One
 Routis ran into trouble right at the outset, missing left hook that left him wide open to q short, jar ring right to the jaw. Andre cov- cred, stepped in close and h,ltcd ! left hooi, to tho youngsters chin. The crowd roarc1 as Battalino cool ly pushed the veteran tiCoholdor around and ripped short left and right hooks 10 Routis' head. Bat was forcing the fight with ease an! confidence dt the gong.
 Eounl Two
 Routs dashed out brav,ly into the youngsters fire with a rol smear showing under his ln cy" from blow in the previous ToHnd Warming up slowly. the French titleholder threw three oyerhaul rights 10 Ra-tallno's head and cI.- ed the young-irr's hody .jgorous'y in the clinchcs. Gattafino was oyer- anxious and missed as Rouis kept up body ba"ragn 10 inc belt.
 Round Tn@C2
 Battalno ripped heavy right uppercut 10 RoWs hoIy ae Andre stormcd in close. They bat.I.I erimly in the center oe .h" ring with Bata'iuo muca The calmor. taking aayar,arr u' tto lrnura- mans wiIIue-S 'o thug -1r asr- aging shots 10 tHe ras Hom.s could not seen Io ttao. tn. ra.- ians smart, puuaaia& lrt-as. aul was do9glng w1l,Cps a' tIn gong.
 Round Eour
 BattaIun rocked thu claUulou as h. opened up with mr,. twp handed attack to tAr head. Hor,s fell in close. held. and then rsul.d back as the youngstor again meas urcd him with short. runisNu+ blows. Andre never quit irving marching steadily iu .6ohiad a swinging IeIt hook That Ha"gljuo usually caught on his right glove Andre drew blood from Battaliuo's nose with looping left hook. tls first damaging blo~. T.,y vor. clinchng, resting after thc ho, pace. at the gong
 E@Gnd l!EC
 Battaiino, d rugged last, two-DHf- ed young5ter, on hrs tees every mlu- Ute, outgen"ralal the Frnrlmm 4t his own game. jndghtine in ger ies Of rough clinchaa. As they broke clear and came together ag"i1. Eat drove lc''s and rights deep lu Ecu- tis' bouE They brgis, d through thc round aiichjnr to la" clos" range game uu'I the hell pal1 led th@m.
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