Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-19
FIGHT BY
ROUNDS

Round One
Loughran led with his left lab
and handled the challenger easily
in a clinch. The champion came
out Of the miXup with a nasty cash
over his left eye. Blood streamed
from the cut. 1t seemed to squirt
the champion into action and the
fight began at a fast clip. Brad
dock smashed a hard right to Tom
my'S head but missed two swings.
Loughran kept jabbing with his left
but was unable to keep the chal-
lenger from coming in close with a
body attack. They we're in a clinch
at the he'll.
Round Two
They snapped punches in the
center of the ring and clinched. The
champion fought carefully, showing
a healthy respect for Braddock'S
right. Tommy slipped and only a
clinch saved him from slipping to
the floor as he lodged Jimmy'S
charge. The challenger was forcing
the fight tut missing as often as he
landed.
Braddock landed an overland
right to the head as he forced the
champion into a corner. Loughran
went back on his heels from a solid
left to the head just before the gong
sounded.
Round Three
Loughran boxed and .jabbed as
he sought to stop Braddock's dog
gedly persistent rushes. The chal-
lenger started a frc-h flow Of blood
from the cut yer Tommy's eye and
gave the champion both fists in a
lively miXup. Loughran's defensive
tactics slowed up the fight. Lough-
ran backed up against the ropes.
Loughran chose to fight and
smashed Braddock solidly about the
head. One of the champions jabs
opened a cut on Braddock's nose
just before the end of the round.
Round Four
After a succession of clincheS,
Braddock drove the champion back
with a right to the head and a left
hook to the stomach. The cham
pion kept sticking his left into Jim
my's face and had the Irishman
swinging wildly. There was a cut
now under Loughran'S right eye.
Braddock stalked his rival with
right hand poised but seldom found
a target as Loughran shifted and
boxed cleyerly. Jimmy took a stiff
left to the nose just before the bell.
Round Five
BraddOck drove a right hook to
the ribs and repeated with an up-
percut that landed under Tommy's
heart. They spent a lot Of time
clinching at close quarters the
champion clearly outgeneraIled the
young Jersey man. Loughran
smashed a series of rights to the
Jaw and took a light left to the
body as he sidestepped Braddock'S
counter attack. Tommy's left SEEM
ed to puzzle the challenger but he
connected to the champions Jaw
with a hard overland right. Lough-
ran hooked his left to the body as
the round ended.
Round Six
Braddock came out of his corner
with head lowered to open a deter
mined charge. He forced the cham
pion about the ring but found diff
ficulty connecting. Loughran side
stepped and jabbed to upset the
challenger's ruShes. Repeatedly he
threw Jimmy off balance and pun
ished the challenger about the head
at close range. Braddock was buff
feted around but kept up the pur-
suit. One Of Loughran's sharp let's
opened a cut at the side of Brad
docks right eye. The champion had
his young rival in a bad way at the
hell.
Round Seven
They came out for action and
eachwith patched up eyes. The
champion drove several hard let's
and rights to Braddock's head and
blocked the challenger's counter.
Loughran had Braddock backing
away from bis two-fisted drive. Just
when Loughran appeared to have
Jimmy in distress another severe
cut was opened by a glancing blow
to the champions forehead. In a
twinkling Tommy's face was a mass
Of blood. Loughran backed away
and appeared half blinded by the
stream but he had a smile left as
he came to his corner at the end
of the round.
Round Eight
Loughran came out to set g fast
succession Of sharp clouts to the
challenger'S head and the crowd
was in an uproar. The champion
had Braddock missing badly. They
clinched after exchanging lefts to
the body. Tommy took a left smack
to the head but cuffed Jimmy
around the ring. The champion
handled his young rival as a master
would his pupil. Braddock was
taking a scientific boxing lesson at
the bell.
Round Nine
Loughran lost no time poking his
offiniont 1oft hnnd inAn liz aIa1