The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-22
HOW BILLY PETROLLE
BEATJIMMY M'LARNIN

ROUND .1-Petrolle jumped into
the 1rishman with two left hooks to
the body. Jimmy laid back, took two
more lefts to the side waiting q spot
for his right hand. He found 1t and
ripped two right hand blasts to Pc
trolle's chin. Billy wavered, flung
out his left and then whaled McLar-
min in the chin with the right that
set Jimmy's eye to blinking. Another
right split the skin under McLarnin's
left eye, and blood streamed down his
cheek. They. snapped furiously in
midring, Petrolle absolutely unafraid
Of McLarnin's famous punches. He
shook Oft Jimmy's best punches, left
hooks to the head and body and
rights to the chin, and drove the
1rishman around the ring with a two
listed fusilade to the head. Two
rights shook McLarnin again as they
bounced off his chin at the bell.
ROUND BILLY stabbed straight
for Jimmy's head with his left. then
Topped q right to the damaged eye.
McLarnin was short with both hands
and wild. Petrolle, game, logged,
belted furiously at him with both
hands to the head. He caught Jimmy
q dozen times before the Irishman
stopped the rush for q moment with
q right to the chin. Petrolle turned
McLarnin's eyes CLASSY with a right
to the jaw. McLarnin wobbled, kept
his feet and strove to fight his way
out Of danger. Billy ripped after him,
smashed three left hooks to McLar-
Minis chin but could not bring him
down. In the midst Of the fierce rally
McLarnin smashed a right to the chin
that sent Petrolle back on his heels
for q moment. The crowd was mad
with excitement as they slashed at
each other at the bell.
ROUND 3-Petrolle crouched and
ripped into the Irish better, swinging
both hands from the side. Jimmy
tried to hold him off with a straight
left, but Petrolle nailed him high on
the head with a hard left hook. jim
my danced backward. feinting for a
right opening, but Petrolle swept aft
er him With another hard right hook
to the head. McLarnin steadied and
hurt Petrolle with two hard left hooks
to the chin. They belted each other
into q, corner, both fists whipping out
in q steady stream. McLarnin opened
the way for his famous right hand.
He nailed Petrolle fully on the chin,
whipped over his left hook and for
the first time gained the upper hand.
Petrolle shook off the wallops and
came back fighting mad with both
hands in a smuggling duel that set the
crowd to roaring as the bell rang.
ROUND EThey snapped left jabs
in the center Of the ring until Petrolle
jumped in with a left hook that
floored McLarnin for q count of 9.
Jimmy came up badly hurt and reeled
under Petrolle's furious attack. He
went down again for 9 under a head
barrage. He was helpless as Petrolle
smashed him about the ring, and the
crowd went mad. Cross-legged and
McLarnin tried to fight his
way clear. He threw right into
Perolle's head but Billy climbed all
the Keeling Irishman with a furi-
GUS head and body attack. Petrolle
punched himself weary and still Nc
Larnin would not 60 down again. AS
Petrolle tired, Jimmy gained strength,
his eyes cleared, andhe began to dance
around. He had the situation well in
hand at the bell.
ROUND 5-McLarnin came up ap-
parently fresh and soaked with reviv-
ing water. He whipped q left hook
and short right into Petrolle's head.
The free swing veteran poked jim
my'S head with a left and then
.ucked inside to fire a left hook to
the body. McLarnin shot Petrolle's
head back with a sharp left hook and
clipped the veterans chin three times
as he slid away from right hand
punches. McLarnin seemed to have
struck his fighting stride as he leaned
back, slipped away from Petrolle's
punches and countered meekly with
both hands. He fired rights and lefts
into Petrolle's head and took a hard
right to the chin in return and then
nailed Petrolle again with a stiff left
hook to the body. They smashed
away in close, and Petrolle just
a sweeping left hook to the
as the bell rang.