The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06
M'CRATH BELTED
 OUT BY LORD IN
 THE THIRD ROUND
Local Boy Scores Clean KnOckOut-Garren Beats MellO = Hershey Loses Mitchell Stopped By Carta = Vignali Halts Day
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

Jeers and cheers. Praise and sar- casm. King today, clown tomorrow. That's the reaction of the average fight fan, amply and convincingly demonstrated last night in Bucking- ham hall directly following clean cut knockout which Eddie Lord scored over Patsy McGrath early In the third round. It was very differ ent sendoff the Irishman received from that which greeted him year ago last summer when he handed Lord boxing lesson and decisively outpointed him in ten rounds at the Lakewood arena. Then it was cheers for the masterful manner in which he boxed his way to a win over a clever well-conditioned local boy who is 8 veteran of the ring.
 Doubling ThOmascs
 Last night 1t was jeers that rang in McGrath's ears as he left the ring after being knocked as cold as a loan sharks heart. As usual, the sudden ending brought talk of fake, "dive" and other things that usually come from the fans up near the ceiling. One thing, however Is certain. Patsy McGrath knows he was knocked cold for the first time in his professional career. Eddie Lord knows 1t and Referee Henry Garrity has no doubt about 1t. A short right hook that landed just be- hind McGrath's left ear did the trick, toppling him forward on his face. He tried to get to his feet at the count of "8" but his legs just wouldn't function. In other words, he was knocked out. cleanly and completely.
 Fire Works
 That the boys were in earnest was demonstrated even before the first bell hit for the beginning of the bout. As the referee was instructing them in the center of the ring. Lord said: Watch him for Q foul blow, because he's sure to throw them low if hurt him." McGrath drew back to "let one go" but they were separated before any blows landed. Both tore out for the first round like a pair of starved leopards who have been suddenly unleashed. McGrath jabbed and hooked but seemed to miss many while Lord worked in close landing solidly to McGrath's head and face with left hooks and uppercuts. Mo- Grath retaliated with few jabs and then missed two powerful right which slid over Eddie's shoulder. The later then shifted to Pats mid- dle and sunk in two hard shots be- fore the round ended. It was Lords round beyond a question.
 His Best Round
 Bolstered by much needed advice from Denny McMahon, the Irishman came to life in the second. His left jabs worked to perfection, and his right jared Lord to his heels on two or three occasions, as the Frenchman missed punch after punch while crowding the elusive McGrath, who won the round easily.
 Out they came for the third. Both fell into 0 clinch and were broken by the referee. Lord stepped back and started a right which broke through Patsy's defense, hooked just a bit and caught McGrath right in back of the left ear. buckling his knees which bbrought him forward, when he hit the ring floor with q thud. One good look at McGrath and 1t was apparent he was knocked out. Using his head for brace. he tried to get up when Gerrity reached "S" but flopped back on his stomach. He was carried to his corner and after dil!gent efforts by McMahon and Lord came to. It was some time before he realized he was knocked out, taking the defeat in an uncon- cerned manner, as If he half-expect- cd to happen what did happen. Neithe one of the boys were in the best of shape, though Lord has the edge on condition. The latter weighed 137 1-2, McGrath 137.
 Rcd and Black
 The best bout of the card was furnished by Joe Red" Garren of the east end and Connie Mello, local Portuguese negro. Garren won the nod by virtue of his asgressiveness and a fifth round rally which had Mello in trouble. A timed left jab had Garren off balance for most of the bout, but he landed often and hard enough to win, though in ob- viously poor condition, tiring very fast, toward the end of each round.
 Georgie Day of New Haven was beaten badly by Joe Viginali in four rounds, the bout being stopped in the fourth to save Day from further punishment from the falling fists of the Town Plot Terror. Virginoli hit Day bad enough and othen nough to stop fifty pugs with less heart and physical makeup that the iron-built ex-New Haven Tornado but the local boy could not even put him on the floor after landing fifteen solid punches to the jaw and head. It was q marvellous exhibition of courage and stamina on the part of Day, who has never yet failed to impress on- lockers with his willingness to fight This bout was substituted for the Jackie Harmon-F Freddy Lattanzio affair which fell through when the New Yorker failed to show up for his bout, after having a New York suspension lifted so that he could fight in Waterbury. Now he's sus- pended in this state too.
 Tught on Tony
 Tony Laverio, the Bristol better. took a hard-earned decision from Kid Hershey, Mickey Dances good luck charm, in a four round go which was partially spoiled by Her shey's clinching tactics. A long left jab which landed repeatedly in La- verio's face had the Bristol boy of lnx v~irt1t n