The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-29

nut the New York boxing com.
mission wants the great Jewish
battler 10 defend the lightweight
crown which no won from Tony
canz0neri last June and defended
nwningt CnngOnerl IN September.
THAT was his last fsB.pound title
with possibilities Of n return en-.
gagement hanging FIRE, McLnrnin,
last of tho Irish champions, post.
pOned his planned trip 10 ireland
Until the match IN made or nbnn.
d0ned, Jimmy md his manager.
tho venerable pop Foster, are ex-
tremeIy dlsgagtisned with last
nights result which kept alive tho
hcodoo lowering over welter cham
piOng.
Jimmy was the ninth straight
VeIter King 10 lose tho 147.pOund
Tito In its first defense. II WINS OK.
actIy year ago today that tho
Oakland, Cal, BOnp manufacturer
won ~ with n hrgtsrOuhd knockout
over Young COrbett Ill
Ross tho AvengeP
Inst nights defeat was doubly
humiIintinK for Jimmy ana dOubly
kinfnOrous for Barney beoaube u
enabled the latter 10 avenRe the
long string OF bentings given by tho
Dublin dynafniter 70 such pFOmiHs
ent jewish battiofD nB KID knplnf,
Nd ferris, Ruby uotdsteiD, joe
Click, Joey Sanger, Al Singer and
tho washed.up Benny Leonard.
THE split decision fueled 1Ig.
satisfaction Ia tho hgclImPnin
camp. JWdge Harold Barnes
voted for IsOss, giving Barney IL
rounds, kfclIaPnIn two, and two
even. Judge Tom OltOmrke,
baIIOted for Jimmy. giving tho
Ifishman nine POundsj Ross one,
ana live even. because Of this
0tsngreeSnent, Referee Eddie
FOrbyes ssttled the matter by Civ.
tug the verdict 10 Ross. tIe cred.
Ited lsapney with 10 rounds;
MClInrnin ONE, and one even.
Forbes pensIIged McIArnIn Ave
rounds for low blows, but he said
four Of those would have gone 10
Barney anyway,
The verdict WINS generally pOpu-
Inr with fans and sports writer's,
sithOuEh n minority thought Jim.
my had won, However, virtually
everyone admitted MeLarnin ap.
poured somewhat rusty after his
long iny.Off In which no fought
only two minutes and 40 seconds
in d year and half.
The lighter Ross fought like n
worthy BuccesBOr ~ Benny Leon
ard and proved himself beyond
yssti0n ono Of the grentest little"
men IN Queengbury history. After
the first couple OF rounds, IN which
no displayed ghrewd caution, no
WINS ready 10 match punches with
tho famous Pacific siugger. And
his explosive 'b1prages 10 body and
head gave him the better Vt many
savage sxchaDgee.
Both bled freely. Mef,arnin from
N cut on his nose, suffered In the
NTH, and tlOSs from n gnshed
mouth sustained In tho seventh,
There we're only two kn0ekdOwns,
both occurring IN the ninth. Me.
LGrnin G0Ored barney with n stlR
loft hook ~ the chin, but hs
bounced up without ~ count Short.
" after that Ross smashed Jimmy
IN tho chest with ~ right hook.
Jimmy hit the canvas but was w
Immediately.
Poor Timing
Forbes peDaIized Jimmy for low
blows In the fourth, seventh, ninth,
eleventh md 18th rounds JImmy's
long igy.0R apparently WINS fe-
sppnsibls for these accidental
! Punches below the belt. His iack
of accuracy and Bavney's speed
made him seem Wild throughout
the brnwi.
ON their actual fghtlng--OmIt.
| ting peDaItIes---the United Press
score sheet credited Mcf.arnin with
seven rounds, Ross five, and three
/ oven. This record WAS based on Me-
J.nrnin's aggrossiveneBs through
| out; his harder punching and
scoring the grcnter number OF
Flows JImmy'g best round WAS the
18th whom he had the lightweight
progRy, a smashing left hook 10
Unrney's jaw opened tho session.