Evening star., 1936-03-24
Al DISPLAYS NEW
SOCK TO WIN NOD
Buffalo BattIer lmpresses
in Split Decision Victory.
PreIiminaries Slow.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

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deserved split decision victory
4 \ over Billy Nichy last night
at Turner's Arena, Al Delaney today
reigns supreme in local fistic circles,
but the appetite of the Districts ring
colony won't be satiated fully until
they clash again.
While Delaney confounded his critics
with a whirlwind finish against a
formidable foe. Nichy's punching
prowess and dogged determination
gained the former Pittsburgh iron
worker flock of followers.
Despite the loss, Nichy will be
matched with John Henry Lewis, light
heavyweight champion, at Pittsburgh
next month.
Delaney, although he would be the
last to admit 1t, has showed two words
down the throat of Eddie Nader that
probably are choking his stablemate,
eighth ranking heavyweight of the
world.
In two successive Scarps, Delaney
has made Nader alter his former esti-
nation of AIS fistic ability, which
ranked AL no better than pretty
good" and at the same time has sup
planted Eddie here as an attraction.
Nader, who had the fight of his
life trimming Billy Ketchell, was
trounced soundly by Nichy. And al
though Delaney, who defeated Ketchell
easily, failed to hurt Nichy, he now
Is the fair haired lad of Manager Dave
Sonnenberg's stable.
Left Hooks Puzzle Nichy.
nIGGING very annoying left hand
out of the moth balls, Delaney
surprised those ringworms who had
labeled him strictly one-punch artist.
Failing to connect with his devestat-
ing right mitten, AL launched a series
of left hooks which completely puzzled
his rangy opponent.
Al gave the cue to his attack in the
first round when he found Nichy
cleverly evsding his Furnishing right
paw. Changing his system of modi-
fed mayhem, Delaney brought his left
glove into action to Offset Billy's best
blow of that session, a short right
uppercut that slowed the Buffalo better
considerably.
Blocking Delaney's thrusts in the
second and third heats, Nichy coun-
tered with blistering body and head
attack that bloodied AIS nose and
drove him to the ropes.
Just at the point when most fans
were conceding the scrap to Nichy,
Delaney rallied to clip the Smoky City
clouter with well-directed blows to the
face which turned the fourth round
In AIS favor.
In winning the fifth session, Nichy
planted two solid right-hand smacks
in Delaney's midsection and followed
at the bell with punch that started
on w street and finished on AIS sore
ribs.
Delaney Rallies to Win.
IT WAS at this stage of the battle
when Delaney united his surprise
package and displayed the intestinal
fortitude and strong finish which
swung the fight
Denting Nichy's rugged frame with
both fists, Delaney captured the final
three rounds Judges Charley Dunn
and Frank Schuyler cast their ballots
in Delaney's favor, while Referee
Denny Hughes voted to draw. The
Stars scoresheet showed Delaney two
points in front.
Stanford Carrier, local welterweight,
was the victim Of technical knock
out in the scheduled six-round semi
final when Al Parks Of Baltimore
opened the local lads left eye. Referee
Hughes refused to allow Carrier to
answer the bell for the second round.
In another six-rounder, Ray Ingram
committed fewer fumbles than Bobby
Dechter to gain the decision.
George Howard and Mickey O'Don-
nell, last-minute substitutes, were
halted in the third round of sched-
uled four-round bout by Referee Con-
stantine Places, who declared the
travesty on boxing mo contest"
The first fighters to suffer this
ignominy at Turner's Arena, Howard
and O'Donnell. tried hard but failed
to Offset their lack of ring skill. Billy
Watkins, the colored heavyweight who
made the substitution necessary by
failing to appear, will be suspended by
the Boxing Commission.
A four-round opener returned
Tommy Hoover, local lightweight, VIC
torious over Jack Robinson of Alex
andria.
A capacity crowd Of 1884 spectators
paid $2,419 to witness the f1st-slinging
festivities.