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Show PAL WORE MT mm m Challenger Leads Cham;; pion in Seven of Eight ' Rounds Fought. , (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) MEMPHIS, . Tcnn., March 24 .-Pi : Moore, the challenger, is master of Pet : Herman, the bantamweight champion, ( eight rounds is any criterion of their re spective worth. They fought eiidit- romdi here tonight, and for seven rounds tlv champion took the worst thrashing ht ever received. The sixth round was even, due to t sudden burst of confidence tho (.iiampiot showed, but it soon faded away and Mion evened the round by taking the last half The champion tried hard to land 'ah? might have been a finishing pniu'li, tm he was outhoxed from start lo finish am hardly landed half a dozen times with his right cross, which he carried cocl;e( from start to finish. ; Moore fought a confident fight, whllt throughout the eight rounds Herman won . a worried expression. Several ttmec Moore landed as many as four lefts tt the stomach without a. return by Hri man. Moore aimed his attack at tht body, and at the linish Herman's ritrhw side was pink. Herman played for ttiiJl face, and the only damage he did wa) with litjht lefts which barely reache( Moore's mouth, . f here was no knockdown, but this fac is ' due to lack of punching power or Moore's part. Ho landed on every spo'i! of the titlftholder and lauded every kind a punch he possessed. It was a no decision mat'-h, but the most educated-spectator educated-spectator could have picked Moore as tal winner. j- |