Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 15 | Stribling Gets Crack at Mctigue's Crown Monday

I Stribling Gets ets Crack at Crown Monday May I M Macon con Schoolboy Stands Good Chance of Defeating Defeating De De- Defeating De- De Worlds World's Champ NEW EW YORK March 29 Mike 29 Mike rne Mc- Mc c- c Tigue guardian of or the he worlds world's pound pugilistic toga will meet one of the most formidable opponents in his his' division in Newark N. N J. J on Monday when he crawls through the tho ropes against Young Macon Ga schoolboy in t L twelve- twelve round no-decision no match Physically the two light heavy weights wi will l be well ma matched matched- Stribling hung bling fac faces s tho the task of having to stop or win on a foul to gain sain ain the title titIe which the veteran Irish American Won a year ago from Battling Siki If the battle goes the he limit Mike will not lose loso his crown even if has been idle idle- since his sensational 1 Gd draw arl with Stribling lh in ill Columbus Ga last October ct while the Georgian has kept himself on edge with a steady campaign of bO bouts Both Both h have wound up up their trainIng trainIng train- train Ing trig and plan only light exercise to o ol l keep ep limbered up l declared I today he was in the best condition of his career and Is fully confident of ot his ability to stop His Ills youth youthful CuI challenger On Ott the other hand g through Pa i bling asserted that after Mondays Monday's battle the light heavyweight toga will rest upon new shoulders The StrIbling bout will start about bout 10 p m. m and be preceded ed by several IncludIng Including including ing a ten-round ten semifinal match between between between be be- be- be tween Paul Berlenbach hard hard hitting ing New Yorker and Harry Krohn of Akron Ohio I The following table shows how close closely matched tho principals are Age Age e-Age Age 29 23 height 5 feet 11 Hi inches inches' weight pounds reach each 74 inches neck 16 inches chest normal 40 inches expanded 44 inches biceps 12 2 i inches forearm lIb inches wrist 7 inches waist 30 inches th thigh h 19 20 inches cal calf inches ankle 9 inches Stribling Stribling Age Age 19 height 5 feet i 11 inches Weight pounds reach 73 inches neck 16 inches ches' ches normal normal nor nor- mal roal 35 inches expanded 39 i inches biceps 13 inches forearm 2 inches wrist 7 inches waist 23 P Pinches inches thigh 22 Inches calf 13 I inches ankle 8 83 82 inches I