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Show . FROM CONLEY y NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26. Johnny Coulon's title to the bnntam-weight championship of the world was flrmlv esLnblished today, whon he won a clear decision over Frankie Conloy, claimant, claim-ant, at the end of a 20-round bout at the West Sido Athletic club. Conley was outclassed aud only in two rounds did ho have a shade tho better of the contest. The men weighed ln at 11 G pounds three and a half hours before the fight. Six thousand people witnessed the contesL Tommy Walsh of New Orleans was tho referee. The men were-in frequent clinches. In the fifteenth round Conley sprained sprain-ed Ills left wrlsL nnrl nffor- h n.n Chicago boy had little trouble in landing land-ing tolling blows. The first opened with Conley the aggressor, but the first two' rounds were even, with no damage done In tho third, Coulon shot's right swing to the chin and in quick succession succes-sion a jab to the face and a rlht punch to the stomach, giving him a shade the better of the round. Honors were even in tho fourth. In the fifth Conloy put three rights to the ribs In. quick succession and ook a right to tho race in return, conley's round. ' In the sixth Coulin was staggered by aJeft to tho stomach, but ho came back with a series of short, hard bedy blows and the round was even In tho seventh Coulon had a shade .ne better in tho final seconds, but ho i, took some punishment early In the round. Tne eighth was fast. Conley opened open-ed with a right to the jaw. Coulon shot a hard left hook to the stomach, followed by a hard loft swing to the same place. f ' Coulin staggered Conley wlth'a right hard one to the Jaw. He followed this quickly with a series of short lefts and rights to the face nnd body and had Conloy against the ropes "when the hell sounded j Coulon pelted Conlcy's face almost at will in the-.'nlnth. In the tenth Conley's right to tho face and a glancng body bloy woro repaid by two uppevcuts to the chin, and a hard .stomach puncn. The eleventh Tvas evon. In the twelfth Coulon shot in several sev-eral short Jabs to the stomach. In a breakaway. Conley put a right to tho face. Coulon finished the round with a rain of short body punches. Coulon did some brilliant work In tho thirteenth. After taking soveral short body blows Coulon rushed his opponent and put rights and lefts to the face with lightning rapidity. 'Conley 'Con-ley sent a light right to the face and took a left and right to the Jaw In return. re-turn. Coulon then sent a right to tho wind, dodged a right swing and clinched. clinch-ed. The fourteenth was tamo. The fifteenth was Ccnley's, hut the round closed with both men fighting fiercely. In the sixteenth Conley landed a right to the body, rollowed by a rlcht to the kidneys. Coulon shot in four rights and a let punch to tho face and In a clinch sent a tellinc- rlehf to the stomach. Coulon's rouud. Coulon played with Conley in the oponin of the seventeenth and put four rights to the face Conloy got in two light body blows and Coulon finished fin-ished the round with repeated rights and lefts to the face and body. In the eighteenth Conley placed several good rights, but Coulon came bnck with short lofts and rights to the head and body. A hard right fo the stomach in the nineteenth brought n frown to Con-ley's Con-ley's face, but he was soon chasing Coulon around tho ring. He put a hard left to tho body, received a right and left to the wind and then quickly shot two left stabs to the ribs. He missed two right swings, but divided honors in the short jab interchanges before tho bei!. Tho final round opened with a stiff right to Coulon's face. He came back with several short body blows. Conley Con-ley sent a short one to the face and took a hard jab to the Jaw in return. On a breakaway, Conley placed a left to the face. Coulon sent in a half-dozen half-dozen blows to the face and body and ducked three swings. Another clinch and then Coulon shot over two more blows to tho Jaw. Conloy sent a right to the stomach and two light right jabs to the race. Coulon put three more hard rights to the face and just as the bell sounded, placed another on Couley's jaw. |
