Show BERLENBACH L CH TO DEFEND CROWN CR 0 WN THURSDAY THUR Y Jack Delaney Gets Chance at Mit Title New York Agog Over Championship Bout Delaney Ready II 11 SPARROW w X I Special o ot of The Ille Tl e Copyright 1926 Consolidated Pre Press Association YORK July 10 Ne 10 No NEW 11 pugilistic contest In years ears hf has excited such public Interest st as Is Isnow isnow Isnow now manifested over the th battle for tor the th light heavyweight cham Cham- championship of ot tho the world which wilt 11 bo held In Brooklyn Thursday nIght between Paul And Jack Delaney Delancy the challenger When Dan Morgan his Morgan his nick nick- nickname nIcK name namo i Is I Dumb Dan albeit no noone ono one ever saw MW anything dumb about this revived bird bird revived the tho light heAvyweight title and pinned t It Iton Iton on Battling no on one ob objected oh- oh Bat Dat was a 0 a mighty good ring man and nd proved his worth not only among monc the but the heavyweights as a welL weIL When Georges Carpentier came camellere here as ns the European king It was considered rood good l pub pub- publicity for tor his projected fight with Jack Dempsey to h he him beat and thu thus gain cain a a worlds world's title to wit wit the light heavyweight crown TARES TAKES KAYO YO Carpentier did this with dash duh and aplomb Bat Dat past hiS prime Later LIlter the Orchid Man Ian met l lanassa Jack In the th Battle Battie ot of the tho Century In the wooden saucer on Boyles Boyle's Thirty Acrea Acre and nd was 3 knocked out Carpentier went home to France with nearly a 0 a quaner quarter or Go a mil mu- lion million bright American dollars IlS as IlSa asa asa a reward for tor takIng It on the chin Some Somo time Urn afterwards ho be was knocked out by the late Bat Dat- Hint Battling Siki Thus he ho lost his worlds world's light ht ht heavyweight crown went over to Dublin where horo on SI St day 1922 1923 he lie relin relinquished his title perforce to a broth ot of an Irish lad Michael returned to this coun court try country where he h had bad learned the rIght fight game and after a a series or oe mIserable showings In the ring was WIlS bach pitted against Paul loul Derlen- Derlen bach Mike Miko lIke surprised everyone by putting up a 0 whal whale ot of a 0 battle agaInst tho the Astoria a but the referee and judges handed the tho weight heavyweight verdict and the tho light h heavy heavy- avy- avy weight crown to the tho challenger With the tho ascent oC inter Inter- Interest interest interest est In this class grew i until It was second only to the th with which doIngs In the heavy heavy- weight heavyweight heavy division were followed Derley was responsible tor for thi this In part partIn and Jack Jacl Delaney In part In Paul New Yorkers had II a rarity among amone cham champions lons ot of o the present day Inasmuch as he showed a II willingness to fight tight any any- any body anybody at any time wll Jack Delaney was nil nil- 1 ling hug and when Berlenbach rose to roseto tho championship Delaney prestIge was enhanced because ho he was the only man In the th world with the right to boa boast ot of o a knockout over the title holder The Bridgeport Adonis turned tho trick when Paul was vas a a live tive comparative novice among amone the top line IIno lighters fighters but ut Just the tho same samo It Il was as assimon simon pure puro kayo Seven Seen months after winning the title Berley broke brok all 1111 precedents by sIgnIng to defend his crown against o the man who had bad put him to sleep Delaney as it turned out Wl-S Wl wa not himself In that battle Title This was isas noticeable after the fourth round He lie had h d enough ot of a wal al wallop lop to floor his man tor for the count ot of o nine but lie he could not him hint down and Jle Ie h weakened as 03 the tho fI fight ht progressed He Ito him- him himself him himself self admits ho was as dangerously near a in the nInth lie had not fully recovered from froma II a case of septic poisoninG and had hada hada hada a bad b leg Ic besides beddes After Arter that battle baUle promoters eli all allover allover over tho the country tried to brIng the tho two men together again Rickard Rick Rick- Rickard ard among them But for tor some some reason renson best known to Delaney and to his manager Pete Pet Reilly tho iho pair elected to sign rit-n with Ith rt lou Fugazy Instead of ot Rick flick Rickard Rick Rick-ard ard n h fell eli Into line and the match was as mad The champion champton fresh from his sided ono victory over Young has lute prepared himself carefully for tor this crowning battle of his career And ho he ho will be at athis athis his best beet when ho he faces Jack tiis week In Brooklyn DEL IS As for Cor or Delaney there thoro Is Ii no doubt he h will be bo this time timeA A A short setto with Tommy Burns Durns Burnand and spirited ten with Ith Johnny and Bob Dob Sage Sag have ha put him on edge Delaney Is a master boxer em- em employing em speed coolness and sel- sel science ence encl He lie has ono one of ot the mOst niOst terrific punches In the business Berlenbach Is not so clever and anahis and his great forte fort outside of ot won won- won courage and unceasing lne wil- wil wll I Is II a o rib crashing left hook that conies comes In like the tho ham ham- hammer hammer mer of ot Thor It will be b a n great battle |