Word: berlenbach
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Jack Delaney, French-Canadian pugilist now of Bridgeport, Conn., represented Experience. Paul Berlenbach, German-American, who had recently risen to sensational fame by the knock-out of his last ten opponents, typified Strength. Berlenbach's friends offered cash at 5 to 2 on the meeting of the two in Madison Square Garden. Tex Rickard in his counting house counted his receipts. The fame of Berlenbach had sold every reserved seat two days before the fight. On the newsstands, Berlenbach's picture covered the front page of The Muscle Builder, a "McFadden publication." Inside the cover Berlenbach told...
...rounds of fighting. It seemed as if Delaney would join Berlenbach's other victims. He went into his corner with a ghastly face. The crowd awaited the end. Then sprang forth a different Delaney. After a few seconds Berlenbach sprawled. In the fourth round, game but pathetically beaten, Berlenbach rose twice from the flooring. The referee did not make Delaney hit him again. It would have been criminal...