AL the opening gong. Llewellyn rushed from his corner and commenced the driving, pushing, patte jug attack which he kept up with few breaks over the full eight rounds Overpowered by the superior weight of the Briton, Ausborn found himself being tossed about like a bark on the sea, but managed to weather the storm without absorbing much punishment.
Ausborn, after finding himself the object of a similar rush, at the beginning of the second round, suddenly opened up with a terrific two-fisted attack that had the crowd roaring. He landed a left and a right to the head that looked like potential knockout powder, but to the surprise of many, Llewellyn just took them and retaliated with equally full-blooded blows, opening a gash above the uor's left eye.
Slowing down slightly after the lever pitch of the previous round, the third was about even with the Briton still aggressive but missing often as the sailor danced and weaved neatly away By this time the crowd was begin ning to realize that the long reach and weight advantage of the half-crouched soldier might well continue to keep him beyond the reach of the sailor's terrific punches, Ausborn's out was bleeding steadily and his swings were growing wilder as the time grew shorter.
With the exception of an occasion blow that glanced off Llewellyn's head, the soldier never appeared to be in much danger during the final rounds. In the seventh, the shorter
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