The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
FITz PUNCHED HOLES
THROUGH DUNKH0nST.
"fEiNIN FHiErcIIT CAa~ PROVED
~ EtSY EiNi EOFi TIE EN-
.HtNPTcN-NG EhDDEN-o'RRifN
FIGHT - RAN IEHS
AND US~Ip.

SFE,TAL CONTEMPORARIES
N-w Yurk. AIay The contest T., be-
tv, "a Bob fT-z-,mmgus uuI Ed Dunk
horst. '';he IiumIl Freight car turned
nHt just about a. I expected. Gamblers
A.. ca fresh sucker Is born every inmate
Tt-'. is true, only the birth rate shollI be
u r,ls,i ~ .rr cen. h.reaUoIts, for thee
are more jays e." tho square foot in this
great metropolis. ready and willing to -
divorced from ,helr long green and coiE'
than "a any other place in America.
For a week g. TN da.s before the bout
the press agent Of ths Hercules club
worried overtime FURNISHING ne papers WITH
slt.merts OF The w4al'rtal.r I'm condition
tlc champion WAS h.. telling how ti;z
lid not hold Dunk too ch.aEiy how the
bulky Syracusen was Improving" urier t"c
f~rt-laaa OF Jim J-nr!.s AMI Tommy Ryan.
and how certain lie Wis taIt che would not
only go tina whole route. bIt might perhaps
lanI the punch that womb land the OK
champion t. ~dreanlaud." The result Was
| the biggest Attendance the club has es-r
bad. or, ut all events. the most profitable
iI,z never in his life had m EASIER thing.
lie sunk his gloves clean up to his wrists
| in the caIlops Of fat that ensirIIe the syria
r,gtn's corporozily, and when he had the
p-4rH PUNCHED out az him.. 10 hooked him
ON The point az the jaw in the second round
and down and out re went with i thui
that shook The building. which Is an o.i
e.ra.f car barn converted into an aiu4etc
club arena. As q sp,atacia the show didhC
h,.f cor.Dare with the str;ngnHs ~ The
..4u-killing elephant Of FortQdrsh ana
SELF circus. which took place at Inc 't"s@
Of IT'S exhibition at Madison Square '"tti-i
a fortnight ago. DUNK Aa4 I'D 'HuL.
CHANCE OF licking EItZ than the elephant nad
- ,..rrE.-- sfPr rgrl.If.gE- viva "a NUM-
! t,,,. ueIfsus" "a We would say In Pareo.
only a few days before t2a AsAt % sam
Harris. WHO IL Terry NGli"N"rn5 ina'as-L.
aid to me. "If they'll guarantee me "n'uSh
| Of money I'll PCT NIc,i9'ern AGAINST Dunk
| horst. and I'll bet money. too, that ne Wont
rut ,im ont In SIX rounds l tunhf me-
l. safe. too. IN such a venture, ;.F ne Ns
tat fellow couldn't hit Terri II 4 Weeh' -
cepJ lay accident
The G-h. between Geo. &c AIcFaiion aud
Jack Oiir.in. when too" PIC ts'o'- -
. Ir~tIivay Athletic Club last At9t4iSS h.sH-
"a. - soTIer and . surprise. lnIsti, 70 INC
.kuoviuE ones who had Ti-hel - b..r4
oIt IS "a sure UiHu'r' aCi hAtR- h.lii
heavily AT fUn 10 81. and just before the bout
started at lV) - - - WIN thtfe W"T =
considerable amount Of even money net
! that Jack would do his man IN ten to1h,.S.
Before they had fought nam nGz.n
! rounds even money WAS bet thIt Nct t1L.h
would go the distance ana AFTER "
fifteenth round l saw $"' pct a&tl!ist ="
that he would win. O'lTieE took 81 " Hie.t-
douS fac.-pUnciIiiS and was teFi:h!l OUT
about the mouth. nose ana eye. ~ Hhl.I
lis features could hardly be d~iSt'EGHishtb
/ on account OF the bloc! which flowed FROM
them. In the fourth round he GOT Il pu'iSit
IN tho mouth. waicA hliG-ng" oGt d 81
| tooth. wl;iCn was inserted on I iiF0g n
, cCclly stopped down T!ckHl X up on JiS
| roor and threw il back To Tom cti1urke,
| his second. Tor :af"-kecpMG- \ garner hldt
| than the Nova ScJtiau never tJeG ,ae
| .rratch.Ha was the a1-rcsSOr tnree--uurti5
~ The time. though he was frequently COM
- 20 s.. Ill NTa.N-4lt4 iA rl.Irsfnn gI
the rules. to escape purlsaInant uhLi tx
cree White would spiit Them aIlEt. Nc,
backland blows, which were almost. p'vlts,
J f. . manner that vas repTTh'nai1!e AZ
| Tadden's blocking was wonderful. lie
| should have had the verdict, bur Johnny
VLi1r who was the referee, Thought other
| wise, and decided that 1t was "a draw
White T., verv unpopular with the
"awicnces' Of the Broadway. and whichever
| he shows up IN tho ring Us an otiiciti they
make him aware OF the FAC. IN ing most
pronounced manner. Monday night he was
| booted and Kissed by over half the specta-
tors, and after he made his decision, no
eoakg 't nr Iesush,oas ihrown at Rim by irata
| NJ Faddcnites. I don't share in the almost
general belief that Whenever n can he
| decides in favor of the man on whom the
money of the right people Is bet. but
] confess ! can't see how ha accounts for
/ several Of his rulings. He IS We'll Veisei
in the fstic game, however, as no has been
n Powerv boy since the DAYS of Ou-uey
I cCogh1u. Hnd has seen all ths sCrapperS
since in action, ana his IDEAS OF boxing
MAJ b. different from those commonly en-
/ tertaiued.
I mink he attaches undue Importance TO
| LEADING. VI course, the man who makes
! the pace. all other things being equal. is
| entitled to credit for his aegresslreneSs,
bat when his leading only results in his
! Cetting punishment, as wa. tho case with
| O'B-ien. - above detailed, | can only think
/ that II showed bad Judgment. ~AiCEaaden
| hadn't q mark on his face when he left the
| ring. ard MS body punishment was slight,
| thanks to his blocking" His worst mark
ing was over the region of his left kidney.
| where O'Brien w~allop"d him while they
| We're IN holds.
! NcFadden trained ten days for this bout
.ver at Lakewood With Jim Cocbett and