The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
Yanger Had Kid Broad Almost
Out at Louisville.
Could Not Quite Deliver the
Necessary Punch.
BOUT WENT 20 ROUNDS.
Contest Was Hard Fought the
Entire Distance.
The Chicago Boxer Easily Out
pointed Cleveland Lad.

Louisville. Ky. May A crowd
which filed Louisville's famous Audi
forum saw Benny Yanger. of Chicago.
win over Kid Broad Saturday night Ii
one Of the greatest twenty-round battles
in the history of pugilism It was
simply a great little boxer. clever and
trained to the minute. against a little
giant who seemed almost insensible 10
the blows that We're rammed into his
body and face.
1t was the new school against the old.
the boxer against the slugger, and the
former earned his 1aurels cleverly. Long
before the twenty rounds were com
pleted il was evident that the decision
would go to Xanger unless Broad hap
pened to land one of his swings. Round
after round Yanger outbOxed his op-
ponent landing almost two blows co
Broad's one. The latter took the pun
lshment like a Spartan willing to be the
receiver for any number Of blows to get
one home.
Xanger used only two blows effec-
lively. straight left to the face which
broadened Breads fiat nose, and right
to the ribs which soon had BrOad's body
red and raw. Yanger was cool through
out and scarcely ever took a backward
step, While Broad never fiinched under
the seVerest punishment.
ParsOn Davies, BrOad's manager, said
after the contest that the decision was
a just one and that his man was out
pointed. Yanger left at once for Gin
cinnati.
Yanger arrived at noon with Iarga
delegation of Cincinnati people, and was
met at the depot by Manager Hertz and
Harry Forbes, champion bantam weight
OF the world, who came from Chicago.
4anger went at once to the Seelbach
hotel, where rooms had been engaged
for him, and after a light lunch he
took a short walk and then drove OUT
to Churchill Downs to see the Derby.
Broad put in a quiet day at his train
ing quarters and spent part of the at
ternoon with his manager, ParsOn Dav-
les, and Tom OROurke. During the
morning number OF bets were made a
6 to 5, with Yanger the favorite. and
Manager Hertz bet $500 on his man
against $3.50 on Broad, laid by Book
maker Benny Folk. At the track in
the afternoon several of the bOOkmaZ-
ers We're laying to on Yanger ana
6 to 5 on Broad, but the betting was
not heavy. Fred Slocum was one of
the race followers who pinned his faith
on Broad, but he wanted 10 to z for his
money, and succeeded in placing several
/ bets at these odds al Hunter & Nolans
early in the evening. At the Auditor
ium the crowd gathered slowly, influ-
enced doubtless by the rumor that the
4 court had decided to stop the contest,
and by the rerunning of the Derby at
all of the down town hotels.
While waiting for the principals to.
appear there was considerable betting
around the ringside, the Chicago dele
J cation backing Yanger at 100 to so
whenever they could find any Broad
/ takers.
At $40 Yanger money was going beg
/ ging at 20 to z on Andy Craig, Of Chi
cage, had $1,000 which he wanted to bet
at $40 to S100. He succeeded in getting
on 81 500 Benny Falk and Colonel w.
E. Applesate, well known bookmakers,
took the major portion of it,
The weighing in was done in Broad's
4 dressing room after the long delay
which was generally attributed to an
attempted piece of sharp work on the
/ part of Manager Hertz. Yanger was
the first to step on the scales after they
I had been set at 12S pounds He was
/ clotheless and the beam did not move.
/ Broad weighed in his underclothes and
he also failed to move the scales
II guess can't do 122," said Broad,
as he stepped off.
/ Weight don't count now" responded
/ Yanger. May the best man VIM
4 Rack in the rear of the house man
Who wanted to bet on Xanger stood up
/ and waved a handful of bills The gal
/ lery crowd saw that he was soft
mark and "lzidded'' him gleefully until
/ a police officer told him to sit down and
i cease displaying his cash
Yanger was the first to appear, and ne
was escuired by his manager. John
Hertz, Harry Forbes. Emil Thiery
4 Patsy Hogan. Art Sims. Eugene Beze-
nah and John Bright. the assistant
starter at Churchill Downs. He arrivea
just at 10 o'clock and was given re-
/ ceotion by the crowd. George Wade
acted as timekeeDer for Yanger Broad
/ appeared at 1910 and was given a
hearty reception by his Louisville con-
stttueuts. He came over at once and
/ shook h3nds with the Chicago boy
Broad had for his seconds Tom
4 O'R0urke Marvin Hart, Bert Mastison,
and '.Shang' Paretto, While his man
ager. Parson Davies, occupied a chair
near his corner and Bat Nasterson held