The San Francisco call., 1903-12-01
EDDIE HANLON
As An ORATOR
Lightweight Scores Big
Hit af Amateur
Exhibition.
Fast Four Round Contests
Enjoyed: by a Large
Crowd. :.

Amateur boxers, in four-round goes,
did more real hard fighting last night
at the Hayes Valley Athletic Club than
was done by Fitzsimmons and Gardner
in twenty rounds. Gloves filled the air
and the big crowd went wild over the
showing made by the youngsters.
Proba bly the feature Of the evening
was the speech delivered by Eddie
Hanlon in response 70 hearty cries
from the assemblage. Hanlon blushed
and side-stepped, but. the crowd would
not take a refusal. To the surprise of
every one, Eddie led with his left and
caught the crowd. He made some OF
Jimmy. Britt's learned Orations look
like schoolboy speeches. Hanlon did
not have as many big words as
'Jeemes," but he came through with
bound.
II thank you for this kind reception"
said Hanlon. Il viii train as / never
trained before, Ny whole heart and
soul will be in my work and / will do
my utmost TO bring the championship
10 California" HanlOn ducked through
the ropes to- escape the plaudits
showered on him. Then there were
cries for J. Edward, and Britt stepped
into the ring and was given the. best
reception he has had since he left the
amateur ranks. 1t was evident that
Jimmy had reinstated himself in : the
hearts OF the sports. Jimmy thanked
them and escaped. frankie Nell also
made a speech And was so overcome
by the applause that he fell down the
stairs. Sammy Berger was also given
rally.
William Duffy was given a decision
over John, Adams after four fast
rounds. Duffy used both hands, but
received some awful right hand swings
in the stats" Adams was game and
willing, but knew little about the art
Of fsticuffs.
joe Crowley laid down TO Harry Will
liams and the crowd thought il was a
great victory for the latter. Williams
; was 10 have fought another lad, but
the y0ungster failed to show. Crowley
was substituted and Williams woHld
not fight unless Crowley went out. This
agreement was satisfactory and the
wise neWsboys Immediately began bet
ting that Williams would win. Crow
y ley entered with. his hair nicely parted
and stuck a hunk Of gum behind the
ringp0st Williams was smaller than
The gum chewer and had no chance TO
win if the battle was on the square.
For three rounds Crowley hammered
his little opponent all over the ring. It
was a pity TO see the lad take punish
ment The climax came in the fourth
Williams, according to agreement,
sailed in and landed a hard right on
Crowley's body. Crowley went down
and kept hitting the carpet until his
seconds threw up a dirty towel. The
newsboys reaped a harvest. Crowley
ought TO be. brought up before the Am
Steur Association for taking.
. Loren Brown beat Arthur WiIletts in
two rounds. Brown never stopped an
instant. He kept. his arms in motion
tor three minutes and had .Willetts
staggering all over the ring. WiIletts
q was. game and might have lasted four
rounds; but Referee McDevitt humane
ly stopped the bout and called Brown
the winner.
George Murdoch had the better Of Joe
Mcbride for three rounds and then
picked out a soft spot on the mat and
quit Bob Isundy knocked out Charles
Augustus in the third round. This was
the best battle of the night Augustus
was the. bigger and did the forcing.
Lundy punched the harder and every
time ghe landed augustus thought it
wss bedtime In the second round
I,undy dropped Augustus and an in
stant later Augustus dropped Lundy.
The bell saved the latter. In the third
round Lundy' was shaky and Augustus
tried 10 finish him. He came tearing in
anc was met with right on the point
that put him out completely. Angus
tus had TO. be carried TO his corner.
Johnny Grove, the amateur bantam
champion, won a hair-line;. decision