Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-24
GEO. SILER ON
PUBLISHES
Sizes up the Fighting Game From
an Experience Stand.
point

CHICAGO, June 24.-Benny Yanger,
undoubtedly the best fighter Of his
weight Chicago ever boasted was de-
cisively beaten by Aurelio Herrera, at
Butte last week and Jack O'Keefe. ac-
cording to accounts was extremely
fortunate to receive a draw with Billy
Melody, says George Siler the well
known sporting man.
THE Chicagoans. Yanger and
pKeefe left for the mining country,
CONFIDENT hey would bring home the
large end OF the purses In their respec-
tive fights. and the fact that they did
not caused not a little surprise. On
past performances. with their late OPP
ponents, the prospects Of their SO doing
seemed bright, but the dope" as in
hundreds of other cases, went wrong.
1.-THE O'Keefe- Melody fight was a
rough-ho affair." as was anticipated
as Melody a fighter from fightersville,
compells his opponent to battle along
his lines. which are tear in and slug
O'Keefe beat him at his own game in
their six-round encounter at the Amer
lean club in Chicago. and. being the
cleverer. 1t was thought he would re-
peat at Butte. The reverse. however,
was the case, rs Billy, the press ac-
counts say, looked sure winner at the
end of the seventeenth round. and Jack
just managed to scratch out n draw
In the final sessions. The probability is
Melody had the shade at the finish, and
break because of the gallant stand Jack
made In the final periods.
There was. however. no getting
away from the Herrera decision, as the
Mexican took that ont of the hands Of
the ling oficial by knocking Benny out
In the eighth round. The finish II that
battle. while anticipated, furnished
some surprise. nevertheless. In sum-
ming up the probable outcome Of that
contest In this column last Sunday. I
said: Herrera carries right hand
wallop which, II II lands anywhere
near the point, will make Benny forget
all he ever knew "bout fighting"
Well. the Mexican landed. and
Benny not only forgot all he ever knew
about fghting. but everything else
The battle was fought on more scien.
tho lines than that between O'Keefe
ana Melody. with Yanger as the ag-
xTessor and Herrera laying back for an
opening for his right hand drive. He
whipped It over times without num-
Der. but Benny Invariably slipped his
hand inside Of II. Herrera bided his
tire. however. and when he did locate
the spot the Jig. as far as Yanger was
concerned. was up.
This IL the most decisive et-hack
Yanger has received In his ring career
OF hve years. During that time ne ha.
met the best boys in his weight In the
country excepting Terry McGovern.
ana the only decision rendered against
him was at San Francisco last Sep
tember when, after twenty rounds OF
hard milling he lost to Eddie Hanlon.
the coast champion. What effect the
Herrera knockout viii have on his fu-
ture pugilistic career remains to be
seen.
The Mexican's victory over the
sturdy Italian places him in the front
ranks Of the feather weights, az feath-
er-weiEhts are reckoned at present. He
demonstrated In his contests in this
that he Is an excellent defens-
I've tighter, that he can protect himself
m rallies, and that ne takes advantage
d openings for his deadly right like a
nash. Since his arrival In this neck
Of the woods he has had two tits, both
draws with Charley Neary. at MIL
wankee, who held Yanger to a draw.
out KID" Abel in three rounds
and kid" Farmer In one round. He
lost s'~-rn"nd decision to Abe Attel
ana was de'e"ted IN twenty rounds by
Kid Goodman at st. Louis.