The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-15
OGLESBY TOO CLEVER FOR SILENT BOY
Most Semitic Fight Ever Witnessed in
This Section in Years. End Came as
a Surprise in the NINTH Peculiar Blow
on the Chin.

silent boys chin. The blow was clean
and seemed to be well-timed and cal
culated. Rowan fell forward into the
arms of the kid who let him slip to the
floor, where he rolled over on his
stomach. There never was more
surprised bunch of sports gathered
anywhere, and Referee Tom Smith was
well along with the count before many
realized that the little, auburn-haired
boy was dreaming, idly dreaming"
But he continued "out' for fully three
minutes and had to be carried TO his
corner by his seconds.
Ben Wingard, promoter of the fight,
had prepared very good accommoda-
tons for the crowd, and his manage
ment was perfect. Referee Smith
gave satisfaction.
Fight by Rounds.
Both men came out of their corners
in crouching attitudes and it was evil
dent both realized the match was any
thing but snap, and were determined
to be careful. Rowan led his right to
the stomach, Oglesby blocking and re-
taliating with right swing Rowan
ducked and they clinched. Oglesby
led left and missed swing. Rowan
tried another straight jab and Oglesby
jabbed his left and tried swing, "Sil-
ent" blocking both blows.
Round 2. Rowan tried left jab,
the kid blocked cleverly and came back
at his silent friend with left which
caught Rowan on top of the head.
silent rushed Oglesby and ducked a
bad left hook, then went into a clnch.
Oglesby ducked a left swing, Rowan
missed right swing and the kid shift
ed, giving the red-haired boy wallop
on the kidneys and putting a right to
the stomach as the gong sounded.
Left Jab Failed.
Round 3. Oglesby tried his famous
left jab for the head, but was unable
to put it home, and Rowan covered
up with his peculiar crouch. He came
back at the Montana lad with a blow
on the stomach which made the kid
vince. "Silent" rushed the kid to the
ropes and put left to Oglesby's stom-
ach. They tried rushing tactics but
both had clever foot-work and it was
useless. Oglesby blocked lead to the
stomach. His neck was cut immedi-
ately after by swing which went
around his head.
Round 4. Both men We're very eau
tious and tried to draw each other out
by feints. Rowan led his left and
Oglesby came back with right swing
and they clinched Oglesby's blocking
was clever throughout the round and
Rowan could not get inside his guard
Both missed left hooks.
Fast Work.
Round 5. This was the fastest round
of the bout. Both men started to mix
it up. "Silent" missed a left swing
and received wallop on the stomach,
the force of which was stopped by
his gloves. Rowan rushed him to the
ropes; both ducked swings for the
head. They clinched and Oglesby put
a straight left to the head. Oglesby
missed a right swing and didn't seem
able to gauge the silent boys guard
He missed a left and "Silent" put a
left to the head, just second after the
gong. 1t was necessary to stamp the
floor when the gong sounded.
Round 6. Oglesby had used his left
repeatedly, but didn't seem able to get
inside Rowan's guard. Rowan rushed
him to the ropes again and got light
, left to the jaw, which Jared the
Montanian. Oglesby tried jab which
Rowan got under and clinched. "Sil-
ent' put in another in the vicinity OF
the heart. Oglesby rushed "Sient" to
a right to Oglesby's kidneys.
Round 7. Both men did much fid-
ding and footwork, and seemed more
careful than ever. "Silent" continued
his rushing tactics. Both men kept
feinting throughout the round.
oglesby's Smile.
Round 8. Oglesby wore a continual
grin, which seemed to irritate the
auburn-haired kid. Oglesby put his
left to the head and Jared Rowan a
little. "Silent" retaliated with his
left to the face and repeated the dose.
Both tented and fiddled for an open
ing. In this round both showed slight
signs of fatigue. Oglesby tented and
put his right to the kidneys.
Round 8. Oglesby put a right to the
ear, and ducked a fierce left. "Silent"
rushed him to the ropes. They tented
in the corner for fully 20 seconds
Then Rowan got careless, tented with
his left, then with his right. On the
instant the kid put his right upper
cut to the pit of the stomach, and
showed it to the chin. The next instant
Rowan lay stretched on the floor and
was counted out. In falling he scraped
his nose badly.
Two Coons to the Bad.
The first preliminary, between
dummy" Rowan and Joe Hays, was
much of frost, as the colored chap
was duck soup. Rowan COPIED him
with a couple of right swings in the
second round.
The second preliminary was even
frostier than the first, Tim Sullivan
walloping another black man, named
Bruce, good and plenty and, of course,
the black had to spoil things by dclib-
erately laying down to avoid punish
ment.
Dem Gray refereed the preliminaries
and his work pleased the crowd, but
they would rather see Dem in baseball
uniform.
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