The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-30
Chicago Fighter Received Verdict
in One Sided Battle at West
End Club.
WINNER LED THROUGHOUT.
Kept Landing on Opponents
Stomach Region at Pleasure
Curley Lost on Foul
10 RyaE.

George Mensic received the verdict over
Gus Gardner at tn. West End Clut last
evening in a battle where Gardner made
a poor showing End in which M-msi': had
the sdyantsS. from start TO finish.
Commencing with sudden jolts and leads
for the stomach. Nemsic kept landing on
his opponents ribs and midresion, sooa
taking all desire for battle away from
the rather ianky Gardner. Save for an
indifferent left jab. which he kept shoot
ing over al intervals throughout the hight.
Gardner did not trouble his opponent
Tbs men We're both trihe over weight.
and. as they scaled about the same, the
agreement on ayoirdupois WAS waived by
mutual consent Memsic appeared slightly
the heavier of the two.
When the men lined up for the open
ing round. the advantage in reach pos
sessed by Gardner seemed 10 give to nm
rather neat looking jab over once or twice.
landed ON Mernsic face and had an evea
nIeak Tor the opening PERIODS.
Then Memsic commenced to land with
an AWKWARD appearing nook or SWING.
which grew more ana more effective a.
the fignt proceeded. Swinging ier the
stomach seemed TO surprise Gus. ard he
backed up distinctly as Mensic landed
again and again on his midregion.
From the fourth TO the eleventh round
there was nothing to the battle save a
ribs by Memsic. with an occasional! weak
counter BY Gardner to the face. Gard
ner right arm appeared tied TO his side
and Nemsic scored again and again.
When ReIeree Sharpe announced the
verdict in the last round. awarding first
honors to MeI:sic. there was not single
often on his opponent TO render any DIFF
ference of opinion among the spectators
One OF the fastest battles of the night
Vas that between Lou Curley and
tighter Ta.k -h.s.
peared in the semiwird-up. Curiey had
the better Of the fight for four rounds.
put lost on a foul in the fifth after Ryan
had seemed 20 be fading fast.
Ryan kept pushing Curleys hands down
In the last round and the blow. while IN
doub'edly low. seemed TO be caused more
through the fault OF Ryan than Of his
opponent.
Harry TrenneII won the preliminary
from Frank Zacker in the opening event,
receiving weil-sarned verdict after six
rc.:nds Of fighting
Eugene Bezenah was represented a. the
ringstde by Eugene Lutz OF Cincinnati
who challenged the winner on behalf of
Announcer John Reid that a series Of
bouts had been arranged for III. next
four weeks. all Of which promise first
Next week Nick santora and Dusty
Miller 80 on in the seiniwinG up. while Dick
Green and Jack o'Ksefe will appear in a
second battle a. the main event. From,
the good fight shown by these men on their
last bout. this should lie a good fight.
October y. a date has been reserved for
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan and Abe At
tel. but announcement was made tina.
the weight question had not been settled
definitely; Sullivan posted a forfeit OF
500 with the sporting editor Of The
Republic that he would make the weight
REQUIRED In the articles. iei pounds al
o'clock
Jack O'Brien and Joe Cioynski are to
battle October - and one week later BUD
dy Ryan will meet the winner OF the
Green o Kesfe fight