Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
co.
LOCAL FIGHTER AND SIOUX CITY
BOXER BOX THREE ROUNDS
Fight Awarded to Brewer on Foul in
the Third Round-Bie Charley Moss
offlclated MiserabIy as the Ref
cree.

FROM Thursdays Daily.
shree-round wrestling match and
a cl1nching bee is what the Brewer
Kinney ten round boxing match for
the lightweight championship OF the
state resulted in last evening at the
west End Heights. Three hundred
men, all eager to see good bout, had
gathered together and after applauding
the fast four round preliminary be-
tween Jake Van Kirk, of this city and
w: Ioakum, of Bartly, ILL.,, which re-
suited IN a draw, they became thor
oughly disguised with the big mill.
Not because the principals were not
doing their part but because of the
work OF Big Charley Moss, the Smoky
Hollow giant, who endeavored to Of
ficiate as referee After the third
round of the Brewer Kinney fight was
half over, the fighters clinched and in
the Dreakaway. Kinney struck Brewer.
Referee Moss called this a foul and
awarded the bout to Brewer. 1t was
plain that the Sioux City fighter fouled
his opponent, but the same foul blow,
prompted only by the smaller fighters
anxiety to finish ne go, was struck re-
peatedly by Brewer in the two previous
rounds. The work of Moss, notwith-
standing that he tried hard to make
fair decisions, displayed in parting the
fighters after clinch, very often
verged onto brutality. Had the fight
not ended so soon, the crowd would
have undoubtedly been entertained suf-
fciently to justify the admission
paid.
The Preliminary.
The preliminary go was a four round
boxing match for decision between
Jake Van Kirk. of Ottumwa, and w.
Yoakum, of Bartly, III. The initial
round was three minutes of long dis
lance fighting, neither youngster car
ing to mix. Van Kirk, with his pecul-
lar attitude, holding his hands down
and leaving his face unguarded, swung
some effective blows on Ycakum's
wind but the visitor would retaliate
with face punches. The round was
evenly fought. The second round was
easily Van Kinks, the local product
being on the offensive and rushed his
fight prettily. In the third and fourth
rounds neither fighter had the best OF
the argument, Van Kirk playing for
the wind, while his opponent landed
repeated blows on the face. Referee
Jim Owen declared the fight draw.
Van Kinks seconds were Raphael
Wright and c. A. Murphy, Jack Jewett,
H. Holman and Milt Kinney seconded
Yoakum.
The Main Event.
Immediately after the close of the
preliminary. the Brewer-Kinney bout
commenced. Brewer, followed by his
seconds, Jim Owen Raphael Wright
and c. A. Murphy, appeared first Kin
ney, with Jack Jewett, H. Holman
and W. Yoakum soon entered the ring
Referee Charles Moss announced that
the exhibition would be ten round
boxing match for the lightweight cham
pionship Of the state. He then intro
duced the fighters. The opening round
was evenly contested, Kinney playing
with Brewer throughout. The local
boxer landed some hefty body blows on
the northerner, but these had but little
effect. The round was replete with
! clinching and but for the few wind
punches of Brewer, was uninteresting.
The second round was better. Both
men were quick to take advantage of
an opening and some pretty boxing
was seen. Brewer, however, showed
tendency to wrestle, having put Kin
ney to the floor twice in clinch.
Brewer Gets Decision.
The third and last round opened with
both fighters sparring at distance.
After several clinches, in which Ref
cree Moss displayed uncalledfor brute
strength, once in particular when he
grabbed Kinney around the neck and
threw him to the floor, the fighters got
together and fought nicely. The foul
committed by Kinney which lost him
the fight was a wind punch in the
breakaway. Had the fight been ref
creed by man who would have made
the youngsters spar legitimately, in
stead of allowing so much wrestling
and foul fighting. the 300 spectators
would have left the scene in more
satisfied spirit.