The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-25

Edde:-Have you tried Dufys pure?
That good little boxing show put up at the Com
ique last nghmuch better in fun and hard work done
than many pretentious exhibition And it pleased
a good sized house, too.
Young Weter Mccarthy Barney Mullins trainer,
made his debut in the professional ring by going up
against Indian Joe Gregg for six rounds-in which limit
the Siwash to have put the kid to sleep.
But Joe's soporfc dope not readily to hand and
McCarthys gameness prevented the grand stand finish
which Joseph had mapped for the benefit Of Barnes
white hated visitors.
Mccarthy displayed grit and endurance which stamps
him boxer having rghtfu claims to recognition in the
preliminary class Of youngsters who with proper training
and experience have chances of graduating into the main
events.
1t his first go and for that his eageness to
mix at times when good generalshp would nave caused
him to stall away made him many friends among the spec
|tators.
AS far points went it not until toward the wind
up that the got on to the lad although in the
fourth and succeeding rounds Joe let go of that fierce
fright Of his in which would have frightened the
wits out of most novices
In the fourth round Of the wicked skookum ghts
landed Mccarthy left eye and by another round it
closed completely and thereafter the tenderfoot fought
one side, so to speak.
Mccarthy with his awkward looking pose and his
apparent openness demonstrated that he had punch and
there is hardly doubt that in real miXup his right would
be just as formidable the Injms
1t not until in the last minute of the last round
that Gregg connected with Mccarthy in decisive fashion
Then right the jaw and left to the wind brought out
yep from Mae that I'll bet dollars to crackers he's
ashamed of today although he evidently didn't know it at
the time.
When the right poke came Joe followed with another
just Mccarthy started to tumble toward him and the
lad hit the floor with whack which made it look as II an
other impossible.
But the instant big Fred Russell began the count Nc
Carhy to and cody shook himself together until the
count of nine when much the surprise of everybody he
actually eaped his feet and started in to force the fight
ing again-ust the gong tapped for the finish.
The big crowd yelled heartily for the game lad and the
Indian was bit behind the others in shaking hands and
congratuating the youthful trainer of his old time enemy
on his staying powers.
Mccarthy made a showing which many of the profess
sed boxers of experience couldn't make against the man
who has life job in trying to whip Barney Mulln About
the time the 10th draw between Gregg and Mulin is
fought Mccarthy will have had enough experience to
and lick the Star Hennessey savage on his account
One preliminary between Dutch Garry and Bobby
Blaine the little strong
The colored heavyweight papered ''Solder" Walker
who to have gone up against Fred Russell for four
rounds failed appear and through that the hour OF
Barney Mullins humiliation.
Barney is Russes sparring partner and because
the nonappeance of the negro boxer he forced to
90 on with Russell as a preliminary to Gregg's fight.
Barney fighting in preliminary to Gregg so was just
about the limit and made the occasion of whole lot of
joshing which the Friday man couldn't take as joke
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The deal closed yesterday for the fight between