The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-17

work, a mastery exhibition of clean
boxing. Jack Reilly went down to
complete defeat before Jerry Nc
Carthy in the seventh round at the
s. A. A. c. gymnasium last night. |
The endn came unexpectedly just at
time when Reilly apparently had
everything his own way and was
slowly and skillfully chopping down
the rugged Walkerville Pet.
Because of the long lead which
Reilly secured in the six rounds the
defeat in the seventh was the more
humiliating to the game lad who
under a terrific shower of blows
which would have put out less
plucky fighter at the beginning of
the round.
1t was just the one thing feared
for Reilly that happened. Like many
another clever boxer, his staying
powers are limited and his physical
condition precludes an endurance
under heavy jolting. His gameness
is unquestioned, but that last bit of
rugged stamina which pulls the sue
cessful fighter through a round of
hard punching is lacking. Reilly him
self says it is due to the condition
of his stomach, which has always
troubled him in hot work.
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But his defeat last night did not
come from exhaustion. In fact, he
was not hurt to the degree that can
be expected in a grueling mill. He
was practically as strong on his feet
up to the last Earring punch as when
he started into the round.
But he was dazed-dizzy from the
effects of the hard blows sent in right
and left to his head and jaw by Nc
earthly. From the beginning of the
second rush by Mccarthy Reilly
fought without knowing what he was
doing. His courage was there
"aplenty," but all the science and
reserve force in the boy was knock
ed out by the bull-like rushes
and stiff punching of Jerry. His head
work was practically Jared out of
him by the slugging tactics Jerry
used in the seventh round and to
which the latter was driven by the
big lead on points Reilly had Sc
cured.
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Reilly started in to set the pace
the instant the gong sounded He
shot in two lightning lefts which
barely brushed over Jerry's glove and
landed lightly on his cheek.
jerry started in with his old tao
ties of covering, crouching and Dor
| ing in, keeping up a constant advance
against the blows and always trying
to shoulder his man into position for
a right or left swing. His splendid
defense proved difficult for Jack to
solve, but the latter kept art it, using
a short, stiff left jab which, as the
| round heightened, began to do the
business.
At the end of the first two min
utes of fighting Jacks lightning jabs
began to tell and Jerry showed signs
of Strengthening up. While doing no
substantial injury, the jabs were
coming to ooften and too stiff.
AS Jerry raised for a swing with
the left which fell short Jack landed
! a right jolt on the neck which sent
Mccarthy to the canvas.
o o o
Jerry took five seconds and then
came up with his crouch to con-
tinue the constant crowding and
blocking. In one mixup he landed
right on Reilly's ear which Jack met
with stiff lefts and rights.
Then the two settled down to
systematic game of jab and cover
which followed through all of the
six rounds.
Reilly kept jumping in with left
jabs, varied with short hooks aimed
to break down the perfect guard. 1t
was uphill work, but Reilly's remark
able speed and lightning leads gradu-
ally gave him the advantage Occa-
sionally Jerry wound uncover and
try for a right or left swing, but
Reilly would most of the time be in
side and the blows would land on
the back of his neck or shoulder
In the second round Jerry tried
several times to mix it up and there
were hot exchanges in which Reilly
proved himself a better, faster in
fighter. Jerry went back to his
crouch and cover and Reilly resumed
his lightning jumps in with short
left jabs, which soon brought the
blood from the fiattened instrument
which does Jerry duty for nose.
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In the third round Jerry started in
to do business, using his left lead and
trying for uppercuts, which were fol-
lowed by exchanges. But Reilly met
him more than half way in the mix
ups and Jerry again went back to
his defensive tactics, once in a while
letting loose of right or left swings
as he shouldered his man into posi-
| ton from a clineh or mixup, but
always failing to land effectively.
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The fourth round was but repeti-
ton of the preceding rounds. made
| up of leads and jabs by Reilly and
occasional exchanges in infighting
| which gave to Reilly still more adj
| vantages.
In the fifth there were even ex-
changes and the pretty work sent the