The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
JACK CURLEY WINS
FAST BOXING CONTEST
Tom Davis of England Put Up De.
cidedly Game but Losing Fight
Against Yakima's FavOrite.

The sporting fraternity Of this
city, as well as large number of
lovers of boxing exhibitions from out
side, were permitted to witness one
of the best boxing contests ever given
in the city when Jack Curley and
Tom Davis faced each other in the
squared circle last Wednesday night
at the Yakima theater. There has
seldom, If ever. been an exhibition
of an athletic kind in the city that
gave such general satisfaction. The
affair was conducted in a proper
manner, and was merely an exhibi-
ton of science, SKILL, cleverness and
endurance at the most trying Of all
athletic games. Manager Pocquette
gave his personal attention to every
detail, and, as has always been the
case with the entertainments of this
class that he has given, entire salts
faction was expressed.
The feature of the main event was
the bulldog tenacity and staying
qualities displayed by Tom Davis,
who won admiration and friends by
his pluck and cleverness. He demon
strated his ability to take lots of
hard punishment. and showed won
derful recuperative powers in coming
back for more when those who were
witnessing the contest thought the
end had come. Davis is unquestion-
ably plucky fighter. Curley sus-
tanned the reputation he bears for
being square, gentlemanly boxer,
as well as a great fighter. He never
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age. He fights with due caution, but
is never found wanting. He proved
to be the better man of the two, fight
ing under the conditions which gov
erned Wednesday nights contest
breaking clean at the referees COM
mand, and not hitting in the clinches.
Curley opened up the hostilities in
the very first round when he landed
straight left square on the jaw
which floored Davis. Curley was the
aggressor throughout the fight. Da-
Wis succeeded in landing but three
good blows in the entire fifteen
rounds of the battle. He missed sew
eral vicious right swings which, If
landed, might have turned the tide
of battle in his favor.
In the fifth round Curley went af-
ter his man in "Stonewall Jackson"
style. He floored him three times
in succession, each time Davis taking
the count to nine, and being saved
at last from knockout by the gong
sounding. He was so groggy that
his seconds had to help him to his
corner. But in the sixth round he
came back apparently as fresh as a
daisy, and pranced around Curley as
If he had never been hit. Curley
kept boring in all the time, but his
shifty opponent was ever on the alert
and did not show disposition to mix
matters. Curley had him cornered
occasionally, and it was at these
times that Davis demonstrated his
ability to take punishment. The
match went the full fifteen rounds.
w. A. Garthie, the wrestler, refer
reed the contest, and his decisions
gave general satisfaction. Davis pro-
tested against the final decision, en-
tering the claim that he and Curley
had agreed that if both were on their
feet at the end of the fifteenth round,
the fight should be called a draw.
Garthie did not have knowledge of
such an agreement, and he conse-
quently gave his decision in favor of
Curley, where there is no question
that it belonged. Davis then made
a statement to the audience in which
he openly accused the referee of CIV
ing him the worst of it, and chal-
lenged Curley to fight straight Mar
quis OF Queensbury rules for any
amount from 500 to $500 side.
Il have little money" said Da-
Wis, and | am willing to go the lin
1t that ! can whip Curley." Mr..
Pocquette. as Curley's manager, ac-
cepted the challenge, and articles
were signed on that same evening
for fight between the two men on
the night of November 90. It will
be for a purse of $500. The money
has already put up, and the details
have been arranged. Curley began
his training for his next match two
days after the former one.