The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-09-16
...SPORTS....

people at the Spokane Amateur Athletic club last night
Maurice Thompson of Butte fought Charlie Neary of
Milwaukee to a draw.
The decision we'll received by the FANS and when
announced boisterous applause followed The fans
cked with the main last night from the sounding of
the gong in the first round until the last blow
launched. ~-t-o..=
| Thompson put up clean fight as one would wish
to anywhere. Although in the fourteenth round
Thompson accidentally fouled Neary, it clear to
every one that he could not help it.
Nearys tactics caused comment at times, especially
the manipulation of that right elbow. And again some
of the fans didn't like his layngon much But Neary
knew very well that his only chance with the clever little
man from Butte to lay-on, and heavy he could
Had Thompson been able to keep away from Neary there
were many last night that believed that Neary would
never have lasted the 20 rounds.
While the majority Of the fans satisfied with the
decision of Referee Eddie Quinn, certain critics affirm
that he might have parted the little quicker during
the clinches and not allowed Neary have his way so
much.
Nearys points almost entirely his in
fighting and during the cinches he generally out
lat an advantage. The Milwaukee fighter had but one
aim, to his out. And he did, which only
thing which saved him from being put out From the
first to the last round Neary at Thompson in the
same old way, until its sameness excited mrth
among the fans His tactics began to tell Thompson
after the ninth round Prior to that time the from
Butte had the best Of the go. In the ninth round how
ever Neary got in few wallops, which, with continual
jabs in the kidneys, tired Thompson considerably
With the sounding of the gong in the tenth round
Thompson came back with fresh instructions from
his trainers and held his with Neary until the six
teenth. In this round Neary waIoped his man until
Ihomsons hackers began to hold their breath and pray
for their man to keep away.
In the eighteenth round Neary again came to the fore
and with succession of left jabs had Thompson going
Once during the round Neary lunged with straight
left which landed squarely Thompson's nose bring
ing the blood freely Thompson then walked right into
another which olted him decidedly Neary then at
tempted to end the affair by rushing his around the
ring abbng him all the while with vicious lefs to the
body and face The round ended with both fighters
tired, and to Nearys advantage.
The twentieth anil last round found both fighters
cautious, each APPARENTLY determined to prevent all
chance of receiving knocko Neary with his
PUSHES but Thompson proved equal to the task of blocking
him. Suddenly Thompson jumped away from Neary and
then lively exchanges occurred Thompson landed
several hard efts to Nearys face while the Milwaukee
fighter came back hard with couple of right swings that
joed Thompson uncomfortably Once in breaking from
Ia clnch Neary started left ab to Thompson's neck
which, had it landed would have ended the fight right
there. When the gong finally sounded Thompson had
freshenede and going strong .s..
In the preliminaries, Kid Harrison of Salt Lake
knocked out Mike jeanette of Spokane in the last half
of the second round of what scheduled to be six
round CO. couple of right swings put jeanette to the
floor in his where he took the cunt of eight An
other hard left few minutes later sent him down in the
Opposite jeanette painfully crawled to his feet
only to receive another hard right which laid him down
for nine-with his his eyes. Harrison be
he in better condition and because his trainer
Charley Beebe, made him toe the mark in the ring and
obey instructions to the letter.
The first preliminary, between Willie ,Jessmore and
Eddie Bankson, declared draw. The little fellows
fought hard and amused the fans throughout
w. II. Plummer official announcer before the main
fight started introduced Frank Gotc and Boomer Weeks
who to fight - rounds at the Athletic club Sept
ember % He also announced that the winner of the
fight would challenge Marvin Hart Both Gotch and Weeks
received ovation they stepped into the ring.
Fighting Dick IIylands and Kid Herman heard
from by proxy in which the stated they would like to take
on either Neary Thompson.