The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-19

\Hockeu times, gong down under counts, Jer
y Mccarthy finally poughed the for the full count
OF 10 last night at the athletic club after right hand snap
from the weer champion, 'Honey" Melody. The tenth
round had been made the limit for Jerry this time but his
gameness and endurance carried him through the limit
1t was battle in which the rough and ready mixing of
the strong enduring Westener proved just shade below
the championship form of the Boston boy, whose speed
hitting ability and headwork enabled him to completely
solve the difficult defensive tactics by which Jerry has
gone through long battles in the past.
Although Mellody's generalship and speed and hitting
force SUPERIOR there's doubt of the gameness and
staying Of the man. who all his lfe has had ambi
tons to do battle with champion. Y
There's doubt either that Jerry doesn't know, when
he's knocked out Thrice he down and out but came
up before the count fighting almost unconsciousy to
gain control Of himself but only offering another easy
get for those straight snappy blows which shot him down.
damned his head into the floor with crash each end every
drop being hard enough and strong enough to have lasted
most men.
Each last night fought out his plan of battle care
fully considered beforehand and, especially in errys
strictly adhered to- Jerrys tactics almost entirely
on the defensive as with experience of former defeat to
guide him. he knew victory not for him and that
would have to be just question Of how long he could stay
Yet repeatedly Mccarthy would loosen up and go after
the champion and twice his star shone brilliantly
after rallies in which Melody plainly showed the effects of
uppercuts and swings.
went around to the back of the neck fell short Mel
odys footwork lightning fast and saved him from
many wicked swing all through the fight. At the
time he lost chance to jump at the slightest sign
of an opening and take all the punishment Jerry could
hand him IN the time fractions of the miXups.
Mellody's work in opening Jerry up sample of
about the finest bit of ring strategy I've in many
day 1t good, too strong to be designated simply
clever
us oil nd
is great problem for any to solve. This is demon
strated by the trouble Honey had in the Is rounds of
the first meeting Many would wear himself out
it, get into position which signals McCarthys bulldog
rushing.
But Melody fought his battle under capable direction
Every worked out by his manager, Jack Mooney
and this not only evidenced by MONEYS talking from
the corner, but the manner in which ''Honey'' speedily
obeyed the directions to 'steady'
Melody would try hard to keep up his abbing tactics
without change. His left kept going like trip hammer
snap snap-never ceasing overreaching, but it
worked forward in steady light tapping designed to
bring Jerys jaw in exposure. Always that deadly
right was held back ready for the snap in for which Hon
ey'' was steadily playing.
Occasionally the play would vary when Melody would
shoot soft rights around to the kidneys and then pose for
the lightning hooks and jabs
In the rushes errp would punish Melody although the
latter drew first blood with abs Jerrys hatened
Later Jerry drew blood with slasing uppercut which
gashed Meodys left cheek
Occasionally in the mixups Melody would show signs
of going up, but the quick warning always from
Money who for reason, permitted to keep up
steady flow of talk.
So Melody would hear the voice of his trainer
he would fall back to his work and eschew the Witness
Melody fought away all of the time and showed respect
for Jerrys tactics by breaking ground constantly instead
of meeting that boring in plan whcH heretofore down
McCarthy's opponents and afforded him the opportunity
of getting in his right uppercuts and swings By doing
H. Honey was always on balance ready with that
waiting right and sappng abs without letup with the
left.
With few exceptions every round copy of the pre-
codnp Jerry would mix times and rushed