The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-04-19
-DURRoWs MATCH
FINE SPAaRIGs CONTEST
Both Men in Perfect ConditiOn-Cur.
ley Won After Best Exhibition
Ever Seen Here.

A large crowd of sports tn ned out
last Wednesday evening to witness
the boxing contest between Jack Cur
ley ana Jim Burrows. 1t was one Of
the fastest, most scientific and real
"out for the coin" exhibitions the
town has ever seen and will help to
promote the game here. 1t was evil
dent from the very beginning that
the men were there to demonstrate
their superiority over one another,
and interest was at once awakened
by their clever head and foot work.
In the second round Curley scored a
knocK-down. In the seventh round
he sent Burrows to the mat for the
count of seven, but each time the
hard hitting miner came back with
a self-satisfied smile on his counter
ance, calculated to strike despair into
the heart OF his opponent. The men
became vicious on several occasions,
would tantalize each OF er with cut
ting remarks, and then each one
would try to land good stiff one on
vital par. of the others anatomy.
In the seventh round Burrows caught
Curley with a singing left jab on the
mouth. How do you like that?"
asked Burrows. "Oh, l don't know;
what's the matter with that one?" re-
piled Curley, as he caught the coal
miner just behind the ear, sending
him to the floor with a terrible right
hook. At another time during the
contest someone who sat near the
ringside announced that he had ten
dollars to bet on Curley. I'D like to
take that" said Burrows, while he
was fighting. but the words died on
his lips, with one of Curley's wicked
lefts responsible for the death.
The two boxers were in earnest
from the sound of the gong in the
first rOun0 until the referee counted
Burrows out in the closing round. In
the fifteenth round Curley scored
two knockdowns, the last one prov
ing disastrous to the aspirations en-
tertained by Burrows for ever secur-
ing the decision over his opponent.
1t was evidently Burrows intention
to take the limit of the count and
then get up in time to save himself
In order to continue and, II possible,
get a draw. He failed to get up,
however, before the referee had
was promptly given to Curley. To
some of those not near enough
TO the ringside to get a good view
of the situation it had appeared as If
the referee had not given Burrows
quite all that might have been coming
to him. However, the concensus of
opinion by those who were in a posi-
ton to judge, and by those who have
had experience in such matters, CO.
incides with the referee and sustains
his opinion. Burrows was not salts
led, and claims he did get up before
the cOut of ten" He was seen af-
ter the contest by Herald reporter,
and talked very bitterly in regard to
the LecisiOn. He says he will fight
Curley again for side bet of $25U
and all the gate receipts. He was
very anxious to get another crack at |
the man who had defeated him. Mr. |
Curley Of course, said that he was
entitled to the decision under any
consideration, and had not the ref
cree counted Burrows out, the decis- |
ion would have been awarded to him
tCurley) on points. This opinion is |
voiced by many who saw the match. |
The prellminaries were fast. The
first was to have been a contest OF |
four rounds between Levi Case, a |
brother of the famous Dick Case,
and Ea Blackie. The bout lasted |
only three rounds. Case fouled |
Blackie in the third round and lost |
the decision. 1t was a good exhibit
ton while it lasted. The second pre-
liminary between Kid Spencer and
harry Powell terminated in the third |
round. Powell gave out completely |
and was forced to throw up the
sponge. He had started out too fast,
and could not keep up the pace |
Spencer Is one of the cleverest little
boxers in the city.