Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
DAKFORD SCORES
AGAIN OVER HAMP .
No Room for Questioning the
Result Of Last Nights
Contest
SOME LIVELY PRELIMINARIES
The Main Event Lasted But 0ne Min.
ute and Forty Three Seconds
Davis Beats Haekett.

The PostIme Athletic club aLcna was
crowded with enthusiastic eight fans last
night 10 witness the contest between Bert
Dantord Of Smithneld and Bny Hamp OF
Logan Although the contest lasted but
one minute ANA furty-three seconds, the
crowd went away perfectly satisfied that
II was ION the square" but they would
liked to have seen seven or eight rounds
al the pave the well trained young box.
ors started Ia the beginning.
Hamp got started on the wrong foot
as wizard Bean put n, and I'D not get
a chdnte to show that bulldog aggres-
slNenesS for which he Is noted rive
Times he went to the mat for the count.
Ahd -FOUR times he struggled gamcN 10 his
ltcl, Always IN the direction OF nIb am
tH6onlsI and ready ana willing to carry
on the contest, But tor vicious wallop
IN Inc solar pleSus, the contest might
nave continued ten or twelve rounds WITH
either man having n chance. They wee
wen matched. BON showed the effects OF
careful training bOth were IN uuc fot-
yes bglh strong and tugsoA and 1t ls safe
TO say mere was not pound u differ
cncc M their weight
When the auto horn sounded for the
opening OF husulties, the men stepped
quickly forward and Began spArring Tor
AN opening, Each man wore "a look of
confidence and II could be seen that they
meant to set "a face pace. iamp was first
To lead falling short Of a left TOR the
race, Each blocked hooks and then ilaup
led WIN the left again Here Is Whera
Whdt We might call a tluke, lucky
punch did the business, Just as llamp
shot out his left Danford swung a pow.
erful tight inside Of the lead, The blow
landed with telling effect on Ramps solar
pleNus The latter was IN distress SEEM
ingly for only second, lie dropped his
guard and quick as a flash Danford land
ed right and left on the jaw and Ilamp
went down I'm his own corner. In falling
ne struck q water bottle which had care
lessly been left In his corner, Hamp arose
and went after Danford only to receive
another right swing. Down he went again.
and again he got to his feet before the
fatal ten was counted But he was In
dazzed condition and had a small chance
TO STALL out the round, Five times he
went to the mat the last time from %
hard swing on the jaw lie fell face
downward and as completely "out' as h.
could be,
In spite Of the quick ending OF the bout
mere was not cry Of fake heard In the
house and no complaints were registered
The management took every precaution to
protect the patrons OF tho club from any
thing crooked. The contestants were Civ.
en- to understand that there would be
nothing doing at the box oidce II there
was anything shady Pat Gardner broth
or OF George Gardner, acted as referee
and willard Bean was the announcer,
The main event was preceded BY two
OF the fastest prclimnaries witnessed
here for many years The nrst was be-
tween Jimmy Ray and Kid Bray For
four rounds they mixed 1t hcrCey, eacn
trying for a knockout
The second preliminary was between
George HaCkett and Terry Davis These
little fellows fought as though a cham
plonship title were hanging IN the bal
anCe BOtn were game 20 the core and
mixed Il hOtly. Hackott was apparently
not In as good condition as Davis and the
latter proved the stronger and more ag-
grcssiye although llaCkett did not finch
for second Had the bout gone six
rounds the probabilities are that Davis
would have scored Knockout He was
given the decision,
The management was pleased with the
quiet manner I'm which the events came
of There was no dsorderly conduct and
no long delays. Another pleasing feature
was the absence of cheap pugs of tn
meal ticket variety, as they were given
10 understand that there Is nothing doing
for them I'm the boxing game here. But
there was one feature that did not please
the promoters There We're entirely too
many free tickets presented at the door
This is one thing that will have to be lin
tied II the club expects 20 make any
thing on the game.
There Is a chance for a match In the
near future between Danford aud Spd-
cr Welch The latter, IL Is understood,
Is on his way out here and Danford If
perfectly willing TO meet the San Fran
cisco boy who Fought Battling Nelson Is
rounds In this city.