Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-08
BAKER is AWARDED
DECISION OVER NEIL
AFTER A HOT BATTLE
SURPRISE SPRUNG ATNAUD JUNCTION
Clever Contest Decided on POints-Bakcr Sustains
Much Punishment at Hands of the Bantam
Champion, but Outpoints Latter

kies face with left jabs, which
started the claret from Neirs nose.
Not for moment did frankie waver,
boring In with untiring pertinacity.
Makes Stand In Sixth
The sixth round found Baker doing
more stand up boxing than in the pre-
vious rounds and Neil's eye was
swelling at the close. The eleventh was
easily Neil's round. He drove a terri
fic left to Bakers stomach that had
knock out engraved In italics and fol-
lowed It with another hardly less gem
tie. Two lefts to the face were thrown
In for good measure, and 1t was voted
that Baker had received just sufficient
for the time being. He was ready for
more, however, and the men were
going at great clip when the gong
tapped.
Baker fell again in the thirteenth as
they rushed together and frankie
helped him to his feet. Harry received
a terrific wallop at the commence
ment of the eighteenth which BODIED
no good and he broke only to come
back strong.
The twentieth was a whirlwind af-
fair which started in furious fashion.
Baker appeared willing to mix and the
men were clinching at the end.
The first preliminary, between Red
Fitzsimmons and Kid Delaney, was
called draw by Referee Lincke after
the boys put up wild but willing ar
gument.
The second preliminary resulted in
another draw according to Lincke, after
Jack Browne and Tommy Leahy had
gone six rounds The judgment was
not popular one, Browne receiving a
complimentary on the house.
Round
AS they stepped to the center of the
ring Baker sent light left and right
to the face. Neil paid no attention to
them, leaving his face unguarded as
though inviting an attack from the
shifty Baker. Neil missed left upper
cut as they came to a clinch. Baker
covered up and an instant later danced
away. He showed at once that he was
going to make a runaway fight of it,
just as Neil showed by following him
closely that he was going to force the
milling In a clinch, as both We're
against the ropes, Neil sent left to
the stomach and Baker replied with an
uppercut to the jaw. Neil hit low to
the stomach and Burns warned him.
Neil got in hard left to the face as
the gong sounded. The crowd yelled
Baker, Baker. Baker! as the seconds be-
gan using their towels on the two
game boys.
Round 2
Baker sent left to the face and a
fierce miXup followed. Baker sent in
his left to the face far more rapidly, it
seemed to the spectators, than even Abe
Attell did in the never to be forgotten
fight of July 4. Following a clinch Neil
| slipped to his knees, but was sup in
stantly and after his man. AS he
rushed Baker, Van Court yelled to
Harry to take his time and Baker Slip
ped away and danced around the ring
with Neil following him. Neil finally
cornered Harry and shot in hard right
and left to the wind. Baker used his
left again to the face jabbing like
piston rod whether coming in, standing
up and boxing or running away. AS
the gong sounded Neil was rushing a
trife wildly. with Baker again jabbing
with his lightning left. There was lit
tie steam to his blows, apparently, and
yet they brought red spots to NeiPs
face just above the right eye.
Round 8
AS they came together Neil looked de-
termined and rushed Baker without an
instant's delay Baker put a fairly
hard left to Frankie's nose and danced
away from the return blows aimed at
a
TO the stomach and caught right and
left swings to the jaw to even the score.
Neil caught Baker running away and
got in another left to the law Neil
sent two hard lefts to the Jaw Just
before the gong and followed Baker so
closely that Baker had all he could do
to keep away. Baker seemed clever
enough, but apparently was good for
nfty rourds of such milling and ap-
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Round q
Baker listened to the advice from his
corner to keep away and continually
displayed what he knew about foot
work by sidestepping and lodging his
bulldog rival, who never once took
backward step and never once refused
to leave his chin exposed to anything
Baker could send in order to get in a
blow. Following a clinch Baker slip
ped away from a tight place, but an
instant later lie took a hard right in
the stomach. Baker replied with
vicious uppercut to the chin, rocking
Neirs head perceptibly. They clinched.
Neil started in fighting tactics and as
they separated missed two hard rights
for the body. Baker covered up and
danced away again, with Neil always
CHASING Linn with muscles set for a
knockout Neil missed several left
swings that might have put Baker
away. and occasionally Baker would
step in quick as a flash and send his
left to the face In fact his left was
working all the time and it generally
landed
Round 5
"All right. Kid" said Neil, as Baker
slipped away and frankie famed the
air with rights and lefts. They came
together in a fierce mix-up and Baker
was compelled to cover to avoid short
arm Jabs. Baker unlimbered his left
and after sending 1t to Neil's nose re-
peatedly, had the satisfaction of bring
Ing first blood. Baker sent a left to the
jaw and took left swing to the same
portion of his face from Neil's strong
little arm. Neil uppercut Baker and
Baker jumped away, but Frankie
caught him two hard ones to the face
Then they stood up and fought, Just as
Attell and Neil fought July A. AS they
clinched Neil pushed Baker around the
ring. Baker got away from several
hard ones as they separated, and Neil's
nose 'bled profusely, showing the effect
of Bakers left jabs. His right eye was
also discolored and beginning to close,
Round 6
They exchanged left jabs TO the face