The Washington times., 1906-10-27
TALBERT'S CONDITION
WEARS BAKER DOWN
Then Punch to Body Knocks
Him Out in Fourteenth.
Fast Private Bout.

At last a boxing match has been held
near Washington without interference.
The exhibition came on last night and
was Unexpectedly good The star at
traction was a ffteen-Tound set-to be-
tween Bobby Baker and George Talbert
AT l45 pounds. which Talbert won by a
knockout IN the fourteenth round. Ia
the 1rst preliminary AIeck Brown beat
Charles Winfield in four rounds. Kid
Hogan and Billy Ryan. Of Washington,
boxed three scientific exhibition rounds
20 a draw. Tommy Ward by a number
OF right swings 10 the jaw, got the best
of Kid Buckingham. the ''baldheaded
wonder in four rounds. although they
were extremely gentle with each other.
Referee Too Lenient.
There was a crowd Of about 100 sure
enough sports present and they got a
hrst-class run for their money. Pat
O'Connor MADE a good referee as far
as decisions went. bat Was decidedly
remlss lu allowing Ialhert S seconds 10
stand on the side Of the ring ald Inter
fgTe with Baker. Es would have been
thoroughly justified in dis4ualifying
'GalberL on several occasions for this
line of work. and had he done so it
would have been wholesome lesson
Tor seconds in future bouts.
Z Z To-
with a .ush In the nrsJ round. ana
showed so much speed Le had Baker
puzzled. 1ut after that Baker came Co
himself and for the remaining rounds,
clear up 10 the knockout. Bobby had 81
decided lead on points. Baker has inn
proved wonderfully since he boxed
ar0l ud tA-s town year Or go ago and
deserves an sorts of credit for lls cN-
cellent work. He has developed a left
jab which is very much 20 the good,
especially against agHLer OF T4l3rIt' s
style and class. When TaibcTt tried
over and over again 10 land hea ~
swings on the body his head was viO-
leutly driven back by the jab and he
had L. set himself again.
Tablets Iron Jaw
With the jab Baker had a nasty right
swing. but he lacked experience and
Judgment 70 put il on the right spot.
and IL generally went q little too high.
Talbert had jaw like a wooden Indian
and made little or no effort 10 get out
OF the way OF the huymakers aimed al
him He seems 10 be almost utterly in
capable Of using the slight shift OF the
head 10 dodge the swings and took
twice as many as he should have done.
I incidentally he accepted without finch
ing, probably twenty cracks on the Jaw
that would nave put an ordinary scrap
per 10 sleep.
Talbert was the much stronger and in
better condition. lie played mostly for
BAKER $ body, and Bobby was not Ia
: shape 10 stand that When he was hiU
in the midriff II hurt every time and he
showed IL in his knees Talbert was also
extremely rough. wrested. and pursued
foul tactics by trying 70 break Baker 3
back over the ropes He was warned a
number OF times and finally stopped it.
Baker did some rOughing by butting into
clinches with his shoulders. for which
he was called down
Baker Goes Out
The longer the feht went the faster
il got and the last four rounds were
hummers with Baker leading on points
from the tenth round, but the occasional
/ body Taps were sapping his strength.
In the thirteenth 1albeTt put TWO or
three vicious punches on his rivals
stomach. and when Baker came up for
the fourteenth, although he was game
he was decidedly shaky. He went right
after his man, but every move showed
I his exhaustion. He landed a right swing
: on Talbert's jaw. which did not amount
( 10 much, and as they came 10 a Cilnch
/ Talbert put a short right punch squarely
over the heart.
/ 1t was somewhat of a chance blow.
and very difficult 10 see. but il turned
the trick without trouble. To the sur
prise OF nearly everyone present BaLeT
slipped to the floor and was most decid-
/ eddy out He came around in few min
utes. Had II not been that Baker was
already tagged out by his own exer-
tons in the previous rounds and because
{ or the effect of the body punishment due
/ to MS poor condition il is extremely un-
! likely that the blow would have been
enough 10 send him TO dreamland
Tommy Lowe. who got q draw with
/ Arthur Cote in Providence last night in
/ fifteen rounds, sent a challenge to the
winner.
+. Lawrence Phillips was the an
nouncer. Billy Peyton refereed the
Z TlH-r.rr H,TI
that he had opened a physical culture
school and massage institution.
"A small hurt in the eye is a great