The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-28
D0UGHERTY SAVED
BY TIMELY RALLY
Thunder in Eighth Round Makes
Bout with Jimmie Gardner
a Draw.
Journal Special Service.


Milwaukee. March 2S.-Jack Dougherty was
given a draw last night in his eight round bat
tie with Jimmie Gardner of Boston. 1t was d
close tight and it is Il serious question whether
the local lad fairly escaped without defeat.
The referee, however, decided that d rattling
finish in the eighth round, when Gardner was
tired to the dropping point, and Dougherty fresh
as when he began the fight, was enough to save
the LEGAL boy from defeat.
In the first round the boys Tented for couple
of minutes before Gardner finally started action
by planting hard left on Dougherty'S face He
followed with g left and right to the head and
then left to the ear. and Dougherty came back
cautiously with a left to the face and they
clinched. Dougherty landed left to the body
and then mixed things. Gardner put his right to
Dougherty's EOdy. then to Jacks ear and Dough-
erty landed a left in Gardeners stomach. This
was the mildest round until the finish.
Gardner Wakes Up.
Gardner in the second woke up to the fact that
he had real fight his hands, and went after
Dougherty with rights and lefts to all portions
of Dougherty's lighting anatomy, but could only
make impression the local boys nose,
which bled continuously from the second round
until the end of the fight.
Gardner, however, WAS easily Outpointing
Dougherty, and until the eighth round, when
Dougherty passed up his science and went after
Gardner with brute force and strength he
was easily winning the fight. Gardner, however.
was nearly tired out when Dougherty made his
desperate effort to retrieve the day, and the
eastern boys WEAKNESS made it easier for Dough-
erty to make up for his previous falling be-
hind.
1t is probable that Gardner will ask for an
other fight. because he thinks that anywhere ex-
cept in Milwaukee he would have been given the
decision for fight such he put up against
Dougherty last night Neither of the boys went
to the floor, even staggered during the
entire fight. which the hottest so ever, seen
in a Milwaukee ring.
Real Battle Begins.
The fight really begun only after the first
round, which devoted to a bit Of feeling out
by the two fighters. In the second Dougherty
started proceedings with short hard right to
Gardeners chest. Gardner back with the
same, and then put his right to Dcugherty s ribs
There was exchange of lefts to the face and
Gardner started the juice with left to Dougher-
tvs nose. Dougherty not staggered, but
sent his left twice to Gardeners body, and his
right to the eastern boys head.
In the third, Gardner let out another tuck and
put HIS left to Jacks body and Dougherty came
back with a right to the head and a left tc
the body. He put two more to the same place
while Gardner sparring for an opening tc
Jacks nose, and then Gardner changed tactics
and planted two vicious lefts in Dougherty's
stomach. Dougherty came back rather weak tc
the chin, and Gardner swung to Dougherty's ear
In the fourth Gardner noted that the stream
OF claret from Dougherty's slackenine
ana again Smeared some color about the land
scape by right and left in rapid succession tt
the tender spot Then he put his left t,
Dougherty's body, and after Dougherty landed
right and left the body, put two hard blow:
to Dougherty's ear during mNup- Then they
clinched and Gardner resumed open lighting Will
two lefts to the body. Gardner spent the res
Of the round in hard infghting and covered VI
cleverly from Dougherty's hard attacks.
I'll Gilmore Gets Decision.
In the fifth Gardner started his left to tn
body hard. and Dougherty back with
left and right to head. Dougherty missed
hard left to the head and Gardner landed a hare
right to the body. Dougherty put his left t
body and right to head. and Gardner played hi
left in Dougherty's face for the rest of tn
round.
In the sixth there pretty boxing witt
clever covering up by both boys. In the seventh
Dougherty lvened up and responded to Gard
,ners lefts to his body with rights and lefts t
the face. He finished with a sharp left to tn
bead, which it thought for minute hat
done the job, but Gardner not feazed.
In the eighth Dougherty mixed up and wit
Gardner tired pelted him with rights and left
on the head, face and body and saved himscl
from defeat
Gilmore Of Chicago the decision fror
Young Edenberg of Milwaukee in the semi
windup.