The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-09
DIDN'T LIKE IT.
Crowd Didn't Like Mccormick
Everett Match.
White Man FOuled the Old Mexi-
can Repeatedly.
JESSE JAMES is HURT.
Injuries Hand and Loses Contest
at T. A. A.
Only a Few People Attend the
Contests.
JESSE JAMES is HURT.

Two big under-trained and over-fat
pugilists. once stellar quantities in the
general galaxy, wrestling around for
three taps Of the gong, a foul knockout
of the rankest order, a decision that
smelled stil worse. and you have the
salient features of the story Of how Jim
Mccormick put Mexican Pete Everett
to the canvas for the count at the
North Shawnee Athletic club on Tues
day night.
why will they permit the Pride of
fDark-eyed Mexico to "milr in this
town? There is a big reward hung up
for the me- who can answer that ques-
ton All of ais cleverness. and at one
time highly touted ability. has left him
lie stfn can stand up for a fearful beat
ing, and he got it last night
The inish was the worst thing ever
seen in the city The fight permitted
hitting in clinches, and the result was
Just what always happens when that
point is allowed. You get a smuggling,
wrestling. rough-and- tumble, catch-as-
catch-can, tricky and extremely unsat-
isfactory and disappointing contest.
Mccormick had Wrestled Everett all
over the ring. He had knocked and
thrown him down at five different times.
Pete remained down three times to the
count OF six He vas grOggy. bleeding,
one eve closed and staggering like
helpless ship in a storm when the third
round opened. He made a feeble attempt
TO smash the big Texan. He swung
wildly and deliriously and was punched
right and left. He was knocked under
the ropes or thrown under, (you may
take your choice. Getting up, he went
Into a clfnch, and Mccormick threw him
heavily to the floor. He was on his
hands and knees taking part of the
count. Mccormick deliberately walked
'up to him, and swung a terrific right on
his jaw.
'Thunp," went Everett's head to the
floor. He rolled over, twisted, founder
e. over the canvas. caught hold Of the
ropes half pulled himself up tumbled
over again. until the fatal count Of ten
was over, and was then picked up and
taken to his dressing room by his sec
ouds.
Three-fourths Of the people in the house
were demanding that the decision be
given to the Mexican on foul. It
should have been so. There is no ex-
PLANTATION or apology for doing anything
else. But Referee Gragg had ideas of
his own He waited until Everett had
recovered, and then walked over to
Mccormick and raised his right hand,
signifying that he had won.
Like a nest Of snakes the crowd be-
gan to hiss. HOwls and cat-calls galore
But Gragg couldn't see it any other
way. You see it is like this" he said,
Everett was getting up when Nc
Corn1fck hit him. He had a right to do
that He was off both knees. There
was nothing wrong about that decis-
ION" The Mexican's followers tried to
argue out the point but Gragg seemed
to be less worried than the pop-boy.
THE fuss didn't even seem to interest
him.
r7.cly II tho 5raesi,,e, roor,, Nrofsor
mick said: 81 thought he was UP far
enough. so that 1t was all right for me
to hit him. I handed him a pretty hot
wallop on the jaw, I guess. There is
nothing to the Mexican"
'sCarraIn ba," said Pete He fouled
me all the time. He wrestled with me,
and threw me to the floor a half dozen
times. Those hard falls are what hurt
me. They did the damage. I'd have
licked him in another round" He was
pretty badly battered up. His eyes
were discolored and his face bruised
and swollen. "Ain't hurt was his
comment. He can take a fearful
amount of punishment.
Everett and Mccormick both came
into the ring at a quarter past ten.
When the Mexican appeared he was
loudly cheered. Mccormick was Kissed.
Their hands were sWathed in light
bandages. Green Watson and Jos
Johnson were in Everett's corner
Bob Kerns handled Mccormick
Bob Watkins of Denver appeared in
the ring and challenged the winner.
Mccormick stated after the fight that
ne would take him on.
The opening preliminary was be-
tween Kid Busby and Willie Wolff and
went four rounds. The latter had all
the best Of the argument while Busby
had about 20 pounds the edge in
weight Wolff tips the beam at 1O3
while Busby measures up to the 1928
pound mark. The match was called
a al IN -1 4s-t1- II
WOlm had his antagonist suffering and
ErOggy- Wolf can down practically
anything of his weight IN the city. He
IS only 4 years of age and is a very
promising little boxer. His footwork
and right hand jabbing are extraordi-
nary.
But a real frost was the mill be-
tween Teddy Williams and XIX. Collins.
both colored. Collins doesn't come
any nearer to being in Ted's class, than
he does to owning ROckefeIler's mil
lions. He got lambaSted all over the
ring. Williams had pounded him until
ne was sick. Collins got a straight
swift one in the eye right after the
third round opened He went back
into neutral corner and stood there
nursing the injured member. Will
liams started after him. but Ed Tfmon.
grand sachem Of the club. waved him
back.
Count him out then yelled VIII
Hams
ny don you soak him - asked
Referee Bob Watkins.
..Timon done won't let me- argued
williams.
Paste him. said Watkins 'I cant
count him out because he is on his
feet"
The crowd laughed until tears trick
led to the floor like pattering rain on
house-top The dialogue was so pass
ing rich, that it Is a wonder some some
Of the spectators did not die Of con-
vulgions-
Referee Watkins got to laughing. too.
and so did Williams. "Oh. you're out. -
snorted the referee at Collins in sheer
disgust. The tight was given to Will
land.
Guinea" Robinson did himself proud
N the battle royaL Two other coIored