The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-18
The James-waIlxer Contest Was Lively
we won't" interjeeted one Of the

AHc odAlAeS- " aAk0E contest " as Lively.
We won't" interjected one of the
seconds.
DO as you please" said Hungate.
but If you use five ounce gloves, I'm
going to arrest every man connected
with the affair And what is more. if
there. is a knockout in this fight, there
will be arrests anyhow
Wen use the eight ounce gloves, -
conceded Herman Grow, but 1 hope
that knockout viii be the result in
the first round. I want q knockout I
want to see whether you can do any
thing
Three-quarters of an hour were spent
In wranglfng, and It was a quarter of
eleven before the big fellows came into
the ring No time was spent in quib-
bling over bandages, and Porteus hur-
ried them together.
The Preliminary Contests.
The opening number on the program
was between Willie Wagner and Lin
Williams of Topeka. They went to
draw for five rounds. This is the fourth
time the tie-label has been attached to
them in Topeka during the last t7yo
years. Both are about ready to quit
and call it all OF This contest was de-
cidedly tame
Kid Hubert was then introduced to
the crowd. He Is the champion middle
weight of the Missouri Valley and is
running d D0AtuE EZnOOl at kansas
City. Porteus stated that Hubert would
very soon appear in a boxing contest in
Topeka.
The mill between Bobby walker. 9th
erwise known as Young Sharkey' OF
Chicago and Jesse James of Topeka was
next brought on. Teddy Williams. the
local colored boy, challenged the win
ner
The Walker-James contest was one
of the best of the evening. It was a
hard slap bang affair with something
doing every minute, James finally land
ing lucky punch in the fourth and
sending Walker to the mat for the
count. In the second round James
face was smeared with blood from a cut
on his lip, q front tooth was loosened.
and he was tired. But Walker lacked
the strength to finish the Pride of Park
dale. They hddled. through the third
round without damage In the fourth
Walker came back strong and hard.
In ducking one of James hard haymak-
ers. he rushed into the Parkdale lads
left. which hooked him in the stomach.
In his weakened condition he tumbIed
from his clineh to the ground. Just
after the count of ten he was on his
feet. but it was too late.
Parkdale was there in force. cheering
James. It was a glorious night for
Jesse. Walker was pretty groggy. I
got it handed to me. all right" he
SAID L AOk II. LII WHILE 10 take my
medicine. He hooked me. don't know
how it happened for came back into
the ring in the fourth round feeling bet
ter than I did at first. Dissipa ting put
me to the bad. had been going pref
ty bad in Kansas City before I came Up
and I didn't get into shape. I want
another mill"
Just then James walked UP, and he
very gracIously promised Walker another
meeting. Certainly said James, ans
- old time you want 1t and any
where"
But just on the q t. it might BE-
mentioned that Pete Everett figured
in the result. He came to James
corner after the second round, and be-
gan dealing out pointers to Jesse as te
what to do when Walker ducked into
him He took the pointer and it wor
him the contest.
Bantams BOX Wen.
The prettiest boxing match evel
seen in Topeka was between Kid Bur
son of Kansas City and Harry Nieder-
/ gall of St. Louis for the lO5 pounc
] championship of Missouri and Kansas
The BOYS have long been after the
/ honor and have been hankering to ge
at each other. BursOn is a Missouri
1 Athletic club product while Nleder
/ gall is a protege of Kid Hubert. The
boys went at each other from the tar
of the gong For six rounds they
/ hammered. ducked and smashed, anC
could do nothing better than go to g
4 draw. Burson's forehead was cut
from glancing blow from Nieder-
CALLS right The 1acing-hooks tore
open the cash. While It bIed profuse
I ~ 1t did no damage. The boys hit II
i c1inches and did it after an approved
fashion. The honors were entirel.
/ even. Their style of boxing was some
what different. and it made the con
test much better.
Good fight. Kid said Niedergall t.
Burson after the contest. soI'wan. Blu
you re right" chimed back the Kansa
/ City boy. The contestants are boil
/ messenger boys.
The Wolff Eastman contest was no
I put on, because of the failure of East
man to appear. It was just as well
though. for neither of the boys
more than Is years of age The wrest
ling match was also omitted because
/ ground arena was used.
About 1900 people paid admission
4 into the grounds Probably 500 PEG
pie saw the contest. About = dozei