Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-25

clined. but was given small chance fol
reflection by two burly officers, whc
placed him in the ring.
Before the first round was concluded
the referee was comfortably ensconset
! on a chair near the corner of the ring
watching the fraternal combination gc
| 1t like miniature steam engines. Fol-
the first two rounds Mr.. Summerland
labored under the impression that
"Maraw" was Aurelio. Mauro is
heavier and therefore was the better
] boxer in the referees mind.
In the last round Mauro went to the
| floor i'm regulation style. CONSERVATION
was written on the council presidents
features as he glanced wildly about for
assistance. Mauro writhed and rolled
in apparent agony. or a sudden he
| leaped to his feet and the referee
rushed from the ring amid the convul-
sions of the house.
Necessarily there was no decision
given in this instance with the referee
absent.
Battling Nelson and Eddie Robinson,
physical instructor of the Jonathan
club, were the next attractions. Bat
was given an ovation as he stepped
between the ropes, clad in scarlet
tights and green trunks. Joe Scott was
obliged to respond to aid in the de-
For the good of the cause and Sum
merland I am willing to act" an
nounced Joe
1t was very good-natured bout
that between Nelson and Robinson
Robinson has evidently been able to go
it with the best of them, in his day,
and at his age, forty-seVen, possesses
unusual powers of endurance. Nelson
save an exhibition of his famous but
ting tactics and jolted Eddie with un-
gentle head maneuvers.
Referee Scott Wended his way about
the ring, broad grin on his face, as
Bat and Robinson mixed it. In one
instance he remembered to separate the
men, and received a rousing thwack IN
the back from the glove of the kidding
Bat.
Mat Keefe formerly of Lew Dock
stadter's minstrels, was encored 1--WE
times so effective were. the yodler
songs he sang.
Charlie Oliver also responded in stir
ring fashion with several inimitable
Irish songs.
The last and great event of the even
ing was the appearance of James j.
Jeffries, retired heavyweight champion
of the world, who for the first time
in months donned a glove, with Jack
Root of Chicago as his opponent. Jim
was given an ovation that must have
warmed his heart as his great form
loomed under the ropes. He wore red
tights and an American flag belt.
For some time he sat in his corner
while the megaphone man bawled him
out as a Burbank farmer" and other
endearing terms.
Judge Smith was the next official to
find himself in an unusual situation.
The judge said:
II was expecting this when my
friends brought me here. 1t pleases me
to say that the world has been inter-
ested in the heroic from the time of the
great Achilles to the great Sar-
pedon of them ALL
With due embarrassment Jeff ac-
cepted the tribute. The men who had
come before him appeared as pigmies
when the former champion commenced
action. He handled Root like a puppet
and the contortions of the two creared
more amusement. Jeff did not endeavor
to hit and contented himself with re-
ceiving the hardest wallops that Root
could send in.
The last event was a two-round go
between Jeffres and a husky young
man named Long.
Lord Fauntleroy Charles Ntzhugh,,
marshal of the evenings entertainment,
carried out his part of the program
with much eclat. There was no delay
after the initial proceedings were well
under way.