Arizona republican., 1906-07-30
0BERLE BENEFIT
 IN LOS ANGELES
Ten Lively FistiC BOuts--Jim Jeffries
 Served as Umpire.

day night for Tom Oberle was a very decided success, although the house was not as large as had been antici- pated. says a coast paper. The receipts will be deposited in bank for MT. Oberle subject to a monthly check for a designated amount. Speaking of the benefit entertajnment. which was a pugilistic performance, the Times says:
 About nineteen hundred dollars was realized in the boxing benefit for Tom Oberle at Maud Junction last night, and ten battles gave the audience a run for their money.
 The only disappointment of the even ing was the quitting of Billy Manning, who refused to go with Frank Wells. Manning was anxious enough to fight on paper-until he reached the pavil- ion but no amount of persuasion could get him in the ring with Wells. Abdul Malin, the terrible Turk, was substi- tuted for Manning. and after a few seconds of fighting showed that he could dislocate Wells neck at will. and gave the decision to Malin. The Turk showed even greater movement since his last appearance.
 One decision was not popular with the audience, that between Jack Brown of san Francisco and Jack Leahy, a local boy. Leahy showed up in fine fettle and it was almost an even break as to who had the best of the four rounds. but the physical condition of the boys in the last round and the clean-cut work of Brown in the open ing two rounds gave him a lead that Leahy. despite his clever work and r-,-- n
 The star performance of the evening was the battle for blood between James J. Gaines and Al Godfrey, who know everything else but the fighting game. These men had a wager of $1O0 on the result. and bad blood ran rivers be- tween them. leastwise from Godfrey,s face after his opponent got through with it.
 The battle was the windup of the tournament. and Jim Jeffries was SC. lected as referee. after Eyton had de- clined. Tn the first round Godfrey rapped Gaines a good one in his feed basket and the latter walked a few steps to the ropes and started to lay down. Some one who had evidently put up Gaines end of the money crawled onto the platform and yelled foul. Somebody pulled him down again. Gaines had enough and wanted to quit but Jeff pulled the man into the center of the ring and made them go to it again. Godfrey tried to rough it with his man and got one in the face that took all the championship aspirations out of him. He went down four times in succession and every time he was hit his face looked more like a ham burger steak than a good countenaHce. Jeff held up Gaines glove and Godfrey was carted back to his corner. The latter is a butcher and when he looks at his spoiled beauty today he will evi- dently think some one showed his head into a sausage mill. The battle was almost a rough-house affair but when Jeff had to break the contestants he handled them like they were children.
 The first bout was between Young McGOvern and Joe Rogers, and lasted one minute. Then Young McGovern slipped a sleep potion to his opponent.
 Andy Rivers and Joe Horner hooked up in what looked like a good bout until the middle of the second round. when Horner got his straight from the gun and went to sleep.
 Young Barry and Joe Berry lasted two rounds, when Barry got in a left to the jaw. Berry went to the mat and Barry fell over him. The second swing l put Berry to sleep
 This breaks the recOrd-three fights in five rounds.
 The second hard nut offered to the referee to crack was the four round go between Red Fitzsimmons, the fight ing newsbOy. and Kid Delaney
 This bout was slipped to a local sporting editor to referee, and at the end of the four rounds, the match was so even that it was necessary to call | for an extra round. This made Fitz mad. and he left the ring. the decision l being given to Delaney.
 Kid Long belied his name when he | essayed to stay four rounds with Frankie Neil. He started in to mix it | with Neil, in the first round. but a few blows from Neil's right made 1 him wish he had remained at home and 1 tended the chickens. For the major portion of the second round Long was willing to lay down every time Neil 1 made a pass at him, and when Jeffries, l who refereed the bout. failed to prod l him into doing something, he held up Neils glove. and Long was hooted out of the building.
 Young Snider lasted two rounds with Kid Lamar. and punished him severely. | In the beginning of the fourth round l the captain of police ordered the bout stopped. as Lamar was in no condi- l tiOn to take a knockout
 
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