Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-01
LOST ON FOUL
Strinker Burns Up Money of Friends by FouIing Nc
 Keeveh
WAS EVEN BREAK
 UNTIL SUDDEN FINISH

What was scheduled to be a figh to finish between Joe Strinker champion welter weight of the soutr west. and Jack McKeever, who claims the same honors from Philadelphia, came to an abrupt and rather unsatis- factory end Sunday morning when a1ter two minutes and twenty seconds fight ing in the seventh round Strinker los his head and committed. what in spor' ing circles is considered an unpardo' able sin, by striking his opponen when he was down.
 Of course there are a great many who thought the referee should ha' overlooked the occurrence, claimir that McKeever had in a previor round been guilty of the same offense. but from an impartial viewpoint thel was no comparison between the twe errors. In Strinkers' case there wa; no other alternative for the referee bu to award the fight to McKeever. =.
 The fight drew one of the largest crowds that has ever been present on slnlliar occasion. The result has oniy tended to increase each mans IoiioWing, and return match is now talked or Strinker agreeing to put Me heever out in fifteen rounds = If ;s expected they will get together and sign articles soon. -1
 The following is the fight by rounds Time was called at $40 a. m.
 Round l. They spar for an opening Str1nker leads for head but falls short Mcheeyer lands on kidneys and both come to a ciinch. Both land on body ana are right back in a elinch. Me. keeyer lands to body.SMcKeever rush. es In but is stopped by left iab in the mouth. They are both mixing ii at the call of time.
 Round 2. Strinker leads with Jeff but falls short. McKeever lands on Jaw Joe rushes and lands both right ana ieft, but McKeever is covering m well. Both land on jaw, but blows seem 10 lack necessary steam. Joe has Me heeVer bleeding from the mouth. They Dotn mix 1t and come to a cIinch and WnlIe In this position Joe swings his right around. back of him and cons Mckeever in the nose. The bell finds both in a clinch.
 Round g. Strinker opens inc round by rushing in and landing both right ana ieft. Joe upper cuts. McKeeyer swings a haymaker, but Joe cleveriy ducks. McKeeyer tries an upper cut put misses. Joe lands on side of head both land on jaw and clinch. they break and Joe whips his right over the Kidneys. This is Strinker's round easy
 Round 4. Jee lands on body with right, jabs left to face and back with right to body. McKeever lands on Jaw twice Both mix. MeKeever lands on jaw with left jab Joe swings right for head but misses. McKeever lands right on Strinker's thigh. Cries o. 1ori. but it was a light tap and no damage being done claim was dis. allowed. McKeeyer looks distressed while Joe is apparently as fresh as when he entered the ring.
 Round 5. Both advance quickly tc the center O fthe ring and start tc bombarding each other with nights and lefts, which seems to spell the word finish. McKeever jabs with his left and swings right for jaw, they clinch and Joe works his right like piston rod on McKeever's kidneys After few seconds sparring Joe lands on McKeever's. jaw and it looks as though it was all off. McKeever takes the benefit of nine seconds the call finds them both sparring for wind. Round 6. Strinker feints with left and starts an upper cut with right, but McKeever blocks. McKeever places light left to side of head and both come to clineh. They breathe vol untarily and McKeever fushes Joe into corner. and lands right on head. They both work to center of ring and are in mix-up when time is called. Me Keever had sligh. advantage in thls round.
 Round 2. At the call of time both start to work. It is give and take both landing on head and body. After few seconds sparring, Joe rushes McKeever into his fMcKeever's) cor ner, landing both left and right Mo Keeyer slips to ground and while in this position Joe strikes him twice Referee gives McKeever fight on foul