Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-01
PUTS BERGER OUT.
Al Kaufman Ends 20 Round
Fight at Los Angeles in
Tenth.
LEFT IN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
Himself Knocked Down Five Times in
the Third He Rallies and Wins
on Greater Endurance.

San Francisco, Nov. Al Kaufman
| knocked out Sam Berger last night in
| the 10th round of what was TO have
been a 20round fight. The knockout
blow was not clean, but Berger was
sinking head first TO the floor under
| rain of blows to the stomach and jaw
| when his seconds threw up the sponge.
The fight was fast and furious from
| the start and the pace soon began TO
tell on both men. They became feeb-
Ter in their efforts and Berger was on
| the verge of collapse during the last
three rounds He was almost at Kauff-
mans mercy. but Al did not have
enough left to finish his opponent.
Berger All but Out.
After the ninth round Berger sank
10 the floor and his seconds had To
carry him TO his chair They worked
like fury on him during the one minute
rest between rounds, but he had to be
fairly lifted out of his chair and push
ed to the scratch at the beginning Of
the 10th. He was so tired and weak
that he could hardly stand. He reeled
out and sinking his head on Kauff-
mans breast. clasped the blacksmith
around the waist and hung on like
grim death.
Referee WEIGH tore him away by
main force and Kaufman sprang at his
badly beaten opponent. He hammered
away with terrible blows in the stom-
ach and Berger's knees began TO sag
He started sinking forward and just
before his head touched the floor his
seconds threw up the sponge in token
of defeat. He could never have arisen
before the count of 10 and he had to-
be lifted up and carried TO his corner.
Kaufman Near Out.
1t looked mighty shaky for Kaufman
at the start. In the third round, Der
ger shot in right cross which brought
Al crashing to his knees. He took the
count of nine and got up YEARLY and
tried To fight. Again and again he was
sent down. five times altogether in this
round This is an example of what
gameness will do. for Al certainly had
every reason TO quit if that quality was
part of him.
In the beginning of the fourth round
however, Kaufman crouched more and
blocked Berger's blows better. For a
while the honOTs were even. but It
could be seen that Berger was becom-
ing tired He chung to Kauffmans
shoulders a good deal, and Al reached
him with short uppercuts.
The sixth round was in Bergers ia
vor. and it was a feast of smuggling with
hcnors even. They were both tired in
the eighth, with Berger the worse off
of the two
In the ninth round Berger was all
but out. so far as strength was con-
cerned. and Kaufman showed a won
derful deficiency in the matter of
knOcking-Out force. Berger was com
pletely at AIS mercy in the closing
half minute. but Al could not hit hard |
enough to mash a fly, he was so tired
himself
BcrGer Hammered at VIII.
The 10th round saw Berger cuffed all !
around the ring. Occasionally he mus |
tered force enough TO swing at Kauff- |
mans head. but the attempts went |
wild Kaufman made an attack on |
Sans body and Berger was sinking to /
the floor when his second threw up the
sponge.
Notes of the Ring.
The Dave Barry-Hugo Kelly ten
round contest which was scheduled to
take place at Kalamazoo, Mich. on
Nov. II, has been postponed to Nov.
l.. Barry will finish his training near
the scene of the battle. and believes
he Will have no difficulty in trimming
down to 164 pounds, the re-
quired weight
Marvin Hart and Mike Schreck still
are hobnObbing regarding match.
Hart finds it difficult to secure match
and is thinking seriously of accepting
the Kalamazoo offer of 81. 800. with an
equal division of the money.
Nate Lewis who looks after kid"