The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-06
Prize Ring
WON on KNOCKOUT.
Vivian Austin Defeated for the Light.
weight ampionship.


weight Championship.
Associated Press to The e, e.ing Tines.
Winnipeg. Oct. 6.-Billy Lauder. who
has been cleaning things up generally
since he made his advent into the
local pugilistic world. wrested the Can
adam lightweight championship from
Vivian Austin of Port Arthur and late
of Ottawa, when they met at the Audi
forum last night.
Lauder won on a knockout in the
sixth round Of what was to have been
ten-rOund bout. He had the better
Of the mill all the way, but the end
came rather sooner than was expected.
a hard left to the body and right
to the jaw put Austin to the floor.
With Referee Hewitt tolling of the
seconds. Austin seemed quite con-
scfous of his position. and it appeared
as If he was merely taking to the count
of nine as he had done several times
before, but just as he started to rise
the fatal ten was called. and Hewitt
promptly awarded the fight to Lauder.
A scene OF wild enthusiasm followed,
particularly from the more immediate
followers of the Scot. With the ma
jority of the big audience. the decision
was a popular one as we'll. Of smaller,
though sturdier build. Billy forced the
fight from the start. Dancing in and
out of the longer reach of his oppon-
ent. he planted blows almost at will,
side-stepped swing here. and waltzed
back with singing drive there. and
all the time he fought perfectly fair
fight. 1t was no wonder, then. that
I vayith no
being a Winnipeg resident, was the
favorite with the crowd. and he won
many friends as the result OF his
plucky and scientific exhibition of tine
hit-and-get-away game.
Several clubmen and society women
were spectators at three prize fights
in the home of fashionable South
Slider on Grand boulevard Chicago,
last Sunday afternoon. The bouts
were held in ring pitched in a bill
lizard room OF the society mans resi-
dence and the fighters battled until
the ring was covered with blood and
their faces were battered frightfully.
The fights were held as a trial OF
the prowess of Battling" Berger,
prOtege of a sporting clubman. Ber-
ger whipped three men, taking one
after another. Throughout the mills
the women present, as we'll as their
male attendants. cheered the fighters
to their utmost efforts, and the re-
suits, from all accounts, were salts
factory Ito the promoters of the fash
icnable sporting event."
The first opponent of Berger was u
welterweight named Mike Mullin. who.
di spite his advantage in weight over
Berger. who is lightweight, was
forced to quit in four rounds. Rock"
Conklin, North Side lightweight, was
the next antagonist. and was knocked
out in the first round. The last fighter
was fortunate in having Berger pretty
we'll tired out and succeeded in stay
ing six rounds, taking a terrible beat
ing for his pains.
The fights were held in the absence
OF the wealthy hosts family at a Sum-
mer resort. His friends and several
women who witnessed the bouts were
secretly ushered into the house by the
rear entrance and not even the next
dor neighbor knew of the affair. Ber-
ger is admired by Stanley Roberts, re-
puted to be prominent member of
the smart set, with sporting proclivi-
ties leaning toward pugilism. The
fighters were met downtown in the
evening and paid what is said to be "a
lavish purse for their services. The
women spectators were taken from the
house in an automobile and the fight
ers were sent in roundabout route
in cab to the city. The location of
the residence where the fighters dis
played their prowess before the social
satellites was zealously guarded from
outsiders, but one of those who were
entertained. a prominent clubman who
paid the puglisists for the host, admits
its location is in Grand boulevard, near
Thirty-ninth street. The story leaked
out through the discussion of the
merits of the men at restaurant.
Old timers in Grand Forks remem-
Der when it used to be delight and
pleasure to journey to some out of the
way barn and witness two sluggers
swing and swear at each other. The
last fight of this character took place
two years ago, between Whitehead the
negro and Kelly, a barber.