The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-20
FORD IS TRIMMED Bu' Plucky New Haven Game cock Makes a Garrison
 Finish. TENTH ROUND IS A STAR Kelly Sent Back to the Farm and Waterbury Dropped from
 the League.
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With a scene depicting the noun tains of California as background, with large scenic trees at the side, and an audience grouped in the front rows sof the parquet, the New Nutmeg A. c. presented its first bouts of the season at the New Haven theater last night. Don't be alarmed at the mountains Los Angeles and the other sporting centers are on the other side. This is New Haven, and the card another "quince"
 For a, start-off Jimmie Kelly of Branford, ran up against Maurice Le- Moine, of Webster, supposedly TOT SIX rounds. From the beginning an in- visible orchestra twittered the grand old hymn Down on the Farm and 1t was seen that Kelly instinctively felt the call back to nature,
 In the first round Maurice gave him some soft taps, which sort of dazzled the Branford sport, and in the second round Referee Dave Fitzgerald stop ped the quarrel out of the kindness of his heart.
 Because of the fact that the gentle man from the suburbs lasted such a short while, an hours delay intervened before the next bout was started, Then Jeff Doherty blew into the ring in fighting apparel, and after camping out in front of the mountains for about ten minutes he was joined by Tommy Darling, of Waterbury, who was to give him a six-round go.
 Tommy had curly hair and looked like a lovely boy, but he couldn't fight Undertaking would be far better profession. For weeks he has been saying he could trim Jeff Doherty to a frazzle, and last night he had a chance to make good and was knock ed out in the second round. The first round was easily Jeff's, and in the sec ond he started off after the Brass City would-be and knocked him down and out. After the bout it was announced that Jeff Doherty would meet Willie Glover in New York New Years after noon.
 After another short delay, the star bout of the evening was put on, this one being between Bunny Ford of New Haven and Young Brossey of Bridge port Before the trouble commenced Jimmie Murray of New York, who, by the way, made a mistake and backed Ford, challenged the winner.
 The bout was scheduled for ten rounds On the start off Brossey drove Bunny about the ring and it was seen that the New Haven boy was working on an off day.
 Tn second round Brossey handed Bunny several good ones, ending with <. an -Rppercuf., while Ford's blows when they landed were ineffective.
 Referee Fitzgerald, according to a number of experts who were there, pre- vented knockout in the third round by separating the boxers as rapidly as they got together The agony was to be prolonged for seven more rounds or the card would be failure.
 The fourth round was all Brossey's, and in the fifth, after Ford had slapped Brossey several times in the face, the Bridgeport boy drove Bunny to the ropes and hammered him in the face It looked like the end, but the bell rang
 Bunny Ford starred off the sixth round we'll, but his opponent took all that was coming his way in good spirit. Instead of turning the other cheek, however, Brossey soaked Bunny two meteor seers" in the face.
 It was at the beginning of the sev- enth round that Jeff Doherty came back in his street costume and sat in F'ord's corner, motioning his friend when and where to jab. Bunny did not heed his advice, but waded into Brossey with his eyes shut. After both haG landed few punches plain sparring completed the round.
 In the eighth round Brossey started off with an upper cut with his left, This he duplicated, and then deciding that good things go by three sent In another. Jeff Doherty watched the round in tears.
 Tn the ninth round Ford continued to receive terrific punishment but re- ,nained game. He protected his face and when he had a chance tried to dis figure hls opponent Ine round De- came heated toward the end and made way for the tenth.
 The tenth round was the best of the evening. Ford took an awful brace and the two contestants went at each other like gamecocks. Bossey was driven to the ropes, and then Ford was driven to the ropes. Each time they came back strong. Aggression on both sides thrived and defense was thrown to the winds. It was the long. est three minutes of the evening, and when it was over the audience vigor, ously applauded,
 The management of the affair was of the best, and those who attended were well taken care Of Martin Gray announced the events, and Dave Fitz. gerald acted as referee.