The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
BATTLED FOR TWO MINUTES
CutIifc, of the Battle ship Good
Hope, Goes Down Before the Cham~
DiOn of the American Navy in a
Lively Fight Aboard the Battle
Ship Missouri I'm Hampton Roads.


utes
II was spectacular battle while il
/ lasted. Between decks, in a great open
space, the ring was pitched Rows upon
( rows Of American and British officers. IN
/ fun dress uniform. crowded about the
ringside. In the background. packed into
| every inch of space that provided a view
of the ring, were the jolly Jack Tars Of
/ the rival fleets. In the light Of the battle
/ lanterns their faces showed dimly
1 Behind the fortunate ones who could
/ see the ring were hundreds more. anx-
iously waiting for the word TO be passed
along as the battle swung to and fro.
+ Cuuife the Englishman, was a tall
sinewy man. grim. dark-skinned. trained
until every muscle stood out in clear
relief. He is an East Indian with all
the wiry strength and paHther-like fe-
rocity of his race
/ In the opposite corner sat Dunn. the
American And if there ever was con
/ trast between fighting men it showed
/ here. The American round, smoothly
muscled, clear skinned, looked across at
his rival with a confident grin. He had
tlt many HaAAAtH EdliAcA <AlAltilIuti lE44L-
ers aboard the Kearsarge.
TIVE Reasons to Fight.
J. On two scores he was there 10 settle
an ancient grudge. Dunn is an Ameri-
can and had the old Yankee sea suprem-
acy to preserve. He is Of irish descent.
and every Irishmans idea OF a joyful
time is realized when he can exchange
taps with a son of Albion
There We're few preliminaries and no
discussions OF The rules. Everything
was arranged in advance. and the fighters
had nothing to do in the ring but fight.
That is as il should be.
The bell rang.
Instantly the two fighting men came
from their corners. Instantly they met IN
midring No fiourishes. No gentle spar
ring. No foxy maneuvers by one OF the
otaer to bring his rival out
The Englishman, standing straight, in
the style that has been traditional in Brit
sh army and navy circles for centuries.
presented a fine picture OF man The
American. crouching slightly, with his
head drawn down so the left shoulder
covered The salient point of his jaw, was
less picturesque but more effective.
There was a swift furry of bloWs-giye
and take For a moment the Englishman.
with his pretty boxing style and clean
foOtW0rk. looked very good. And then.
SO suddenly the spectators could hardly
see how IL happened, Dunn slipped under
Cutlfe's guard and threw him back
heavily with a Tight-hander under the
heart. The rival tars, who still had some
coin Of the two realms left, made a few
final hurried wagers. The American sud
denly jumped from even money 20 TWO 10
one
End Came suddenly.
But Cutlifc wasn't to be discoura ged.
Back he came with a rush Dunn
Strengthened him up with a stiff left
They jabbed- Down along the ropes they
fought They clinched, broke away at q
sharp order from the official referee.
stepped clear and came back into another
hying mix up.
And right then and there the unexpect-
cd happened, AS Cuuife came in, stHI
standing erect. Dunn shot out d hard
straight left that landed squarely on the
EnsishmaR's chin. He stood still for an
instant half turned. and fell in a heap.
The count could be heard clearly in the
surprised silence of the rival crews K
reached ten. A roar Of JOY went up from
the victorious Yankees.
The fight was over.
Dunn champion of the American navy.
had become champion Of the world. Bar
rels of bills and small coin changed
hands on the fight
This was only one Of the American
victories. Eight out of ten contests went
to the Yanlfee tars.
The hero 5f the feet to-day, aside from
Dunn, is a lightweight named Myers He
fought Perkins, of the Argyll, lightweight
champion Of the British feet In the third
Of the six rounds Myers fractured his
left forearm But with his best weapon
out OF commission he kept right on mix
ing it, and did such good execution with
the right that he had the Englishman
reeliug all over the ring before the finish
came, and won easily on points.
English Win Races.
A young English welter- weight named
Bohan, of the Argyll. who was brought
over especially for this tournament, and
is said to be the best in the British navy.
outpointed Bartlett, of the Kentucky,
easily in a ten-round bout. But there is
another American welter aboard the Vir-
ginia, whose past is shrouded in mystery.
but who was, 1t is said once amateur
champion of New England. He will be
matched with Bohan before the middle Of
the month. and the American crews will
wager their three months pay on his
chances.
An unnamed English lightweight from
the Good Hope outp0inted Travelich. Of
the Kentucky, winning the light weight
honors.
II seems curious that the little English
fighters should be the best in the navy.
just as they are in the professional fight
ing ranks ashore, and the Americans of
larger caliber should carry off the prizes
in the heavier. classes.
If it were not for their winnings on
the fights. the American crews and OIL
GERS would be down and cut financially
this week. In the great cutter races for
the Battenbcrg Cup the tWelve-man crew
of II. NJ. S. Argyll wen easily from the
picked men of the Illinois. The race was
over thTee-mile course, and the Eng
lish boat won by full fifteen lengths
Bobby WaIthour Injured.
Berlin. May 6.-"Bobby" Walthour, the
American bicycle rider, met with a seri-
Gus accident at Erfurt yesterday. After
winning a fifty kilometer heat against van
der stuff, Walthour fell from his wheel,
Just after crossing the finish line, striking
his head against a wooden railing. He
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