Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-02
THE PUGlLISTS
GOOD BATTLE
 IN NEW HAVEN Johnny Summers and Bert Reyes Stay the Limit of Ten
 Rounds.

exhibition ID tllS state was present in Music hall, New Haven, to witness several good contests which were well worth travelling far to see. One of the most laughable bouts of the evening was the one between Kid Williams and Kid Murphy. The lat ter got good trimming and hi@ peculiar chopping motions in trying to locate his opponent had the house in roars. Spike Hickey of New Ha- ven was picked to go through Kid Bennett of Bridgeport in short order, but Spike ran up against it good and hard and he was lucky to be on his feet at the end of the affair. Jeff Doherty had all the best of Dodo Ma her. but he could pot land the sleep producer Ill the eight rounds of fight ing.
 The main contest had Johnny Sum- mers, the lightweight champion of England and Burt Reyes of Philadal- phia in a ten round melee. Before their appearance several ring celeb rites were introduced, who all had challenges for the world at their weight. Among them was Jimmy Williams, Matty Baldwin, Frankie Madden Fred Lucas, Jimmy Barry and Pat O'Keefe,' the champion mid dleweight of Ireland The fight be- tween Summers and Reyes was ad- vertised as being preparatory to back ing the winner against Joe Cans. As there was no winner last night, no decisions were given, and perhaps it is just as well for Cans could lick the both of them in the same ring. Summers is clever, there is no mistak- ing that and has pretty fair left hand, which he used in leading all through the battle. Reyes has a good right which he walloped into Sum- mers several times very successfully, but neither one of them would have the ghost of chance with Cans. Here is the fight by rounds:
 Round One-They rush to clinch. Reyes starts after Summers and misses hard swing and nearly falls through ropes. They clinch and Sum- mers lands on kidneys. Reyes forces
 the fighting and lands right on jaw. They clinch again and Summers dances around the ring. Summers lands left swing on jaw They clinch
 and Reyes misses hard right to jaw. More clinching and Reyes forces Sum- mers around the ring. They were
 fddling for an opening and the bell sounds.
 Round Two-Summers rushes
 Reyes and lands straight right in face Reyes returns left jab and they clinch. Break. and Summers goes after Reyes. They clinch again and Reyes pounds kidneys. Both boys are clever Reyes forces Summers to ropes with right to jaw and they clinch again. They mix it in center with honors about even. Summers lands left hook to jaw and Reyes misses swing for head. Reyes lands hard right in ribs and forces Summers to ropes with two hard lefts to nose. Both are cautious and are taking no chances. Round even.
 Round Three-Summers lands his left to nose and they clinch. Reyes goes after Summers and Summers nearly falls through the ropes. They clinch and the referee separates them. Reyes sends two rights to jaw. Reyes is forcing the fighting. They clinch and there is some hard infighting, Summers landing several rights under the heart They spar for an opening and Summers ducks hard swing for the jaw They clinch again and then break. Reyes seems to have a little the best of if.
 Round FOur-They rush to a clinch. Summers assumes the aggressive and lands two hard rights to the jaw and Reyes comes back with a left hook on the neck. Reyes forces Summers to the ropes with two hard lefts to the body Summers lands an upper cut to the chin and then they mix it up Again they clinch and Reyes sends two lefts to the nose. Summers gets a good left to the nose and they then have some close fighting. Reyes ducks two swings and lands left on the nose. They break from cli1ch at the bell.
 Round Five-Summers sends left to nose and then left under heart Reyes tries for head, but Summers ducks. They clinch. Summers sends right 10 kidneys and Reyes lands right to jaw Summers Tushes keyes to ropes witE two left swings to body. Summers gets hard left to mouth and Reyes swings wild Reyes gets hard left hook on chin. Reyes Tushes his man to ropes but does not land. Summers puts hard right on Lead and they clinch. More might ing. and they break as bell sounds. Round Six-Summers is first to land with a straight left to nose. and Reyes comes back with right 10 chin Reyes lands hard right on Car. They fight close and Summers jabs Reyes three times on the ribs. They mix it in middle of ring Reyes lands four hand punches On chin Summers cones back with left on stomach and they cIinch- Reyes gets left to jaw Reyes punches have more steam Summers appears tired
 Round Seven-TLeT are slow n start Summers tries for face. but is bIocked Reyes goes after his rlan and lands hard left on neck- Sun- mers runs around ring Reyes fol- lows hin and lands hand hook on flaw Reyes lands left on face and suIEers gets two Iefts on fsce- Sum msrs upBercu-s to chin and then sends two hard Iefts to face Sunmars now goes after KeTss sEd Izn5s two swings n bo5y- snd Reyes sen1s left to Jaw
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