Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-07

1t was a pretty battle and the fans
thoroughly enjoyed 1t. Sayers was so
clever and fast in the early rounds that
he easily took the lead, and when
fresh he showed punch that gave the
fans the impression that he might be
able to end the fight before the limit.
Murphy kept pegging away, however,
ripping his right to the heart, crossing
1t to the head and swinging his left
from head to wind with great regular
ity. Murphy's lips were puffed out at
the finish and his nose and mouth were
red with blood. Sayers showed blood
at the mouth. but otherwise was with
out evidence that he had been in a
fight, beyond the fact that he was
weary and the knowledge that he could
not puncn stiff enough to win a decis-
ion that his cleverness might other
wise have earned for him.
There was no knockdown during the
fight, but this was not because there
were no clean wallops landed, as Muir
ply and Sayers put over many clean
swing to the jaw that rocked the head
and hurt, but both boys seemed pos
sessed of great stamina and easily
the most part at long range, swinging
and uppercuttfng and jabbing, but
when they hooked up in the clinches
they proved masters at the game of
infghting, both showing up to advan-
tage at different stages of the fight.
The preliminaries were enthusers and
rather surprising in that they were
good, as preliminary scraps. as a rule,
are looked upon as filters to the big
card. Young Dougherty earned the de-
cision over Roy Rodgers, but the local
boy showed remarkably good ability
for a beginner. The big thing in the
line of preliminary scrapping came off
in the semi-windup in which Mike
Kutchos and Walter Fisher were the
principals. Owing to his superior ex-
perience Kutchos was expected to beat
the San Berdoo boy in short order, but
when the tenth round was finished
Fisher had a slight shade the best of
it and had decision been required he
would have received it, no doubt. AS
the boys fought so evenly throughout
Referee Blake declared 1t a draw.
Sayers was in the ring a few Sec
onds after the preliminaries were fin
ished. He was accompanied by Jim
Barry, Teddy Murphy, Willie Mack,
Joe Lazelle and Ad Wolgast. Murphy
entered the ring a few seconds later.
accompanied by De Witt c. Van Court.
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Milt Whitner While the gloves were
being adjusted some enthusiastic fan
started a rough house and found a
willing assistant, but they were sepa-
rated before a knockout occurred.
George Herberts of San Francisco
and Howard Baker of Los Angeles is
sued ringside challenges to the winner.
Then, following instructions, the boys
were sent on their way.
Dougherty Whips Rodgers
Young Dougherty OF Milwaukee and
Roy Rodgers of Los Angeles were
scheduled for a six-round bout as the
curtain raiser. and Baron Long had
them in the ring promptly at $40
O'Clock, according to promise, but he
could not get them saddled and to the
post within the next five minutes, as
he had promised. However 1t was
only few seconds later that the boys
received their Instructions and were
sent on their way. They fought at
catchweights, both boys Weighing
around the 11s-pound mark.
AS soon as they got to the center of
the ring they began to fight In rough
house style and both landed frequently
and effectively. Dougherty seemed
cleverer and better able to get to his
opponent, but Rodgers did not dodge
the issue and stood to the mark. swap
ping punches. Dougherty had lead
at the end. The second round was more
in favor of Rodgers, as he seemed to
have learned how to jab with his left
and swing half way from the ground.
Dougherty presented a remarkable APP
pearance. being so thin through the
waist that he did not seem to be able
90 stand wallop to the wind, but he
did not finch at them.
Dougherty played for the wind with
his left. rushing frequently at the he
ginning of the third and putting his