Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-06
MEMSIC WINS IN
WHIRLWINDFIGHT
ENGLISH USED AS HUMAN
CH0PPING BLOCK
BOHEMIAN APPEARS IN FINE
FORM
Burns Surprises Fans by Showing,
and Proves TO Friends He Can
Make Good at Catch
Weights

English in a f1ercely contested ten
round battle at McCarey's pavilion last
night and proved to the fight fans he
can make good in the catch weight
class.
The Bohemian showed fine form and
won the fight in clean manner. He
clearly demonstrated to the entire sat
isfaction of the followers of the hstic
game his superiority over his opponent.
English was out-pointed and out
game. The Denver fighter was made a
chopping-block of by Memsic, who
punished him by terrific blows to the
face.
English was a game fighter and on
all occasions made attempts to take
advantage of his opportunities. After
the fight English exhibited badly
swollen right hand and says one of the
bones of his right hand was broken
early in the second round.
Both men appeared at the ring at
the ring at the same time and the en-
thusiastic cries of the fans were equal
ly divided between the men:
With their seconds the men crawled
between the rope sand went through
the usual preliminaries Charlie Eyton
closely followed them and after the
fighters had donned their gloves the
theater manager referee called them to
the center of the mat.
Men Face Each other
AS the men stood facing each other
in the ring little difference could be
seen in their form. Memsic appeared
to be a trihe the heaviest, while Eng
lish seemed to be the picture of health.
AT the first tap of the gong the fight
ers leapen from their corners. The tips
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instant they were at 1t. Not second
was wasted In preliminary sparring by
either fighter, but each seemed intent
in getting the best of the argument in
tie shortest time possible. No sparring
was INDUCED in during the opening or
any following round of the fight. but a
knockout appeared to be the main point
in life of the fighters.
This first round was Memsic from the
start. English endeavored to push the
fighting during the first round of the
fight, but found Burns ready for him
with vim. The Denver fighter sue
ceeded in reaching Burns several times
during this round, but none of his blows
carried steam enough to phase his
doubhty opponent.
Memsic was at his best in the second
round, and English was but little be-
hind him. From the sound of the bell
their blows hammered on each others
bodies, MemSic apparently doing all in
his power to send the easterner to the
floor He was unsuccessful, as Eng
lish managed to block his blows and
many of them which appeared to carry
the knockout dope in the right mixture
were warded off Just in time.
Third Fast Round
In the third round Memsc was the
aggressor. He opened the session with
a right to the jaw, left to kidneys and
swing for the stomach. English fell
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ering blow after blow to Memsic's kid
neys.
The fourth round was even. Memsic
opened with a left to jaw. They
clinched and broke at the word of the
referee. In this round English fought
one of his fastest rounds. He sent in
blow after blow at his opponents head,
face and body, and succeeded in making
the protege of Tommy Burns back
around the ropes. Just at the sound of
the gong the men We're exchanging
fierce swings to face.
On several occasions during the fight
English had an opportunity to use his
right, his failure to do so surprising the
spectators. After the fight when his
gloves were removed his reason for do
ing most of the punching with his left
hand was apparent.
The men rushed toward each other
when the gong sounded for the fifth
round. English ducked right swing
and they clinched. In the breakaway
they exchanged left swings to face.
Both men do some clever blocking |
Memsic lands stiff left to jaw and
English misses terrific hook for jaw. |
They countered and exchanged left |
swings to face. Memsic was almost |
thrown through the ropes when Eng |
lish made a fierce onslaught, and the |
Denver man was warned by the referee |
Honors were even when the gong |
tapped.
Fast mitigating
Burns sprang TO the center of the |
ring when the bell sounded the begin
ming of the sixth. He was blocked by
English and the men clinched. English
put left to face and they clnched |
again. In the breakaway they ex-
changed rights and lefts to the jaw.
Memsic then led with a left to the face
and followed 1t up with right to Jaw.
They clinched and English showed his
ability as an in-f1ghter. In the get
away Burns landed rights and lefts to
jaw and face. Memsic had the best of
this round all the way.
Memsic began the seventh round in
an aggressive manner, landing terrific
lefts to face. They clinched a number
of times In this round and Memsic
landed repeatedly on English's face and
jaw. English landed several stiff lefts
to face and fought hard The round
ended with the men fighting fiercely
English took a squirt in the eighth
round and attempted to force the
fighting. This round was a fast one,
and English appeared to be gaining
speed The round ended with the men
exchanging rights and lefts to face.
In the ninth round both men did
some fast foot work and each man did
some classy blocking. English did
some hard fighting in clnches, but was
almost knocked to the floor during a
terrific attack by Burns. 1t looked as
If the Bohemian would score a knock
out.
English Weak
English appeared trifle weak when
he went to his corner after this ses-
sion. His face was badly swollen and
his right eye almost closed. Burns also
was breathing hard His shoulder was
scratched and his face swollen.
when the gong announced the tenth
the men met at the center of the
ring, and after shaking hands began
to fight as If their lives depended upon
the result of this round Each tried
desperately to score a Knockout but
the gong sounded with both men on
their feet.
After again shaking hands Memsic
donned his dressing gown and left the
ring The crowd arose and cheered
Justify. When English crawled
through the ropes and started for his
dressing room he was given hearty