The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
Nustan
MnStain Gets Decision
in a Sloppy Fight
For Twenty Rounds Heavy
Weights Founder Around
Ring, but Show No Class

Terry Mustain and Joe Willis were
fioundering around the Colma ring at
the end Of the twentieth round last
night when the bell sounded and Ref
cree Billy Roche declared Mustain the
victor. The decision was greeted with
a round of Kisses, for those who watched
the fight closely could not see where
Willis was entitled to anything worse
than draw. He came on strong after
making a bloomer at the start, and did
all the effective work toward the end.
Mustain claims that he broke his right
hand in the fourth round and could not
fight his fight from that time on
Neither man showed anything that
bore a resemblance to class. The few
clean blows that were struck could be
counted on the fingers of one hand.
Both men seemed to be doing the best
they could, but this would never have
gained them fame even in a bush ring.
Neither need hope for anything save
a preliminary go here in the future.
Mustain assumed the lead in the
earlier rounds and 1t looked as though
he would clean Willis in Jig time, but
in the fourth. the time when he claimed
to have injured his hand, he lost all his
aggressive proWeSs and allowed Willis
to come on and beat him to it. Willis
had chance after chance to bring the
hay maker over but his dome failed to
respond.
The only redeeming feature of the
fight was that both men We're going
all the time. If they were not fight
Ing, they varied the monotony with
wrestling tactics and kept the ring
warm. The fans in the gallery seemed
TO tire of the mill at that, and gave
vent 10 their feelings by roundly hiss
ing the big fellows on several occa-
sions.
Mustain was a sad disappointment.
After working out nicely in training,
ha looked like 4 lnn hprlnO nlOWDOV
in the ring. He stalled deliberately on
several occasions and seemed to be
waiting 10 put something over, but he
never made good with the kick. he
was game at the finish and took lot
of punishment which he could have
avoided had he been at all clever.
Willis could not land at all during
the earlier stages, but along about the
seventh round he became jerry to the
fact that his straight left was some
good. and from that time on he kept
shooting it into Mustain's face. Terry
seemed unable TO block this nasty jab,
and along about the twelfth Willis had
him in a bad way from his awkward
Both men tired in the tenth, and it
seemed as though one of them must win
shortly, but the second wind came To
the rescue of both and for the next
three rounds they made far better
showing. Willis was very wild with his
wings and but for this he could have
finished Mustain several times when he
had him badly off from the effects OF
his cumbersome jabs to the jaw.
The rival boxers did the best they
knew how to make a WhlriWlnd nnlSh
of it in the final round However, their
work resulted in naught, for the only
damage either did was to hug around
and try in vain 10 sneak in punch
that might do some good. Mustain
closed a / to shot over Willis and
naturally the short end bettors made
a long howl.
In the preliminaries Ed Carsey got
the decision over Tom Hennessey and
Ed Kane outpointed Ed Powell Both
We're six round affairs. Neal Duffey
refereed both and gave good decisions