The evening world., 1908-10-10

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There was a rather small crowd at
tho plush-llned club If New York
had known what a fight was coming
Off the Polo Grounds wouldn't have
been an adequate arena.
There was a session of introductions
before the fight. Kid Mccoy made
speech, and told everybody that he
was in shape to give the crowd run
for its money next week. The Kid
was enthusiastically welcomed Jack
O'Brien who will fight Langford at the
National on Oct. 80, got a good hand,
and spoke his piece. Joe Humphreys
introduced Billy Delaney as the man
who made two worlds champions"
and everybody cheered.
Then Came the Fight.
Then, without any preliminary wrang-
ling. came the fight.
( The ring was cleared. Bling. went
the bell. kaufman and Bradley met
An mid-ring and spared lightly. kauf-
man was inches taller and some fifteen
bounds heavier. Bradley made up in
width of shoulder what he lacked in
height. They were a pretty pair. One
minute they spent in feeling each
other out and punching lightly.
Then with sudden plunge Kaufman
paved lightly at Bradley's face with
his left, and swiftly shot the right
over straight in the wake of it, The
glove landed with a thud Lifted clean
off his feet by that terrific, crushing
blow. Bradley fell flat on his back.
It was SO sudden and unexpected that
the spectators gasped and rose in their
seats in amaZement Bradley rolled
over TO his knees and tried desperately
to rise. while Referee Charlie White
stood over him, and kaufman dellber-
ately stepped back to wait. The ten
count was nearly over when the game
Bostonan struggled up, and turning
toward his enemy reeled back against
the ropes.
Kaufman Was PitIess.
Plunging in. itilessly kaufman drove
right and left in again. Bradley stag
gered away. kaufman went after him
furiously. Again the left and the bat
tering ram right shot home, and Brad
Icy Tell heavily on his face. 1t looked
like cold knockout Tor an instant.
But the beaten man pulled up to ms
naHuS ana Knees ana Slowly rose once
more. He was almost -gone-dazed
sick and dull of mind. But even as
kaufman moved to fresh attack IN
teiligence came INTO Bradey's eyes
again. lie covered his lace with both
arms and bent over. while the ANXIOUS
californian peCked and pounded al uu-
protected spots, and tried To- tear down
1.-THE Bostonian's guard. Bewldered,
Bradley dropped ms arms, turned and
held tho ropes. kaufman beat him
along the rngside. Bradley clinched
: Pandemonium broke loose now. For
the first minute oil the cataclysm the
crowd had remained In paraly2ed ST.
lence. Striking heavy blows that made
Bradley sway and stagger away from
him, the Western heavyweight slowly
battered his victim from post to post
In desperation Bradley clinched and
held until White forced him to break.
Then kaufman, falling to get In the
one necessary blow, began forcing in
opening. In the excitement OF the
fray the timekeeper forgot to look at
his watch. The bell rang eight seconds
late.
Bradley reeled to his corner. Fall
ing into a chair he leaned back against
the ropes while his seconds worked
over him. lie recovered quickly and
the end OF the minutes resi- saw him
strong again.
Bradley Is same.
Bradley is a game man and fighter.
battered to pulp in that first fierce
onslaught, still he came out to the
second rally with grim determination
and a Willingness to mix that was sur
prising. The two gladiators fought all
over the ring on nearly even terms.
Kaufman was all TOO anxious, and
Bradley. with steady skin, sank blow
sitter blow into his stomach aud stoppef
his PUSHES. In the middle Of the round
Bradley landed LEFT on Kauman's
eye that made him totter for an IN
slant. ana brought blood from a cut
over the cheek bone. The crowd
shrieked with JOY. Blood only made
kaufman fight harder. Plungng in
Hayagely he beat Bradley back again
They mixed II all over the ring.
= But human stamina could never stand
that terrible battering. In the third
Bradley. for all his marvellous cour-
4se. could not keep the pace. lie
fought Ike a Wild man. tearing in and
taking desperate chances. hut kauf.
mans crushing blows beat him down.
Bradley'y face was a bloody slght
They fought Toe and toe until near tie
end OF the round the Bostonian had 10
clinch ana hold on for his life.
Thee came the fourth. kaufman.
With rush, plunged IN headlong.
Stabbed his lett aud shot thar smash
}nC right straight TO Brad,eys chin.
l(ywn went Bradley heavily on his
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