Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
LAUDER WHIPS
BLACK WONDER
DEMONSTRATES HIS CLASS IN
HARD FIGHT
ROBINSON BLOWS UP AFTER
Fouc sizzling ROUNDS
Fans Witness Pretty Exhibition OF
Clever slugsine In Main Event
Webster and Hennuesseys
Enthuse Spectators

Friends of Leonard Lauder had to
admit last night that they had UNDER
estimated the class and abilities or the
boy as a fighter after he had earned
the decision over Bubbles Robinson IN
their ten-round bout. Lauder gave the
prettiest exhibition of real class that
any local boy ever showed in the ring
and he kept his slate clean by contin-
uing in the unbeaten division
4 Robinson started out as If he in
tended winning via the knockout route
in Jig time and dropped Lauder in the
first half of the opening round with a
right swing to the jaw. Throughout
the first and second rounds Robinson
fought rings around Lauder and set
such a terrific pace that those who had
bet on the white boy were given
good fright. He began to warm up In
the third round. however, and held
Robinson. to an even break. From the
third round to the end of the fight he
became stronger with each session, and
before the fight was half finished he
had evened the score all the way
round.
In the sixth round he slapped Rob-
inson so frequently and effectively
on the jaw that Bubbles almost gave
up the ghost and the gong probably
saved the black boy. In the seventh
round Lauder showed that he had just
struck his gait and he pounded Rob-
inson numerically. Bubbles had be-
gun to tire and assumed defensive tao
tics, with occasional flashes of the
good form ne showed in the earlier
rounds. In this round Lauder opened
a cash over Bubbles right eye that
bled profusely.
Bubbles Proves Courage
In the ninth round Bubbles set out to
even up the score, and famed into
Lauder like a setting hen. Lauder was
best at smuggling, however, and again
had Robinson In bad way when the
gong sounded. The ringsde spectators
marveled at the gameness and endur-
ance of Robinson in standing up under
such terrific bombardment as Lauder
had inflicted for half dozen rounds,
and whom four right and left swings
squarely to the jaw failed to put the
black boy down, the fans sat in amaze
ment at the spectacle. The final round
found Bubbles fighting hard to get a
draw, but Lauder met him squarely
and slugged and boxed with him to no
worse than an even break in the round,
retaining the big lead which he had
taken after the fourth round.
Lauder showed that the fans who
have held that he is shy on a punch
are due to revise their opinions, as he
walloped with Bubbles throughout, and
while his blows seemed to be lacking
in the proper force, nevertheless they
stung and were as effective as anything
sent his way by Bubbles. In keeping
his record free of defeats Lauder has
proved that he possesses good class and
is improving steadily. He should now
be regarded as a good main event at
traction, and later on should be heard
from in the topnotch arguments that
he is certain to have.
Frank Picato proved up to all expec-
Al H.. Iii arxhA l.
the Colorado boy, who has it on him in
height, weight and reach, as we'll as
experience, and gave Astle such an I'M
merciful beating that Referee Walsh
stopped the scrap in the second round,
when Astle practically was out.
Young Saddle and Jimmy Donovan
put up a slow fight, and at the end
there was little upon which to base a
decision for either, although the shade,
If any existed, should be credited to
Saddle. Neither showed anything suf-
fcient to arouse any enthusiasm as to
their future as ring stars, however, and
must improve to be considered as at
tractive prelim cards in the future.
Fight Like WhirIwinds
Danny Webster delivered the goods
in great style in his fight with Tommy
Hennessey of San Francisco. and al
though the scrap lasted only three
rounds the fans saw more real fighting
of the kind that enthuses and excites
spectators than was shown in all the
other bouts, save the main event. Hen
nessey really is too small to fight, but
he Is about the biggest bunch of little
ness that ever stepped in the local ring,
and his bulldog courage aroused much
admiration for him He will do in the
future. even If he did sustain defeat in
his debut.
Mike Kutchos put up positively the
worst exhibition of how not to fight
that ever was pulled off anywhere. He
took on Jap Oyama over a ten-round
route, and while having a bare shade
on the Oriental in several rounds, he
was unable to win victory that could
be called decisive. The Jap wore him
self down and was thoroughly exhaust
ed in the final round, being almost un-
able to hold up his hands, but he was
game, and while unable to put up a
proper defense, he was fast enough and
game enough to prevent a knockout. If
Kutchos wants any more of the local
game he should be sent up to San
Francisco to make a rep. He will not
draw in this town any more.
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