Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-20
JIMMY WALSH
STILL CHAMPION
MENNEY LOSES TO BOSTON
FIGHTER
FAST BOUTS AT UNCLE TOMS
CABIN
Two Knockouts Mark Gard of Four
Battles at Maud Junction Pa
vlllon--Good Crowd
Attends

off at McCarey's pavilion in some time.
The card was a good one and was de-
serving of better patronage.
The first on the program was a bag
punching exhibition by Mullen. He
went about the performance in half
hearted way but did few clever
stunts for which he was cpplauded.
Kid Oyama, local Japanese fighter,
and Mike Kutchos of bakersfield
opened the fight program and wer1e
six of the fastest rounds that have
been witnessed for quite.a while. They
went at each other as If they expected
to win large bunch of money.
The jap showed a great improve
rnent since his last fight and gave the
Greek a run for his money. The blood
flowed freely from the first round and
by the third round both men were
covered with the claret.
The Greek had the shade better or the
contest. Both were heartily applauded
when they left the ring.
Frank Carsey stopped Harry Rose
in seven rounds with Knockout. The
fight opened up fast. both men attack
ing the wind region. 1t seemed like
Roses fight in the second, when he
f1oored Carsey with right swing, and
as he got up drew blood with swift
left to the face. Carsey was strong in
the third and before the gong had
Rose putting hard with jabs to the
stomach.
Carsey Knocks Out Rose
Carsey got in some beautiful lefts in
the sixth and sent Roses head back
many times, following up with rights
to wind. Rose went down twice in
the seventh taking the count of i've
in the first half of the round, and col
lapsed as Carsey swung his right to
the jaw.
ID he nxrf IN
enter the ring, Gardner making his
appearance shortly after the tired but
game little Rose took his departure.
He was quickly followed by Baker,
who occupied himself for a couple of
minutes with testing the floor In differ
ent parts of the ring. for which he was
invited by one of the gallery gods to
go hide yourself" He was very cool
and wore a disdainful look, while
Gardner was all smiles.
After indulging in the usual pre-
liminaries, the men were called to the
center of the ring by Tommy Walsh
and given their instructions. The bell
rang, and they were under way.
Gardner lost no time in fiddling, but
swung his right for Bakers head and
then smiled when the Denver boy took
1t on his elbow. He Immediately fol-
lowed this with a left for the same
Knocking a hole in the atmosphere.
Gardner did all the leading in this ses-
sion, Baker contenting himself with
covering up and allowing the other to
hammer away at his elbows.
Baker Says It's Easy
1t could be seen that Baker was feel
ing Gardner out and that his perfect
defense had the other puzzled right
from the start When Baker walked
to his corner at the end of the round
he told his father. who was in his cor
ner, that 1t was easy, and added, 'I've
got him."
The second session created the belief
that he was just little premature in
this statement as the honors were
even, but from that time forward 1t
could be seen that it was only a mat
ter of time until he would finish the
game, but less experienced, white
haired boy.
Baker began to turn himself loose in
the third, landing several telling blows,
and finally putting Gardner to the mat
for the count. He tried to finish him
before the bell rang, but couldn't do it.
That round saw the beginning of the
end. The old followers of the game
who were seated close to the ringside
began to make bets among themselves
as to the number of rounds Gardner
would last.
Baker had a defense that was i'm
pregnabie, and, although Gardner tried
time and again to get inside his guard
his efforts were futile, except on few
occasions, when he succeeded in upper
cutting the other with little jabs that
carried no weight behind them.
The Denver boy was slowly but sure
ly wearing Gardner down and seemed
to be perfectly content to let him use
all his strength in swinging away al
his elbows This was the case for the
first part of several rounds, Baker Of
fering no openings for about half the
period and then jabbine his left re.
peatedly to the others face.
Gardner Game Fighter
Gardner was game and stood for al
the other handed him in each period
and then coming up smiling for more
Baker was waiting for a chance tt
put his right across to the jaw, anC
when this chance came in the sixth ht
Immediately took advantage of it. AL
though the punch made a very groggy
parsonage out of Gardner he managed
to stall until the bell rang its Joyful
tidings to him.
The seventh saw Baker much more
careless, as Gardeners blows had los
whatever steam they ever possessed
IodhtI hSpl lhNllihS lhS ONhSi " NOiiie
in and Kidding" him to try his upper
cuts. Towards the close of this period
Baker again turned himself loose an6
sent Gardner to his corner at the close
with very tired feeling and glass!
eyes.
In the eighth Baker changed hi:
tactics and went after Gardner from
the start, continually jabbing him il
the face with his left. He kept thi!
up until he had caused the Oakland
boy to lower his guard and Their
slipped his right across flush to the
jaw, which caused the other to tottel
If Gardner had taken the count right
there, everybody would have been sat
isfied, but he showed, by getting up
that he was game enough to take ar
awful beating even if he was out.
pointed, outgeneraled and outmatched
When he got his feet, he backed rap.
idly to his corner, and Baker pitilessly
beat him around the ring with left
labs to the face and right swings tc
the head until he had the guard of the
other down completely and he Their
swung another right to the jaw, quick.
s ly following 1t with left jab to the
stomach that ended the fight.
Baker Scores Knockout
Gardner sank to the floor and rolled
over on his face, one hand graspinl
his stomach and the other stretched or
fhe floor Walsh did not take the
trouble to count off the fatal ten, bu
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