The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-29


showed on, and enjoy it as much as II
can look at an ordinary main event
But 1t wasn't that way last night
thusiasm of a wooden Indian. He Is
without room for argument. the fastest
and cleverest little man in America al
. this moment He has everything, ana
Johnny Mario was given sample from
every case last night before the ten
rounds were over.
Mario took a bad beating. He was
very pretty boy when 1t started. Forty
minutes later by the clock he looked as
II ne had been on a tear and had iaIleh
of the Singer Building and landed on
his face.
In the first round 1t looked as II
sNarto might have a chance. There
was little to choose between the boys
then In appearance, although Drscol
was clearly ten pounds the lighter OF
the two. Both were small wasted, and
as broad and square Of shoulder as
pair Of Indian warriors. Neither seemed
TO carry a superfluous ounce OF flesh.
Both we're evidently In the pink OF
condition Both were confident.
Mario started with a rush and a sur
prislng burst OF speed He looked dan
gerous.
But right from the beginning Dr!scoll
avoided Marto's hooks and jabs with
lightning footwork and swift duckng.
or stopped them with the cleanest kind
OF blocking. In return he countered
so suddenly that the Italian never es-
capped the blows. and so hard that he
set Mario stiff up on his heels time
and again. A score OF times he brought
Mario up standing with hard jabs. Dris-
coll Is master OF the jab. He whips 1t
r out Ike flash, and never misses. His
Judgment 10 so fne that in round after
round he sides;epped the plungtng
Mario, and as he tloundered on the
ropes peppered him with swift punches
he could neither block nor escape.
a. Mario Landed Hard.
Once, In the second round, Mario me-
James with a hard straight left flush on
the mouth. and Driscoll's look Of
chagrin was com!cal. He retalia,ed In
SANITY with a furry o. smashing blows
that more than eYened the score. In
the third, Driscoll used Jack Dempsey s
old favorite double left. Il was all MS
fight as the rounds went along. lie
picked steadily at Mar;o's eyes with
left and right. In the fourth he had
Johnny's left nearly closed.
Standing straight. confident. quick on
his feet and shooting out his hands with
catlike swiftness. DriscoIl was a ring
picture not 10 be forgotten. AZ iast
England has sent US man who can
teach American boxers a few tricks
!, was not until the sixth that Mart.
made any showing At all In tina
round lie landed half dozen blows tha
ought 10 have shown results. Here, re-
calling the stories about Br,scoiHs In
cllnation 10 fade away under punish
ment, We looked for a slowing UP In TN
little Engishman's work. But It fldn'
come. lnstead lie thrust lis c'!'n on!
looked more eager than ever. and ,or'
IN. nghting roughly There was q
lot Of mixing q" along the limo now
Both Dflscoll and Nnrto were cautioned
for roughIng. Tho OfIense Was even II
the seventh and eigNth Mario staggered
still Driscoll could no, beat him doun
Tie Italian was as strong q. an OK, hu
he was showing signs Of beW ildrrm,u,
il was impossible to land on tue light
ning. suift shadow playing in front u
him.
Then Came Champagne sutr.
In the ninth Mario "augn. Diis'ul
while duckins sud Strengthened un
with staggering uppercut Book cam
ithe Briton, sUmeW hat smrarri bur iiga,
Ing like wildcat Al the cad Of q.
round Il was Mario that staggered ba,I
and stalled for lime
In the las, round after TIE cham
,psgne bath, Dris Oh fouE., at top speed
1T was Tho fastest round ~ the Hsu'
lIhs Englishmsu rad all .ls best ~ d.
and when the last bell rang tile .HI
echoed with such applause AS las sal
dom greeted an invader IN patriot, am
lolannish New YORK.
The best of the prrlm!IaT.s Vas
hight between EDDIE Stanton u'g Win
Herman. Stanton had q wicked pune.
hut Herman hammered .I.W so 10 E.. '.-
he seldom had time tu 80. 'Jr o. ,S'ar
Son took worse beating THAI Mario
IN tho main event.