Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-14
KAUFMAN WINS
FROM TONY ROSS
HEAVYWEIGHT IS
GIVEN DECISION
Italian Goes to Floor often and Is
Weak, but Manages to Stall Out
Slow Contest with Big West
ern Pueillst
TBy Associated Press.l


NEW YORK. April 13.-Al Kaufman
of San Francisco, who aspires to the
heavyweight championship nstic nom
ors. met and defeated on points Iohy
Ross of Newcastle, Pa, in ten-rouno
fight tonight.
sJack johnson, the champion heavy
weight, was at the ringside, ana laugneo
at the efforts of the men, apparently
feeling satisfied that no danger threat
ened his title from this most earnest
seeker for championship bout.
Kaufman, according to experts al
the ringside, did not show that ne is III
the class of the big negro.
Jim Coffroth of the Colma club was a
snectator. He had nothing to say about
the outcome of the bout, but SAID tnat
while he had no signatures to the con-
tract, he was sure he would secure a
match between johnson and ketchel TO
take place some time after the first OF
October.
No time was lost in getting the men
together and Kaufman showed quickly
by left jabs and a handy right that he
had taken his mans measure kaur-
man was cool and deliberate, almost
measuring his blows, but the only TELL
ing blow Ross sent back was right
swing on the side of the head. The
first round was easily Kaufman's.
In the second round Kaufman rushed,
but was stopped by three lefts, which
drew blood from the nose. Ross led
with a hard left to the body and took
left smash in the face in return. Ross
butted toward the end of the round,
but Kaufman was master of the round
by a small margin.
The third round found Ross willing
and forcing the issue. He sent two
rights to the head, getting bad blows
in return and a hard left to the face
which made the blood spout again from
his nose. Kaufman was by far the bet
ter general in this round.
Let's and rights to the face were
the blows with which Kaufman opened
the fourth Ross plugged for the wind,
hut took many blow on his face, one
of which split his lip. There was no
question of the Italians gameness, but
he was outpointed.
. At close quarters in the fifth kauf-
man had the better of many ex-
changes, but Ross, rushing. with left
and right to the head, forced the Cali
fornian twice to the ropes. In clinch
Kaufman pummeled hard on the body,
but Ross was there with counter and
the round was about even.
Kaufman missed several blows in
the sixth, but in every clinch he was
the better punisher. Two hard lefts
to the body by Ross steadied the big
fellow and honors were even.
In the seventh Kaufman led his left
twice to the face, opening a cash over
Ross eye. Ross plugged for the body,
landing effectively, but the big fellow
beat him off at long range work.
Kaufman sent left, right and left
in quick succession to Ross face in
the eighth round, but allowed the
Italian too much time to recuperate.
Ross sent hard left to Kaufman
jaw, but suffered a moment later as
Kaufman was on top of him all the
time, forcing him to the ropes and
doing all the leading.
In the ninth round Kaufman de-
pended on left jabs to the face and
then sent Ross to the floor for eight
seconds wifi left hook to the jaw.
Ross came up weak and soon was
and lefts to the stomach. Kaufman
missed a great right swing for the
head a second before the bell rang.
Ross Rugged at the beginning of
the tenth, taking many a punch before
he got in a left smash on the face.
Kaufman seemingly was unable to
measure his blows and was wild in his
attempts at a knockout, but was the
stronger by far at the finish, winning
easily on points.
The supreme court injunction grant,
ed early To-Day restraining Ross from
meeting Kaufman did not interfere
with the arrangements of the man
agement of the Fairmont Athletic club
The injunction papers were not served
and all claims against Ross appear
ance were settled long before the men
were scheduled to meet.