Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-03

Memsic excelled IN punching, his
blows carrying greater force than those
of Picato, but the latter landed more
frequently and fought more coolly
all the way. Memsic showed that old
failing of his, losing his head in anger
when stung, and threw away two
rounds at least by rushing in wildly and
swinging into the air. Picato kept his
head and easily had the better Of these
rounds.
In the first round Memsic looked like
a quick and easy winner when he land
ed on Picato hard enough to put him
to the floor in a dazed condition for
the count of nine. During the count
Picato regained his senses and got up
and went after Memsic like he had
not been hurt very much by the blow.
He had fully recovered when the Sec
ond round started and had the shade
in that round. From that time on Mem
sic had the lead until the beginning
of the seventh, which went to the credit
of Picato.
Four knockdoWns counted consider
ably against Picato in the ten rounds,
and only his clean and consistent work
in the final rounds enabled him to get
a draw with no reasonable justifica-
ton for any hope for a decision. He hit
Memsic frequently and showed some
steam in his blows, but he was lack
ing in that steam which Memsic put
behind his wallops. Altogether, how
ever, Picato must be credited with put
ting up a classy scrap, which entities
him to serious consideration hence
forth On the other hand, Memsic also
showed some of that old time form
which made him one of the greatest
lightweights in the world, but he seems
lacking somewhat in that stamina so
necessary for top notch fighter and
he probably lacks the strength that per-
feet health and condition would give
him. 1t was one of the greatest fights
ever staged in local ring and kept the
fans yelling nearly all the time. The
boys fought so evenly that neither
seemed to have much of an advantage
after the seventh round, and this kept
the supporters of both boys shouting
words of encouragement at all times.
They wasted no time in getting down
to business, and before the round had
gone half a minute Memsic put Picato
down with an uppercut to the stomach.
Picato took nine and got up evidently
unhurt. Picato was wild in most of his
leads, and Memsic punished him
severely to the body throughout. Mem
sic put him down again with a right
swing to the wind and staggered him
him to his knees a few seconds later
with similar blow Memsic took prac-
tically no punishment in return.
They spared but a moment at the
start of the second round and then
went at it like tigers. Memslc put
Picato down on the ropes with another
right swing to the wind. Picato got up
and they slugged hard and fast at close
quarters. Picato reached Memsic with
a right to the mouth that started the
claret, and the crowd went wild. They
fought fiercely into neutral corner
and began swinging wildly. 1t was
Plcato's round.
Both spared cautiously for a mo-
ment and Memsic rushed with a hard
right swing to the wind. They clinched
and fought to the body. Then they
began fighting at long range and both
slugged hard to the head Memsic lost
his head and began to swing wildly,
missing many vicious swings They
came to close quarters, and Memsic put
Picato down with a hard right to the
wind and staggered him moment later
with a right to the head Memsic
rushed with rights and lefts and had
Pieato in a bad way Memsic rushed
Picato to a neutral corner with hard
rights and lefts to the body and head.
They came together smuggling hard for
the fourth round and fought into a
clinch. Memsic swung a hard left to
the head and put right and left to the
same spot. Memsic then swung hard
with his left to the wind Coming out
of clinch Picato caught Memsic with
a hard left to the jaw that staggered
him backwards. They then went to
close quarters, swinging wildly with
rights and lefts.
They spared for a moment at the
start of the fifth, and then Memsic
rushed Picato to the ropes with rights
and lefts to the body. Picato uppercut
with right to the mouth and started
blood again. PicatO rushed Memsic
TO the ropes but Memsic turned and
fought him into a corner with honors
even. They exchanged half a dozen
lefts to the face, and then Memsic put
Picato down with a right swing as
Picato rushed.
Memsic rushed at the start Of the
sixth and put hard swing to the wind
Picato became aggressive and seemed
to want to force the issue. They met in
the center of the ring and slugged hard
Memsic swinging. to wind and PPiicato
crossing with right to the jaw. Picato
dived h with a left to the face and
they clinched They came together with
another rush and Memsic swung hard
10 the wind again. Memsic Jumped III
wifi, n left to the face and then they