Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-08

Coulter After Winner
Frank Plcato was the first of the
main eventeTs to enter the ring, climb
ing in at 1915. followed shortly after
ward by Phil Brock. Frank wore a
pale blue bathrobe, and Phil had
coat over his shoulders. Phil, as al
ways, looked worried, and Picato was
smiling The usual list of challenges
was announced, and Sam Coulter, the
former amateur, challenged the winner
of the main event. At 1925 the men
went together.
Picato got over the first hard punch
after light jabbing, .and showed Phil
through the ropes. Their heads came
into collision raising a big bump on
PhiPs left forehead. Brock showed
great speed, and outboxed Frank,
though Picato landed the harder
punches. The round was even, with
little damage. Frank met Phil in the
Clevelander's corner in the second.
Frank missed several misplaced swings,
but at the ropes caught Brock with
two hard chops which worried Phil.
Picato's left jab had Phil wild, and
at the bell he sent Phil through the
ropes by clashing against him. 1t was
Picato's round by good margin.
In the third round Phil sailed in
with head down, but Frank backed him
TO the ropes, cutting through his guard
with good effect. Frank is outboxing
and outhitting Phil at this stage. Pic
alto smotnered Brooks leads, and re-
plies, the men roughing it. Frank sent
Phil back with two right, the round
going to Frank
Picato drew Kisses by wrestling Phil
to the floor in the opening of the fourth.
Phils overland swings failed Of effect,
Frank following him about scoring
with jabs that had Phil's eyes SWELL
ing.
The fifth was slightly Brooks, but
the men slowed up from the tiring
pace In the sixth, Phil scored the
first knockdown. sending Ptcato to his
knees with stiff overland to the ear.
He repeated with a couple in the same
place. Phil Strengthened Frank up with
two stiff uppercuts, Frank outboxing
the easterner.
Brock tore in in the seventh but
Frank met him at his own game. Phil
was noticeably tired at the end of the
round
In the ninth Picato brought blood
from a cut under the right eye, both
optics now being plastered. Frank
staggered Phil in a neutral corner,
pasting the sore eyes and pinging him
on the chin. Brock found difficulty in
landing, and was wild and clinching,
but took a severe beating with a visi
BILE sign OF serious distress. At this
stage 1t looked all Picato on points. In
the tenth Brock sent Frank back with
a fearful swing, and Frank was wild.
In the inhghting, however, he cut
Brooks face badly. Brock swung Wild
ly in the last minute, playing for a sin
gle knockout punch. They fell togeth-
er to the floor just before the bell.
Barnes-Livermore Draw
Kid Barnes replaced Young Jeffries
in the first preliminary, the champions S
namesake running out. Barnes went
in on two hours notice In the first
round he knocked Joe Livermore, his
opponent, down a dozen times, though
it was more aWkWardness than the
kids punch that caused him TO hit the
mat. It looked like a bout of short
duration, as Livermore was nearly out.
But Joey displayed great gameness and
came back in the next three rounds,
taking all of Barnes swings, wading in
and earning a draw by almost stopping
the Texas kid. Barnes did well with no
notice, but Livermore with little more
knowledge of the game should prove a
good man, as he possesses a punch,
Goodness and courage.
Close Decision to Sullivan
In the second preliminary Gene Sulli-
van and Herb White entered the ring
for a six-round go. Herb stepped in
and shot over three hard punches to
the chin in the first mix-up, jarring
Gene. Through the rest Of the round
White gave an exhibition of another
Battler walking In and taking all Sui
livan's jabs without turning hair. He
backed Sullivan all over the ring, and
Gene could not bother him. White
showed vast Improvement in this round
over his previous performances. 1t was
lab and get away in the next three
rounds for Sullivan, with White max
ing the best showing in the third, when
he had Gene backed away and Herb
bored in, though he did little execution.
White tried for a desperate knockout in
the last round but Gene brought blood
from Whites nose by steady peppering,
and earned a close decision on points.
Given Wins Decision
Dick Given and Young Solomon took
the center for the third preliminary
also scheduled for six rounds. In the
first period Solomon missed enough
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