Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-12-01

Willis After Flynn
BY defeating one of the gamest and
hardest-hitting heaves who ever
donned a pair Of mitts, Willis has
earned a right beyond the shadow of
a doubt, to meet Jim Flynn. 1t was
really Flynn and not Geyer whom VIII
lis was battling last night, for with
every blow which found its mark the
prospects of a meeting with the fire
man drew nearer. once before Willis
believed himself standing on the
threshold of a roster career, only to
have his castles dissolve into thin air
when Stanley Ketchel's alleged man
ager sent the Pueblo boy away on an
other tack Geyer, although defeated,
did not lose the prestige which he has
established in the Angel city. He was
beaten by better man. His game
showing in the final round came from
a stout heart and not from individual
superiority.
While the main event of last nights
card was the fercest battle there was
but one preliminary which did not come
up to the high standard of Maud June
order which jams the fight shed,
Moss Wins
Chester Moss and Ed Higuar, new
aspirant for pugilistlc honors, opened
the pork and bean bill with a weird
exhibition of fighting. the first round
of which resulted in an even break
with very little damage being inflicted
by either boy. Higuar landed at in
tervals i'm the second and third rounds
with a hard right, but covered up in
the clinches and took a severe beating
in return. Weight and stIH punch
soon told, however, and Moss had his
opponent all but out i'm the final round.
Higuar fought gamely back ana landed
few clean blows at the tap of the
gong.
Al Rogers made short work Of Jack
Boyd and nopred his man after min
ute's fighting with a series Of vicious
rights and lefts which found their
mark Rogers showed first-class form
and was never scratched when Boyd
was carried to his corner. Andy Rivers
and Joe Rivers challenged the winner
A Good Draw
Gene NcGoyeru and Joe Livermore
started right after each other when
called for their siX-round bout. Gene
as usual proved a. pear iii the llllEIiill1'
while LiVermOro, although landing at
frequent intervals, was unable to
please his tough opponent. Gene took
enough blows i'm the third session to
floor an ordinary OK, but kept coming
Just as though he had never been
touched. LiyeImOre showed cOuSidcra-
Bile improvement over his previous APP
pearance. McGoyern fought his usual
game fight throughout while Liver
more handed him a series of stiff ones
with little effect. With five minutes
intermission the men agreed TO go four
rounds more.
The last four rounds were a repeti-
ton of what had gone before, both men
fighting ferCely throughout Gene soon
started the blood from Joe's mouth, but
both were strong 1T the end of the
tenth session and left the ring amid
rounds of applause.
Cleveland Loses
Kid Cleveland faced a tough custom
er when the gong sounded for his meet
ing with Monte Kane. Kane started In
TO mix things and for the first few
minutes it looked bad for cleveland.
Both men fought well, Cleyeiaud's clev-
erness offsetting kane's fierce PUSHES.
Kane managed to land a swinging right
frequently, which usually grazed Clevc-
lands nose, but soon started the Clarot.
Cleveland while landing a fair amount
of right to Kane's jaw and body was
unable to put the sturdy white boy in
distress The sixth and seventh rounds
undoubtedly belonged to Kane, but
cleveland finished with a fierce rally
The fight was one of the best of the
evening, both men displaying remark
able cleverness. Kane landed but few
square blows, while Cleveland pun
ished his man without effect.
Geyer was the first of the main
eyenters to enter the ring, and was
soon followed by Willis. Ben Smith
Kid Snyder, Harry Winter and Will
Caruthers were installed $ Willis sec
nicIy avis /, nauneayr