Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-20
CLASSY BOXERS
IN FAST BOUTS
SCHOLL'S GAME RALLY SHOWS
THE FIGHTING HEART
CHAMPION UReo LOSES TO
DANNY ROONEY
Large Crowd of Fans Witness Exhl-
bltlon--Boscha's Showing Marks
Him as a Coming
Champion
l.. A. A. c. BOXING RESULTS

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o Danny Rooney, los, won from Rocco @
@ UrRO, 1O5; decision, rounds. q
@ Berry Hatton, 1875, won from FREQ " Z"
@ Scholl, 1O5; decision, rounds. g
O Fred COgdill, 14O, won from G. Beau g
O champ, 100; decision, 4 rounds. @
@ Referees-GeOrge Blake and Dewitt =
@ Van Court. g
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With every man showing the effects
of a course of vigorous training yester-
day evenings boxing matches at the
Los Angeles Athletic club called forth
not only one of the largest and most
enthusiastic crowd of fight fans which
ever filled the club gymnasium, but
exhibited a really high-class exhibition
of amateur boxing. Without exception
the contestants were in to win and
speed pitted against endurance or
science versus heavy hitting kept the
spectators in a constant roar of ap-
plause despite the threats that the
bouts would be stopped If the noise
did not.
From the moment that George Nc
Keeby, announcer, entered the ring
the evenings entertainment was all
that could be desired. George Retzer
and Hal Maurer set the pace as a cur
tain raiser with six minutes of scien-
tific wrestling in which both contest
ants got away with some fast and
classy maneuvers although neither
could obtain a fall. During the last
two minutes of the exhibition Maurer
got a vice-like grip on Refers legs,
swinging the latter at will.
Allen Dons Gloves
William e. Coe and Wheeler were the
first exhibition boxers to enter the ring
and fought gamely over their three
round course although it was notice.
able that the champion never let him
self out, receiving no little punishment
from Wheeler.
Clark Jargstorff and Dick Allen, t''e
latter outweighing his competitor by
thirty-four pounds, furnished the
amusement of the evenings entertain
ment, while the bout lasted. Allen
who weighs 234 pounds and is as big
as the side of a house, managed to
poke Clark in the mouth, covering the
mat with small pieces of bridgework
and wisdom teeth. Although Allen is
very green and slow In getting into
action he is possed of a terrific punch
and fl ghts on the aggressive.
Charles Boscha and Sam Coulter fol-
lowed Jargstorff and Allen between
the ropes both lads fighting like tigers
from the tap of the gong despite the
fact that the bout was scheduled as
an exhibition. Although Coulter
showed all of his former class. Boscha
appeared to have made remarkable
improvement and landed regularly on
Coulter's jaw and face. Coulter took
the punishment gamely and fought
hard, but was unable to guard his wiry
opponent. At the close of the fast
three rounds, Coulter was bleeding
from the nose and although very strong
the majority of the fans accorded
Boscha the better of the argument.
Champion 5antamweight Loses
Rocco Urgo, bantamweight cham
pion of the Pacific coast, and Danny
Rooney of the Newsboys' club next
donned the gloves in the initial bout
of the special matches. Rooney fought
like a demon from the sound of the
gong and at the close of the four
rounds was awarded the decision amid
the cheers of the spectators. The first
round was clearly Rooney's, the clever
newsboy holding his left in ever ready
reserve and landing hard blows at in
tervals of about every ten seconds to
Urgo's jaw. The second round was a
repetition of the first. both lads ap-
pearing strong. Urgo had by this time
Rooney's left hook and the sickening
thud was audible at less frequent in
tervals. Urgo assumed the aggressive
I'm the last two rounds but was unable
to recover his lost ground. Rooney ap-
peared to be somewhat tired although
rallying during the last few minutes
and rocking Urgo's head with hard
rights and lefts. Although the deci-
sion will not of course affect Urgo's
title, the stock of the little 100-pound
newsboy advanced about 100 per cent
on the contest.
Hatton Is Game Boy
Probably the bout of the evenings
entertainment looked forward to with
the greatest interest was the Scholl-
Hatton go in which the latter was fin
ally awarded the decision after four
of the gamest rounds of boxing ever
witnessed in Los Angeles. SchOll
landed some terrific rights and lefts
during the first three minutes of fight
ing, receiving considerable punishment
in return. The second round was clear
" Hatton's by a shade although this
frame of the contest resolved itself
into a fierce slugging match, In which
science was thrown to the winds by
both boxers. Hatton was, however, the
more rugged of the two. and Freddy
went to his corner slightly groggy at
the tap Of the gong.
Hatton started the game in the third
heat by wading in like demon and
pounding Schol for few seconds all
over the ring. For a minute 1t ap-
peared as though the L. A. A. c. boy
must take the count but during the
last two minutes of fighting he rallied
wonderfully and assumed the aggres-
sive in a way which brought the aud
fence to their feet After having been
all but out, having stood up and taken
the gaff for several minutes of fierce
slugging, Scholl exhibited the true
fighting heart when he almost turned
the tables by keeping after Hatton In a
way which almost snelled curtains for
the clever newsboy. The last round
was tit for tat during the first few
minutes, although Scholl appeared to
have a shade during the latter half.
Berry Hatton was awarded the de-
cision, but Scholl was given an en-
thusiastic reception as he stepped
through the ropes. Never mind, I'll
have another chance at him some
time" remarked Scholl in his dressing
room after having lost to the rugged
neWsie.
CogdiI Noses Out Beauchamp
Boxing Instructor Van Court refereed
the final bout of the evening, between
Cogdill and Beauchamp, the latter be-
ing a pupil of George Blake. The box
ing was fast and furious throughout
the entire four rounds, both men land
ing heavily to the face and body.
Beauchamp appeared to have the better
~ the argument during the first two