The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-01
PATSY KLINE
HAD A SHADE
ON BIZ MACKAY

Patsy Kline had a shade on'Biz Mac
kay the clever Cleveland lightweight,
in their six-round argument, which took
place last night at the Douglass A.. c.,
in Fhiladelphis. 1t was only because
Patsy was careful In the sixth round
and covered up a la Leach Cross, that
Mackay was allowed to figure in the
land lad caused many of the spectators
TO hang to their hats, and he was given
great credit However, had there been
a decision il would have been Kline by
all the rules which govern the fstic
game. Mackay did not come through
with anything fast enough in the dnaI
chapter to even up the lead hat Patsy
had secured. Several times Biz hit
the floor from the offsets Of stiff
punches to the stomach and jaw. Some
Mackay supporters said that their en-
try was too tinid, and that he should
have been able to stand up in front of
the Kline onslaught, but sthose who
were making such comment evidently
did not weigh matters with any degree
of Judgment. Mackay took some
punches that he wanted to shake off,
hut they stuck. He showed some clev-
erness in evading honey-coolers which
might have meant little stars, nice
music and all of the delight of Slumber-
vile in the last round. but If indica-
tons go far anything Biz would have
his troubles in being in at the finish In
a ten or fifteen-round bout. When the
bell rang in the last round Kline n
Mackay were hugging each other like
two Belleville newlyweds. They kept
hammering away and saying things
which would not read well in a cute lit
tie story book. 1t required the COM
bined efforts of Fred Douglass and the
seconds of the men to break them.
Patsy butted with his head in the
clinches and also in the b~reakaway,
which. incurred the displeasure of the
Philadelphia fight fans, not a few Of
them roofing long and load for the
Cleveland boxer. II was announced
that the men weighed in at 3 o'clock at
122 pounds. and neither touched the
beam.
The boys started like two fighting
milliners in the opening round. They
were cautious and evidently trying to
figure out what might be going to
Pr Ia III oNtoii1 caii AioSna
was swinging like a gate. while Patsy
managed to find time to hand over
a straight punch which made his OPP
ponent remain On the floor until the
count of the nine had beer tolled off.
In the same round. Biz shot over ar
uppercut which had some frills on it.
In the third round Mackay went to
the floor twice. He was either very
much afraid of Kline or was not willing
to take a beating. twice taking the
count of nine. In the fifth Patsy got
home a stomach punch and crossed his
left to the jaw in a b~reakaway. Mackay
hitting the rosin and remaining down
for the count Of nine. In the sixth
Mackay made his only stand during
the fight and hurried matters so much
that Patsy was kept busy. also dis
playing much cleverness.
About 300 Newarkers wanted to go to
Philadelphia to see the bout, but the
railroad company were not given the
guarantee at the required time, and no
special train was run as planned. There
wal great disappointment among tile
fight fans, many who had purchased
tickets not being notified until the last
moment. AS it was, comparatively few
Newarkers made the trip to the Quaker
village, r. F.. Renshaw. r. J. Carolan,
John ID. Hayes and Thomas Baxendale
made the trip to Philadelphia in an
automobile. and while in that city were
guests of Adam Ryan. the clever light
weight fighter. and James Noone, OF
Broad street, a former resident of
Newark.