Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-18

especially round the body. but he was
right there, mixing it up fast and furi-
Gus when the bell ended the night lie
seemed just as fresh and eager TO con-
tinue the bout az Langford-
Barry is an awkward chap In the ring
and uses a crouch which nearly doubles
him up, and this seemed to puZz Lang
ford more than anything else Inc negro
walloped home many resoundlng flght
and left swing to Barry'S body and Kid
neys. but also missed few choice oppor-
tunities to shoot right to the jaw when
Barry was swinging around trying 70
land a wild right hand cartwheei rms
caused some of the exacting critics in the
ga ery to let loose a few Kisses. but near
the finish of the bout when Barry was
standing up and smuggling away with Ian
ford the same hooters turned into yelnnS
enthusiasts for Barry.
There was no doubt OF Barry's ability
to stand the "gafY'' shot into his body.
but his methods of swing and jab were
very amateurish. He rarely Jabbed.
seemingly content to depend upon w.de
uppercut which sometimes found lodg-
ment on Langford's pork chops. but gen
orally the blows were poorly timed and
directed, many landing on Sans broad
shoulders.
There was a little spectacular play be-
fore and after the bout. which had the
crowd worked up a little over ordinary
windup excitement. Barry was the first
in the ring and while Langford was scrap
ing around in the rosin on his entry into
the square circle Barry's seconds We're
busily pulling on d pair of gloves on their
mans hands. There was Il set of gloves
laying in the center of the ring which
had been ignored by Barry's handlers, but
Langiord discovered the act going on and
there ensued lengthy pow-wow between
Barry and Lang. ord over the affair. 1t
finally ended in Barry taking off the
gloves he had on and putting on pair
which the seconds of each man picked up
from the center of the ring. Langford
made the claim that the gloves Barry
Barry had fought Kaufman with out on
the Pacific coast Barry refused to
shake hands when the men were called to
the center of the ring for instructions by
Referee OBrien and at the start of the
last round he also ignored Lang ord's
grasp. He repeated this when the bout
ended and for second after the b Ii had
ended the fight it looked as il both men
seconds. however, quickly showed each
boxer to his respective corner and the
crowd filed out. disappointed over the
failure of the mix-up.
These actions and the pace the last two
rounds were carried through with saved
the bout rom falling fiat. In the first
four rounds, when Barry was continually
on the de-ense. the going looked rather
tame and suspicious. but when Barry
started things by rushing at Langford in
the fifth this and the next round were fast
and exciting enough to satisfy the big
crowd.
For the number of blows landed, Lang
ford stood far above Barry in this respect,
but the latter's willingness to take a
good wallopping and his comeback near
the finish were satisfactory enough for the
spectators.
Before the windup Hugh Mcintosh. the
Australian promoter was introduced by
Orator Tommy keenan,. and in. few
brief words the man who handled the
Johnson Burns fight said that he was in
this country to get few ideas of how
to pull off big things pugilistically and
also get Jim Jeffries to defend the white
race in the ring.