Evening star., 1909-02-11

of the eastern section Of America got
together in the Fairmont Athletic Club
last night for a ten-round engagement.
and it was all Driscoll, writes Billy Nc
Laughlin in the World.
Candidly. ! hate to call it a bout, for II
ever n boxer made a monkey out OF an
adversary Drlscoli did it with Cross last
night. There isn't any excuse for put
TIM, Cross in such company as Driscoll-
The only thing that saves him from muir
der or sudden death in the ring is his
celebrated fin guard. which he accom-
plishes by putting both gloves on the sides
Of his face and letting the other chap
bang away.
II was Driscoll-ol. so much Driscoll--
from the first tap to the finish, and the
little chap gave the greatest treat in the
iist!c line seen In this town In many years.
Cross resorted to every mean trick in
the gamut OF the boxer, and there were
frequent cries Of Take him off,
He ought to be kept oft for good. He
is not Il clean sport.
Where the Elite Sat.
II. Ifaggerty. esq, the asphalt magnate.
had the Metropole box. Dick Mulloy and
Maxwell Kennedy. who is so Scotch that
he has kills all over his house, but won't
wear'enl, was in the jokers row. Gene
Mcclure. with smile as big as the box
office, got close to the ring to root for
DriscoI.
All the subway guards who were off
duty were on the job to act as gentle
manly escorts. Kid Griffo had charge of
aisle II was kept pretty clear Owen
Moran, Driscolls mortal enemy, was i'll
the north side of the ring seats.
Moran Likes Driscoll.
The papers got me wrong" he said to
me down as sayin' naws,y things about
Jem Driscoll. think as 'ow e is the clev-
crest little man in the rng. f ought to
put Cross very bad.
In order to ease my mind as to whether
! did an unconscious injustice to a coun-
iryman. 1 asked him what was his ma
ionality.
Hi was born In Brummagem. OF a
Tipperary father and IA Dublin mother.
Iii say what llo for a price on me COM
bination?'
Whereat Mullov told him his favorite
tale of the ready cooked eels he used TO
catch in front of Mountjoy prison in
Dublin.
Plenty of "Leachyites."
Every train bound uptown carried a
cargo of devotees of Leachy. They
lad so much money that it would ap-
pear as If business had stopped for the
night from Rivinston strasse to Baxter
bouleyvoo. The tip went out that Cross
had fully fourteen pounds the better of
he weights. and the crowd took any
Driscoll money that popped up. The
odds hung around 10 to in favor of
Driscoll. There was some even money
in small wadS.
Not since the palmy-day crowds at
Madison Square Garden and the Old
broadway Athletic Club was there such
crowd attracted to boxing bout.
y string of members reaching for blocks
in line from O'Clock. The az
rangements committee seemed to be
bit ratified by the size of the crowd,
and there was a good deal of loud cuss-
ing and deep snorting. Toward ocioS
the snarl got untangied a bit and the
members began TO move in with some
hope I'm their hearts that they might
find seats, but there was nothing aoing
on the sit-down proposition.
Better look ahead at the Fairmont
hereafter when the bill is attractive.
Cross First in Ring.
Leachy was the first to show. He
was incased inu refined smoke-colored
bath robe. and he bowed In acknowledge
nent of the babel OF GREETINGS that well
comed lfi1i1. -'
But Driscon oddly enough considering
the audience. received much more hearty
applause. He wore q spake-encircled
robe.
AS soon as they took seats Leach made
kick against Driscolfs baHdages,
though be wore adhesive ones himself.
lie seemed to forget, too, that he was
getting a good deal the best of II in the
weights. as Driscoll scaled 1T at O'Clock,
while. Cross turned shade inside OF 135.
A long argument followed the kick by
Leach. and the house took 1t up against
him. There were cries Of Go on and
tight, Leach:'
Ring Stars Presented.
Joe Cans was introduced at this period.
nobody knew why, and when speech
was called for he withered away. Mr..
Jack Twin" Sullivan, with a jowl on
him like a Boston bull, was then pre-
sented
Meanwhile Cross argument was kept
up and Billy Gibson invoked Bob Edgren,
who was asked to rule on the point
whether Driscoll should be allowed to
wear his bandages. Driscoll then allow
ed his hands 10 be examined and Cross
passed his hands along for inspection.
go on and fight was the ruling.
IL was so ordered. While the gloves
were being adjusted Owen Moran and
Jabez White were introduced. Jabez
carried delicate silver-mounted cane
and wore a fur-lined Benny. all the way
from Paddington. Then Cross and Dris-
coll went to work
Driscoll the Cooler.
The first round found both men looking
for an opening. Plainly it was to be
seen that Driscoll was the cooler Before
many seconds had passed he had landed
repeatedly on Cross, while Cross seemed
to be unable to land a blow. 1t was a
wonderful exhibition of clever work by
Driscoli. 1t was Driscolrs round
Second rOund-DriscOll carried il 10
Cross. He played a new game. jabbins
straight lefts right atop Leach's nose
Then he would slip in an occasional one
10 the stomach while Leach was wander
ing around in the air. 1t was Drtscoil
again.
Write Driscoll down for all OF the
third round Again the little Welsh
mans science stood him we'll In hand
Cross vainly tried to put over one of his
wailops but the marvellous ducking abil.
.ty Of DriscolI enabled him to get away
free. II was Driscolrs round
Cross Began Covering
Cross began his covering tactics in
tie fourth He had a shade the better
OF it carly in the round. but DriscoI
came back. Leach landed one haymakel
on Driscolls neck but it was too low
down TO worry. They were both jabbine
away at the finish. This round was q
SHADE for Driscou
The fifth round found DriScoIl doing al
lighting while Cross has 10 gloves