Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-12
Baseball
Boxing
Boating

Calf, Dec. 3O.---A towel tossed into
the ring by jim Barry's principal
second, in the thirty-ninth round IN
tonight's fight with Al Kaufman at
the Vernon arena, left no recourse
to Referee Eyton but to decide in
favor.
Il was weird kind Of a finish at
that. The fight was a gruelling one
and the first knock-down occurred In
the thirty-seventh round, when Kauf-
man floored Barry with a swinging
right on the chin. Barry, from that
roint on, covered up like a hedgehog
and only Strengthened long enough
&c send in an overland left or right
in the hopes that he might turn the
tide of battle. Barry's blows were
not OF the damaging character, how
ever, and Kaufman lowered right over
his man and watched for openings In
Barry's defense.
Barry waded through the thirty
seventh and then through the thirty
eighth. He took many q savage
smash on ribs and head and friend
out among the spectators tried to
cheer him by yelling, Keep going.
Larry. Kaufman is tired. too"
Barry kept going, all right, but he
was merely target for the ex-black-
smiths smashes. Just before the
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Barry was bent down, with his fore
arms crossed in front OF his face.
kaufman was sending in lifting
punches careless OF where they land
ed. At times his sodden gloves tore
into Barry's midriff, and at times
they bumped against Barry's crossed
arms or the side OF Barry's head. II
certainly looked as though Barry had
not a chance in a million OF pulling
through, but to the amazement OF ev-
erybody Barry suddenly stood erect
and was flinging his arms bravely In
the direction OF Kaufman's head just
as the towel was futtering to the
ring floor. Murphy, the boy mana
ger, followed the towel into the ring,
and Barry upbraided him. Barry
wanted to continue fighting, and as
far as could Judge was well able to
go right along. An explanation was
certainly needed, and Murphy fur.
nished II.
Both of Barry's hands were brok.
en- since the twentieth round began,
aud he hadn't chance on earth to
win. didn't want to see him pun
ished unnecessarily and gave up the
fight"
Barry rather reluctantly admitted
that Murphy told the truth. He said
II was merely his fighting instinct
that encouraged him to continue un'
til Murphy interfered.
1t was long-drawn-out fight and
there was terrible sameness about
the rounds. This fellow Barry Il
certainly a clever ringster and the
way he battled big Al Kaufman wal
caution. Barry was either too clos'
or far away to give Kaufman {
chance to land clearly, but Kaufman
who is nothing II not patient and per
severing. kept trying with a boyisf
smile on his face.
He wasted many blow, but in thu
end, with Barry's broken hands. o
the steady and gruelling pace tellinl
on the Chicagoan, Kaufman began t
make occasional connections and ev
cry smash planted added to Barry
distress. Barry was clever not onl,
in defending himself but In hitting
He had way OF rushing Kaufman
across the ring. swinging with LEI
land right the while, and seven time
out of ten he found the target witt
either hand. The pity OF 1t, however
so far as Barry was concerned, wa
that Kaufman, with his great heigh
and range, is hard man to reach
and blows which would have felle
a shorter man were merely har
enough, as one might say, to coun
The eighth round was a bad on
for Kaufman at that. Instead Q
tearing after his man and letting Il
while Kaufman was backing ava!
Barry timed his punches so as
catch the longer man coming in. II
did particularly good execution wit
the left. and Kaufman's face wa
soon covered with blood.
One round resembled the other
an exasperating extent, and 1t wa
not until the eleventh round thf
Kaufman got in a really damagin
blow. He worked a right upperc,
as Barry bore in head down, and
Barry stood away 1t was to be see
that his left eye was half closed. tn
: fighting was of such a character thu