The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-06
KAUFMAN WINS
OVER BILL LANG
Large Crowd Sees Lively Battle
at Philadelphia Base
ball Park.
EXCHANGE OF BLOWS IS
LIVELY FROM BEGINNING
HOnors Are Practically Even
Until Last Round of Hard
Punching Contest.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5.-A kauf-
man. the heavyweight OF California. to-
night got the popular decision over Bill
Lang. the Australian heavyweight Only
in one round-the second-did the Aus
tralian show to advantage.
From this round TO the close OF the
fight. Kaufman had all the advantage.
The fight AS spectacular exhibition. was
disappointing, Time and again Lang
would lead with ms LETT ana ana men ,susn snsn
of the referee TO force the men apart. In
the fifth round Kaufman drove Lang to
the ropes and had him in evident dis
tress but the Australian grabbed his
heavy opponent and hung on long enough
10 save himself from probable knock
out,
In the sixth round Kaufman rushed
his man all around the ring, but was
unable to land the knockout blow. kauf-
man left the ring without mark while
Langs face was swollen and there was
cut between his eyes where kaufman
had sent a hard right.
Fighters Well Received.
The bout between Kaufman and Lang
was scheduled for six rounds. When
the principals appeared In the ring be-
tween 1000 and 5000 persons were in the
was pitched midway between the nome
plate and the pitchers box and was per-
fectly lighted by giant arc lights sus-
pended from the top of the grandstand
The principals reached the city early
In the afternoon Both men were in the
pink Of condition and did not appear 10
Kaufman looked to be al least twenty
pounds heavier than the Australian. The
fight was at catch weights and for per-
centase OF the receipts
kaufman had In his corner as chief
adviser, Billy Delaney, probably one OF
the greatest seconds in the country.
while Kid Mccoy looked after Lang. Ii
was $50 when kaufman climbed through
the ropes He was followed a moment
later by Lang. Both were we'll received
Fight From First.
Round LANG led with a light left to
the face, and they went to a clinch.
Lang refused to break and Kaufman up
percutted with a right al close quarters,
Kaufman again sent a straight left to
Lang's face which drove the Australians
bead back. Kaufman drove left to
Lang mouth and the latter missed with
a right swing as the gong sounded,
Round 2.-Lang led with a light left to
the head and kaufman jabbed two lefts
to the face, Lang rushed in with a LEFT
TO the chin. but Kaufman came back
with hard right to the body Lang
wa; vas sent to the ropes with 4 right and
landed two hard rights on Lang's Jaw
and Lang came back with a hard right
and and left to the head. Lang swung
came to clinch. Each missed right
swings as the gong sounded. Round
even,
Round 3-Lang led with left hut
missed. Kaufman sent a right to the
chin. The Californian drove a right 10
the wind and they clnched. Lang sent
tGo letts to the jaw. Both missed left
iabs and then wrestled about the ring,
Kaufman sent Lang's head back with a
LETT and then swung right TO the law
In a clinch Lang sent both right and left
Round even 9
Round 4--They rushed to cIncb
without striking blow On the break tE-
away kaufman sent left to the fnce.
sent his face back with a hard counter
Kaufman drove a hard right 10 the law
which staggered Lang. The latter he'd
%anp's m haui5nam fdpehsad had cut nasty cash on
kaufman sent hard right to the Jaw
anu Lang was In apparent distress. They
were clinched at the bell. Kaufman's
round, by large margin
Staggers Australian.
= Round 5.-kaufnan led light left aid
They clinched and had TO be separa ted.
Kaufman landed left and right 10 the
race and they came together without
damage. After nddling, a sc .ond, Tauf-
hard left, Kaufman landed a left to
the face and right uppcrcut 20 .he jaw.
KAUFMAN stnsgered Lang with hard
tight and the Australian held on, Lang
tried a left to the face. but missed. Lang
brought blood from Kaufmans nose by
a butt from his head. kaufman upper
cut twice as the bell rang. lang went to
his corner very tired. Kaufmdn's round
Round 6.-The men rushed to cllnch.
In the hreakaway, Lang tried left for
the face. but missed. and Kaufman sent
hard right and left TO the jaw He
repeated the blow a second later and
Lang was staggered by the force of the
blow, Kaufman sent a left to the Jaw
and they rushed 20 a clinch. Kaufman
sent left and right TO the wind and up
man sent right and left to the head and
Lang almost went 10 his knees. Kauf-
man uppercut with right TO the face and
Lang clnGhed.
Kaufman wins by popular decision.