The San Francisco call., 1910-04-15
LANGFORD KNOCKS
BARRYOUTNl6TH
Black Demon Again Demon
SfrateS His Brute Perfection
i'm Vicious Battle

LOS ANGELES, April 14.-In a bat
tie which demonstrated anew the near
perfection of Sam Langford of Boston
as human fighting machine and added
to the reputation of Jim Barry of Chi
cago only a tribute to gameness and
ability to withstand punishment, the
Boston demon" sent his white antag-
onist to the mat for the final count in
the sixteenth round at the Vernon
arena today.
1t was vicious go from start to
finish, with the negro well in the lead
after the first half a dozen rounds
From the tenth, in which Barry had
been twice knocked down for the count
of nine, until the sixteenth, when
straight left to the chin ended the COM
bat, it was little less than a slaughter
Langford landed upon his man almost
at will, and victory for him by the
knockout route appeared to be only a
matter of time.
Barry surprised the ringside crowd
with the strength he displayed, de-
spite the terrific bombardment, and a
rally in the fifteenth inspired his back
ers with the hope that he would yet
outlast the ultimate winner Langford
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tenth and again in the fifteenth to win
the money wagered on those rounds,
but failed.
While the men did not weigh in be-
fore entering the ring it was said that
a difference in weight of so pounds
favored the white fighter. Barry's
weight was given as 1876 and that of
Langford at 166. In the cHnches the
white man showed far the stronger
OF the two hai0cr he
referee several times for nearly throw
ing Langford to the floor. In hitting
power the advantage, if any, was with
the cave man." and his blows gener-
ally found their mark, while he proved
to be an elusive target for Barry TO
land upon.
The two gladiators went at one an
other viciously at the sound of the
gong calling them to the center for
the first round. Near the finish of this
period Langford almost dropped Barry
with a right uppercut.
There was slambang fighting at close
range in the second, and both men
were bleeding at the mouth when they
went to their corners.
In a cIinch near the end of the third
round Barry almost threw Langford
through the ropes. The black man pre-
tended grogginess and hung to the
ropes, but Barry refused to be lured
into rushing in and walked to his cor
ner.
In the tenth the negro executed
coup in ring tactics. Getting Barry
near the ropes he suddenly exerted all
his strength and threw the white man
against them; then. catching him on
the rebound. landed a terrific swing
flush on the jaw Barry dropped for
the count of nine. He fought back
viciously until just at the close of the
round, when Langford repeated the
trick. Barry again stayed down the
full limit and arose very groggy, but
the bell saved him.
Barry came up surprisingly strong
in the eleventh, and in a fierce on
slaught hurled Langford backward
through the ropes. Near the close of
the twelfth Langford once more threw
Barry against the ropes and caught
him on the rebound for knockdown.
Again the bell seemingly saved the
Chicagoan
After that time it was only a ques-
tion of how long the white gladiator
could endure the demons" onslaughts
His left eye, which had been cut open
early in the fight, was almost closed;
his cheeks Were puffed and blood flowed
in a stream from his nose and mouth
He threw caution to the winds and
attempted to exchange blow for blow
The last four periods were marked by
a succession of slugging matches, with
Langford doing most of the execu-
ton. though Barry often forced the
fighting and rushed the black man to
the ropes again and again. 1t was
during one of these hard rallies in the
sixteenth round that the Bostonian
caught his almost exhausted opponent
with a straight left to the chin that
ended the combat.
In the preliminaries Young Rivers
of Los Angeles earned the decision over
Red Corbett of San Diego at the end of
10 rounds. They fought at 122 pounds
AL Rogers of Los Angeles and Morrie
Bloom of Chicago boxed 10 rounds at
1856 pounds and the Chicagoan won
hair1ine verdict.