The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

dent that the end was near. But in this
they were not counting upon Langan S
reserves OF courage. The 1rishman had
tasted victory in the ferce early rounds
and was heartened TO his task. He would
not give in now until he was crushed.
| The eighth. ninth and tenth rounds
| were brief and tame. Although Langan
cleverly fighting for strength. Spring saw
IL, but, in accordance with his invariabls
plan, would not pull UP a notch: II
big. quiet. kindly fellow held off and
bided his time In the eighth and ninth
rounds the champion got his man down,
but in the tenth the 1rishman. In re-
sponse to word of advice from O'Neal.
gave Spring a clean back fall, taking u
swing TO the head,
AT the opening OF, the eleventh round
| his second wind, He opened with a
bothersome drive to the RIBS and Spring
instantly closed. throwing and landing
ed a little. when the champion again
closed. The Irishman crooked him neat
ly and in falling Spring received a nasty
cut on the head by hitting a rail: Ian
round, but Spring evaded and got home
solid body blow, following into grips
and again landing on top.
Springs followers began TO show un-
easlneSs. The champion had certainly
been unwise In Stacking the pace and In
seeking to close so often. The wrestle
was the recourse OF the man who had
suffered most and wished to bring the
round 10 a close and was, moreover
a tirlng maneuVer. But Spring had rea-
sons OF his own for these frequent falls.
His left hand, injured in earlier fights.
had played the traitor. At the instant OF
receiving the back fall In the tenth round
he had struck Langan on the head from
an awkward angle and the Ggaments
had been torn. His first was now swollen
and puffed UP like n blister. He nursed
II. closing and throwing his man again
for the fourteenth round.
Langan bored In hard at the fifteenth
round and hooked through with left and
right. the first doing damage. Spring
closed again and threw his man. cut
ting him over the head as he went down.
Exchange Friendly Words.
The sixteenth round was scarcely
more than feint and fall, the fight
ers going down together. Langan patted
Springs shoulder as they were rising
The champion skilfully stopped a. dan
gerous rush In the next round by quick
play with his right: using his left arm
only TO guard, but the lrishman made
a perfect hold and threw the champion
"A terrific cross buttock that sent Spring
hurting through the air to strike the
stage heavily In the eigihtee1th round
fore they went down and In the nine
teenth he swept In a swing that had
venom behind 1t, though Spring threw
him.
The change In the situation was now
apparent. The Ir!shman was fresher at
the forty-five minutes than he had been
ri the ten. Springs left hand seemed
to be useless and he was keeping Il
out OF harms way. His right was also
giving him trouble. and tho frequent
wrestling had sappcd his strength.
and the spectators could see long night
ahead What with Langan's squirt and
the champions Injuries, the issue seemed
f1,g ln, .NzA
Langan opened the twentieth round
In whirlwind style. but the other blocked
him cleyerly and catching the Irlshman
hurled him over his thigh. Langan
struck on his head. and Spring, falling
by his own efforts, landed on top of him.
For a moment II looked like Settler.
but the lrishman was up quickly. The
champion ended the next SIX rounds by
throwing Langan. but the lrishman came
up each time as if nothing bad hap
pened. Springs tactics were now gener-
ally understood and applauded. Ills right
hand was nearly as bad as his left and,
with accustomed caution, he was Civ
Ing away not single chance. Secure
in his own strength. he counted upon
the falls TO weaken his opponent while
saving his fists for the vital moments.
In the twenty seventh round Langan
warned Belcher that his man must not
go down without a blow Langan would
have demonstrated at opening the twen-
ty-elghth round. but was sharply called
to the scratch by Cribb. They miIed
and closed when Spring again won the
fall. The Irishmdn courted trouble IN
the next session and came slashlng In
with n right hand swing that sliced
the champions check. Spring found the
opening ne wanted and shot over flush
hit TO the mouth with his right that
sent Langan staggering. The champion
then leapcd upon his adversary and
threw him. Above the great shout of
applause that went up came Cribb's .
Triumphant below;
That's a little one for us believe.
Our hands are gone, are they?"
OF the earnest mon that ever entered q
ring Hammered, pounded and Jared
almost out Of his senses, cut and torn |