The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15

Allen pounded at him. The veteran with dazzling
display of science, held himself safe with his right
and let out repeatedly with his left playing it like
a whiplash across Toms" face Six times in as
many seconds he got through that slashing left and
when he was through Aliens face sliced to rib
bons The last delivery which had all of the wonder
full fighters weight behind it, caught Tom full over
the left eye, whirling him back off his balance The
big fellow stood minute weaving and waving his
arms, then fell, ending of the most brilliant and
difficult rounds in which Mace had taken part.
Both men exhausted by their extended strug-
gle and slowly to the center for the third
round Allen had suffered fearfuy about the face.
His right eye almost gone his left little bet
ter and he was covered with gashes Mace was
marked the head and welted and swollen about
the body. They spared moment, when "Jem'
leaped in with hard drive to Toms" left eye AL
len footed away fast and Mace, carried by his own
impetus yanked off his feet and dropped. The
fourth session equally brief both sparring for
wind until Mace slammed one two to nose and
mouth and fell.
Somewhat restored by the lull in the wearing pace
the men came together for real work in the
fifth round. Allen especially seemed strong and anx-
ious to regain the upper hand. He led off handily
with his left grazing Jems' ribs the other side
stepped and counered with neatly placed, smacking
blow to the jaw. Mace then changed his ground and
circled, blocking two tentative hits until he
found his angle and leaped forward with a reaping
drive to the Tom" timed him perfectly and
smashed tremendous left handler. But once again
his aim bad and what might have been settler
to the face struck sodly against the left shoulder
doing harm, though it sent Mace spinning back
the ring like mankin on wires.
WARNED TO TAKE HEED
"Jem had here a convincing demonstration of
what might well happen him If Allen should chance
to place such shot where it would count and de-
veloped sudden strain of caution He held off at
safe range for minutes, feinting and sparring
and drawing Tom" into several futile rushes Allen
drove twice at the body but lem kept off until as
they clrcled, he crept past another hard drive and
planted singing rap flush to the nose AS he came
on with swift rattle of blows in usual style he
trIpped on his spikes and fell heavily, but was
UP again instantly, refusing to end the round
Allen, aware of his adversary's tendency to
play safe, now went determinedly on the offensive
and charged ripping stiff to the ribs. Mace
turned in from it, took ramming short arm TO the
face and clipped prettiy below the left eye Tom"
pounded him hard to the body and pressed on mill
ing and forcing "Jem9 back Finding himself once
more retreat, which not his advantage
Jem" sought as before to check the others advance
by ducking and closing. This time he successful
and the two cnched trampling and struggling
the ring and falling together the ropes, Mace on
top.
Toms" right eye was now gone and he was bat
tered beyond human semblance. He also having
trouble with his hands, which had reached nothing
more vital than Mace's head and, what nearly
as unsatisfactory TO counter upon his ribs. Jem's"
immunity from face treatment was not by any means
due entirely to Aliens faulty aim for the veteran
most wary and consistently guarded his face fear
ing blindness than any amount of punishment
about the body.
The sixth round was opened in fast style by Allen
who led off right and left Mace breaking before him.
Tom followed him toward his corner when lem
suddenly circled and swept in with snappy double
smash to the face. Allen caught him prettily with
telling rib searchers before he could get away and
seemed at last TO have made Mace feel the effects of
such artillery fire. for the WINGED and hoped
hastily out of range Then, as Tom" came on, mill
ing, lem" lodged through with a wicked spank to
the left cheek, drew down swiftly and closed. Allen
who in pleasant farie of mind from the treat
ment he had endured, lost his temper for second
and seized "Jem" about the thighs in wreste
"Foul!0 again claimed by "Jem's" hackers but
the referee merely declared the round at an end and
ordered the TO proceed.
Both ready for trouble when the seventh
round called. Betting, which had started at a
to 8 on Mace, had gone to 4 to l, which was fair
measure of the situation. Aliens hope now was to
get in few of his terrific wallops before Maces at
tentions to his face had progressed too far The
veterans purpose to bring the affair to speedy
conclusion They clashed iercely, joining in a hard
short rally for space and giving and taking
body hen las he'd ,;f.fs,