The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-06
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peanuts" Sinclalr's hopes for a
championship battle with Abe Attel
went glimmering in the thirteenth
round of his fight with Jimmie Rea-
gan yesterday afternoon at the Fair
Grounds. when a right wing uppercut
waited him to the shadow world for
the count OF ten The bout was wit
messed by more than 1000 people aud
was one of the fastest boxing eXhi-
bitions ever pulled off in this city.
About 500 fight fans accompanied
the pride oil Salt Lake City TO ogden
and with sad eyes saw Sinclair so
down In dismal defeat.
The Salt Lake bantam Is perhaps
the cleaner boxer of the two men,
and at certain moments I'm the bout
showed a speed and power that look
ed like victory. Reagan is OF that
type of fighter designated by GER
tain literary high-brow as an abys-
NAL brute. He fights with an alta.
vistIc crouch which makes 1t hard to
reach him with body blows. It Is
claimed by Salt Lake fans that he
used his head and elbows in in-iight-
ing whenever 1t was possible. Sim
clair fought cleanly and gamely. tak-
ing severe punishment from the first
tap of the gong.
The boxing exhibit started with a
four-round go between Harley Ross
OF Garfield and Thomas Fitzgerald Of
Salt Lake City Willard Bean, who
umplred the prelIminaries, called the
match a draw IL was little more than
a female seminary pillow fight. nelth-
ell Of the contestants being marred by
the blows delivered
Eddie Johnson of Salt Lake City
secured a decision over Bert Her
rick of this city In a four-round bout,
which was a lively exhibition OF box
Ing. The local boy got much the
worst of the go
While the seconds were preparing
Sinclair and Reagan for their con
test challenges were read in the ring
from Young Rivers OF Los Angeles,
Willie Lewis, Harry Lewis, Dannle
Webster and Abe Attel Attel's tele-
gram read
II will accept 20-round match with
Sinclair should he win from Reagan"
Kid Price. who was at the ring5ide.
was introduced and challenged the
winner of the bout Kid Bell, a col
ored fighter, also stepped into the
ring and issued a similar challenge
With Tom Painter OF Evanston as
referee the big bout started Painter
announced that the fight was at 1874
pounds, straight Queen6Dury rules
During the first minute OF fighting
Peanuts was pushed from the ring
but climbed nlmbly through the ropes
and landed the first real blow of tho
battle, starting the blood from Rea-
san's lips by a left swing Neither
OF the fighters received any punish
ment in the opening round but the
action displayed by both men showed
that the contest was to be a fast and
furious one.
In the second round Peanuts land.
ed a hard blow on Reagan'S jaw, but
the California fighter returned the
compliment with a vicious uppercut
which reached the Salt Lake boys
nose and started the blood From
this blow to the end OF the match
Slnclair's face was painted with red
corpuScle5 which continued TO ooze
from his nose barrels The third
round was Reagan affair, the coast
boxer reaching Peanuts eye with an
! ugly left swing.
In the fourth Reagan rushed Sin
clair TO the ropes and swung wildly
with right and loft neither blow be-
ing effective, Reagan reached his
opponents eye again with a short
arm Jab. but Sinclair did not appear
To notice the blow and was forcing
the work for the greater part of the
round. Reagan displayed his superb
or strength In the fifth by a wild
rush which carried the Salt Lake
boy off his feet From this round on
to the finish Reagan at short Inter
yals had Sinclair against the ropes