The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-06

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20 reach the coast boys face with any
He fought from the fourth round
on with his right eye closed and his
face cut I'm many places. In the
twelfth his other eve was closed. and
he followed HIS willy opponent around
the ring through a blur OF blood and
bruises, often failing to find him in
his blindness. AS the thirteenth neared
an end. Sinclair came back for a
moment. and in the melee that fol-
lowed Reagan slipped to the floor. He
rose and closed with a short jab. whise
scarcely off his knees. IL caught Pea
nuts on the point of the jaw, and he
fell full length on his back. while Ref-
cree Tom Painter counted the fata.
ten
The crowd which had Kissed the
victor earlier in the fight because Of
rousness. gave him his full due for
his Clean-cut victory
From the start the men set a kill
ing pace. from which there was no let
ting up. The first round was an even
break. as was the second. The third
found Reagan puzzled by the con-
tinual uppercut which found his Jaw
with a clock-like regularity. and both
men went 10 their corners with an
eye apiece to the bad. This was Pea
nuts round
The fourth was an even break. and
the fifth. although Peanuts still
worked his uppercut effectively. went
TO Reagan, who began carrying the
fight every moment Of the time. From
the sixth round on the Italian rushed
the fight. bewildering the younger boy
with a whirlwind OF brilliant. tricky
fighting
Not until the tenth round did the
tide OF battle show any sign OF turn
ing. Sinclair came VI from his cor
ner strong, and gave Reagan as good
as he got for half the round The
round closed, however, with Sinclair
the weaker. Again in the eleventh
the boy came back, and with a last
summOninE of strength fought his man
around the ring like a wild man. II
WAS an even break. and the crowd took
courage and howled for the favorite.
Early in the twelfth Reagan closed
Sinclair's remaining eye. and the salt
Laker was doomed. The end came
with ten seconds to spare OF the thir-
teenth round.
sinclair BrOkenhcarted.
In his dressing room Sinclair seemed
heartbroken over his defeat. He was
so awkward that he was clever. and I
could not find him or keep away as /
u was the case OF a veteran ring
general and knowing and using all
the tricks OF the trade that he had
learned IN many a ring battle. Block
ing with elbows. head. "heeling'' his
man but always fighting, Reagan was
on top Of his opponent every second OF
the thirteen rounds.
His ability to keep forcing the pace
was remarkable. and while Sinclair
In Nd HoFe d..
percut. the coast boy was not stopped
FOR an instant. II was his rough tao
tics that called for many a howl Of
disapproval from the crowd. and for
allowing them Referee Painter came
in for his share Of the disapproval. It
was all I'm the game. however. and
Reagan got by with il.
Reagan never let Peanuts set him
self for a strong punch. 1t was his
ring generalship that counted a whole
lot 10 turn the tide i'm his favor
There is no question Of Reagan's
class, HIS gameness and his fighting
ability. He was the better man. and
when the battle was over he was given
the full credit.
While the boys weighed i'm at 124
pounds. and neither one raised the
beam, Sinclair had about two pounds
the better I'm weight. The purse was
NAfAAth - anu SO AAAohAAAk ANtdkNI
end more than 1000
The crowd was admirably handled
and the fine weather made the open
air arena an ideal spot. Manager Roy
Shumway. who promoted the go. was
congratulated on his card. The Fat
SCHUYLER special. carrying about 1000
salt Lake fans TO the mill. made good
time and everyone was satisfied. Ten
coaches were filled.
A telegram vas read from Abe At
tell. saying that he would meet Sin
clair n he won, caused a big Sinclair
demonstration. Manager SUBWAY
wired for an acceptance for. Reagan's
challenge and hopes to have II ac-
cepted.
The Prelimiuaries.
Two fast preliminaries opened the
card. In the first Tommy Fitzgerald
and Harley Ross boxed four fast
rounds, Fitzgerald had a slight shade
the best Of IL. but Referee Willard
Beans decision was we'll received.
Eddie johnson OF Pueblo had the
better OF his four rounds with Kid
Herrick OF ogden and got the decision.
BASKETBALL GAMES.
In an early season game Of basket
ball played at the Y. NJ. &. A. gym. La
Dor day morning. the Y. NJ. G a stick