The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

Caunt was very quiet and there was
no no trace oi smile upon his lips when
he came up for the third round. He went
after his man from the start with VEN
om and resolution, smashing Bendigo out
OF his hopping tricks with q right to
the head and driving him. Bendigo had
all he could do TO cover himself. and on
the retreat was caught In Caunts pow
erful arms. They wrestled a moment
when Bendigo. wriggling 10 release him
self. brought both totterlng TO the ropes.
BendlSo fell across them on his back
and Caunt. still eager. threw him clear
out OF the ring. failing on top of him.
The eXertion of the struggle had blown
the big fellow and he was glad OF his
seconds knee and the spraying of his
bottle holders during the interval. His
huge chest was laborinE when he came
10 the scratch and Bendigo. with grin,
circled him with incredible swjftness.
whrllng; ducllng. dodeing:. jabbing;
Caunts guard with telling hook to the
ribs and once more away. Tho giant
followed him, eyes ablaze, and rushed
fer close quarters. smashing in with the
pretty rap on the mouth. though miss
ing with his right. Bendigo tried TO
seeking trouble and brushed his feints
aside. whirling into a mill. Bendigo, as
usual. reached Caunrs body TO save him
self then slipped down on the ropes.
ming at his own excessive hrilliance.
Gel Ol OOllu bloWs
Caunt again opened the action in the
firth round and seemed anxious to get
the. feel OF solid blow, but Bendlgo
would give him no chance and danced
away from the tremendous right and left
swings launched by the champion. Caunt
tried TO stop and draw BendIgo In pur-
suit. looking for swift come back. but
the challenger was not TO he tempted |
and Caunt. furious again. lashcd out. |
though unable to gauge his man. Ben
dlgo found the vicinity warm and drew
OF in order, Caunt pursuing. hercely
There was some pretty spaTlng. when
digo. stil smiling. bobbed his head and |
The blows whIstlcd harmlessly by. Caunt |
forced again, when Bendlgo, diving |
quickly to a hold, slipped once more TO |
his knees.
Cauut was to the front again at the |
sixth round. piping and evidently dis
Bendlgo with undiminished easerness. 1t |
was the belief OF his friends that he had |
been trained too nne and that The des-
perate and uuavailing efforts of the early |
rounds had sapped him greatly He went !
after the jumping jack Bendigo and |
chased him about the ring. vainly seek
ing To land. rhraShlnS out with right |
and left he grazed Eendigo,s ear; when |
that slilful shifter promptly pumped |
down to the ground out of danger. on
opening the seventh round Bendigo |
seemed ready TO try conclusions. hav- |
ing craftiIy played TO tire his man. and |
they nilled IL vigorously Bendigo |
smashed home his LETT oil Ian0t heau |
and the big fellow returned the compii-
mcnt with interest, rocking Bendigo. |
who found close quarters painful Caunt
drove again right and left. but still too |
high and Beudgo repeated his tricks by |
dropping.
II had been the champions part to |
force the pace throughout, but he spared |
Bendigo. quite as unexpectedly. leaped
into the fray with a dash and abandon |
peculiarly his own. Caunt stood upon
the defensive. but was much too de!ib-
crate in his movements. and BendiGo, |
skiglfully working up TO his advantage;
nnaly slipped through the others guard
ripped his LETT 10 the big fellows cheek.
The crowd Cheered and checred again:
Caunt. unable 10 get in smash. closed |
with violence and rushed his man 10 the
roues He was unprcpared for the SUD |
den check and, borne forward by his |
own impetus. missed BALANCED and turned
his head. The cheers for caunt were DC
rlsivc. as well they might be;
Bendieo waded into the ninth round
glecfullv, footing a kind o! improvised
6ornnipe about the champion and parry
inr ihe Others determined swings with
ease Apparently he was careless, put
uf an opening he sprang upon lhe Oiten-
slvc. ioltcd through 10 the ribs ana got
i'm another slashinS cut TO Caunts lace.
When Caunt tried To rctaliale Bcndlgo
was not there the spr!shtIy ooNeF nay
in~ taken Tie opportunity to drop 10
his knees. II was the jumping Jack again
- -, 80 No cbance but hammering ali over
ca,ut with sly taps and felnts, feeling
for advantage. Again. when his tine
came he whirlcJ in and peppered the
in,,,,iap,s face which was now chopped |
70 TiSbons, But he was n trinc too sure
and Caunt caught him fairly, in his rs mes- u.s.
49, ',ah an onportIInty and little Ben
g5iso VAS n puppet in his arms. lie
S'iSced ike Cornishman, Threw Ben