Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-24
HOUCK BEAT LEWIS
IN twelve ROUNDS
Lancaster Boxer 0utfought
Champion Welterweight and
Received Decision.

BOSTON, Mass. August c4-Leo
Houck Of Lancaster won q sensational
victory over Harry Lewis OF Philadelphia
after twelve hard rounds at the Armory
Athletic Association last night. Referee
Mafiit Flaherty gave the Lancaster boy
the decision at the finish and the crowd
shouted its approval. Houck was car
ried from the ring on the shoulders OF
Parr, the English wrestler.
The bout was sensational from the fact
that by sheer pluck Houck averted losing
the fight by a knockout in the first round.
Lewis sent him Keeling to the ropes with
a left-hand hook on the jaw and Houck
was helpless. He clinched the round out
and recuperated wonderfully by the min
ute's rest. In the succeeding rounds he
never let Lewis get set. He met Lewis
rushes with straight right punches which
shook the latter up and soon had his left
eye in mourning. Lewis tried shifts. only
to be met with straight right or an up
percut.
Houck had all the better OF the in
fighting, and three times Lewis fell to
the floor by missing leads.
In the last three rounds Lewis tried had
for Knockout and had Houck bleeding
at the mouth and nose. but was unable
to land the punch on the right spot
won the welterweight championship from
Honey Melody, and Houcks manager.
Lew Durlacher. now claims the title for
his man.
round and got home with a couple Of left
labs In the face. but Lewis staggered
Houck with a hook to the jaw, and sent
him against the ropes with another left
smash to the jaw. Lewis rushed and
landed hard on Houck's body, but Houck
recovered. and Just before the bell land
ed stin right to the head and a left
to the wind. They exchanged lefts when
the second round opened. Lewis landed
two let's to the body and clipped Houck
his left on Lewis head. and after a clinch
a mixup followed. When they broke
Houck sent q left hook to the head and
rushed Lewis so hard that the latter COW
cred up
Houck came back wonderfully in the
third round and put II all over Lewis. He
landed lefts and rights on Lewis body
and head and had Lewis tired at the end
Of the round. Houck continued his whirl-
wind pace In the fourth and landed on
Lewis body several times and also got
home two hard blows on Lewis head
withou receiving anything damaging in
return.
Lewis opened the fifth with a hard left
to the body which made Houck clinch.
but the latter sent both hands to Lewis
head and after Lewis landed a left on
Houck's body the latter returned IL with
q hard left to Harry's head and put q
singing left on Lewis body. They mixed
1t up lively to the bell Lewis got in two
hard uppercuts In the sixth, but Houck
never lost his adva ntage. setting the pace
every moment. and landed his left on the
body and head.
Lewis continued to play for Houck's
body. while Leo raped Harrys head and
body with his left. Lewis slipped down
and when he got up Houck was after him
with several rights to the body and q
hard left TO the head. Lewis landed
hard on Houck's jaw and put q light
left to the body Lewis tried for the body
In the eighth. but he was wild, and Houck
outfought him. Leo sent his right and
left to Lewis body and head, and Lewis
got home once on the body. Lewis rush
ed into a vicious uppercut as the bell
rang.
The ninth twas hummer Lewis rushed
Houck. but the latter put both hands on
the body. Lewis drew blood with q left
jab to the nose. They stood toe to toe
and set the crowd wild with the might
Ing. Lewis uppercut with left to face
and Heuck put his right to the stomach,
Houck fought Lewis hard and the latter
staggered to his corner The tenth was
all Houck's. and Lewis held on to save
himself
!. Lewis showed a flash in the early part
OF the twelfth and staggered Houck with
4 swing to the head. but Houck came
back quickly and landed a dozen blows
on Lewis body and head. Lewis was
tired and his blows did not seem to hurt
Houck. Houck fought like a demon In
the twelfth. and Lewis brought all his
knowledge into play to save himself.
him with both hands and staggered him
with left swing to the head. Houck
had all the better Of Lewis in this round,
and the referee awarded him the decision.