Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18
BY JAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
Sandy Ferguson, as fat as a COW
ready for market, but in much better
condition and form than in his pre-
vious appearance here, defeated jim
Barry last night in ten rounds of very
ordinary scrapping. Sandy showed
surprising speed and aggressiveness IN
the first six rounds and had big lead
on total points at the end of that ses-
sion, but his wind is bad and he began
to tire in the seventh and was puttlns
like a stalled steam engine at the fin
ish Barry made little effort in the
first six or seven rounds, reserVing
himself, in all probability. for a win
ming finish. He waited too long, how
ever, and although making whirl-
wind finish and finishing much the
stronger he failed to overcome the big
lead that Sandy had piled up in the
earlier rounds.
Sandy was very much disgruntled
because of the poor attendance, and
intimated that he did not propose to
extend himself for cigarette money.
but despite this he went right to the
front at the first blow and made
good start by an aggressive and eff
fective campaign with his left which
he pumped into Barry's face and jaw
with great regularity. Occasionally he
would try with his right, Nbut it was
seldom that he did SO until he became
weary in the last two rounds and had
to use both hands to keep his head
above water.
When he began to go at fast rate
and put some ginger into his work the
fans who saw his tiresome efforts
against Jack Burns a few weeks ago
were a bit surprised. And the steam
he put into his left when he stretched
it out into Barry's face indicated that
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Barry used such an effective cover for
his jaw and head that Ferguson was
unable to get through with an effec
tive blow. He staggered Barry several
times with right crosses, but at no
time did he have him in distress.
Barry woke up in the eighth and
began to swap punches with Sandy,
and this was the first round that
caused any great enthusiasm. Sandy
began to use his right to the head with
good effect and Barry started rushing
tactics, with blind overland swings,
some of which landed, but with little
effect. Barry started his rally in the
ninth by rushing all the way across
the ring to Sandy'S corner, but the big
Bostonian held him off and clinched.
Sandy put two hard rights to the head
and hooked another with good effect
to the jaw, but Barry kept boring in,
head bowed and arms flying, and
Sandy seemed to be a bit ratified.
Barry was unable to more than get an
even break in this round.
In the tenth Barry went right after
Sandy, who was blowing hard and
seemingly very tired. Barry swung
his right to the head three times and
rushed Sandy to the ropes, where they
clinched. In the breakaway Barry
swung his right and left to the head
again and Sandy retaliated with a stiff
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considerably They were going fast
and doing some good work at the
gong, with Barry having a fair shade
for the round. Had he fought all the
way as he did in the last two rounds
he might have won q decisive victory,
as Ferguson showed clearly that the
old trouble with his wind was affect
ing him and he would have been up
against it under a stiff pace.
PRELIMs ARE ENTHUsERs
The unusually big preliminary card,
all consisting of scheduled four-round
bouts between beginners and new
corners, started off with Young Doll |
and Kid Percy as the curtain raising
instalIment. 1t was a pippin and |
starred the two original haymaking |
kids. They started enthusiasm in a |
hurry with their wild swings and |
dreamland punches and put up an ex-
hibition the like of which never had |
been seen anywhere before. The fans |
had all the opportunity they desired |
to enthuse and yell, as each boy man |
aged to land an occasional swing that |
staggered the other fellow half way !
across the ring and once in awhile they |
would throw themselves to the mat |
with their awkward swings that did |
not land. 1t was a great exhibition
of aWkwardness and slugging, but
neither seemed TO have a knockout
punch, as each landed swings to the |
jaw that would have been good for a
knockout had there been any steam
behind the blow. Percy got a good
start on a Caulihower ear in the first
round, when a wild swing TO his left
ear split 1t and caused him to put in
lot Of tine taking care of it in the re-
naming rounds. Baby Doll had all
the better of the milling in every
round and earned the decision.
Battling Chico and Kid Love fur
nished the second installment and an
improved battle was witnessed, as both
showed a far better idea of cieverness
than their predecessors. Chico was
cleVerer than his opponent and as
sumed the aggressive at the start.
Chico set the pace all the way, and
clearly outfOught and outboxed his
angular opponent winning an undis-
puted decision.
Scramble No. 3 was between George &
Russell and Fred Barrett. Russell
acted like he had bare feet on hot
rocks as he danced about in front Of
Barrett and showed that he knows lit
tie of the boxing game by rushing into Il
some fat wallops about twice every
minute. Barrett was clever and had ,
stiff punch, and in the second round j
caught Russell with a right nook to q,
the jaw that put the white boy down J.
,or nine. AS he arose Captain Dixon
stopped the fight to prevent knockout II
pr injury.
The fourth number on the card did a
lot last long, being stopped by Ref i