The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-29
ERLENBORN AND SINCLAIR
BATTLE TO A DRAW

When Referee Dick Jones of Poca.
tcllo held the gloyed hands OF Bert
Erlenborn OF Denver and Peanuts SIN
rlair of Salt Lake In the air at the
end of twenty fast rounds of boxing,
the decision was greeted with the aD-
proval OF a thousand fight fans who
gathered at the Ogden tneater last
night to witness the event The de-
cision was one OF tnc most popular
ever given in Ogden for both the lit
tie boxers put up one OF the best
bouts seen in some time. They both
hattled hard from the tap of the gong
in the first round until the final gong
in the twentieth round
Fat" Schuler, the big fight fan of
Salt Lake City ran the Scnuler spec
ial OF seven cars with five hundred
fans from Salt Lake to Ogden The
37-mile run was made In fifty minutes
by the special, which returned after
the fight All the visiting as well as
the local fans. were pleased with the
program which Promoter Roy Sbum.
way had carried out.
Before a large crowd OF delighted
fans from Ogden. Salt Lake, Pocateilo
md other points. Young Erlenborn. of
Denver, and Peanut Sinclair OF Salt
Lake, fought twenty hautl and bloody
rounds with action and energy in
every instant from the moment OF their
Introduction until the fInal tap OF the
gong found both groggy and bruised
but still fighting gamely. and Referee
Dick Jones of Pocatello delivered the
only possible decision when he an.
nounced a draw,
From the opening preliminary TO the
finish of the main event promptly at
il o'clock. the affair which was pro-
noted by Roy Shumway of this city
was managed In perfect fashion and
satisfaction was written on the faces
of the fans as they poured out of the
Ogden theateT where the bout was
held
he main bout was marked by uu-
usually clean and clever fighting. the
Iwo featherweiGhts who weighed in IT
20 pounds showing gentlcmanly re-
IaTd for every rule of the game. al
hough lighting furiously over every
Sch of the distance.
Up to the eleventh round, honors
favored Erlenboru, although Sinclair
Mas still strong and lighting In the
Eleventh. however, Peanut showed IN
usual strength and cleverness and cor
stantly delivered uppercuts and right
and left punches TO the head until the
eighteenth when Erlenborn landed a
terrific punch 10 the jaw and dropped
Sinclair 10 the floor The latter was
On his feet before the count OF three
p9d was dropped again. taking ad-
vantage OF the count OF nine when he
rane back groggily and finished the
round on his feet. The crowd looked
for a knockout In the nineteenth but
Sinclairs frequent uppercuts and
heavy punches in the earlier rounds
and the terrific pace at which both
fighters had been going had spent
Erlenborn's strength and he was
clearly in distress from being knocked
down in this round by well-directed
right swing from his adversary. In.
enectual punches and jabs followed in
game attempt on the part OF both
lighters to land the winning wallop
but the battle closed with the final
gong and both boys lighting.
The fight opened with fast boxing
and swift mixup. both men fighting
earnestly. The first fvc rounds were
repetition. with the advantage Slight
ly In favor of Erlenborn. who opened
cut on both OF Slnclalr's cheeks and
started the blood flowing from his
nose. From that time until the finish
Sinelaid bled profusely. but It was not
until near the close of the contest that
he was able TO start the blood from
Erlenborn's nostrlls Once or twice
during the early rounds Sinclair slip
ped TO the floor and was assisted TO
his feet by Erlenbon. In the sew
enth round he was given an opportu-
nifty TO reciprocate. when the Den.
yer lad slipped through the ropes.
ErlenboTn had slight advantage
In the eighth. but In the ninth Sin.
clair discovered that he could land a
right uppcrcut and he drove il In
with frequency. receiving In exchange
an occasional right or left to the face.
While In the midst OF fast mixup, the
lights went out and neither man
sought an advantage. both shaking
hands and retiring TO their corners.
In tho next round. the eleventh, SIN
clair drove in several punches TO the
head and worked his uppercut with
telling force. Erlenborn missed
couple of swings. but landed with
right and loft to the face
In the twelfth round the lights