The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-06

he peppercd Pearcc about the face al
most at will. though twice. on attempt
ing to strike decisive blow. he mis-.
Judged distance or direction Hen
seemed TO have fallen back TO his earlier
had great difficulty in keeping Belcher
away. Jem now ran a remarkable series
OF blows. catching Pearce's drives with
his right and countering with his left as
got home on 'lIen's" ribs. He made sure
that the moment for mastcrful tactics
had come and FOR the first time in the
fight, deliberately sought 10 wrestle.
Catching Pearce to great advantage. he
whirled him Off his feet and threw him
with great force. Pearce hurtled upon
the ropes and fell outside the ring,
The crowd went wild at this wonderful
display OF strength and skill on the part
Of the champion and yellow took the place
of blue in the color scheme. Betting
self felt that the end was near. His
chief thought was of satisfaction at hav-
ing proved to his friends that with one
eye or two eyes he was as good a man
The champion went into the ninth
round TO finish the fight EIe forced
again, while holding himself together for
an opening 1t came and he delivered,
blow WAS spent. He tried desperately 10
remedy tho error and repeated the drive.
catching Pearce on the cheek and split
ting IT, but with little effect, Pearcc had
pulled himself together, and they rallied
for moment. then closed and fell
The tenth round was brief In a sharp
to see that ne had still further reeov-
cred and that Belcher gave before him.
Pearcc wss on top in the fall
The Chicken" was now decidedly Inn
proved In strength. He landed several
effective blows at the beginning OF the
eleventh round. but overreached himself
in drive and they closed. Belcher
twisted away and struck TO the face.
poo >,,,1 ,ti- nm
cieverly. This round. though Belcher had
no such idea, was the turning point in
the struggle. The champions chance had
como and gone with his inability TO land
at a. crucial moment. Pearces power was
coming back while Belcher, under the
terrific nervous strain OF poor eycsight
had exerted himself to the limit and now
began TO weaken fast.
End Of the Struggle.
In the twelfth round ''The Chicken
resumed the offensive. He went after
| Belcher hard and the champion suf-
| fcred TWO sTnashes to the face and a body
blow that he was not quick enough ir
| warding. To the watchers bis weakness:
was apparent, though not to himself
There came now singular turn in events
| ward. He struck the rones and the sup
port was enough to keep him from falling
| but not enough 10 send him back 10 his
balance. He houndered there helpless
stood before him, Twice "thc Chicken
raised his hand and twice he dropped it
| the heat OF battle urging him, friendship
| and bindliness restraining him.
mo. Jem," he said finally, 81 won
] take advantage OF thee; no. lest / hur
/ thy other eye" With that he turned
| and walked TO his corner. while Belche
slipped TO the ground and the thron!
| cheered the generous act until it coult
| cheer no more.
This incident. though he could not re
that had happened There II was. hi
eye again. He determined once more
savagely, that he would yet win in spit
| Of IL, The resolution lent him new
strength and after a brief rally in tn
next round he closed and threw Pearc
| a mastery cross buttock, This prove
! but a flash of his old form, however. an,
. in the fourteenth round Pearce battere'