The Washington times., 1910-07-16
HARRY LEWIS WINS
FROM H. MANSFIELD
Near-Riot When jim Smith
Fails TO Go on in New
York.

NEW YORK, July 16-Hoots. 5eers.
and bowls Of discomfort were heaped
on Tom O-ROurke, manager Of the Ma
tionaI Sporting Club, last night, when
he announced thar Jim smith. the West
chester isnt-heavywe would be IN
able to meet Willie Lewis, The local
middleWeight. in their scheduled ten
round bout, which was 10 feature the
stage Of the club. Smith pleaded
broken arm, and showed a bandaged
arm when he entered the ring The
jeers Of the crowd which packed the
club house, were not due 50 much 10
the failure Of Smith TO meet Lewis as TO
the refusal Of O'Rourke 20 put on the
substitute whom the crowd demanded
When O-Rourke and his announcer.
Abe Marks, tried to calm the fans by
telling them that the mana cement had
substituted Harry Mansfield, the Eng
lish weIterweight, IN Smiths place. cries
OF We want the Dixie Kid arise. No
amount OF persuasion could induce the
crowd TO let up, and It seemed as If q
riot would eusue- To Offset any pos
sIbility OF demonstration, O-R0GrIle
started the bout with Lewis and Mans
field as the combatants.
Mansfield gave Willie a hard fight.
and, though the Gas House idol put the
Englishman down four times IN the ten
sessions, the crowd was treated TO some
hard smuggling In the first six rounds
Lewis had 10 work TO make the affair
even Mansfield put up a good exhft.-
ton. Lewis did not HEh1 as he usually
fights, and as a result the jeerinE con-
tinued- Many cries OF fake were. heard
but the general appearance did not in
dictate q fake Too many hard blows
were landed by each Of the participants
For fake fight
After the sixth session. Willie went At
Harry Ike a wildcat. ard. a1gered bv
the incessant hootfuE. tried t. settle MS
opponent The fifth session was all
Lewis He landed almost all the blows
struck in this round He used his right
with telling effert. Just before the gong
sounded WilIC LCll 10 the canvas after
ma King a Wild swing at his man The
next round saw Mansfield getting all the
better Of the argument He hooked over
short riEht-hand uDppercuts 10 the law
and nose. drawing the ciaret.
II was IN Che seventh round that trou-
be began Mansfield landed a hard
right on Willle'S face Lewis came right
back. and. rushing forward lei fy q
right 10 the stomach The EuElishuan
went down and claimed foul. he was
down for about thirty seconds before
O'ROuTke began the count on him. re-
fuSinS 20 admit the foul When Harry
finally arose O'Ro1-ke uOtioued Lewis
70 continue. Wife sailed N again and
q right 20 the stomach sent Mansfield
4 1wn for the second 1iTae- The bell
SAVED the EuElishman-
n the eighth there was q repetition
o. the previous session Lewis played
VIII mis- right for the stomach As he
raised his right. without apparently
r0.-ChinC Mansfield, the EuElisEUan
went down for a count Of three As
p arose he huECei Lewis On the
break Lewis again raised his right ana
Harry again went down Before the bell
sounded Lewis landed g heavy right on
the sar.
In the last tWO sessions Mansfield
came hack and fought as II he had not
ben hurt His rCUDInC al ounu the ring
gave q Queer auCle TO the bout after ne
had gone down four times