Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-22
ACCIDENT GIVES
POWELL VICTORY
MemSic Breaks Forearm in the
Fourth Round, When Holding
Good Lead on Points
HIS HO0D00 TlGHTENS GRIP
When in Sight of Championship
Match Accident Puts Him
Out of Contention
HIS H00D00 TIGHTENS GRIP
RESULTS OF BOUTS
RESULTS OF BOUTS
Rounds
Harry Dunn and Berry, Hatton. draw. 4
Jim Cameron defeated Dick Allen 20
Lew Powell defeated Geo Memsic. -
Memsic broke arm; bout stopped
BY JAY DAVIDSON

Just at the moment when ii seemed
that he was to get the chance Of his
ring career by winning match Win
the lightweight champion for the world
title. George Memsc was oVertaken by
his Nemesis, and his hopes were shat
tered by means of painful accident
yesterday afternoon, when he broke the
large bone in his right forearm in the
fourth round of his scheduled twenty
five round fight with Lew Powell of
Frisco, and the bout had to be stopped
and the decision awarded to MS oppo-
nent. The accident occurred during
one of their mxups at close range
when Memsc swung his right and
cought Powell on the point of the ell
bow, the bone swapping just above the
wrist Notwithstanding that he was
suffering intense pain, he gamely
fought out the round, and went to MS
corner with a long lead on total points
over his opponent.
After returning to his corner he in
formed his seconds that he had broken
his arm and requested that physician
be brought into the ring to verify his
statement The physician appeared
and after an examination informed
Referee Charley Eyton that the right
forearm was broken and Memsic
should not be permitted to go on
with the fight. Eyton stepped to the
center of the ring and announced the
facts to the fans, and stopped the fight
bv awarding the decision to Powell, as
he was compelled to do under the rules
The fans were expecting some such
news. as Memsic did not respond when
the bell rang for the fifth round, and
the crowds began to file out of the
building.
Memsic showed all his old-time
speed. cleYerness and punching ability,
in the three rounds that he had two
good arms and hands with which to
fight, and this agreeably surprising
form reversal encouraged his admirers
in the belief that he would win the
battle probably by the knockout route,
but surely on decision if the fight went
the limit. His great speed, cleverness
and terrific punch were in evidence in
every round. and he clearly outboXed
and outfought the speedy and clever
boy from the north, having a good lead
at the end of the fight.
Before the first round was a minute
old Memsic f1oored Powell for the count
of six with a clean sharp left hook to
the Jaw Powell fell hard and seemed
to be hurt. but he got up and fought
we'll until the end of he round, even
though being considerably behind in
the count at the gong
Again in the second round Memsic
showed his punch when he staggered
Powell with a hard right swing to the
jaw that landed glancingly Had, it
landed squarely the fight would have
ended right there, judging from the
effect of the blow when II landed.
Throughout the second round Memsic
beat Powell to nearly every blow, and
outboXed the northern boy by a wide
margin He rocked PoWell's head sew
eral times with lefts that landed high,
and followed up his advantage at all
times by keeping right on top of Powell
and forcing the issue Memsc sur
prised his friends by fighting strong
cool-headed battle, overlooking his in
clination to fall a victim of his nasty
temper and toss away the fight by
swinging wildly, as he had done so
frequently in the last two years.
Powell confined his boxing almost en-
tirely to left iabs t. the face, and he
had Memsic bleeding at the nose in the
second third and fourth rounds He
did not seem to have much use for his
right except to block with, but eX
planned this by saying that he went
into the fight to put up a careful bat
tie. and make sure that he would win
the decision If he should fail to knock
out the Bohemian. He walked over to
Memsic after the fight. sympathized
with him, and told him he could have
another match when he was ready
for it.
DUNN WINS BUT GETS DRAW
The first preliminary was a fluke
IN so Tar as the referee $ occasion WAS
concerned. Harry Dunn and Berry,
Hatton furnished the amusement at
112 pounds, and Dunn had a clear and
distinct lead i'm every round, but at the
end of the fourth round. the limit pre-
scribed, Referee Artie Reynolds called
it a draw. Dunn punished Hatton Sc
Verely in every round. was always on
the aggressive and had Hatton bleed
ing from the first minute until the end,
A the beginning Of the fourth round
HattOn was so weak he could make
hardly any defense and the decision
of the referee was received with
grOans. Dunn should have been given
the decision by a mile. He worked his
right cross with good effect in every
round and frequently had HattOn going
so badly that it looked like he would
score knockout.
ALLEN TASTES HIS FIRST DEFEAT
The semi-W -Windup was twenty
round bout between Dick Allen and Jim
Cameron, heaVYWeightS and Was a
slow and uninteresting scrap. Cameron
winning by a good margin. Allen. as
usual, was about an hour slow with his
punches, and Cameron notoriously q
slow fighter appeared to be fast and
clever by comparison. Allen fought
only one good round, the last, ana if
he had started out a the same rate he
would have knocked out the negro
Cameron was a much improved fighter.
being well trained and remarkably i'm
proved in the use of his hands. He did
not show anything that looked like
real punch, however and Allen slowed
him down every time he connected with
one of his pile-driver blows Allen
passed up many opportunities to score
in every round because he was too
slow and seemed to get ratified when
under fire.
With both prelimnaries going the
full limit, the principals in the main
event did not enter the ring until 4:15
o'clock, more than forty minutes be-
hind time. Memsic was first in the
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