Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-25
Baseball, Racing, Boxing

Battling Chico were sent in for the
curtain raiser at the same distance.
The first round of the Austin-Chico
bout went to the credit of Austin, both
boys sparring cautiously during the
opening session, but in the second
Chico began to force the issue and took
a good lead with several stiff body
punches, one of which, a lead for the
wind, staggered Austin and almost put
him down. The third round also was
in favor of Chico, who continued his
aggressive tactics and outboxed and
outpointed Austin. Chico used a pretty
right cross that he got home couple
of times with good effect and outjabbed
Austin in the use of a straight left to
the face. Austin improved in the fourth
and took a good lead by Strengthening
his left to the face several times,
finally drawing the claret, and crossing
frequently with his right to the jaw
with good effect. The fifth round was
the best of the bout up to that time.
Both boys grew confident and INDUCED
in considerable slugging, but in every
such instance Chico made Austin back
up and stop swapping punches Chico
had a good lead at the gong. The final
round was very even, neither doing
much in a damaging way. Chico was
going at his usual stiff pace, and when
ever his blows landed they were of
8
a game and clever little slugger and
found it impossible to overcome the
good lead of his opponent, Chico earn
ing the decision.
McGOVERN STOPS HATTON
Second on the card was Young Nc
Govern, once regarded as a bantam
championship possibility, and Berry,
Hatton, lately graduated from the am
ateur ranks This was McGovern's
first appearance in several months.
McGoVern began using his painful right
hook and swing with good effect right
off the reel, and showed some of his
old-time form, but Hatton was cool
headed and clever and boxed cautious
ly, avoiding any damaging effect of the
terrible right. In the second round Nc
Govern finally landed his right, owing
to carelessness of Hatton in not keep
ing a guard against the principal stock
in trade of McGovern, and put Berry,
down for nine. Following up his ad-
vantage McGOVern rushed Hatton to
his corner, and after several vain at
tempts to finish Hatton, put over the
same old right to the point of the jaw,
and Sergeant Danny Long ordered the
bout stopped before Referee Reynolds
had counted four.
The. .semi-windup was the rearranged
Paul SikoraJef O'Connell bout, in
which frankie Sullivan was substi-
tuted for Sikora because of the failure
of Sikora to pass the required physical
examination. Sullivan opened the bout
with his usual right hooks and swings
to the jaw and worked it with good
effect during the opening round. He
played it so regularly that it looked as
if he intended making a short argu-
ment of it, and had a good lead at the
gong, Sullivan used both hands dur
ing the second round and showered
straight lefts to the face and right
crosses to the head and jaw. O'Connell
warmed up to his job too and got in
some stiff punches, but Sullivan proved |
the cooler of the two in the exciting
mixups and materially increased his |
lead. frankie began to tire in the |
third, showing lack of condition, but
kept up his aggressive tactics and
landed some stiff wallops to the jaw |
using an occasional uppercut to good !
effect Both were glad the bell rang |
Sullivan had O'Connell practically out
in the fourth from the effects Of con-
tinual hooks to the jaw and WEAKNESS, |
but was so tired himself that he could
not finish the job. At the gong both
were so weary that they could not do
any damage at all. O'Connells exhi-
bition of gameness drew forth great
applause. Both boys were slightly less
weary in the fifth and did very little |
damage, although O'Connnell woke up |
for q few seconds and opened up a cash |
under Sullivan's left eye with a right |
Sullivan finished stronger, |
however, and had a fair lead at the |
gong. Sullivan was somewhat re- |
fpshed at the start of the sixth and |
put up a winning finish by adding to |
his already good lead. He whipped his |
right over for staggering blows two |
or three times and clearly had all the |
better of the milling. He won the |
decision.
With the preliminary bouts out of
the way and everybody in a good hu- |
NOR by reason of the highly interesting |
bouts the ringsiders were a bit i'm |
patient for the start of the main event. !
Attell was first in the ring, entering |
after a delay of about ten minutes, |
accompanied by Kid Dalton, Battling |
Swanson and Jockey Mountain, who |
served as his seconds. Moran followed |
a few minutes later, with Bad Bill |
Aldridge, Jeff Perry, Hobo Dougherty |
and Sam Keller as his seconds.