New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
LANG GETS BAD SCARE
Easily 0utpointed by Kaufman
in Fast Bout.
CROWD GIVES DECISION
Australian Boxer Rusbes Into
ETany Ciinoh 10 Avoid
punishne

Philadelphia. Sent AL Kaufman cas-
liz outPointed Bill Lang. Of Australia. in
q fast and furious six round bout al Ma
tional League Park here tonight If de-
7 cision had been possible kaufman would
. have been declared the winner. and as it
was he was hailed as such by the big
crowd which surrounded the ring.
In only one round did the Australian
show to advantage. the second, in which
he fought back and punished the Califor-
rian as severely as the latter had hurt
him in the opening round. From this round
to the close of the fight kaufman had all
the advantage.
The fight as spectacular exhibition was
disappointing. Time and again Lang would
lead with his left and then rush to a
einch. it requiring the assistance Of the
referee to force the men apart. In the fifth
round Kaufman drove Lang to the ropes
and had MIN in evident distress, but the
Australian grabbed his heavy opponent
and held on long enough to save him from
q probable knockout
In the sixth round Kaufman rushed his
man all around the ring, but was unable
to land the knockout blow. Kaufman left
the ring without mark, while Langs
face was swollen and there was a cut he-
tween his eyes where Kaufman had sent
q hard left
The bout by rounds follows:
Round Lang led with light left to the
face. and they went to cIInch KAUFMAN
jabbed straight left TO Lang nose ana
repeated the blow a second later Lang re
fused to break and kaufman uppeTcut with
right at close quarters kaufman again
sent a straight left TO Lang race, WhIcH
drove the Australans head pack Inc
referee was having trouble to get the men
to break. kaufman drove left to Lang
mouth and the latter misses with rISnt
swing as the gong sounded II was hau
mans round
Round 2-Lang led with light left to. the
head and Kaufman jabbed TO the lace.
Lang rushed in with a left to the chin, but
Kaufman came hack with & hard right 10
the body Lang vas sent 70 the ropes WltH
q right and left and seemed worried hauI-
man landed two hard rights on Langs Jaw
and Lang came back with hard rsht ana
left - the head Lang swung TlstlC tc
around kaufman's neck and they came 70
q clinch Zach missed right swings as the
gong sounded The round was even.
Round S-Lang led with left nut Inlsseo
and the men came 70 a clinCh- Kaufman
sent p right TO the chin and the men
Clinched and WrestIed about the ring Inc
Californian drove a right To the Wlhd anu
there was another cltnch. Lang sent @ tNo
Iefts to the Jaw and there was the same
old cnnch Both missed left labs and theil
WTestled about the ring. KAUFMAN cen zen,
TaUg's head back with left and ihell
swung a right TO the jaw. In ciIlCiI
Lang sent both right and left hard TO the
Round THE men rushed to a chnen
without striking blow on the break
away kaufman sent left TO me lace.
Lang missed with d left and Kaufman sent
his head back with hard counter IheE
clinched on the ropes and Kaufman up
perCut twice. Kaufman drove nara
right TO the Jaw which staggered Lang Ine
latter held on. Kaufman had cut nasty
cash on T.ang's forehead. bringing the blood
They were cIinched on the ropes and Lang
refused to break kaufman sent hard
right to the Jaw and Lang was in appar-
en+ distress They were ClinChed AT the
bell IT was Kaufman round by VIDE
Round 5-Kaufman led a light left and
Lang C0Untered with a similar blow IheY
CIinChed and had to be separated oy tne
referee kaufman landed left and right
t. the face and they came together with,
out damage After sparring second
Kaufman drove Lang to the ropes with
hard left Kaufman landed a left TO the
face and right uppercut 70 the Jaw. kau-
man then staggered Lang with hard
right and the Australian held on Lang
tried left 10 the face. but missed. .ang
brought blood from Eaufman's nose 9y
hut+ from his head. kaufman uppercuted
twice as the bell rang Lang Nehi 70 ntS
corrrp@ groggy and tired It was kauf-
Pound 6-Tha men rushed 70 a clinch.
m t5e hreakaway Lang tried a left for
the face but missed and kaufman sent
hard right and left to the jaw. he re-
was staggered by the force of the blow.
Kaufman sent a left 10 the Jaw as they
rushed 10 q CIinCh and followed this up
with a left and right TO the WIND ana up
Terc9lred = hard right to the jaw. kaufman
then sent right and left to the head ana
Lang almost went to his knees The crowd
vas in an upr0aT as Kaufman tried 10 land
a Knockout blow Tut the bell saved Lang
The bout between Kaufman and Lang
was scheduled for six rounds. When the
men appeared in the ring there We're be
tween seven thousand and eight thousand
cd II
and the big Erandstand were many women,
who had been admitted 70 public boxing
hout for the first time in the history Of
boxing in this city
The ring was pitched midway between
the home plate and the pitchers box. and
was perfectly lighted by giant arc lights
SUSPENDED from the top of the grandstand.
Seated about the ring and in the boxes
wave sDorrfng men from all sections of
the country.
The men reached the city early in the
fternoon-Kaufnan from Alenhurst. n
r and Lang from Stratford, Conn, their
raepectfve training quarters Both men
we're in the pink Of condition and did not
srnear to carry an ounce OF superf1uous
flesh Kaufman looked to be at least TWEEN
t. hounds heavier than the Australian.
The fight was at eaten weights and for
q nercenraEe of the receipts 1t was the
second time in the histsry of pugiism in
this citv that an open-air bout had been
artamnted. Jack O Brien and Bob Fitz-
simmons having met on the same grounds
during an afternoon few years ago
Seated i'm box close to the ring were
Hugh Mcintosh the Australian fight pro
rnorer. and his wife Former champion
James J. Corbett occupied a chair in the
same box.
Kaufman had in his corner as chief ad-
wiser Billy Delaney, probably one of the
ereutest seconds in the country while Kid
Mccoy looked after Lang
It was $50 when kaufman climbed
through the ropes. He was followed a
moment later by Lang Both We're well
received Before the bout began Sandy
Ferguson challenged Johnson for the cham
ptouship of the world.
ATTELL WINS A NEW TITLE.
Winnipeg. Manitoba. Sept. 5.-Ahe Atteu