The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
King Wrested Victory From Defeat by Single Blow

scious of the waverIng chance and now
went In TO reassert his earlier lead. He
jumped into the twelfth round with a
rush. "Jem' giving before the heavier
weight of his antagonist, but parrying the
left drive and right swing and pcppering
10 the face in retreat. tom" forced
own corner, where ne landed thumper
10 the ribs, and 'Jem' duckcd and
closed, King falling upon him. In the
next session, which was brief. the chal-
lenger again forged to the front, driving
Mace by sheer pressure. 'Jem" got IN
good faccr, but was slashed about the
ribs. and. as TON" still came on. fell
to save himself
"Jem" had no intention OF surrender
Ing the upper hand having once gained
II, and 1t was his turn to take the initla- :
, tive I'm the fourteenth round. He waded
in. stopped Kings rush with straight
drives TO the face, followed with swing
To the ear. whipped over a dead check
TO the body and smashed his left beau
tIfuly through Kings failing guard with
shallow crescent 10 the nose. II was
a neat hit and turned King side on.
The champion threw his weight we'll for
ward on his left foot and ,punctnated the
delivery with n powerful drive To the
head King fell off. plainly shaken. but
returned to the attack undaunted. They
mllled for moment In heroic style,
neither yielding, until they closed by COM
mon impulse and went down in the GEN.
ter OF the ring
King was out OF the running so long as
the champion chose 90 fight Ike this.
Mace was giving away his chances. but
he was using every trick and move known
to his art TO increase his lead, barle
TON" and wear him down. His speed.
accuracy and tirelcSSnesS were a reveIa-
tion even to those who knew him best.
King made desperate efforts to stop him,
to slip in series 10 check him. but
'Jem' was at his best He went after
King in the fifteenth round. fought him
10 a standstill at short arm and then
sent in his flashing right and left dcliv-
cries, hopping out OF range of Toms s
eNasperating swings. King could stu
get the punch 10 the body but Mace 5
condition was such that the challenger
made 10 impression. When King finally
rose to the situation and began one OF
his slantwisc rushes "Jem." the crafty,
took 10 grass and ended the session.
End of the Conflict.
The one thought of King WAS now 10
get the start on this bewlldering oppo-
nent, and he went into the sixteenth
round full steam up using his familiar
left drive and right swing. II was a
crucial test a head-on collision, with
both men keyed in every nerve. Mace
no longer sought retreat. He had
learned how to manage Toms" favor
itc Introduction, and, catching both
blows. he smashed a pretty one TO the
Jaw and another TO the left eye before
getting away. Kings right swing had
bothered him al FIRST. but he had sounded
It's weakness. It left an opening and was
too wide TO he eftcctual. The cease with
which he handled IL afforded a tip which
the alert King was shortly TO appreciate
very fully They bored at each other
taking short arm body smashes in which
Mace had the decided advantage, then
closed and fell. "Jem" underneath.
in the seventeenth round King, who
stU toiled TO take the lead. had another
sf.lf Ton f,f fnti fIN
Of his attack with the right. Mace
stopped il. slid under it or past it every
time. planting q stinger through the
opening. King fell back upon his left
slammed II TO The ribs, sent il again to
the jaw and again to the mouth, but the
agile Mace was going away whenever The
blow landed and scarcely blinked. I<ins
pressing slowly on. tried again with the
left. but failed. and "Jem." leaping in