The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-23
KNOCKOUT BROWN HOGAN
Californian Clashes With New Yorker in His First Bout
 in the East

New York, Feb. 2s-"Knockout' 1 Brown. New York's premier light. weight, earned the decision over "One Round" Hogan of California in the main bout of ten rounds before the Madison A. c. last night. The bout went the limit and was full of action ! first one and then the other leading
 in the aggressive work. It was Ho- gan's first fight in the East and he | made most favorable impression or local fight fans. but Brown was en- titled to the decision because he did most of the aggressive work and land ed most of the clean blows.
 Brown sailed right in from the bell tap and landed his clumsi1y manipu- lated left after feinting with his right Hogan was wary, but in about tine l middle of the round he got a gauge on the distance and backed Brown in- to corner, sending left and right wallops home on the right spots. The last minute of the round was taken up by sparring.
 Brown started, the going in the sec ond round, but. his blows were poorly aimed. Hogan was wary, and did not waste anything. Brown was always more than willing and planted several good body blows with his own good left hand. It was a quiet sort of a round.
 I1OSdH WdiIeu IOT BFOWu USUAL TuSu in the third session, and met him with stinging left on the ribs. Brown pill ed in again and was hustled to the ropes. where he slipped and partly fell through. Hogan was calm and managed to sidestep most of Browns swings, but the latter had the energy and was not disposed to back up and bore in always. He pummeled Ho- gan's ear and body during the last DOrtiOn of the round
 Brown was more successful with his leads in the fourth round and walk ed right into the native son. with stiff lefts and rights on the short ribs. Hogan did not appear willing to take any chances and always held back. He did not seem to be any wonder at countering, either. His defensive style did not get h m anything. Brown was always the aggressor and took the honors of fhe round.
 Hogan did bit on his own in the fifth round and went after Brown, ed several good lefts and Brown con- tented himself with his usual swings. He had Hogan's nose bleeding and found the Westerner's ribs few times with telling effect. The round was nothing wonderful.
 Brown was very wild in the sixth round and Hogan was not able to take
 II blondes shortcomings. The latter did all the cal work there was in this round, which was in favor of Brown.
 The New York lad started out Ike whirlwind in the seventh round and Hogan saw him coming. Biff, bang! he let f1yand left and right sw ngs went to Browns jaw without anything else to interfere. The crowd that had been cheering Brown quickly turned to the Westerner and encouraged by his success. he piled after Brown, who came in just the way to suit the stranger. Brown did not back up any, neither did be do any damage. It was Hogan's round.
 Hogan kept up the good work in the eighth that he started in the previous round, and soon had Brown resorting to all the tricks he knew. One of these was putting in the clnches. for which the referee warned him and the crowd hissed him. It was very busy session and Hogan held the lead he obtained in the seventh round.
 Browns very reliable left stood by him in the ninth and he got 1t home with telling effect. Hogan did not seem to have any guard for it. Time and again it landed on Hogan's chin and nose and cnce Hogan went to his knees from the gruelling. The West erner was pretty we'll punched up when the bell rang. It was Browns rO11nd