The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-01-21

The crowd at the Athletic Hall last
Saturday night was well pleased with
the boxing exhibition given by the
Cimarron Athletic Club The event had
been we'll advertised. the boxers were
well and favorably known in this see
tion Of the country and the fghi fans
were not disappointed in their expec
tations al smaulding Of Clayton. was
hacked by the Cimsrron sports almost
to man. while Henry Petty Of Daw
son, had the backing of the coal camp.
both men were in excellent condition
and Il was expected that the decision
would be close. The men weighed in at
l55 pounds. Charles Reeves Of Dawson,
refereed the contest aud everybody was
well pleased with his decision. John
Yeager was the official time keeper
sniaulding forced the fighting praeti
caily from the first round, being the az
gressor during the entire contest. lie
is one Of the eleverest amateurs in the
ring today and if he keeps up with the
showing he made Saturday night some
of the present heavyweiglts viii have
a chance to do some clever work to get
away from him. 1t was clear from the
close of the third round that he had
Petty ont t-elassed in every way and the
Dawson man never had any show 20 win
the decision. Petty was veiy clever in
keeping under cover and has vicious
left that is "a sleep producer when land
ed, but smaulding was too quick on bis
feet and his guard was to perfect that,
there was no chance to land a knockout
on him.
Smaulding has challenge from
boxer at Gallup who is willing to mix
It with him for twenty rounds and it
is expected that the match win be ar
ranged and the contest be given here
IN the near future. he win haye the
backing Of an that saw him in the
match Saturday, for he is conceded to
be the cleverest and cleanest boxer that
has been in the ring at this place.
The preliminaries before the main
event were all good, there being three
of them. Only one knockout was scor.
ed in the preliminaries.
A special train was run by the Rocky
Mountain to accommodate the crowds
from Ration, Dawson, Koehler, French
and other points and many availod them
selves of the opportunity TO see the
min. The Athletic Club extends its
thanks to the railroad company for the
efforts made to accommodate those who
wished to see the sport. And last, but
not least, the Dawson boys showed
themselves to be Of the sporting class
that can lose and smile while losing.
Not one seemed to be sore because their
man lost and expressed themselves well
pleased with the treatment received
while here,
The fight by rounds;
Round -Smaulding meets Petty in
his own corner and lands with left to
fact, Petty tries left for jaw but misses,
Petty crouches low and smauldmg
Innds on eye and left on Kidney
Round 2-smaulding straits jabbing
left to face. Petty tries left for head
but misses, smaulding lands left on
body. they are sparring IN center Of
ring at hell
Round 3 smaulding lands left TO
face and left TO nose. starting first
blood, smaulding tries right for body,
hut is blocked, Petty lands left on head,
smaulding going down but gets up
miling the blow is too high to do any
damage, Petty starts to rush but
smaulding 3 foot-work is to fast,
smaulding landed left on face forcing
Petty to ropos at bell
Round 4-They meet in center of ring
Smaulding lands left on eye and hard
left on body, Petty swings left bat
IL blocked, smaulding smiles and lands
left 10 face. be backed Petty around
the ring and lands right TO head, Pet
ty tries right to face but is blocked.
Round 5-~smauldine rushed Pesty
and lands left TO face, Petty swings
hard for jaw smaulding steps hack
smiling, forcing Petty 20 ropes landing
right in body, they 60 TO "A ehneh
breaking clean, smauldas lands right
on head.
Round g. smanlding tries left to
face but is blocked, Petty jnbs light
right to face, smauIding lands lef. to
body. Petty tries left for jaw smanld
ing ducks stepping inside landing right
10 body;Petty seemed worried and Is
content to cover up, smaulding iabs
left TO face and is smiling when he
comes 10 his corner
Round 7--Peity keeps In erouchlng
position trying to land left on jaw but
falls short, smaulding keeps forcing
Petty around the ring landing left on
body, Petty tries right 10 face but S.
blocked
Round s-Petty starts jnbbing with
right 70 face, smaulding lands LOFT on