Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
ANOTHER NEW HOPE
Al PaIzer Knocks Out Kaufman
in Fifth Round of Fast Bout.
END COMES UNEXPECTEDLY
Californian Was Apparently Strong
Until an Uppercut to the
Jaw Finished Him.
END COMES UNEXPECTEDLY

NEW YORK, December 29.-With a
hard right uppercut to the jaw that had
the lifting force of a derrick AL PalZer
the Iowa farmer. knocked out AL Kauf-
man of California in the fifth round of a
scheduled ten-round bout at the National
Sporting Club last night. kaufman was
dazed and helpless on his back while
Referee Patsy Haley slowly counted on,
the seconds. He had scarcely counted
ten when Kaufman staggered to his feet
Just as the bell rang.
1t was the clang of the bell that caused
no end of adverse criticism as to the fin
ish of the bout. With Kaufman on his
feet a second before the bell rang, the
crowd considered that Kaufman was safe
for that round and began to settle back
in their chars to see another round of
boxing. They We're Influenced into the
belief that the contest had not terminated
by the actions of Tom O'Rourke, WIN
Jumped into the ring, grabbed mold of
Palzer and began to prepare him for the
sixth round.
1t was while O'Rourke was working over
Palzer. rubbing ms legs and wiping his
lace, that Haley put up his hand and an
nounced that kaufman had been on the
mat for ten seconds before the bell rang
and the bout was at an end. Joe Dunn,
the official timekeeper for the club, then
had his little say.
Il rang the bell after Haley and
counted kaufman out, signifying the
bout was over" said Dunn. "'rhe three
minutes had not expired and there were
two seconds more time to end the
round"
+ Haley certainly tolled off the ten sec
onds slowly while kaufman was on his
back with his head resting on the low el'
strands Of the ropes. Some men who
held stop watches on the bout timed
kaufman on the mat eleven seconds.
There were other men who, with watches
in their HANDS, declared that the rouno
had expired tive seconds before the bell
rang and That kaufman was really with
In the time limit, although on his back.
Two heavy blows to the stomach near
the end of the fifth round brought kauf-
man within the portals Of defeat. Pal
Ger, who had been working close, ripped
in a hard left to the pit of the stomach
that sent kaufman backward through
the ropes. While sitting on the second
with arms extended, kaufman tried to
straighten up on his feet. AS he made
the move Palzer ripped in a hard right
to the ribs. Kaufman grunted aid rubbed
the injured spot. He then wriggled free
But he had scarcely circled over to the
far side of the ring when Paizer LITE.
him off his feet with hard right upper
cut.
Kaufman was daZed and weak Ions
after the time the men were wranglin
over the question whether he was knock
ed out or saved by the bell.
The first round was slaShing one
Palzer knocked Kaufman down twice
and Kaufman served PalZer in similar
sty once Palzer started in hurrican
fashion. and by carrying the h=ht to
Kaufman managed to topple him ovel
with a straight left to the stomach.
Kaufman jumped up and catching Pa,
ger just under the chin with har
right, knocked PalZer on his back. Pal
ger rose quickly and caught kaufma.
on the jaw with a right Kaufnan
went down in a heap He got up slowl
and Palzer rained a shower of lefts ano
rights to the face until the bell.