The evening world., 1911-12-21
efoss Did Some Artistic Stall.
DO, but was Shaded by
Brown In Hot Fight.

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tine New yort World.
- tricks could have beaten X. o.
Brown last night at the Empire
A. c.. Leach Cross would have
weakened this morning to find him
slf famous. But although Leach was
W. more original than ever In his
neeAods he couldn't overcome the
~ piled up by the furious little
9Utehman with ceaselcss rushes. II
eas . sizsling Tight. very close. with
- Outcome always In doubt up to the
both round. On 4 hair-line decision
\. q. 10 entitled To the honors.
70 was In the NTH and sixth rounds
nat Lsachie pulled on the most de.
eeptive BIT Of stallins I've eve seen
b . ring. not barring even some OF
~ efforts Of Bob Fitzsimmons, who
Was . true artist.
sNooe APPEARED TO De WEAK
IN FIGHT.
In the NTH X. O. had been rushing
nd hammerins until Leach was
Dupelled to bend double and draw
AtA HE shell like a clam. When
lho1p defensive tactics were adopted
orown. unable to md an opening.
4oo0 over Leach and hammered soul.
~ q the back Of his head and neck.
UoD seemed TO be growing u little
~ Two or three times. coming
Ala.rpixup. he ~obbled. he
xQUpsd hitting and either clInched
= ts5sd TO block Browns blows.
No oil Of q sudden he vas very
sro0gy. very tired. and Brown viva
uDf1ns him into corners and ham.
ner1hg At him.
tDech's face was the picture OF hope
ti0tsess. He barely managed TO ~,
- sbund out. n when the bell rams no
voobo6 stiniy TO his corner on his heels.
- moving auriy like those OF a man
s43ieted w!th locomotor ataxia.
SJss's gone" SID = friend At my
Nv.
est3e's sailing" said !. had seen
No. stall before. but without tho para
~ symptoms.
lgAcN HoseLEo OUT sriEFLY
IN sixth.
Uxth round. and Cross. who lad beer
DIVING . fine Imitation of a dying man
\ bic corrsr. got up stiniy n hohnlcd
~ " hGht. Brown went after him and
NJ him into \ corner. There Leach
~ over 10 tried to block X. o.
tnA6hing lefts. His legs were sim "a,
st1okS, ana every time he moved II wa.
s5th Q Jerky action h a seemed to indi'
soeo that he was half p~aralyxed from
~ htps down. X. o.. drew back a little
aAoa came In %watchfully and she,
s6Ay. Cross. looking like the image o
sonooatrated and desperate gloom. WA
~ over. balancing stnly on his toes
Noekiag as bsst he could. Some q
SRovu's blows went through his guar,
~ hndsd with a thud. and every tim,
evoao staggered = little and caught hi
se1ancs stinly.
by heck!" said I Cor words TO tina
p9set). u don't think no Ia stallnI
lsHer si."
p9PGRGe TONE HAD sEEI
cRoss STALL BEFORE.
4 N around mi. men we're ,hou,,ny A.,
- rsferse, "stop n, s,op i,r'
Anliced on Dan Tones fac. a vorric
80 Of INDIGESTION. lie was adxetln
ornusd the outskirts OF the battle. On
a. refereed Leachie's nyhts and ha
- him stall before, but this Was som,
mas new and really artistic In effect.
Over In BroNn's corne Danny Mol
-. his manager and chief second. vi
gavios his hands franticaliy M Brow
.,-snv him IN rush in and finish ma
49, an ~. - nron.,t, :.
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sNe.sS,n'"s ~ W, uas w.
.n.s,s e'o"u, ".p' ns easu,
~ ~ wit"ou' e"'Ieiy unooVerins mn
az cross, moi seeing 'he oppor'uh''
-tee sure thing. That he ~anted-wo
bisl and hcbbled and blocked al
bebbsd his head ,ast enough to ga