The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
BOSTON DOESN 7
LIKE DECISION
Many Beaneaters Think Moore
Had Best of 1t in Fight
With Wells.
WHITE CAPABLE REFEREE;
THOROUGHLY IMPARTIAL
Thompson Says That Richards
Scheme Is Not So Imprac-
ticable After All.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, June 24.-There is
considerable trouble oyer the result Of
the Wells Moore mill Matt Wells, the
lightweight champion of England, was
awarded the decision over Pal
Moore in a twelve-round bout in Bos-
ton. Both fought savagely all the
way, and Wells, who was the more
rugged of the two, had the best of it.
The Englishman punished Moore Sc
verely about the body and got in a
number of wallops to the face that
staggered him.
Moore's best round was the eighth,
when he started rally that had the
crowd cheering. He had Wells run.
ming all around the ring at the be-
ginning of the period, and for time
it looked like curtains for the Eng
lish lightweight, but the latter re-
cuperated wonderfully toward the end
of the round, and reduced Moore's lead
to mere shade in this session. With
the exception of the first. third and
fourth, which were even, and the
eighth, in which Moore won, Wells
easily had the best of the rounds.
Both men were fit when they entered
the ring, and went to it with will.
Wells was feeling his opponent out,
and did not exert himself while Moore
was somewhat afraid to do anything,
session Wells cut loose. and fought
Moore all around the ring. 1t was
easily his round.
The sixth and ninth rounds were bad
ones for Moore. and he took a lot of
punishment. Wells battered the Ameri-
can boxer about the body, and slipped
over an occasional stab to the face
that hurt In the final round he cut
loose a succession of lefts and rights
that left little doubt as to whom the
referee would give the verdict.
Decision Is Unpopular.
There seems to have been some dis
satisfaction over Referee White S de-
cision in this fight. White gave the
decision to Wells. which didn't suit
many. A draw was the worst Moore
should have received. according to the
version Of the dissatisfied ones.
White is a capable referee and thor
oughly impartial He plays no fa-
vorites after he gets into the ring,
Moore is a clever boy, too, and the
probabilities are that the sympathies
of the spectators were with him. But
that is no reason why Referee White
should have given him the decision if
he didn I earn it.
The fight fans of Boston have been
up against raw deals, and they prob
ably have acquired the habit of kick
ing, whether there is any justification
for so doing. Whites decision will
doubtless be recognized as fair and
Just by the kickers when they have
had time to think it over.
frankie Burns of jersey City de-
feated DAILY of this city In their ten
try A. C.
Burns proved his superiority in
every way, and demonstrated that he
is cleverer than his opponent. At times
he displayed championship caliber.
The boys weighed in at l6 pounds.
bettors. The Jersey boy did not lack
for rooters, because big delegation
of Jerseyites crossed the Hudson to
witness the clash and shout encourage
ment to their little favorite. DAILY s
supporters were principally from the
east side.
DAILY received a rousing welcome
when he entered the ring. Sam Lewis
was his chief adviser. Burns was late
served Burns as his principal adviser
and second.
DAILY assumed the aggressive at once,
and led Burns a lively pace for few
| seconds. until he got his bearings. He
then began to work on DAILY 8 Jaw and
! body with telling effect, almost
| dropping the east side boy with one
smash. DAILY came right back and
| forced matters again, and earned an
even break in the honors of the first
round.
DAILY Is Laced in Fifth.
The third and fourth rounds went
TO the Jerseyite. and DAILY took lac.
ing in the fifth round too. In the
latter round Burns used a right hand
wallop to the jaw with advantage, and
he shook DAILY with number of them.
Daily was in bad shape in the sixth
round, and it looked like curtains for
him couple of times, when Burns
planted stiff right-hand punches on
his jaw.
The seventh was another bad ses.
about the face and kept his head
bobbing back and forth until the end
of the round.
The Jersey lad won all the way in
the eighth round and punished DAILY
severely, and he repeated it in the
ninth.
DAILY tried desperately to turn the
| tide In the final round, and forced
Burns to step at his fastest pace. He
was equal to it, however, and the Man
hattanite could not get the major part
of that round, either
frankie Fleming, Canadian light
weight, defeated Johnny Dundee in
ten-round bout before the Fairmont
A, G. recently. II was a corkiug
good fight. hardly minute being lost
by either in his attempt to win Flem.
ing was knocked down in the first
round for the count of nine from a
hard left iab to the jaw. and was
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