The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-28
Manhattan Club PugiIistS Fur
niSh Better Exhibition Than
Usual i'm Such Events.
REFEREE MAKES MISTAKE
BY DECLARING BOUT DRAW
Joe Clark Shows Class and Dis
poses of 0gden's Pride Be-
fore First Round Ended.

Fight fans were treated to exciting
exhibitions OF the manly art last night
in the Manhattan clubs hall at 6S Post
office place. The events comprised the
clubs weekly programme and attracted
a crowd that hlled ali available space.
An utterly indefensiblc decision by
Referee Willard Bean. when he called the
bout between Sailor Gordon and Harry
White a draw. was the surprise OF The
evening. At first tho audience was
amazed. but when fans realized that
Bean refused 10 give Gordon his due.
there was A tumult with choruSes of
protests coming from every part OF the
hail. Bean later made a brief speech, in
which. instead of admitting that he was
wrong. he said The reason he called the
bout a draw was because Gordon was so
nearly all in physically when the bout
closed. Bean thought this ovcrbalanced
the fact that Gordon had landed at least
three blows 10 Whites one.
The fans listened patiently and few
personal friends appauded, but the great
majority knew that Beans decision was
wholly unfair. In the other decisions
Bean acquitted himself Crcditably, al
though he allowed far moro wrestling
than is customary Gordon, later on in
personal dislike. but the general opinion
was that Bean simply made whopping
biz mistake.
Cyclone Is too Timid
Five bouts were put on. All but the
first one were good, although more slug
ging than science characterized some OF
them Nevertheless. what the contest
ants lacked in skill they made UP in
Cyclone Lefty. who in the first bout of
four rounds with Dinge McCarty started
out bIavely. but as soon as he felt the
sting OF his opponents glove. he paid
more attention 10 keeping away from his
antagonist than trying TO put him out:
In the last bout Joe Clark nut OUT Kid
Evans before the first round ended.
Ciarks showing was the best made by
anyone in the ring. The fight fans would
have been delighted TO have seen Clark
with an opponent who would have made
him extend himself. AS he is real tight
er. When he and Howard Baker meet
the match will be worth seeing.
Featherweights Open Programme.
At $50 o'clock time was called for the
Dinge McCarty and Cyclone Lefty. Nc
Carty is colored. and about twenty mem
bers OF his race shouted advice To him
continually. This he did not need. Tor
after his foe had landed a few gentle
taps on his face McCarty began 10 fight
and carried the battle TO the white boy
until. at the end OF the fourth round. he
put him down for good with a right
swing.
Referee Bean did not count the Cyclone
out. but IL was apparent he had no more
fight left in him.
McCarty's victorv caused great reioic
ing among his hackers. IN the beginning
a number ol Cyclones adhcrcnts called
out that McCsrty had yellow streak
bur IL was the other way around. al
though no amount of eameness would
have enabled the white boy 10 NahpulSh
McCarty. ,,,,
The second bout was four rounds be-
tween Sailor Gordon and Harry Nmte'
onlored. Gordon started in at the begin
ming with swift uppercuts. and although
the men wrestled all over the ring ana
frequently had 10 be separated. Gordon
landed his uppercuis as regularly as
clockwork. ,,
lie actually tired himself out pounding
White, whose nose blcd freely. but 9ther
wise the blows seemed TO nave HtHe eI
feet Oh the colored man. -, .1,o
There WAS no question VINO had 1lg
better OF il on points. Oordon iahdSa i,
almost al Will and time anu again ulc
crowd expected him 10 finish MS man
hut nc had spent 50 much strength IN
beating him, that he had not enough
steam left to put him out. no one doupl
ed Gordon would get the decision. pul
Referee Bean called IL draw and
brought out protests from every lover OF
Early in the second round Gordon
started the blood flowing from White
cheek and aftervard from ms nose,
White. in the middle OF this round. was
so dazed that he lowered his hands and
s-1imaced ike a Wild man but The gong
sounded in time to prevent ,Ioraon iron, ron,
putting him out and after thal poiooH
was too weak To do II.
nearly so tall and his crouch made Cor
don stoop go low that he looked like an
third round White came up refreshed
and from then on landed blow now and
then
At the end Of the bout Gordons shoul-
ders and arms were splashed with his
opponents blood. while Gordon bore
sosrcely marx EXcept S. t,,1ra ms uae neanS NY
evidence he had been fighting And this
was draw. according to Referee Bean
schaffer Beats Mantell.
The third bout WIS between Frank
MantelI and Harry schaffcr ManielI
halls from San Francisco and Schaffer
is the pride ~ Boise Pearl Hopkins was
In have fought Sichaffer, but Hopkins has
been in and his physician forbade MIN
ent and announced his Intention to have
a go with Scbsffer at The earliest op-
portunity his health and circumstances
permitted.
Mantell is Familiarity known as the
Turk" In the beginning cries from tho
rngside indicated that many of the fans
landed two or three light blows while
Schaffer sizing him no. but after
that the bout was all Schsffer's. Scbaf-
fer knocked him down and might have
finished him In the first round had moi
The gong saved him. Schaffer knocked
Mantell out about the middle of tine sec
nnd round. Kid Eell challenged the
winner. but his def did not arouse much
enthusiasm.
Hart and Lawrence.
The fourth bout. between Dick Hart
Of San Francisco and Salt Lake and
Charles or Young" Lawrence of Pueblo
and Salt Lake. was the best boxing ex-
hibition of the night, although neither
man showed flash of the class that
Ioe Clark exhibited In his brief oppor-
tunity in the next bout Hart and Law
renee shook hands good naturedly at the
beginning. After feinting little, during
which Lawrence tried to scare his on
pnnent by the weirdcst OF facial contor-
tions. they exchanged body blows Hart
soon began landing stiff blows To the
law. but they made little Impression on
the colorcd bots rugged face Every