The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-02
JOE CLARK AND
MART ROWAN BOX
Go Four Fast Rounds to Draw
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Club.
EASTERN BOXER GETS
UNPLEASANT SURPRISE
Utah Lad Shows His Usual
Anxiety to Mix Matters
Every Minute.

Joe Clark OF Salt Lake and Marty
Rowan OF New York boxed four rounds
To draw last night. IL was the best
athletic entertainment tho Manhattan
club has nut on for a long time.
Referee Hardy Downing being partic-
ularly anxious not to give a stranger
any less than his due. called honors even'
but Rowan was sadly dlsfigured. while
Clark did moi have u mark IL IS ulli
cult for any boxer to earn decision III
four rounds unless he gets in chance
good naturedly. There Is no 4uestion
OF the referees sincerity. but Rowan
hackers were exceedingly lucky in not
losing their money.
Rowan is a clever boxer and game TO
the core. lie made good showing. but
Clark was undoubtedly great surprise
TO both Rowan and Rowans adhercpts.
In the first round both men Tented
and tried - take the others measure
Then Rowan led aud Clark came back
at him with a vengeance, Rowan mace
during a clinch and for a time, was sue.
ccssful, but when he hit Clark hard
enough to hurt Clark took adequate pre-
cautions to protect that part OF his anat-
omy.
Rowan used left uppercut TO good
advantage, hut he never got away with
out taking something In return.
Clark Draws Blood.
In the second round Clark started the
boxing and planted left. right and left
soon had Rowan's nose bleeding freely
and after that Clark kept jabbing The in
jured proboscis a opportune intervals.
Toward the end Of this round one of
Rowans friends yelled:
The big stiff is hanging on, Mart:
push him away and you've got him"
Those who know Clark are aware he
never hangs on. HIS weakest trait is
jumping to his feet without taking a rest
when he goes down. Before the round
was over IL was Rowan who was hanging
on and most of the clnches after that
were prolonged as much as possible BY
Rowan.
At the beginning OF the third round
Rowan caught Clark with hard right
not seem 20 feel IT, He landed left.
missed swing and then Rowan landed
the hardest blow he secured during the
bout. 1t was right swing to Clark's
jaw, but Clark was going away and was
not much hurt. After a moment of
feinting Clark went In and landed body
and face blows so rapidly that only the
ropes saved Rowan from going down.
Rowan Almost Out.
Rowan held on to Clark and braced
Clark could get in the coup de grace
the gong sounded. II is extremely doubt
full II Rowan could have lasted another
half minute
Rowan's rest helped him greatly. but
Clark Immediately landed on his sore
nose. II hurt, but Rowan. game as
Clark himself, kept on boxing and landed
several hard uppcrCuts. The gong rang
while the men were in a cinch
IL was announced that Clark and Rowan
viii be matched again soon over a
longer route.
The first bout was between Cyclone
Lefty and Tommy Gethens Lefty was
put out in the fourth round.
Z. Midget knocked out Shorty Daly of
Los Angeles in The second round Dav
made good showing in the first round
He was better boxer than Midget but
did not have the ability TO take punish
mcnt
Young Papworth was knocked out by
Skim Price. brother of Jack Price
Price was heavier than Papworth I'm
I'll the third round IL seemed Papworth
would win.
Kid Irish made short work of Red
Crow. He put him out in the second
round.