Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Details of the Eleven-Round Scrap
Between Ray Bronson and
Arthur Douglas.
AMERICAN EASILY BEAT
SOUTH AFRICAN FIGHTER
Hoosier Boy Showed Great Reversal
of Form on Account of Fight
ing at His Natural Weight.
copy rightei by 7. s. Andrews
peciaI CprrcsDoptIerre Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
SYDNEY, Australia, January S. 1911
Ray Bronson, the American light
weight, demonstrated his class last night,
when he easily defeated Arthur Douglas,
the South African lightweight. IN eleven
rounds at the Stadium. it being practi-
cally a knockout, as Douglas was all In
at the time, and his seconds wisely tossed
IN the towel when it was apparent TO
them that the boy had no chance TO wan.
II was a great reversal o. form that
Bronson showed as against his battle
with Hughie Michigan the week previous.
The Hoosier was not bound down to ring
side weight and had his natural strength.
which resulted disastrously for Douglas.
In the Michigan contest Bronson was SO
weak that he could not put any strength
into his blows. although he landed often
enough but last night he Jared Douglas
every time he connected. and it was PLAIN
after the fourth round that the South
African had TO possible chance, aside
from wild swing, To win. Ray timed las
blows nicely ana used good judgment III
counterlng. He also used a straight lett
that Douglas could not get away from
and his body and kidney bows hurt tne
South African more than he was willing
To admit. 1t was a rather hard defeat for
Douglas, as /. VIII practically put him
out of the running here.
The boys fought at catch weights, but
there was not much difference between
them, Bronson having the advantage OF
a few pounds.
In the first round Douglas started off at
a fast pace, sending three lefts to the
face without a rteurn and repeating with
left and right. Ray then sent his left TO
the jaw and pounded the kidneys as they
clinched. Ray got home a hard right chop
which staggered Arthur, and the round
ended even. Both mixed at the bell in the
second and fought like two game COCKS,
standing toe to toe and smuggling for all
they were worth. Douglas broke ground
first and later used the heel of his glove
In Bronson's face, but the latter said
nothing. Bronson had the best of the
round.
Bloody American"
Ray also had the third. sending hard
rights to the body and driving Arthur
all over the ring He would alternate
With lefts to the face and rights to the
body and Douglas was in bad shape, but
fought back gauely. Art slipped as the
bell sounded ano Ray helped him to his
feet One fellow in the crowd yelled:
Ten to one on the blooGy American
Bronson had al the best OF the fourth,
driving Arthur round the ring and using
L.
In the fifth Douglas sent a hard right
to- the jaw. but it never pllased Ray
who came back with a hard left and cut
ArthurS right eye. 1t was the same in
the sixth. bronson having the best of it;
but Douglas took chances, and slugged at
times. The Yankee put il all over his
man in the seventh. using the pivot turn
again. and sending in rights to the body
that hurt. In the eighth both mixed at
the bell. and Art swung a right to the
neck. They exchanged lefts and Douglas
slipped to the floor. AS he did so Ray
started short right. but just held it
showing that it was ready to kick at
the slightest provocation.
Tosses the Towel.
Douglas was sent in in the ninth to
swing and take a chance, for they knew
1t was all up, outside OF a chance blow
He swung let's and rights but they
landed on Rays back and neck Bron-
son countered with rights to the body
and Arthur was soon gasping for wind
Ray used the pivot turn again, and Doug
has was very tired. In the tenth Ray
sent in a series Of right chops to Jaw
and body. and had Douglas totterins
about the ring. and at the bell he was
nearly all in 1t was the same i'll the
eleventh. and Bronson did not try to
send in knockout blow as he knew his
man was beaten. and he preferred to see
the towel come in lie was not mistaken
for "a the end % the eleventh Mana ger
Steve tossed the towel in for Douglas
and 1t was all over. Douglas could not
have gone another round.
Bronson challenged Hugie Michigan to
another battle before leaving for Eng
land. the weight to he catch weights, as
he would not have time to train TO get
down To the stipulated lightweight limit
but Mehegan's manager would not listen
70 II. so there is no chance Of getting
them together for another contest here