Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-25
SAMMY SMITH HAS
kEYES ON FLOOR
IN FOURTH ROUND
Philadelphia Boy Has Easy Time
of 1t With New Yorker All
Through Bout--Murphy and
Mcfarland to Meet April 4 at
FairmOnt.
A T the National Sporting Club in
~ Naxat Xara lns1 nich4 Xo..rn

A Il the National Sporting Club in
~ New York last night Young
Sammy Smith, of Philadelphia,
defeated Bert Keyes. of New York. In
the ten-round star bout. Reyes started
off like a whirlwind In the first, and
looked as though he would tear Smith
to pieces, but the clever footwork OF
Sammy enabled him to keep out OF
danger. In the second and third Smith
Jailed Reyes with eese and cleverly
avoided the PUSHES OF his opponent. In
the fourth session Smith brought the
spectators to their feet by flooring
Reyes with a terrific aft wallop to the
jaw. Reyes has selds been knocked
down and the crowd eered Smith to
the echo.
There was little eS sment in the
fifth. sixth and SEVENTH. At Smith was
holding his lead. In th> ninth Smith
started off on the sggres ye and cut
keyes's eye, which bled pro, 'isely. Dur
ing the interim the eye was doctored
up. but Smith went right back at 1t
in the tenth and lac him bleeding
again. Keyes resembled the battle
SCARED hulk of the Texas at the finish
Of the bout.
In the six-round semi-lnal Young
Brown and Reddy Moore. brother of
Pal Moore, fought a draw.
Mcfarland VS.. Murphy April L.
Packey Mcfarland and Tommy Muir
ply will battle for ten rounds at the
Fairmont A. G.. April 4.
welsh VS.. Packey.
1t looks as IL a match will be clinched
between Freddie Welsh, the English
ex-lishtweight champion, and Packey
McFar!-nd. Packey teiegraphed To
Tom O'Rourke today saying he would
e Welsh In a ten-round bout at
either the National Sporting Club or
the Fairmont A. c. When Welsh was
Informed of McFariand's willingness to
meet him he said: Mcfarland will
have to weigh in at 133. pounds at 2
p. m., which was the weight we fought
at in London"
Goodman to Return.
Jack Goodman Is to. meet Young
Ahearn In a ten-round bout at a sho "
to be held by the Whirlwind A. c. of
Brooklyn on the night Of April 8.
Sapulpa Arena Erected.
The last nail was driven yesterday
in the arena at Sapuipa. Okla, where
Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, and MI
Schreck will battle next Tuesday after
noon. Sapulpa FANS are confident
that the white hope of the heart of
the Oklahoma oil belt will add ano,h4r
victory to lis list when he meets the
Louisville heavyweight.
Twelve thousand people can be seated
in he big structure that has been
erected especially for staging this fight.
KiTbnne Draws with Atteii.
Johnny Kilbahe, Of Cleveland, and
Monte Atteli fought a ten-round exhi-
bition contest near Cleveland last
night. Referee Walter Kelley declared
the bout a draw. Kilbane throughout
the fight, however. seemed to have At
tell ~outciassed. and was wonderfully
fast. Both men were on their feet and
fighting hard at the finish.
Kaufman Renegs
AL Kaufman. the California heavy
weight, has turned down an offer of a
SO, 900 guarantee to box twenty rounds
with Sam Langford In Paris. France.
Al said he wasn't afraid of Langford.
and expressed a willingness to meet
the Boston Tar Baby IN due time, but
not just now.
mcfarland Must Bet $4,000.
II Packey Mcfarland viii bet $40, 900
in real mone Ad Wolgast will meet
him on a weeks notice. This Is what
Ad said when re arrived from Los An
geles, whore he defeated George Mem
sic in nine rounds.
AID said If Mcfarland would agree to
meet him he would be willing to con-
cede the stock yards fighter two
pounds. He stipulated, however, that
Mcfarland must put up $4,000.
Another Match for Packey.
Packey Mcfarland has been matched
to meet Paul Koehler at Akron, O., In
a ten-round bout on April 4 at Chicago.
The weight is to be 1876 pounds at 3
o'clock.
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