Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-08

Ben Douglass, the fast local welter-
weight. out-boxed, out-pointed and out
hit Knockout Johnson, the Orange
welter. in the main event at Professor
Gus Troxler's Central Institute, South
Broad street, last night. Douglass had
the better of johnson in practically
every round, with the exception of the
first, which was about even. Referee
Ross decided that the negro pugilist
WAS not what one would call a real
clean boxer, inc the spectators agreed
in that way. The crowd, as usual,
last night was a good one and all who
were present enjoyed the bouts which
were arranged by Mr.. Troxler.
'Tis true Johnson was a rather tough
proposition to handle, but he was I'M
able to maintain the fast pace set by
his rival and at the end he was about
"all in" Douglass did not seem to
show his best form, but he landed twice
the number that his rival managed to
connect.
The first round opened with both
shaking hands and smiling. Douglass
forced the lighting. 1t was tit for tat
throughout. The boxers clinched sew
eral times, but Douglass was the ag-
gressor, playing for the kidneys. The
negro continually smiled, but the stiff
lefts to the body and ribs seemed to
take the funny grin off at times. Both
elinched at the bell. In the second
round both rushed in and clinched.
johnson held D~ouglass's neck and
twisted it, sending the white boy to
the mat. He a~pologized, however.
johnson sent a left and right in sue
eession to the local boys jaw. but Ben
only winked. The negro again tried for
the face, but miss .. Douglass planted
one on the tip of TIE negro's jaw, and
the latter, being unbalanced, fell. Doug
lass was about set to send a left to
stomach when bell rang,
Douglass had the third round by a
fair margin. Ben tried hard to get one
In on the negro's stomach, but the Or
angelic managed to cover up in time
" fashion. johnson made several wild
swings. on the other hand, Douglass
used his left and right In the clinches
to good effect. The blood came from
the Orange boys nose after Douglass
had tapped one to the "beak." John
son was tired when the bell rang, but
still having that grin with him. In
the final oun both started fast, but
clinched. Douglass ripped rel a hard
to the jaw. his head shaking.
Johnson was swinging wildly and
going fast. He tried to push
Douglass out of the ring, but Ben
managed to get out of the way and the
negro went clean to the other side of
the ring. When the bell rang the Or
ange youth could hardly walk to his
corner, while Douglass seemed to be
fresh.
Two good semi-flnals were carded.
Young Currie, of Carteret, and Will
of Delawanna, were the first TO
appear in the semi-wind-ups. The bout
was stopped in the middle of the sec
md round, Currie being all in. IT was
4 smuggling match from the start, but
stiff punching nearly settled
.urrie. Battling Baum, of Paterson,
Young Diamond. of this city,
four fast rounds. Both we're at
t in every inning, never letting up.
n the clinches Baum held on, Referee
Ross consistently warning him OF his
'oul tactics. Another match will likely
De arranged between these two.
The preliminaries, which numbered
our, were exceptionally good. Young
Riley, of Orange. and Young Mack, the
ocal newsy, fought four even rounds.
the second bout. Jack Kalpher, of
.3ayonne, was twenty-five pounds
than his opponent, Tommy
)'HIalloran, of Bloomfield, one of Billy
~proteges. The former knocked
he latter down in the second round !