The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-07
BOXING
(SneciaI from limited Prass


New York, Feb. THE best fight
of the year is expected, tonight, at
the Paramount A. c., in the 10 round
go between Frank Klaus, the Pitts
burg middleweight, and Willie Lewis
Klaus. who believes that nothing can
keep him away from the middle
weight championship, has told his
friends to back him with their last
cent. He is already talking of forcing
Billy Bapke and Dave Smith Of Aus
tralia into early fights. The Pitts
burger is the favorite in the betting.
He will outweigh Lewis by at least
five pounds.
New York, Feb. 7.-Harboring the
hope that he will return to New York
the lightweight champion of the
world, Knockout" Brown left for
fight with AID Wolgast, tomorrow
night. Brown is under weight and
still at top strength. He says he
will carry the fight to the champion
from the first tap of the bell.
New York, Feb. 7.-While a ma
jority of the critics agree, today. that
Sammy Kellar, the English bantam
outpointed Tommy Houck, of Phila-
delphia, in their 10 round clash, last
night, it is generally conceded that
had the fight gone a few rounds
Houck was outclassed in the early
rounds but he gave wonderful ex-
hibition of recuperative strength
Kellar displayed the best form he has
yet shown and put Houck to the mat
twice. Joe Bedell and Willie Beech
er also engaged in nearly even
scrap, Bedell winning by q shade.
Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. TERRY
McGcvern, once king of the feather
weights, is fighting what may be his
last great battle The Brooklyn Ter
local hotel and although John Cullen
who brought him here last Friday
refuses to say what is the nature OF
his ailment, he admits the fighter to
be in a critical condition. No one is
allowed to see the sick fighter.
Sydney, N. s. W., Feb. 7-Cyclone
Johnny Thompson. the American well
terweight, gave pounds away to Dave
Smith, the Austral an middleweight
champion, here yesterday, but the best
Smith could do in the twenty-round
was to gain the decision on points
Thompson, who not so long ago was
fighting as lightweight and who ap-
peared to be carrying several pounds
of superfluous flesh, surprised the
crowd by not only staying the limit,
but by giving Smith tough battle.
Experts here had predicted quick
exit for Thompson. Smith recently
middleweight. and Jimmy Clabby, the
American welterweight, and it was
thought that the Australian would
have an easy time with Thompson
Cyclone Johnny fought one of the best
battles of his career and, though
soundly beaten he made Smith know
that he had been in scrap
Pittsburg. Feb. I'm the Labor Tenn
pie last night Packey Mcfarland OF
Chicago and Bert Keyes of New York
fought six rounds. Mcfarland winning
the bout with points to spare. There
were times, however, when the New
Yorker kept his opponent very busy
There was no doubt that Keyes was
after a knockout with Mcfarland, il
possible, as on different occasions he
almost sent himself through the ropes
by missing vicious swings-his misses
too, were by remarkably narrow mar
gins. In the first round the pair
tried each other out. and in the Sec
ond Keyes in rushing, stepped into
a left uppercut which threatened to
end the bout then and there. How
ever, he clinched long enough to re-
gain his feet, and fought viciously
from that until the end of the round
The fifth and sixth rounds saw Nc
Farland again draw away from Reyes
on points. He pun shed the Eastern
fighter severely. Mcfarland simply
laughed at the crowd as it riddled
him for not putting his whole heart
into the punches and assured those
near the ring that Keyes was hard
man to hit and dangerous man al
all times. After the fight Keyes chal-
lenged Mcfarland to twenty-round
fight.