Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-17
BR|TISHERS FIST
QU|ETS OREXEL'S
FIGHT AMBITION
Beresford, at Lakewood, Trims
George GOuId's SOn-in-
Law in Ring.
is SOCIETY CHAMPION
AND WINNER OF CUP
Real Prizefight With Women
of 400" Among the
Spectators.

The amateur pugilistic championship
of the worlds society has been lost to
the United States of America and now
reposes in the stalwart custody of one
Hon. Seton Robert de la Poer Beres-
ford, of England, who won 1t along
with a silver cup which Mrs. George j.
Gould gave to him when he knocked
out her son-in-law, Anthony j. Drexel,
jr., in the international contest at
Georgian Court, Lakewood.
Two Lords His Seconds.
Two lords we're the nnglishman's
seconds, and society that packed the
ringside almost went into Mysteries
when, with three straight clips to the
Jaw In the third he Strengthened up
young Drexel and left him standing
dazed and helpless, but game, In the
middle of the ring, Three or four fight
experts, who were let in by their SO
ciety sponsors, declared that Drexei
is just as good a man as the English
man, but lacks a little experience
They're going TO take him In hand and
whip him into shape for return bout
when America migrates to England for
the spring season.
The fight came off Saturday night
Drexei, who recently became the hus-
band of Marjorie Gould, went to meet
Beresford when he came over with his
brother, Lord Deciesi who married
Marjorys sister, Vivien; and over the
white wine that night young Mr..
Drexel said that ha had heard or MT.
Beresfords prowess In the ring ABROAD,
but, as he had some prowess OF his
own, he would take great and national
satisfaction in whipping the .Britisher
whenever that gentleman felt he need
ed q friendly drubbing. And Mr'
Beresford replied to that that the lick
ing would be the other way whenever
Mr.. Drexel chose to receive it-men-
tioning incidentally that the sooner ne
took Il the sooner he would be out TO
enjoy the fine winter weather
Mrs. Gould Aids Match.
So Mrs. George Gould came to theii
mutual aid with the offer OF Georgian
courts gymnasium, and distinguished
audience, including the flower of Amer
lean millionaires, Lady Decies, LORDS
| Camoys and AHstair- Graham, the Eng
lishman's seconds, and Lieutenant HUI
bert DeBrugh, Of the British navy. the
third men In the ring. Jay Gould and
Mr.. Moffat held the Drexel sponge.
Beresford climbed into the ring, stole
ally. with 166 pounds of flesh on his
spare person. Drexel couldn't do bet
ter than 161, but the Englishman Is
we'll along toward forty and Drexel
isn't thirty vet, so the weight discrep-
ancy didn't amount to as much as It
seemed.
DrexeI Hnd First Round.
| Tho American rushed at the outset.
He didn't show any rare amount of
science and he didn't know beans about
conservation of his strength. But he
backed the Britisher into the Britisher' s
corner and walloped him dozen in the
ribs and over the skull and down where
his belt was and he had him holding on
and gasping for breath at the end of
the first round The two lords pulled
Beresford together with great difficulty
and much water In the brief space of
the entre-act When he came out of
his corner young Drexel handed him
two on the side of the head that sent
him to his knees in hurry.
But they had to give it to the Eng
lishman for pluck. He scrambled up,
brushed the blood off his proboscis and
sailed back so savagely that the Amer
lean was himself hanging on the ropes
at the end of the round, and had been
fioored himself with a vicious right to
the jaw.
Bout Ends In Third.
The bout was to have gone six rounds
but it never went its limit. In the
third Drexel spent his last bit Of
strength. threshing wildly at the head
of his bull1ier opponent. Then. when
he was all In and putting like por-
poise. the stolid Englishman waded In,
cracked him on one side of the head
that staggered him, Strengthened him
back again with another that left him
SO helpless that his hands hung
Imply at his sides, and was posing for
the third and certain Knockout when
Drexeps seconds threw in the sponge
and saved their man.
Drexel has bad cut over his upper
lip to show for the fight, but he says
it was a "jolly good one." Beresford
came out without scratch, but his
body is pretty sore, as he. admitted
when he said young Drexel was the
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