The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-30
Former Bantam Weight
Champion of the World
Makes Good Showing
LITTLE FIGHTER WAS TOO FAST
First Real Boxing Show to be Pulled
Off in Kenosha Proves a Winner and
Great Crowd Throngs Auditorium
Many Prominent Fighters Present.

Harry Forbes one time a Kenosha
man and one time world s bantam
weight champion sought to avenge Ken
osha on account of the defeat of
frankie Conley by Johnny Coulon when
he met Coulon in ten round bout in
the wind up of the show given by the
Badger Athletic club Tuesday night
and while Forbes did not get victory
over Coulon he showed the people who
followed the prize ring that he could
come back and for ten rounds he kept
Coulon guessing. Forbes gave great
display of gameness and had flashes of
his old time form but Coulon was too
quick, too shifty and too young for
him and while Forbes was hardly in
danger of being put out the victory was
for Coulon by a large margin.
The battle between the two bantams
was the biggest pugilistic event in the
history of Kenosha and mad mass of
more than 5000 fight fans from Chi
cage, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha and
from many of the other larger cities
iammed into the Goldberg auditorium,
filing every bit of space in the big
building. 1t was one Of the greatest
crowds ever seen in Kenosha and not
withstanding the fact that it was a
fight crowd it was an orderly crowd
and the police had little trouble in ham
ding it, At the ring side were many
pugilistic notables including Packy Me-
Farland, George. Knockout Brown,
frankie White, Charley White and
frankie Conley, All of them had a
chance to get a hand clap from the
crowd and every one of them was out
looking for a chance to meet some one.
The bouts were late in starting but
when they got going Herman Sharp the
Milwaukee referee pulled them off with
a precision that made hit with the
great crowd. The last man was out of
the hall before midnight and the Chi
cago crowd left for home on special
train shortly before twelve.
The big interest Of course was in the
Coulon-Forbes mill and from the time
the two boys entered the ring until the
final gong they kept the crowd hop
ping.
In the opener they spared and then
went into cGnch, Coulon following
with right to Forbes jaw. They con
tinued sparring, but Coulon was bit
too fast on his feet. They did a great
deal of work at close range, but Forbes
slipped over one slight tap to the jaw.
The bell rang and they were in a clinch
and honors were about even.
They continued at close range and
then resorted to feinting, but Coulon s
efforts to land were met by the veter-
ans cleverness. Forbes sent over
vicious right to Coulon' IS jaw and they
went into clinch. They repeated
them and the referee was forced time
and again to break them. Forbes had
slight advantage and was fresh at
the end of the round.
In the third, Coulon kept right after
his man at close range and dealt sever
al taps to the back of Forbes head
Forbes sent in two hard rights to Cou-
Ion s face and the champion went into
clinch. Coulon broke and caught his
opponent on the chin, but did not both
er Forbes. It was an even break.
Both continued their fast work in the
fourth, and Coulon ripped in few to
the kidneys in the clinch. They ex-
changed wallops Coulon received a
hard one on the face and the title-hold-
er came back with the same dose. Cou-
Ion got ripping right to the jaw, but
Forbes blocked a return of the wallop.
After long clinch the gong ended hos
tiities and the crowd gave Forbes
loud ovation.
Little Damage in the Fifth.
Cou1on danced about the ring and
Forbes kept after him, but little dam
age was done. Coulon then sent one
to Forbes, but two came back and the
champion apparently was dazed. They
went at it again, and Coulon caught
Forbes on the jaw, but the old-timer
came in and evened up. They contin-
ued to mix with little damage, and it
was about even.
Forbes started like whirlwind and
did effective work on Coulon IS chin.
The champion preferred close fighting
and caught three hard blows on the
veteran IS stomach. He played for this
part and had Forbes worried. Coulon
resorted to butting, and at the same
time kept after his opponent s stomach.
It was Coulon s round, but the crowd
booted the champion for rough work.
Coulon started with brace of taps
to Forbes chin and then continued for
the body. The Logan Square lad was
improving and his speed was marvel
Gus, but he missed many attempts.
When they mixed again Forbes dove
into Coulon and the latter went