Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-29
Fight One of the Most
Vicious in New
YOrk's History.
VICTOR GOES DOWN ONCE IN
FIRST; VANQUlSHED TWICE.

AL Palzer, touted by Thomas
O,Rourke as the white hope knocked
out AL Kaufman, the California
Hercules. In the fifth round of a
scheduled ten-round bout at the Ma
tional Sporting Club, New York, last
night. The blow that laid low the
clever Kaufman was a crashing right
10 the Jaw, sent in at close quarters.
1t came as a surprise, and was de-
livered twelve seconds before the end
of the round.
This is positive. The representative
of this paper held a waaeh on every
round, each intermission and the time
of every knockdown. There is abso-
lutelv no chance to say that the round
was shortened or that the bell denoted
the ending of the round, for the time
keeper and the referee both agreed
that Kaufman was counted out before
the bell sounded the termination of the
fifth stanza.
To say that the result was a surprise
is putting it mildly. Kaufman was the
favorite. for it was declared by all
ring critics that his c~leverness would
easily outshine any advantage hat
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younger man. The fight while ii lasted
was the fastest and most furious that
has ever been seen in New York be-
tween two heavyweights. The blow
that brought the crown to Palzer was
delivered in a neutral corner and with
enough force to have dropped an OK.
When Kaufman entered the ring he
was followed by James DeForrest,
Jack McBurns and William Roach. The
smile that he wore was n that only
a Sunny jim" could wear. Ten min
utes later AL Palzer entered, followed
by Tom O'Rourke, Patrick Moran, Jim
Savage and Black Bill. kaufman an
nounced that he weighed POS pounds,
and Palzer was not ashamed of his 2lS
pounds. From the applause it was
easy to see that the throng was with
Palzer.
The opening festivities were much Of
a surprise. Neither man waited to see
what the other had in store, but tore
right in and tried to end the affair
then and there. Palzer walked to the
centre and ripped one to the stomach
Kaufman missed a left hook to the jaw.
Palzer again tore a smash to the
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hold. A left hook from Kaufman's
powerful mitt sent Palzer to the can
vas. but he was on his feet in a second.
Blows to the head and body sent Kauf-
man down, and when he arose he was
quickly felled again with blows to the
face. When Kaufman arose he seemed
bewildered, and Palzer lost no time in
rushing him on the ropes. The work
of Palzer was a revelation. and the
utter failure of Kaufman to stand him
off was a great disappointment. 1t
was Palzer's round by a good margin,
Palzer at Long Distance.
Palzer in the second round began a
new method of attack. He fought at
long distance and was able to jab
Kaufman at will. Three straights in
succession kept Palzer's head in a
cradle. The sign ito hold on" was
given. In the centre of the ring the
men exchanged body blows, when sud
denly Kaufman delivered rights and
lefts that made Palzer feel shakey.
Palzer held on and tried to send In
blows to tffe body, but blows to his
uncovered face made him hold. The
round was earned by Kaufman.
The third setto was lively. Palzer