New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
CLOSE CALL FOR BROWN
Boxes His Way to Victory After
Facing Quick Defeat.
HOGAN SHOWS HIS SKILL
Makes Good Impression in a
Slashing Bout at the
Madison A. G.

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Round" HOGAN, the Western wonder In &
I slashing ten-round bout AZ the Madison
/ Athletic Club last night and oxed his way
to a clever victory after timely rally. At
I enc time defeat stared Brown in the face
| but he finished strongly TO the delight OF
] his many followers, who TANNED the hall,
/ some 400 strong.
There were few dull moments once the
BOYS entered the ring, shortly after II
/ O'Clock Hooks end swings and jabs fol-
lowed so close on the trial OF one another
that the eye had trouble II keeping the
sequence Hard, bruising blows were given
and received by both boys many times in
each round, but they never faltered and
! seldom did the whirlwind pace slacGCn.
J Hogan proved himself to be one OF the
touchest men who has ever appeared IN the
! East. He is as fast on his feet as his ad-
+ rirers have claimed He Is clever unques-
/ -ionablv game and ne can hit like trip
hammer. He shoots his punches short ana
,r,e and many times during the bout he
beat the East Side boys left hook with
short vicious right counter 10 the head OF
body ..,,..
/ porsn's footwork was fast not naShy ,
! he vas master OF the knack OF moving '''s
/ foa, q few inches and swaying back so that
/ p,ou-r's leads missed frequently. SeVera'
/ fines the latter sprawled 10 the ropes
+ yarorn boxed his usual rugged eont' anu
i, ,bA latter stages did all the torc.!ls ii
nit hard and often. but he was conn
~. Lad who prored TO be harder plou-
/ lev, - solve than did the champion WI
/ cast whom Brown outeozsd VIII.
rs,,,,a ease and dispatch two weehs aeo,
/ uogar's speed had Brown niue 49,
A. +ba carly rounds. and the ma
-. - rscsiyed in the openins rouna hiou.u
/ 49,, ,r;tb . healthy respect 10Y 'le
/ NJ the man in front OF h""' go. evenings
"a - ,o;seAs often and left oEe''iHs3
/ -, r4oesn failed to seize. Brow
r.o,,,sred and tore back TO the ci''.I =
", ,ansed the majority q
-a.,,.s pis cffside offence puzleo tios''.''
80 , - ,,ooned the right hand over the ta1'
/ ter's left and landed on 'ile 20 .o. ~
his dreaded left ripped TO the sc ,,odf,
0.as dri"en owe 10 the heau' Iot
/ tlovs robbed the Native son q
/ ~ his sp,ed and made niip -
I ,ivelv easy target near the emu
: riyhr drew the blood from AosehS hose
~ the f1,h round, and Brown Kept inc
r,amber bleeding for the renaainder Oh 'i'S
bout -. o,,.-,-,i,
nan Tone. the referss of the Olympic
and Fmpire Athletic clubs, was the th'rd
: man in the rlng ..
! lJogar. met Brown as the latter came
from, his corner in the first minute OF the
opening round, and almost lived up 10 MS
nickname cf "One Round by measuring
! his opponent with a left jao ana hard
right 70 the Jaw He followed up this ad-
vantsec pv landing his right on the tip Of
the chin Brown reelod 10 the ropes and
his knees sagged under the effect Of the
terrible blow. Hogan pressed mis- lead,
buled his weakened rival and landed some
terrible olows to the head and body. but
| Brown fought back and held On to the
ben
Brown rallied to the treatment Of his al
most hystercal manager and when the
gong rang for the second round nc was
right back in full force and actually out
fought the San Francisco boy in all thc
rallies He plunged into the fray as il
nothing was out OF the ordinary. ard soon
mad Hogan on the defensive. II was this
spirit that enabled Brown to win.
Hogan came TO the fore in the seventh
round and had Brown on the run again HI
banged the right hand over 70 the jaw ant
sent Brown TO the ropes and piled in on tor
and sunk blow after blow to the stomach
The latter again met him al his own same
however. and once more Hogan decided u
: let well enough alone.
Hogan took q lacing in the ninth rounC
when Brown simply walked all over hin
and landed two clean blows TO one. II
hoked and uppercut to the face and bod!
and HOGAN was tired at the DELL. He drove
r Hogan 10 the ropes with a left 10 III
stomach and hooked his right to the fac
and landed the left 70 the body again Ho
gan crossed the right TO the jaw an
hooked the right 10 the mouth. but Browl
suothered him with all kinds of blows.
= one OF the largest crowds that ever wit
~ ssed a boxing contest in New York was
present. fully $500 persons hlling the hal
before $50 o'clock When Brown should
cred his way down the aisle 20 the ring a
least one thousand more members ha
PASSED through the gates Through som
nnisnana cement, fully FIVE hundred ticket
! for the cheaper seats were sold IN excess
o. the capacity. and the crowd, atte
pa ssivley submitting for Nslhe grew
restive and stormed over the barriers y
the boxes and resrved seats.
The boxes about the ringsde were 1lieo
among those seer being Harry Won Tilzer
Victor Williams, Mike Donlin, big Tim
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