New-York tribune., 1911-12-29
NEW HOPE IN THE OFF|NG
Al PaIzer Knocks Out Kaufman
in Fifth Round of Fast Bout.
END COMES UNEXPECTEDLY
Californian Was Apparently
Strong Until an Uppercut TO
the Jaw Finished Him.

Al paIzer. the Iowa farmer, stands lorth
/ to-day as the real "hope OF the Whlte race
/ In a ripping, slashing fight he KhocNeu
out Al Kaufman thc California hea'y-
weight. with short right uppercut on the
noint of the law in the fifth round OF
scheduled ten-round bout at the Nauohai
Snoring Club of America last night
Kaufhans seconds made a violent pro-
test. declaring that the round ended oeiore
the referee finished counting. But the re-
suit would have been the same. Tne oihclai
favored the fallen boxer with generous
count. but Kaufman was out cold LOT
fulI minute after he was helped to MS
corner. and. in his weakened CONDITION
wonld have proved an easy victim Tor MS
opponent.
In refutation of Kaufman's charges that
the round was over. Joe Dunn. the official
timer of the club. declared that two sec
ords remained before the three minutes
expired.
The end came swiftly and uneXpectediy'
Kaufman was apparently strong anu po"
erfuI. and was at least holding MS own.
Palzer opened the round with MS us"ai
rush and ripped a right hand smash nome
70 the body. Kaufman backed OIL anu
iabbed him on the nose and cuted rleht
to the head. The men clinched and wrestleu
a little. and on the break Kaufman iaiioeu
left to the nose m
Palzer tore in with both hands' uil'I'
Kaufman clinched again. After the Dredh
PaIzer charged back, but was stopped py
y right on the face and left to the body.
Again the men locked at close quarters
and. caging his man in neutral corner,
palzer smashed a left to the oody anu
ubinned a right to the point OF the Jaw
| Doun crashed Kaufman. His head rested
an the lower rope. There he stayed. and
no,,ar moved a muscle until the count was
finished.
Palzer is a much improved boxer. lie
still has all his rugged strength ana lutlouS
fighting ability. Under the careful coacn-
ing of Tom O'Rourke he has gained huch
in science and skill. He made Kaufman
miss frequently, and seldom did he fall 10
counter the leads.
palzer drove a short left to the face as
the men came up at the start or the pou''
and without more parey he tore r1Sht IN
Kaufman made him miss several hard wal
Ions. but Palzer forced him across the ring
and as the California man returned ne
slipped. Palzer whipped over left 10 the
head and Kaufman went to the mat IN
hurt. he jumped right up, and in furious
exchange he sent Palzer down with right
hand cross on the jaw.
The latter was evidently none the worse
for the trip to the boards, for he at once
got up and fought at top speed. A volley
of solid blows dazed kaufman, and PalZer
again sent him down with short jab on
the Jaw. once more the Californian took
the count, and he was badly hurt. Palzer
drove his opponents head back with pow
erful smashes. Groggy and dazed, Kauf-
man was forced to call on his ring gener-
alship for aid.
Boxing prettily. Kaufman put the sec
ond round to his credit He made Palzer
miss his punches and countered with both
hands to face or body. But Palzer never
once let UP in his attack and butted In,
trying to do his best.
After doing we'll in the third round, Kauf-
man started on the way TO defeat in the
fourth Pazer never let him rest, and kept
pegging away at the body. Toward the end
Of the round Palzer caught his man coming
in open and orove a left to the pit OF the
stomach. Kaufman went up against the
ropes and half way through AS he lay
back Pazer leaped in and. throwing all his
weight in n right-hand straight from the
shoulder he hit his man in the solar plexus.
Kaufman gasped and doubled over. He
never recovered from that punch, and the
following round saw his defeat.