Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-25
Pennsylvania Fighter Willing
Enough, But Boston Negro
Gets Him in Sixth.

Sam Langford's efforts to subdue
Tony Ross, after the Newcastle, Pa,
mar In a wonderful burst of speed and
gameness had led the fans to believe
he might succeed in surprising the
championship aspirant, brought o
one of the best bouts between heavy
weights In this section In a long TINA
at the National Sporting Club in New
York last night. Ross finally went to
repose in the sixth round from q short
left hook to the jaw that followed n
right feint and which half surprised
the Boston tar baby In It's finale.
Things went easy for Sambo up to
the fourth. There was little to be re-
lated of either the first or second
rounds.
There was qulckness to every move
of Sam as he opened the second round.
For diversion he began feinting Tony,
and the sidestepping the former resort
ed to began to make him leg-weary, SO
much SO he tumbled over, and Lang
ford assisted him on his feet and into
fighting position, while the crowd
showed their appreciation of the move
by cheering. Then the negro shot In
blows from all angles. and when IA
right swing connected Ross all but fell
to the floor.
Back of each blow Sam was sending
in wa strength. Even when he landed
q kidney wallop in the third Ross near
ly keeled over, but WAS able to right
himself after hugglng the black. To-
wards the close of the round Tony
suddenly began to awaken like a prize
winner, jabbed Sam on the nose sew
eral times and tried TO oblige the crowd
by keeping 1t up.
Tony opened the fourth by doing a
little sparring. This was taken to
mean something, and before the sur
prise had passed over Ross nae landed
several nifty hooks. Sam shrugged his
big broad shoulders and uncovered
a right to the jaw. Down went Tony.
His position in landing was almost
l~aughable, his two feet resting over
the bottom rope n he kept looking
at his corner in a bewildered gaze,
wondering what to do or what was
happening.
He was able TO rise at the count of
eight and ran around the ring. Two
rapid lefts shook him from side to side,
but still he stood on his feet. Again
the negro's left landed on the jaw with
rapid movement and Tony wrapped
himself around Sam. A solid right to
the nose anne and 1t seemed he would
topple. The house was in an uproar
and the fans were yelling to Ross and
urging him to last the round out.
Finally the big frame Of Ross rested
- aaarp.rJ nnA uhon Cam utapnoA
away Tony fell.
Seconds tossed water on Ross and
he revived from the spray. Langford
was walking around ~nervously and
started a row with the men behind
Ross because of the water throwing
and he was shooed away. The italian
was game and anxious. He arose fol-
lowing the few seconds rest, while
the negro gritted his teeth and tried
with all his cunning to get Ross to
pose for the finishing blow, but Tony
was there to stay and he covered
nicely. The bell rang and tho crowd
stood and yelled and waved their hats
In approval.
Langford was out of his corner for
the firth to end the affair. Joe Wood
man, his manager, had predicted the
tar baby would close proceedings inside
Of five rounds, and 1t was an estab>
lished fact few had gone beyond that
number with L%angford. Yet Ross was
not willing to give up, despite all the
rushing and c%leverness of the husky
black, and he went after Langford as
quickly as he could get in range.
The hopes Of the many there for
Ross went high up as Tony began bat
ting Langford all over the rfng. A
left on the head made an impression,
and two iefts to the body didn't make
the negro feel right. San seemed
anxious still to force Ross into a posi-.
ton when he might toss in his left to
the jaw, but he was losing ground all
the while. Tony worked In a right
swing to the jaw inside the defense of
Sam and his head rocked. In the clinch
Sam tried uppercuts. and when Patsy
Haley separated them Tony jolted the
negro with right and left swings and