New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
.LANCFORD AT HIS BEST
0utpoints Joe Jeannette. in Fast
and Furious Bout.
SMALL MARGIN AT END
Boston "Tar Baby" Finds Hard
Going-Standing Room Not
at Premium.

Sam Langford the Boston Tar Baby
had a little the better OF Joe Jeanette, OF
West Hoboken. after ten rounds OF the
most terrific boxing that New York mas
seen between heavyweights in many
long day The battle was hard bruising
0nd punishng and while Sam won BY
slight margin, It proved little. Langford
is terrific hitter. and cyclonic snort
distance fighter Jeanette, clever
classy man is one Of the greatest long
distance fighters I'm the world. and TOOK
Ills opponents hardest blows and although
I'm danger several times. was stronger at
the bell than his victorious opponent
After the lnal bell Jeanette leaped
over tho ropes. while Sam sat I'm his cor
ner 20 be attended by his seconds. After
the bout Jennette said 1T was good
hard fight and / hope ] can get him for
twenty or thirty rounds
Knocked down I'm the first. fourth ana
eroggy in the fifth period. Jeanette came
hack and batted with such fury. that M
the ninth period he had about evened the
score At long range he made the re-
ooubtabe sam look like an amateur at
times. but Langford could nor be denied
although some of the critics in the crowd
called the bout 2 draw.
goodly crowd was on hand. but II Old
not compare IN size with the throng that
assembled 70 witness the meeting OF Matt
Wells and Knockout" Brown one week
ago.
Fully % per cent Of The seats we're va
cant when the preliminary bouts started,
and. while the uumher ~ spectators tn
creased considerably when the man entered
the ring 70 rthe main bout there was plenty
Of room for all
The usual number ~ men known 10 the
sporting world were Ar ths rngside. Chr'sty
Sullivan. Barlow : Weeks. Tom o'Rourke.
carl Norris, Jim Flynn. Terry McGovern,
phil DIVER. Magistrate Corrigsn. W. ).
GRAY. secretary Of the New York Baseball
Club. Magistrate Kernochen, Big Tim
Sullivan and many others occupied chairs
when the men entered the ring
Always in perfect condition. Jeannette
looked ike bronze statue. He weighed
about 100 pounds. and conveyed the inn
preston Of a long sinuous mountain lion.
His muscles showed the effect OF his
arduous training and played and writhed
under the skin as ne moved about.
II was about the Tar Baby" however,
that tho interest of the crowd centred.
Not since ne boxed the Hoboken man AZ
the old National Club here. three years
ago. have New York boxing enthusiasts
seen Sam IN such perfect condition He
J has made no secret Of tho fact that Jean
nette Is the man he most respects. and sam
worked like beaver 10 perfect his condi-
ton Gone was the paunch OF aldermanc
proportions that slowed him MP in his
bouts with o Brien. Smith and Ross. and
j II was the real Sam Tangford who stripped
off his gray robe and made ready for
hard. grueling battle He weighed about
y 10 mounds. and looked every inch a cham
pon.
' Jeanette was attended by Dan .Mc-
, Ketrick. Willie Lewis and Jim stewart
= while Iangford was attended by Jack
Davis. "Porky" Flynn. Artie Mcqueen AMI
? Nick Mueller II was announced from the
ring that carl Morris would box jim
FIvnn at the Garden on September -
P With the tap Of the gong Jeannette Lead
but Langford hooked over left, and the
men locked i'm a clinch. Joe smothered the
attempts Of Sam 10 land and laced away
. AT the BODY Jeanette made the Boston
man miss. and landed several hard blows
The Hoboken man slipped and fell 10 the
floor while going away from 4 clnch, and
drew a trickle Of blood from Sans mouth
moment later. however, Langford sent
s L,r, roeIing to the floor with A wild right
l 10 tho ton of the head, 6ut Joe jumped
! right mn The short punches of the Bos-
, ron man carried power but Jeanette held
} his own at the bell
There was no fluko in the blow that sent
, Langford To the mat in the second round
but Sam got right up and fought back, al
, though Jeannette kept peppering the face
with his long left
L,ansford walked around after his rival
but was unable to corner him. and the
Hoboken man held his rival safely. lie
rolled his head before several hard swings
and made his man miss By stepping In
He had the round by a margin, but in the
third and fourth Langford showed I'm
front lie bored in, taking wasplike jabs
of Jeanette with sour grimace, 20 land
his dreaded right hand jolts. lie met
with Indifferent success. for, slowly beat
: ing the snarly retreat OF a worried wolf.
Joe stood him off with left hand blow
to the head, varied by right upper cuts.
70 Realizing that his man was clever.
Langford confined his efforts To lighting.
He whaled Joc's body and hurt him 10
marked degree. while ever the terrible left
hook crashed home to the head and sent
= Jeanette back on his heels
Jeanette had a narrow escape from
sudden defeat In the fourth round, when
; the Tar Baby sent him down in his
? own corner with a terrific right TO the
3 Jaw for eight seconds and when Joe rose
, ! To his feet hammered him on the
body. Well covered up, the tioboken man
sneered al his bruising opponent, and
p when his head had cleared up he boxed
| hack as n unhurt. He was fast on his
feet and made his opponent miss many
blows while almost many thudded
| against his elbows
| In the fifth and sixth rounds Jeanette
took lot of punishment. and Sam had the
better Of the argument Ills hard right
hand Smashes drew the blood from Joes
face and nose and had him in trouble
In the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds
/ Jeanette had Sam making wild efforts TO
2 land Cool and calm, as II he had IN.
, situation well in hand. he boxed the Bos-
y ton man into kinks. The confident look
. faded from IangfOrds face and a sullen
scOw took It's place. Joe flashed I'm front
4 Of him, always on the retreat, but always
shooting home left jabs and "A right cross
, when he could.
The crowd was in an uproar, as the local
, man appeared 10 be on the high road to
: victory. I'm I.augfOrd's corner the seconds
I worked like beavers on him, for Sam APP
peared TO be on the verge of "A complete
, ''blow up" They got him right for the
u final round. however and Laugford battled
o TO victory on points.
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