Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-07
BENDER DEFEATS
BATTLING riley
IN GREAT BATTLE
Elizabeth Boy Has PassaiC
Whirlwind in Bad Shape in the
Second R0und-The Batter
Fights Back Hard, but Tony
Stays on the Job and Proves
lie Can Come Back" VIM
ming by a Margin.
v ONY BENDER won over Battling
Hurley last night at McGuigan's
In ma Of fhn nnnct conventional

T ONY BENDER won over Battling
Hurley last night at McGuigan's
In one of the most sensational
bouts ever witnessed in this section.
He nearly had the Passaic boy down
for the tull count in the second round
with his steady punching and ability to
do long distance work. Maybe Hurley
wasn't In the condition necessary 10
combat the surprise boxing of Bender.
That will be proven when the men
meet again.
Bender obtained an advantage IN The
second it was har for Hurley To over
come, because of his successful work.
in getting away from Hurley's wicked
PUSHES. and outboxlng him in such a
fashion as TO make the Passaic whirl-
wind appear foolish. He measured al
most every blow and fought clean,
while Hurley butted with his heal IL
clinches on many occasions and leliy-
cred about three blows low.
All the time Hurley kept rushing, ex-
cept when Bender stood him up 18th
his left n connected with a right
swing and punished the Elizabeth boy
hard with body blows in clinehes, but
While he kept swinging all the time and
seemed to I'M hundreds of times, BEN
der had the forethought to cover up
well the punches were wasted. The
clubhouse was crowded to the doors
and the tans were on their feet yelling
through many of the rounds, eacn dele
cation from the home cities of the TWO
men making their presence known
every time there was the least chance
to cheer.
Such a battle was nevey Def pre- en-
gagged in, probably, by either of the TWO
boys. n bender firmly impressed all
with the fact he has come back In
the true sense of the word, and win be-
a dangerous man for any of them his
weight. He could escape Hurley with
case when he tried to fight at a dis
lance, and often he worked a shift that
had the Batter worried. He secured
a wonderful lead in the early part OF
the milling.
Hurley weighed the heavier n was
apparently a little fat towards What he
generally Is. He never expected the
battle he received. No one else really
did, but the hackers of the Elizabeth
boy were ~sanguine at the start and
jubilant at the finish. Those who have
seen Hurley in action believe he never
encountered what was given him last
night by Bender. He worked like a
tiger to bring Bender down. but was
unable to stir him off his feet.>
Boring in at h start of the fourth
Hurley quickly had Bender weakening
and his head was tilted back as ne
tried to cover. This was successful for
a time and he tried to work on the
Battler's stomach. Many wild blows
We're wasted by both.
The strenuous work continued in the
fifth. with Hurley fighting like a tiger
to finish his man. Bender suffered
from the terrible %infghting of the Pas
sale slugger. Hurley roughed 1t hard
in the clinches. The sixth was the
same way. Bender was taking awful
punishment. They fought bitterly In
the seventh, with Hurley forcing all
the time, but many times he was hare
pressed when Bender pointed out his
left n boxed carefully. This was the
way he scored his points.
Bender Rugged in the eighth, but
fought hard. They had to be broken
at the bell. In this round Hurley was
Kissed because the fans thought he
wasn't fighting fairly. He used his
head quite often.
aN4HOht hiioSlHS lHduG IluIley lOOk
foolish in the ninth. He was trying
for the ending punch, yet he was IN
able to get Bender In position for the
blow he believed could do the trick.
1t was all Bender In the tenth and
he tore in with wonderful swings and
straight lefts and forced the battle.
The finish was very fast.
The other bouts.
Everybody settled down for real 10Y
when Harry Phillips and Darkey Grit
fen entered the ring for the semi-fnal.
While Griffen had a lead, Phillips fin
shed remarkably strong, and beat the
negro all round the ring in the sixth
round. On points Darkey was ahead.
In real fighting Phillips was easily the
master.
Knockout Johnson returned to the
game and crossed with Willis Collins, 6,
Coney Is and chap, slow as a turtle. In
the second round. after receiving a
choice rap on the jaw.
A warn session resulted in the meet
ing of Scotty Devlin and Young
Stanza. both light boys. and they
moved fast while exchanging, avoiding
clincheA