New-York tribune., 1911-11-30
KENNEDY BY A SHADE
Earns Popular Decision Over
PaIzer at RoyaIe A. c.
BOUT FAST AND FURIOUS
Loser Shows Skill and Stamina
Which Would Have Counted
in a Longer Contest.

Tom Kennedy. clever. shifty boxer
won the popular decision over Al Palzer
a plunging. brusing fighter Of the Tom
sharkey type. AT the Royale \. G., ct
Brooklyn. last night The bout was a
slasher and the margin of victory slight
In longer battle Palzer might have won
by superior skill opinion was divided.
Some thought that the aggressive Palzer
earned the verdict but Kennedy landed
the greater number Of clean blows.
Kennel was too. clever and crafty. lie
boxed well and with both hands. but he
IL scarcely OF championship calibre. lie
lacks the stamina and snap TO his punch
which enable a boxer to finish a man with
a blow Palzer IL a greatly improved man
who is coming all the time. lie is made
Of IRON. trclcss. with Il punch. He Is a
little awkward at present. but with tn"
experience of a few more fights lac viii
make n match for the best in the busi-
ness.
long, tresome delay preceded the bout.
Tom ORourke. manager Of Palzer, insisted
that the men fight straight rules and pro-
tect themselves at all times Dan Mcket-
trick. who guarded the interests of Kenne-
dy. remained firm for clean breaks. Nei-
ther would yield Finally Frank S. ONeill,
state Commissioner of Boxing, was ap-
pealed TO. Mr. ONeil declared that clean
breaks. as laid down in the rules of the
commission, would be adhered TO, and the
bout went on.
Kennedy had the better of the first and
second rounds. Palzer forced the pace but
Toms nervousness faded away. and he
stabbed the plunging Iowa man with
clever. snappy left jab 20 the face
that proppcd Palzer up and drew blood
from his nose The latter plunged. charged
and ripped away and tried right after right,
but Kennedy was Ike n shadow for all his
1875 pounds. He sidestopped and ducked
leads like a foatherweght. lie beat his
man To the punch and landed the cleaner
blows. Never for moment did Palzer
cease 10 rush I'm. but his leads We're brushed
aside and counters sifted through his guard.
Palzer shifted his attack to the body and
had the best OF the work at close range.
Ills aggressive tactics reaped their own re-
ward. and I'm the nth round Palzcr came to
the fore. He punched his man around the
body considerably and under the terrific
gruelling Kennedy weakened. Game to the
core, the latter tried hard. He boxed pret-
ty, but his blows lacked steam. and the
hardy Palzer bored In and had the bet n
OF IT, IL was tired Kennedy that sought
his corner at the bell.
In the iinal round Palzer charged In to
fgh. AT close range. but Kennedy had his
own ideas on the matter and stood of ut
long range To put his faith in his superior
skill at boxing His plan proved to be Of
fcc,ive The furious Palzer ripped and
plunged I'm close. but on his toes and with
his guard well before him, Tom stood him
off with "A short, straight punch to the
head. An inside left hand hook To the jaw
crashed home repeatedly. Pazer was the
stronger man of the pair. and in II few
more rounds might have won in decisive
style, but Kennedy outboxed him and land
ed the greater number Of clean blows