The Daily Missoulian., 1912-09-10

the ropes, sw,lere he lay as the bell
rang and saved him from a knockout.
Round 4.
Burns tried desperately to settle
matters qnickly. landing with both
hands to kne face and jaw, and Ho-
gan appeared groggy. He fought BACK
galnely, landing several uHpercuts az
close range, forcing Burns to a clineh-
Hogan clung to his man and the ref :
cree had great difficulty separating
them. Hogan then electrified the
crowd by jarring the Oaklander with
left and right uppercuts to the jaw
Burns. however, flung his right and
left with fearful force to the jaw,
measuring each punch. The round
ended with both men bleeding, Burns
ear and eye having been slightly cut.
Burns round.
Round 5.
Burns, fighting carefully, received I
words of encouragement to the local
fighter whose comeback" after an al
most certain Knockout in the third
round was an amazing feature. Burns
appeared to be groggy. Burns smashed
With right and left to Hogan's nut
tilated face, time and again jarring the
Oaklander The round ended WIN
Hogan in sore straits.
Round 6.
Burns met his man with a straight
left to the jaw and they exchanged
ard punches to the face. a lone
sequence. Hogan forced the fighting
at this stage with Burns in Il clinch.
The Oaklander shot four rights to the
ear without y return. Burns, after
some close range work, drove left and
right to the face and the round ended
wi.h noticeable slowing up on the
part OF both fighters, Burns in par
ticular.
Round 7.
Hogan, apparently freshened with.
increasing confidence, forced the pace.
landing left and right to the face.
They mlled at close range, Burns
sh, otils blow after blow to the Jaw,
ineanWIlilt receiving punch that ali
but closeds his left eye. Hogan played
fof the body, but Burns Strengthened
him with a straight left and the round
closed.
4 -ee.v- Round 8.
They fought viciously at close range.
Hogan was warned against holding in
the clmches. When finally separated
10, :
trio of rights Hogan fought back and
in a fierce. mid ring rally, both men
bled profuselg from the nose and
mouth. AS they separated Hogan
nearly dropped the Oaklander with
right smash to the face. So fierce was
the milling that the. men failed to pay
attention to the clang of the gong and
had 10 be dragged to their seats by
force. Round even.
Round 9.
Hogan landed left to the face. but
Burns retailiated with a left to the
face and hard right over the heart
A moment later Burns landed two
rights to the body and forced his man
to the ropes with the latter clinchlng.
Burns sent in three lefts to the fac2
and then crossed with three wicked
rights to the jaw and again Hogan APP
nearcd TO- be in distress. Hogan tot
tered about the ring with Burns land
ing almost at VII on the face ana
body, bat unable to ;ln,l Il final punch
before, the round ended Hogan ap-
peared very weak as he sat down,
Round 10.
Burns met Hogan as he rushed to
cinch, sending several smart left raps
to the sore nose. Hogan then rushed
into a left uppercut and Burns fol-
lowed it with a series of rights to the
Jaw Suddenly Burns sent his right
twice to the jaw With terrific force
and Hogan went to the floor with a
thud He remained recumbent Tor the
count, but gamely struggled to his
feet only to be met by similar duo
OF punches that sent him down ana
out He lay prone with blood stream
ing from his face, but attempted to
resume fighting. His legs failed him,
however, and the fight closed with
Burns the wilmer.