The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
Fight for Middleweight Championship
Goes to Frank Klaus of Pittsburgh
by the Decision
Route.
BIG CROWD PRESENT
Dillon Looks Worried Before Time is
Called But Makes Game Fight
up to the Tap of
the Gong,

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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March %
In one of the toughest fights seen in
| a San Francisco ring, Frank Klaus de
ifeated Jack Dillon this afternoon, be
/ ing awarded the decision at the end
of the twentieth round.
It was a butting, heeling and wrest-
4 ling match all the way, Referee Welsh
becoming so Disguised with the tactics
OF the men that he permitted them to
/ break every rule known in the
/ Queensberry code, although in the
early part of the fight he cautioned
/ both men a number times. Dillon
4 started off like sure winner, easily
taking the first two rounds. Klaus,
i however, refused to stop and forced
in almost every round. He did his
best work at close range, hammering
Dillon about the body, while Dillon ex-
Icelled at long range, frequently rock
ing Klaus with heavy rights and lefts
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\ DAILY CITY ARENA, SAN FRAN
CISCO, Cal, March 23.-With an ul-
innate chance to land the middle
weight championship of the world,
; Frank Klaus, of Pittsburg and Jack
Dillon of indianapolis, stepped into
the ring this afternoon for twenty
rounds, or until one of the lads was
knocked out.
Betting was 10 to in favor of Klaus
with little Dillon money in evidence.
Dillon wore worried look previous
to the cali of time, while Klaus smiled
confidently.
) Twenty-Five hundred people turned
out at DAILY City arena for the prelimi
, nary bouts, the weather conditions be
ing IDEAL The big fight of the after
noon did not begin On schedule time
because of the curtain raiser
| scraps. Klaus entered thed ring at
!. ropes half minute later. In Klaus
2 corner were Dave Mills, Johnny
' Frayne and Harry Baker. Behind Dill
lon We're Tommy Dillon, Charley
! Horn and Tommy Mccarthy. Billy
Uvick, Sailor Petrosky and Kid
!, George challenged the winner.
Time was called at $3.50 j. m.
!. First round--Dillon led left for head
and repeated to jaw. Dillon put two
|, lefts to stomach and uppercut in
clinch. Klaus put in two short right
jabs to stomach. Clinch. They wrestl
+ ed in center and Klaus uppercut witt
: right. Dillon uppercut with right ant
crowded Klaus over the ropes, where
/, they exchanged blows. Dillon put lef
to jaw and uppercut with right. Dill
v Ion poked stiff left to the face,
/, Klaus put left to the face and Dillon
countered to the, stomach at the bell
Dillon had the shade.
Round two-Dillon put one. two tt
the face and chest and repeated afte
a clinch Dillon uppercut Klaus witt
!. right as the referee broke them. The,
exchanged hard lefts in another clinch
Dillon landed left hook to the fac,
and uppercut lefts in another clinch
Dillon landed left hook TO the fac,
& and uppercut to Klaus mouth in
clinch Dillon nppercut twice har,
Il with his right starting blood from
Klaus nose, Dillon put hard right t,
klaus face, Klaus held on. playing 70
the body. Dillon put hard right an
Jar4 N
m round
y Round three Dillon put left to nose
n Klaus landed hard left to the stomach
10 Dillon hammered Klaus face an
le body in the clinch Dillon put tw
q let's to the face Klaus came bac
with a hard right to the stomach
4, They exchanged rights and lefts i
N the corner of the ring, Klaus put
a. left to the face Dillon put a left t
N the face and another to the body
IS Klaus pounded Dillon's kidneys. Klau
le put in a good right to the stomach
Round even.
,dl Round four-Dillon put two let's t
t. the face. They clinched Itlaus put
n. left to the stomach Klaus landed
r. right to the face and Dillon cam
j. back with a right and left. Wells
n cautioned Dillon for butting and holt
Isl ing. Klaus put left to face Klaus pt
t, hard left to the stomach. They wer
n trading stomach punches at the bell
n. Even round
n, Round five Dillon landed an uppe
cut with right in clinch. Klar
hammered Dillon to the ropes. Dillo
uppercut with his left to the jaw
,s Dillon Put right and left to the ston
ZACH. Klaus eountered to the sam
MACE Welsh warned Dillon for LII