The evening world., 1912-10-22


The New York World
THEY ought TO change "Gunhoat
Smiths name. He isn't 4 Gun GOA.
at all; he's a battleship with 0
broadside OF fourtecn-inch guns. II you
don't believe II ask Jim Stewart.
Gunboat came within an ace of sink
ing Jim in their bout at the Garden last
night. In the ve-y FIRST round. a. soon
~ he had manoeuvred and taken up a
position at close range. he fired the nrst
big gun. II was left-an overland.
downward curving eft. whose Trajectory
carried II over Jim's guard. Gunboats
Giovsa knuckles struck with a loud
thump on Jim's right cheekbone. Stew
art went down SO suddenly that the
spectators hardly knew what hit him.
Jim didn't know either. He sat dased
for . couple of seconds, then came up
to one knee and calmly took the count
OF nine, looking up at Gunboat with a
rather foolish smile. A red mark on one
cheek marked the spot where Smiths
glove had landed.
The moment Stewart was on his feet
0unboat went At him under q full head
OF steam. Swish. swish, thud went his
overland swings and hooks. 4 heavy
right crossed Stewards guard and
banged against his left eye. A second
later = left crossed on tho other eide.
and down went Stewart. II looked all
over then but counting the cate But
Jim took nine again. sitting up on one
knee and watching the referee. and rose.
AZ Gunboat came rushing In. throwing
. bow wave like that of q battleship.
apparently intent upon ramming the
sinking enemy. Stewart fred his for
ward torpedo tube-a left jab--and Gun.
boat stopped with a sudden Jar. More
PUSHES, more furious swings. and by
Booking carefully and Jabblns now and
then Stewart weathered the hrst round.
~ID MCCOY. sitting beside me. called
X to Jim to keep his chin down
= = and Stewart looked around and
nodded. But when he Jumped up for the
second round he stood erect as before.
He poses too much" said Mccoy III
he kept his chin down that sailor
couldn't hurt him."
Through the second round Smith swung
fur1ousiy. eager to make q quick nnish
Of u. He was 30 anxious that several
times he hit hard when ordered to break.
and was warned by the referee. The
rounds ended with Stewart blocking all
Of Gunboat's blows and laughing.
But In the third. BAN! what n broad
side. Smith simply hurled lefts and
r1ghts 30 fast that there was no block
inG them. He shook Jim with two hard
overland hooks. and. rushing In, ac-
Essentially butted him on the chin. Then
10 shifted and drove hard right into
J1n's ribs. an as Jim uppercut him
ha nd rio It's ~
ducksd and got the blow on the back OF
the neck. The weight Of the smash
knscked him to his hands and knees
IL took nine again and rose. Gunboat
sai3od In savagely. Stewart stopped him
WIN Q solid left hook on the chin. An
other broadside OF lefts and rights. and
- Wild right went over inns guard
81 caught him on the chin, dropping
hin flat ON his back. This time. AZ he
rolled to one knee to listen to the
oQunt. he looked daxed. but he glanced
~ At Gun5oat with q Quixxical smile.
II bell rang just as the count reached
nk1s and as Stewart was rising.
Through the next two rounds Stewart
uhDwed the effects OF the knockdo WINS.
H grinned at Gunbost and blocked his
W1ld swings, but contented himself with
defense. He has the boxing In his
6ain." said Mccoy, but the nerves
won't telegraph 1t to his gloves" Stew.
Ast was a little grosgy At times. al
though Smiths punches glanced of
without upsetting him. Gunboat shifted
h)s attack. driving terrific punches into
&swart's body. one struck with full
orce on the solar plexus. AMI II seemed
. remarkable thins that the Brooklyn
boy could keep his feet. He bent ovel
Q little for couple OF seconds-an(
Grinned. In the sixth, when Stewar
was reeling a little. they came to
clinch and Smith. losing his hea'
through oyer-ea serne9s. swung a har,
right on Stewards chin when jim
dropped his hands on the referees orde
TO break. job cautioned Smith. 1T
all right-come on" said Stewart.
TN the seventh round Jim took min
seconds ag ain after being fioored w..
another overland left near the en-
of the round He went to his corner
little unsteady when the bell rang. Dui
ing the last couple OF rounds he ha
done very little fighting himself. helm
entirely on the defensive. job signaile
to ste,Sarts corner that he had stoppe
the bout.
At this moment the sheriff. who ha
been sitting at the ringside. hoppe
through the ropes and stopped It agaii
He tried to make a speech to the CROW
and say that he had stopped tho boz
because II was becoming one-s.ded. b,
the spectators evidently suspected thu
the sheriff was looking for little can
paign advertising. for they began cheel
Ing and c.app.ng nois!ly. The sheri
waved his arms for silence. The crow
chucking over the Joke. kept on al
piAuding. and at last the sheriff WEI
hack 10 his ssat, unheard. Jim Stewar
who had jumped up from his corne
begged the offlci,l not to interfere an
protested mat he was all right a.
anzteus 10 20 on. But It vas al owe