The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

Before a small but enthusiastic audi
ence Willard Bean pulled Off a splendid
athletic entertainment last night, The
sport was clean. but thrilling, and every
one agreed that IL was a huge success
He is preparing another card and the
showing he made last night should in
sure a crowded house.
Kid Davis and Chalky Germaine were
the hesdliners OF the card. and they
deserved place on any programme,
Although the boxing commissioners, A.
II. Crabbe. n, \. Callahan and Ezra
Thompson. felt that neither LAD had
enough the better OF it TO deserve a
decision. il WAS the opinion OF most fans
that Davis had shade over Germaiue
lads were going fast.
This mill was one OF the prettiest and
cleanest ever seen in this city. Davis
must have been reminoed Of his recent
bout in Butte for Germaine's partisans
were yelling encouragement all the time.
They belong to the race horse crowd,
and they shouted as II they were all
on A winning long shot Davis had just
as many friends present. but they wero
less Vocferous,
For the first two rounds neither boy
had much advantage, but in the third
Davis began jabbinc straight lefts into
Chalky's face. Davis rushed him TO the
ropes and Gernaine fell out on the laps
OF the boxing commissioners, who helped
him back into the ring. Germaine gave
most Of his attention 10 body blows. While
Davis always tried for the face except
III the clnches. ChaIky landed right
uppercut Just as the bell rang.
In the, fourth round Davis landed his
overland blow to the face aud when
Chslky made for him Davis got in two
straight lefts that sent Germaines head
back. Davis again rushed Chalsy TO the
ropes Germaine covered up clcyerly.
and Davis slugged away at him without
doing great deal or harm. Then Chslky
rushed and Davis put his right to Ger
maine's jaw. lust before the hell tapped
Several OF the fans said that the gong
saved Chalky from a knockout, but he
was not quite that weak. 1t was q
great relief 10 him. however
In the nth Chalky Tor the first time as
| suned the aggressive. He landed a right
| swing on Dsvis's nose and eol in left
! hook without a return. They clinched and
when pushed apart Davis's nose was
| had bruised Chalky's left check and II
| was swelling. Germans placed a right
| uppcrcut 10 Davis's chin and the Kid
seemed TO slow mp a little. Both bows e%-
| changed hard body blows and Germainc
! hooked Davis's Jaw with his right lust
! before the bell tapped
The sixth, Ike the ditl. was whirI-
! wind. Davis tried hand With right swings
| for knockout but lie seemed TO have los,
| his ability TO land on ChSlEy. The turf
| lad put a hard right 10 Dsyis's neck aud
/ GOT away NllNpJl NdIld-ts l'dNlE lHHu'.
| him TO the ropes again, but nc covered
up effectively. Suddenly he came out oi
| his shell with a hard right uppcrcut tc
I Davis's chin. Davis was lighting back
| hard. but his blows seemed Ntue less
! effective than Gcrmaiue's. The boys were
| goins II hammer and tonGs when the gong
| rang.
/ Referee Ecan. after getting the deci-
! sion from the boxing commissioners, held
up the hands of both boys The decision
| was not amiss. but " they had given tn,
| to give IL TO Davis. The Salt Lake Lao
| was never seen to better advantage. lie
| carried the hght 10 his more experienced
| adversary FOR The first four rounds auc
! he practically held him even during the
! balance OF the bout.
| Knockout 81 Shrad"r lived mp TO his
reputation when ne put Frank Collier on
4 i'm tho second round with a blow 10 th,
| law Collier was no dub either, hut
! Shrader Is the cleverest amateur 10 he dis
| covered anywhere in the Rocky noun,
| tains, and II he becomes professional h'
| will bc heasd from. Jack DoWneY has beer
| his teacher. lie has taught him all h'
| knows about boxing and anyone who hJ'
/ fnughl Shrader will admit that thus is
i great deal.
The wrestling bout was called OF be
| cause Young Crisis opponent did not ap
! pear.
| show said that il was ono Of tnc most on
iovable and cleaneSt they had ever seen
II Thcv congratulated Bean on the success
OF his programme.
Howard Baker the Boulder boy VIII,
about a year ago fought Joe Clark ten
round draw Al Bingham. was introduced
and challenged any weitcrwciGht in Utal
g.