The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-29
little Moha 0utgames the Much.
Touted McGoorty at the st.
Nicholas Club.


9NaT'HE unexpected happened last nigh,
-, at the at. Nicholas. for little
II. = Moha outboxed, outfought and
", most thoroughly outgamed big Nc
~ ooorty. touted by Oshkosh sports a. .
~ .second Fitxsimmohs.
Y There 10 little Of the Fitzsimmons or
eH3ths Ketchei about McGoorty. Both Of
t3sths hstic gentlemen named would hght.
>H}McGoorty. when Moha began hammer
.xfing him In the body. logged u until
1.-THE disguised spectators howied: Take
zzs'sm out" That parts OF the night were
<uiOw was no fault OF Moha's. He did
Ibis best all the time. while big. husky
,z.4c0oorty. towering nearly a head over
him In height. having every possible
Dphysical advantage. chung like Q iimpst
10 avoid punishment. held Moha's arms
LEANED his weight on him TO tire him
down. and backed away steadily before
Nzhis constant plunges.
~ Only once during the night did Nc.
[0oorty have the best OF II. This was
z1n the eighth round. Moha was rushing
NAcGoorty. who had been backing up
hooked q sudden left that landed crash
Ming on koha's left cheeHbone Just be-
s=aesth the eye. The Jar Of the punch
#zhearly knocked the White waicot OF
zG1Ais pins Nearly. but not quite. Moha's
zskaees bent Then they Strengthened
EAnd Moha stood with feet spread WIDE
zReelid a. q pyramid on Its base. Nc.
Ez11oorty. suddenly full Of fight. rushed
~ and slammed away. His blows went
kx<hrough Moha's guard. The Oshkosh
zssnan beat Mona back TO the ropes.
ssxAoha's counters lost their speed and
z,ower for q moment. He seemed on
- bali No ~ "a Nna
.3ht he IL q little bulldog. lie strength
NSt4ed under the punishment. and In .
H3fsw seconds was rushing and slamm!ny
sZkway again, mad clear through. Me-
S0oC.!y seemed to have shot his bolt.
x}Hthsr that or the way In which Moha
zxcams back after n pounding shook his
xherve. McGoorty began to back away
,xpgain. Moha shot two rights into his
pody. jabbed him twice In the face and
had backed him to the ropes when the
Nben rang.
- That was the only time In the fight
~z4hat McGoorty looked even q possible
NAsinnsr. Flo always looked dangerous.
%1yor he posed beautifully. just Ike q
champion. He had the appearance OF
~ man who could shoot over a desdly
'fkallop whenever he wanted to. And
esthe blows he did start had a world OF
power behind them. McGoorty's trouble
was that he couldn't land them. Moha
timed his savage swings and hooks
.cleveriy. and either blocked or avoided
.them. He had a very neat trick OF let
sting McGoorty start a hard left hook,
making him miss by an inch. and driv-
Ing his own left into Macs ribs while
the force Of that left war being wasted
on thin air and McGoorty was In q help
s1ess position. lie worked this RICH.
from the start. and no doubt II had
much to do with the big mans disin-
ciInAtion to nght.
LOLA drew first blood In the nrs'
M round with hook ON the mouth
@ve The last blow struck In the ngh'
.&as one OF Moha's favor.te bod,
smashes. In every round. except foi
the short interval in the eighth. Mona
was the aggressor. lie missed few
uDunches. McGoorty missed half dozei
Tor every one he landed. Moha always
.sdried TO keep clear OF ciinches and fore,
The fighting. McGoorty held wheneve
be could.
Z Perhaps the real trouble with the al
1 legged Wonder from Oshkosh was lacl
Of condition. He has done some yer
good hghting before this. and In c,eve
Rnnough and strong enough to hght any
,.Sody But he was soft looking and 70
around the waist line His breathin
tfHpparatus didn't seem to be In good re
rcpair. for he puffed when the nght!n
was fast. He seemed afraid to 1gh
Last and take ehances Perhaps
thought he'd "blow up" The rlngsld
weights announced. In fighting tog
were McGoorty l6s% pounds. Mohs lG
Nohs weighed in during the afternoo
1T 18TH. stripped, and McGoorty refuse
10 weigh. This caused some discussion
rae McGoorty management refused
give up McGoorty's weight forfeit
'Noha remained In his dressing roo
waiting to have the matter adjust'
tbptii. at 1920. Commissioner o'Neil sa
xtu and said he'd take the weight 10
felt under consideration and decide up1
1T to-day. Then Mona trotted out
aSht
While the innumerabie introduction
were going on II was announced fro
the ring that the National sportir
-gaClub, having had It's license taken avn
and It's Injunction vacated. was out
:. existence. would hold no more show
and Sfhat the money taken In by 4
psnagement for a night on the Thur
Jay night after the withdrawing Of
Accuse would be refunded to tick
soqaolders. Several owners Of pastebosr
y shesred this announcement enthusiasts
saliy.