The chronicle=news., 1912-11-19
SHOWS BIG 4,
YELLOW STREAK; .
FI6HT PROVES FARCE

second round OF a scheduled fifteen
round bout u the West theatre last
night. when Preston. exhibiting u
yellow s;reak". walked from the
ring and declined to 10 on with the
battle. claiming to have broken
hand. Preston fled to his dressing
room and Referee Chris Waller did
the only thing he could do-xward
tho contest to Harris. Pandcmon-
ium broke loose when the Tennessee
gutter left the ring and for more
than half hour the disorder pressed
closely upon the edges of a riot. The
crowd yelled for Preston TO come
back and fight. The colorcd man
came back but not to fight. lie cx-
hibitcd u hand that was later ex-
u mined and found not to be broken.
Preston was finally led away from
the theatre by a police officer.
During the excitement that fol-
lowed the abrupt ending o. the
bout Bob Watkins OF Ration. u coiorcd
heavyweight who had previously
challenged the winner. was urged tc
20 In and fight. Watkins declared
that he was not In fighting trim. but
there were fms that seemed to
think he should go on for the enter
tainment OF the tickc; holders. Fin
ally he became involved In an alter
cation with rinsside fans and 1t
looked for a/fcw minutes as though
there would be a general rough
house. officer Waller. who lad n
few minutes before chatcd Preston
out of his dressing room. threatened
Watkins with arrest and did escort
him out OF the theatre. The crowd
appeared satisfied when Gus. the
exhibition with Harris.
The affair lls; night was fIasoo
but one In which Fireman RaTTi.
was In no way to blame. Harris
fought and gave the bcs, that was
In him and then wens on aud boxed
four rounds 10 g!yc the fans a show
for their money. Thc pcrsora 10 be
criticised for the fiasco are those
who brough: the colGrcd fakir here
and ns.i the term. SO that n lni,tcr
could. II he wanted to. lay dcwn IN
the second rogrd and pct the small
end CT the rurar Harris made rath-
ar than Lost fIIcnds last night and
|, was as much Of disappointment
to him as to an: body.
Tile Two rounds OF the 20 were
fcaturcles,. Harris intended to make
his opponent bring the fight 10 him
for few rounds. hence the long dis
tsnce sparr!ng. When the men did
get close 10 ;cihcr Harris battered the
colorod man over the kidneys hard
enough to dent n shcct-iron boiler.
These blows unauestionably took the
fight out OF the black boy and he
lay down. I; was no question but
that Harris could have Put him out
In short order.
As preliminary Ecnry Chavez
ard young Ike. a husxy colored boy,
mixed, and In tho third round he fell
to the floor and he simply stayed
down for the count. Hc was not
knocked out. He evidently din not
want to 20 any longer with the
gum and stepped nimbly through the
ropes.
Unquestionably fiascos like that
OF last night hurt the fighting game.
but or the other hand tho fans
should exercise better discrimination
than put crimp In the game simply
because one man shows yellow
freak. There is no reason why the
scheduled contest between Benny
Chavez and frankie Bradley On
Thanksgiving day should no. be n
drawing card. Both mer hay. the
regulations. Benny has fought more
has never faxed. He has always CIV
en- the fans the worth OF their me oney.
The battle between him and Bradley
will be worth going n long way TO
see. 1t should not keep Harris FRO n
making other matches with meal who
have reputation.
The affair last night but served as
a warning to promoters who bring
unknowns to town-would-be flsh.-
ers. who are willing to stall nround
a couple of rounds for the small end
Of the purse--dub fighters who go
on for n meal ticket that they can not
procure in any other way. The fans
of Trinidad are liberal and will lay
their good money to see clever ex-
hibition. II responsible people will
take hold anu see to 1t that some
good bouts are staged here there will
be no further repetitions Of last
night.
It is Just such fiascos that has nut
n crimp in the fight game here and
all over the country. There Ia not
fan who would hesitate. to pat:onize
n contest between Harris and some !.
classy heavyweight. There Is no