The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-04
Cross Grows Arm.Weary Trying
to Put Brown Away in Terrific
Ten.Round Bout at Garden.


Brown last night at Madison
- Square Garden-beat him 80
badly that in the third. fourth. nth
and seventh rounds II looked as IL X.
o. would surely be knocked out at
last himself. That X. o. weathered
the storm and came through fighting
hard In the last round was due to
his marvellous capacity for punish.
ment. Cross grew arm.weary In the
last two rounds. He had knocked
Brown down time and again. roughed
him to the floor. hurled him through
the ropes to land with stunning vio-
hence on the edge OF the platform
outside. had tripped and thrown him.
and on dozen occasions had caught
his head in chancery under his left
arm and hammered away with the
right. He had sent X. o. staggering
about the ring, had followed and
hammered him furiously until X. O.
actually backed away gasping for a
respite from the relentless beating.
He had let X. o. start blows and hurl
his body in behind them, and then
had beaten him to the punches and
delivered his own with double force.
He had battered the little Dutchman
until his features were pulled and
swollen. Still X. o. came back with
the same old rushing. smuggling attack
Invariably the same recovery--the
same rush-the same Mailing arms.
And In the end Cross lost heart. con-
tented himself with the lead he had
earned. and gave up trying for the
knockout that had seemed 30 sure q
round or two before.
Cross outboxed and outslugged Brown.
But he marred his victory by occasional
streaks OF foul lighting. The instinct
TO be tricky and unfair and altogether
rotten at times seems to be bred In
Cross. There are two times when his
unsportsmanlike Instinct crops out. One
10 when he 10 having the fight all his
own way. The other is when It's going
hard against him. Time and again last
night no caught q stransle hold on
Browns neck with his left arm and beat
at his face with the right until Referee
job forced him to let 10. This was con-
s(dsred legitimate In the old London
prise ring days II should lead to i'm
mediate disqualification II the modern
rules are enforced.
- ESrDES his forcing X. o. through
~ the ropes and kicking his feet gu,
from under him Cross tried an.
other Of his invariabie tricks. This wal
IN the eighth round. Brown had barely
weathered tho seventh and was still
groggy. As they came together Brown
trtod the unfamiliar stunt OF trying tc
block Lsachie's punches with his ARM
ana gloves instead of his Jaw. There
was some adding about. then c'lnch
ana Cross caught Brown with q heav,
right that staggered him a little more
Brown rushed and swung a left int,
Cross's body. Leachie circled around
turning his head and talking to tn
referee. Brown followed. with his bacl
toward his own corner. Suddenly Leacl
stopped. began to grin. dropped hi
hands and. pointing toward X. o.'s cor
nsr with his right. made a remark I
Brown. apparently trying to fool hr
into turning his head to look at hi
seconds. Brown was either too daze
o. too wise or too anxious to tight I
'tall" for the trick. lie didn't turn hi
head an inch. Cross hooked over a har
left. clinched, and punched with his fire.
hand.
X. o. started we'll. In the first thrs
or four rounds he did the best ightin
he has ever shown around here. II
rushed constantly and drove q numb,
Of savage left hooks into Leachie
body. Cross seemed to be afraid
that left. But after a while he tim,
Il closely and began shooting rights II
shs, landing first. Then he develop,
. new scheme. letting Brown lea
twisting away and countering heavi
with the left. lie had a peculiar kna'
OF making Brown run into this left. al
every time the tow head few back wi
Q Jerk. Once Brown whipped his le
into the stomach. and Leach Topped
his knees for q second or so. 1t was
moment after this that he pushed Brow
into q corner and showed him throul
the ropes.
IN the second round Cross staEger
Brown with a clip on the chin, b
= X. o. evened the score with BOZ
bardment Of the body. Cross W
strong. Brown rushed. and Gre
swung him of his balance and push
him down to his knees.
In the third Cross nearly got Brow
He landed fierce left on the chin IN
seat him tottering back 10 the rop'
half way across the ring. followed a
beat him about with lefts and rigi
until Brown. bewtldered and all but
made Q blind dive and. seizing Gre
about the waist will. IN arms. held
uata the bell rang Seconds later