New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
TAME BOUT IN GARDEN
Klaus 0utpoints Dillon, Who
Suffers a Broken Hand.
CROWD HOOTS THE BOXERS
Middleweight Tangle No Nearer
Untangled than Before Men
Entered the Ring.

Frank Klaus, of Pittsburgh, who styles
himself the middleweight champion Of the
world. and Jack Dillon, OF indianapolis. who
also has his eye on the title, met In ten.
round bout at Madison Square Garden be-
fore a small gathering Of boxing enthusi'
asts last night II was the consensus II
opinion that Klaus won by a comfortable
margin. and 1t WAS also agreed that the
bout was one of the poorest ever held In this
city.
Throughout the ten rounds the men
stood close and slugged away In the hops
Of general results, when they were nor
locked in loving embrace that required
the strength Of the referee to break. I'm
the mean time the crowd hooted and booed
and called for action which was not forth
coming. In the seventh round the mon
bJlled each other back and forth across
the ring in defiance OF the referee
For men who aspire TO A championship
Klaus aud Dillon were poor pretenders
They were wide open shock absorb'rs, with
little or no science, and neither ono showed
anything out OF the ordinary. Many left
the building firm in the belief that Nike
Gibbons. frail as he is. could beat both
without leaving the ring Klaus fonlsd
Dillon half dozen times, but fortunately,
the Hoosier lad was not injured.
After the battle Dillon declared that he
broke his hand early In the bout and was
not able to show his usual speed. In JUS
tica II may be added that I'm the first thres
rounds he had shade the better OF klsns,
bur not enough to cause any alarm on the
part Of the Pittsburgh mans admirers.
Klaus walked In at the opening OF the
first round and jsbbed with hts left. but
Dillon countered with right to the body.
After an exchange Dillon landed LETT ana
right on the head twice withoin a return
Klaus flashed the first clever move ~
making Dillon miss, and then countered.
He forced the pace, but Dillon scored ON
points.
A clinch marked the opening OF the sec
ond round. but Dillon drove the Pittsburgh
man back across the ring with q voley OF
hard smashes to the face Stung and hurt.
Klaus drove in with a volley OF blows at
close quarters The third round was fast
with honors about even. Klaus did all ths
forcing while the man from the Hooeier
State contcnted himself with a counter at
tack which failed TO accomplish results
There were many protracted clinches and
little display OF science or skill. Sam Aus
tin had his hands full separating the men.
and the crowd called for action.
The battle took on a peculiar aspect IN
the fourth round. and 10 many who sat at
the ringside II appeared as II the men were
taking things easily.
Klaus flashed 10 the front In the NTH
round and drew blood from Dillon's nose.
The men wrestled and pulled each other
all over the ring. but Klaus landed the
cleaner blows and had his man holding.
The crowd In the meanwhile voiced us
opinion OF fighters IN general and OF the
two in particular
Dillon hurt his hand in the sixth round
and was unable to do much. Klaus either
could not or would not fight, so that In the
seventh and eighth rounds the crowd de-
rived a lot OF consolation by hooting the
boxers. Dillon's hand was gone completely
and he could only stand up and take his
medicine Klaus waded in, but failed to
accomplish anything worthy OF notice.
Forty-two rounds OF boxing will form the
attraction at the Fairmont Athletic Club.
of The Bronx, tonight. The main bout
will be between Jim Nitche and Tommy
Berger. In addition, there will be two other
ten-round contests, and also two s1-round
bouts.
Honey Melody, former welterweisht
champion OF the world, will face Biuy West
AT the Sharkey Athletic Club, and the other
contests will be a follows: Tom Dorsey
vs.. Bat" Folsom and Sailor White VS.,
ANDY Morris. at the Gowanus Club; Dave
Morrison vs. Battling Morrison al
Browns Gymnasium, and Harry Tracey vs.
Tommv Glavin, at the National Athletic
Club Of Brooklyn.