Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-16
KUREz ORDERED
/ FROM THE RING
After Putting Up a Gallant Fight
for Six Rounds Against Buck
Grouse, Fourteen Pounds
Heavier, Newarker Lays in
Fighting and Bout Is Stopped.

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Although sent to his corner, there
by losing the fight in the early part
of the eighth round in his bout with
Buck Grouse, of Pittsburgh, Young
Kurtz, of this city, showed the fans
Of New York his ability at the Garden
a. c. last night. Referee Billy job
stopped the "go,;' not because Kurtz
was near a. knockout, but he simply
was reluctant to ON away from his
corner in the seventh and eighth ses-
sions. to continue the uneven fight
that was put on him by circum-
stances. TWAS a sensational bout
up to the sixth round, and until this
time Kurtz had the Ego" we'll in
hand. The local lad was handicapped
in weight, height, size and reach.
but with all these disadvantages his
showing brought applause from the
crowd as he left the ring.
The official weights were announced
as. Kurtz, 144h pounds, and Grouse.
1853.
Kurtz came in today and said
frankly that he had fought himself
out. could not fight and was unwill-
ing to uncover when he knew his
cordition was bad.
The Newarker had not more than a
week of training, as he took tho place
of Jack Denning, who was formerly
matched to meet Grouse. To say the
least, Kprtz conceded everything to
the Smoky City giant. He admins
tered to the Pittsburgher such a lac
ing in the third; fourth and fifth
rounds that Grouse a ready to
drop. The latter's height and weight
alone proved big for Danny Nor
gan's man. Just one solid punch
might have settled Buck" He stag
gered around the ring, Kurtz time
and again jumping up and coping
him on the point of the chin.
Grouse sent Kurtz. to the mat in
the very first round with a short, left
and Dave stayed down for nine
counts. From that point to the sew
enth the crowd rooted for the smaller
lad.
Both came from their corners fast
and Kurtz was the first to land. a
short left 10 the Jaw. The crowd
began to "ha-ha" at the match,
Dave looking like a pigmy against
Grouse. There was not much fight
ingxin the first session. both clincn-
ing throughout. Kurtz had the Pitts
bnrgher around the neck when the
bell sounded.
After a minute of burlesque stunts
Grouse hooked a short left on the
N~ewarker's jaw and the latter fell.
He could have jumped up in d jiffy,
but stayed down for nine counts.
Quickly arising. Kurtz jumped AZ
Grouse like a mailman and landed a
series OF lefts and rights 0 n the
giants jaw and body that seemed to
hurt.
The start of the third session vas
slow. Not more than three seconds
were gone, however, when the local
youth planted a beauty from his left
paw on the point Of Crouse's chin
and the latter reeled against the
p apparently I'm" The crowd
was in an .-nproar and. Grouse was
about to go when he held to the
ropes. Kurtz showed poor Judgment
In this session, for he could have set
tied his opponent right then and
there had, he been last enough to
land just But he waited and
waited until the bell gonged.
Kurtz came out with confidence in
this session and appeared to be in
good condition. He rained rights and
lefts to .Crouse's jaw, but failed to
put the big fellow away. Grouse
simply was In such a dazed condition
at the bell shat he started for Kurtz's
corner.
Kurtz chad the nth and sixth ses-
sions in the same manner, admins
tering to the Pittsburgh middle
weight a bad drubbing. but still he
was unable to land the lucky punch.
Kurtz surprised all who were on
hand at the start of the seventh when
he refused to go away from his
corner. Referee Billy job armed
him to fight, but Dave wouldn't. He
stood in his own corner covered up
and allowed Grouse to swing m
swing, but at the conclusion OF the
round Kurtz smiled.
In the eighth Kurtz again stayed in
his corner and after Grouse had
copied the Newarker with w rights
to the Jaw the referee broke the pair
after a clinch and beckoned the local
man to his corner. Dave left the
ring and was applauded on his game
showing.
Young Shugrue, the Jersey City
featherweight, fought to even honors
with Jimmy Coffey, the 1~7-year-old
pugilist, who halls from Brooklyn.
Shugrue was he aggressor through
out. He had the early sessions by a