The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-21
LOCAL FIGHT
FANS GETTING
FASTIDIOUS
Handful Sees Dalton Shade
Hayes in a Clever
Bout
GEORGE LEATHAM TAKES
A NAP FROM BRENNAN
Jimmy's Glove Finds Its Way to
Georges Jaw at Top
Speed

Detroit and Windsor fight fans are
getting mighty particular about the
kind of hash that is served up to them
over at the Windsor chop house where
>hef Eddie Glassco sets up hot pugills
tic dishes.
Last night mere handful saw an
evenings entertainment that mngl
have pleased the most cloyed boxing
fan in the house, for Il was of such
a mixture that there was bound to be
something In II To please everyone.
1t all ended with one OF the fastest
finals ever seen in the Windsor club,
in which Jerry Dalton, the olive
Hoosler from Jeffersonville, had a
shade in scientific boxing on Chick
Hayes, miniature of Ad Wolgast.
The two young fellows, 1.-the and
eager as tigers, their muscles rolling
and punching under their velvety
skins, spared and danced and wal
loped for all there was In them. The
big gloves, which they weren't uses
to, kept them from doing any serious
injury to each other, but didn't ap-
pear 10 slow them up the way they
did both Walsh and Dixon last week,
despite the fact that the boys last
night were only l18 pounds In weight
Hayes was the aggressor through
out the fight and on that account he
was given preference in the eyes OF
those who liked actual fighting. BuS
Dalton was the cleverer and used his
longer reach to advantage. He jabbec
away at long range on offense and
got inside Hayes wallops on defense
Hayes had the better in the clinches
and would probably have made bet
ter showing under straight rules than
under the clean-break code.
Dalton had a darting left that
reached Hayes face and body often
Hayes contented himself with vicious
swinging for the body or tapping in
the clinches.
The boys worked hard and earnest
". They wasted not a moment from
the beginning OF the first round until
the end of the third. They took with
them TO their dressing rooms a vigor-
ous round Of applause.
But II you don't like the stuff that
yergef on the parlor, go back to the
semi-1nal. In that George Leatham.
of Detroit, and Jimmy Brennan, OF
Chicago, were out for blud Ieatham
evidently outweighed by Brennan,
launched a blow at his opponent from
the recesses OF his corner at the irs.
gong. rushing down upon his enemy
before he had had time to reconnoitre
That rushing, tlgerlsh style proved
to be Leatham's all the way through
the bout. He had Jimmy mad as 4
hen In a hail storm, had him swing
ing like a Dutch windmill. had him
whirling like an Arabian dervish and
apparently had him tired, when, In
the fourth round. zip! one OF Bren-
mans terrific fails found the point OF
Georges jaw and Leatham keeied
over.
Nobody knows that he actually took
the count, but Referee Rocks waved
him to his corner after he tried In
effec.ually TO stand and then stagger.
ed around. hands moving feebly, eyes
CLASSY, while the official gently remon.
strated with Brennan for wanting to
get at his opponent again. Leatham
smiled as he came TO on his chair Ia
the corner and congratulated Brennan
Emory Keusef- and Young Whrte
staged an interesting four-round GO.
In the curtain raiser, Walter Ida, of
Detroit, managed TO stick out four
rounds with Billy I.adensack.
lack MeCarron, of Allentown. Pa.
outpointed Mike Gibbons In six
round bout at philadelphia, last night.