The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-12
DFllten Gives Cross the Beating
= u HE LIE at Closing Show Of
q. Nicholas 4. c.


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PACK BRrTToN gave Leach Cross
ne beating OF his young life In
the closing show Of the 81 Nich-
- A. c. Cross went the ten rounds
- finished fairly strong. but hs was
seesiasssd - fAr that the bout was al
0oue . Joke. Poor Cross dh his best.
81 Il wasn't good enough. The only
Ouuhas was that he couldn't hit Britton.
~ was elusive II he could have land
- 1ust ons-or perhaps two or three
- tale might have had . different end
- Sor Lsachis put the best intentions
= ne world into every swing h.
ongesd.
1Desciany IN the last round did Cross
U1am and slam and slam, tearing great
ssnts In ths air within . few inches Of
Ossseou. yet failing to DO more than oc-
oao1onaliy brush the back hair OF the
0An from Chicago. Cross bored In and
oesod In. only 70 run-kersma ck-Nxainst
. perfect ratApian Of punches Of all
SNssstssA
When The nrst round started both
VssV caut3oua Britton began driving
= 3Ahs thak had . peculiar effect. lie
- isnsth. and then hs,d u suspended
~ Q moment ~ II doubtful that he
oouad reach. Next he moved his arm
Q ~ tnshss furthG. adding . siuapas
twise q shs wrist Every time this hap
osnsa LsachSs's head bobbsd back with
jssak. aah Lsaohas's eye blinksd. and
GSachis ioehs1 Annoysd and very much
da1rminsd. end moved right baoe after
OgsstsA agazn. only 10 run INTO another
-. I haven't any tdsa bow many jabs
4sltien AaAsd Aurlns The IN rounds.
~ there Wsre enough. They were n.y.
~ N nocks. Cross showed gamsnsss
enouUA - ~ . Carnegie mccall
- Hsssioa Of determination grew.
. = asttnciaily aided By . gradually
Gsvvlng blaok and blue eject about
- syss. Lsaoh wss perfectly reckless
ahsuG those syss. He kept poking thsm
siGht out Against Brstton's gloves every
~ o. saOht seconds or %.
Cross was hAndicappsd By having In
0inA IN unaAesrabis determination TO
~nUht fAir." n close work hs didn't
know exaotay what % DO With biz hands.
WAloh ere usually engaged IN holding and
61tt1ag - ths sanas tarns. and other pleas
antstsa Tue crowd appreciated Leach's
esarnss ssA ep,audsd whenever Il saw
- Cross sys-or rathsr the Leach
csses sys-dxsd ysarninsiy on an un-
Sreasetsd kidney and . Cross nst drawn
away back beyond AZ danger Of tempts-
'tien. Tea Leach was very fsAr. The
s7Adasy punch" rule Wa violated only
eoss during the bout. and that was by
Jack Dritton.
Locking over my hastily seribbied
netss 6nd somsthing like this:
Round 1 Br,kton jsbbed continually.
Round I Brittou jabbed continually.
1sanA Z Drtttoa jabbsd continually.
-
rat was really about all there was
- tAs dght-DFstton 3sbbing and Cross
Ganulng the cir about ~ effectively a
~ 0iasts "a yesterday while Joe WOOD
was Stitching them fast ones. slow ones
d ana out CURVES. hooks and uppercuts
n Ne ssvsnth round . lons-bottls<
sAsse ross from the Cross rooters whsI
Leach swung an overland right and hi
Dsitten on the ear. dssins hun for abou
0sven seconds. But the cheer was robot
Gsd when Briaton came slashing righ
beek with . hns assortment Of hook
An1 uppsrcuts and straight ones. rush
~ LsaOh 20 the ropes and forcing hin
- eend double and cover HE head Wit
~ arms 70 sand on the storm.
IN ne eighth Leach tried hard to .pu