Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-16
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fight to Bauersock on the showing;
he could give it to Madison, and be
within his rights, but a draw would
nave been the more conservative de-
cision.
II was a close fight, and in such
the referees job is no sinecure,
Referees from the time the Queens
bury rules went into effect until the
present date have always claimed
that in criticising decisions the aver
age fight fan is unjust; that he for
gets lead in the early round in the
excitement of come back" toward
the finish, and that he lets sentiment
get away with clear Judgment. To
certain extent this is true, and il
Hebron thought that Madison was
entitled to the fight on points he de-
serves credit, not censure. for rem
lering his decision accordingly, for.
he must have known that draw
would be more popular, and make
things easier for himself. After all
the honesty Of the third man Is what
keeps the game going in cases of this
kind and no one doubts that He'll
bron called the fight as he saw it.
Many Even Rounds
Counting points and general show
| ing, eight rounds we're even, Madison
had four and Bauersock four. That
should shbstantiate the ruling, but
it's a safe guess that the argument
doesn't appeal Eddie made the mis-
take of letting Bauerspck do too
much. of the leading, and of allowing
the soldier TO get set for nearly all
his blows. Had the San Franciscan.
stepped in, kept his left shoulder
higher, and done more jabbing with.
| it, there would have been no question
as to who was doing the best work
Madison, however, was ultra cautious.
He had very clever memory aof
what happened in the last fight, when
he tried to knock Bauersock out in.
! side of ten rounds, and suffered a
badly cut eye in consequence, almost
losing the decision He made up his
mind that with fifteen rounds. to goS
he could take it easy, and he took it
too easy.
Both men were apparently in first
class condition when they stepped,
| into the ring. although Madison was
white as a sheet, and didn't appear
as rugged as the Schofield man. The
/ first three rounds were even, both in
dulged !, in the feeling-out policy.
Madison landed several light left
swings TO the head, and in the third
got in a singing right to the jaw,
while Bauersock landed several rights
to the face Hardly real blow was
struck, however, although there was
1 nlnpty IF ,,1oftv hnvino ond fonox, fS,of
work. especially on Madison's part
In the second it looked TO those in the
back of the house as though Madison
had been sent Keeling. but as a matter
of fact he tripped over the extended
knees Of one of the spectators and
almost fell. There wasn't really room
for double row of chairs back of
| the ring, spectators being crowded
and fighters menaeed by the crowding
on the ropes.
Hauersoek Improves d..
Bauersock had a trifle the better of
the fourth round. two right rips max
! ing Madison vince. The latter start
ed TO mix il at close quarters, and
got in two lefts TO the face.
The fifth was about even, Madison's
judgment being off so that he wasted
| a lot of energy on vicious swings that
went either short or wide. He did
manage to connect with Bauersock's
left ear, which started the blood
| flowing. In almost every round he
opened it up again. and from dis
lance it looked as though the soldier
was being badly punished, while as
matter of fact the cut gave him
! little inconvenience, and it is doubt
| full if he noticed it much. The sixth
was also an even break.
Madison undoubtedly had the better
of the next two. He played for the
body in the seventh with good effect,
and in. the eighth opened with two
stiff lefts to the face, and an inter
change of rights and lefts to the head.
The ninth was even, Madison duck
ing / cleverly, and jabbing, while
! Bauersock landed a good right to the
ribs, followed with a right to the ear
and an uppercut to the jaw. Madison
held his guard higher In the tenth
and got in some good punches, the
round being his
| Finish Fast
! The eleventh and twelfth were
even, without much damage on either