The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-21
WOOD WON FIGHT
Pride OF Pauline Beat ToHne
in Two Rounds.
The Fight Was Held at Waka-
rusa-2OO at Ringside.

Jack Wood Of Pauline won over
Jack Towne in less than two rounds
by the knockout route in what was
scheduled for a 1o-round bout held
near Wakarusa Wednesday night
About two HUNDRED sport followers
saw the fight Wood outclassed his
opponent from the start. He had a
furnishing left and he kept it in
Towne's face or stomach all through
the fight Towne was game as peb-
BILE A right swing to the point of the
jaw put him down for the count of
nine in the middle of the second
round He got on his feet and tried
to cover up, but Wood walked up to
him and carefully prepared TO end the
fight Wood put his right hard to the
stomach and then as Towue dropped
his guard Wood sent across a left up
percut to the chin and the fight was
over. Towne was carried to his cor
mr. and soon revived and walked
away from the ring.
The fight was to have been held in
the town hall at Wakarusa but some
of the citizens objected at the last
minute. The promoters, nothing de-
TERED, adjourned to a grove east of
tcwn and staked out a ring in a clear
sn-ce on the grass. They hung Ian
terms in the overhanging limbs of the
trees and proceeded to pull off the
fight in the style of the old days of
the British prize ring.
Ki1raiu and Sullivan fought for the
championship in Mississippi in such
place, and so did Sullivan and Charlie
Mitchell at Chantilly. France. Fftz-
simmons and Peter Maher fought on a
Sandba rim the Rio Grande.
The light was bad and the ground
rough, SO II was hard TO get a line
last night on just what Wood can do.
Wood has just returned from the Pa
cific coast where he made a good rec
ord in the ring. He hopes to fight
Marshall at Atchison in the near fu-
ture.
Wood weighed AS pounds. Towne
was lighter The referee called time
at S:45- Wood wasted no time IN
feeling his man out He led with his
left TO the face and ducked q return
from Towne's right Thy clinched
and Towne had all the better of the
infghting Wood landed a heavy left
to the body and put two rights to the
face. Towne swung his right to the
face and sent Woods head back It
was the best blow Towne landed dur
ing the fight. Wood came right back
for more. They cIinched and Towne
played a tattoo on woods shortrtbs
with his right They exchanged rights
to the head and Wood landed three
times with his left TO the body with
out return Towne was cool and clev-
er but he could not fathom Woods
crouch and peculiar left lead
Round 2.-Towne landed a light right
to the face and got to the body with
his left Wood rushed in and peppered
Towne with left tabs- They clinched
and fought savagely until ordered to
break by the referee. Wood fought
Towne over into the northwest corner
of the ring and then suddenly dropped
him with a right swing flush on the
point of the Jaw. The referee counted
nine before Towne struggled to his feet
The referee counted too fast, in the
opinion Of many at the ringside- Wood
waltzed up to his beaten opponent and
deliberately landed hard right to the
body and then his left was hooked to
the jaw. sn6 it did not matter whether
the referee counted fast or slow. The
fight was over. and they carried Towne !
to his corner.
Towne soon recovered from the blow. |
and he walked away from the ring
Contrary to reports. and in justice to
Wakarusa, IL should be stated that
there were no women at the rfngside nor
near the scene of battle The crowd
was quiet and orderly. The fight was
on the square. and the only disappoint-
ment was the quick end Of what prom
ised to be a fast, hard battle If Wood !
win train carefully. he ought to give a I
good account Of himself with Marshall
at the Atchison fight Wood is looking
for a manager