The evening world., 1912-12-19
Soldier Kearns Scores Freak
Knockout Over Round
Davis.


H@NE ROUND" DAVIS came
down here from Buffalo to
show New York the genuine
one-round stun. and he did Il. In the
first round OF their battle at the Fair
mont last night Soldier Kearns reached
down near the floor with his left hand
and. bringing 81 up with . swish, placed
HE glove carefully but with all nsces-
ssry despatch against Mr.. Davis's risht
lower jaw. Davis crumpled. AZ no
sunk the soldier slammed him with
light on the wishbone. Davis turned
hdlf . back somersauIt and hit tho
floor on his shoulder bladea He rolled
right over backward and. s1ving a con-
vulsive Mop. Strengthened out with his
shins across the ropes In Kearns's
corner.
Thsrs "One Round" Davis lay for
ten seconds. carefully counted BY the
rsfsrss. At about six he began to
wriggls q little. But the ten" had
sounded before he had discovered what
was the matter with his sense OF bal
ancs. had pulled his feet from the ropes
and wabbled TO an upright position.
Davis staggered around the edge of
the ring. He was a second or two too
late. and In any case would hardly
have been In shape to push his chin
against any more Of tho soldiers wal
lops.
zone Round'' Davis had been we'll sd.
verified. but only a fair crowd turned
out TO see him. Little old N. Y. 10 lust
perSectiy sceptical when these coming
champions are brought to the big city
for . tryout.
In the lobby OF the club I met Com
missioner o'Nsil This fellow from
Buffalo can fight" said the Commits
sioner. 80 thought n number Of men
around the ring who had seen Davis
up State.
And. to tell the truth. no did look
pretty classy until Kearns reached him.
ksarns came into tho ring nrst and
Davis let him wait there for nvs min
utes. TO give him time TO lose his nerve
little. Then Davis swaggered into the
dhS aud csrelessly strolied over to snake
hands. paying little attention to Kcarns
ana nodding pleasantly around the ring
side to his acquaintanoes Mr.. Davis
might have been q veteran and q cham
pion. a. Tar a. looks went
- EARNS 10 q larger Tom sharkey--
n actually built like the sailor In
- his best days with tho advsn.
tASe OF little more height and 90
pounds OF hard meat lie looked rugged
enough 70 beat anybody. When Kearns
stood up and stripped of his bathrobs
saw Mr.. Davis. across the ring. bob
his head and lift his eyebrows. Kearns,
stripped. In soms sight.
e soon a. tho fight started Kearns
began 20 rush IN. Davis. light on his
Test. elk feet tall and we'll built, moved
easily and looked good. Davis weighed
III pounds and Il was all lighting
weight. Davis shot over . right that
looked as fast a. q streak OF lightning.
and missed by . hair. The rinx-.idsrs
gaspsd. Next oneli life tho soldiers
head OIL" connded Q man on my left
1t looked that way.
But kearns just builed In and slammed
away. A swinging left clipped Davis on
the chin. and he hugged for a moment
before he would break out OF a clinch.
Davis drove . heavy right to Kearns's
eas. They mixed. Then Soldier Kearn.
started that swinging left and landed
II. and II was all over. "one Round.
Davis can keep his name lie In,
earned H.
"HE two bouts preceding IN.
main event both ended with the
striking OF foul blows. In tho
semi-finai Tommy Maloney met 10.
White. Maloney was having the hes,
of the scrap. when he swung a low left
and struck white u terfinc foul blow
White fell unconscious and II wa, Nv,
minutes or more before he could bs
helped from the ring. 'MAioney. o!
course. was disqualified. At least he
should have been. although no an.
nouneement OF the fact WAS made by
Referee job. job didn't count over
White. AS he did over Wuest last week
when Smith had knocked Wuest down
and nearly out with a foul blow.
The bout before the sem!-nnal ended
IN the same way. Only this time II
was the boxer who was being wei
whipped who delivered the foul blow
II was apparently unintentional,
clumsy low swing. and the reciplen
fell hat on his face. completely out. II,
was 50 badly hurt that u was ten min
utes or SO before he could be revived
and then, while being helped from IN
ring. he collapsed gain and fell througl
the ropes into the hands OF people out
side the ring.
Injuries Of this sort are very seldom
seen IN final events. where the boxer
A..
mon hurt are usually novices Tn
Boxing Commission. to protect thos
who don, know enough to protect them
selves. should make a rule that n,
boxer shall be allowed to engage IN
ing contest unless provided with al
effective armor 70 stop foul blows. Thii
rude should be enforced. II is abso
.atsiy necessary, II 10 foolish to argu,
shsk fouls arc usually accidental. Al
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