The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-09
CONNORS WINS IT
s'SaiIor Boy" JohnsOn's Sec
onds Throw Up Sponge.
Good Card at Union Athletic
Association Hall.

They inserted a ringer on "Sailor
Boy Johnson at the Union Athletic
association headquarters Wednesday
night Instead of meeting a Welter,
weight of his own class they steered
the Sailor Boy up against ma
Who has whipped a lot of second
Class men at that weight. The ringer
as called Jimmie Connors." But
reme doesn't matter. It's the punch
that counts and the punch wasn't dis
guised by an alias. After the sixth
round Johnson's seconds cast pocket
edition sponge into the ring Then
could see it. Then ''Connors' was CT
dered to go out and put his street
clothes on. He was an Italian.
But don't you think for minute
that Johnson didn't cause trouble in
the Kansas City camp. In the earlier
of the scramble Lew Cutler,
who officiated in "Connors' corner,
yelled himself nearly hoarse trying 10
make his charge wait for the hght.
"Connors'' was running into that
chop which didn't look like a dam
age producer but which was likely to
spell ''pay day. if properly inserted.
"ConnorS'' then changed his tactics
and the fight began to go the other
way He swung a lot of wild upper
cuts which seldom landed on anything
except the gloves of johnson. But he
followed this with a straight arm Jao
which was not at all pleasing to the
hackers of the Topekan. Perfectly
timed. it was a mighty wicked blow.
i'Connors'' apparently aimed to meet
Johnson with it as the sailor BOY
stepped in for a blow 1t was delivered
several times in this manner ana dlo
the damage needed
1t was the defense of "ConnorS
that puzzled Johnson as much as the
aclng he received. The visitor mad
coverup which was perfectly good. he
could stand in the center of the ring
and rest with Johnson apparently IN
able 20 get to him.
johnson Game as Ever.
But don't make the mistake OF
thinking this johnson fellow quit
Ter. He went in after that punishment
ike he couldn't live without II. Anu
ne landed a lot of punches that caused
in Kansas City. In the
Iowa and although he was groggy
johnson had his opponent hanging on
1 good deal of the time. He was
-eady to take a blow for the chance
% land one. But he couldn't lana the
damaging kind, it seemed.
In the early rounds johnson was
Going after pay ore all the time. |
shortly after the Kansas C1tyan land
ID the first blow the Sailor Boy rush
ID in and rained blows upon Con |
,ors." chasing him back and forth |
cross the ring and calling forth a !
world of advice from 'Connors sec
nd. "Connors'' introduced his upper
MT in the first round but it was never
Elective For the first three rounds
was nearly even with Johnson nav
ng a little the best of it because ne
anded the punches. Connors
teamed ND a little in the fourth and
,egan to punch the Topekan in the
ace with that left arm follow up.
The real damage to the local youth
anne in the fifth round when he was
II but put out. One of those Con
thrOI1Rh
ohnson fell on his opponent and bore
i'm almost through the ropes Wh1le
e (JohnSon) was recovering The
est of the round was all "Connors
nth Johnson trying TO get pack into
lighting shape.
Kansas City came in to finish it in
he sixth. He downed johnson and
yas himself downed moment later.
D get at his adversary but was fight
lg pluckily when the bell rang and
ad Kansas City hanging on good
ortion of the time. He was SO badly
'inded, however, that he could hardly
ak to his chair and his seconds after
short conference tossed the sponge
ito the ring.
Jack Woods didn't appear for the
ght. Jack Woods has been touted as
retty much of a scrapper in this col
mn. This will not occur again. Re
orts from apparently reliable sources
ave reached this office that Woods
id not intend to come here. The
romoters of the affair did not admit
lis until late yesterday afternoon.
he bout was a good one. But taking
lie advertising is a mighty good way
, disgust people with the fight game
ere. 1t should be all on the square.
he fight was fair enough. But the
ZEN who are promoting the bouts for
lie Union Athletic association are
arting in a mighty good way to
AXE the boxing fans here distrust
lem. Phil knight, billed to appear
ere, never intended to come. And ,
,ports are that the same is true of !
-oods.
There were two preliminaries, one
which was fairly entertaining.
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