The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-19

material to the tom
rs that all right so far?'' asked
Mrs. Bowser as she paused.
| Mr.. BowSer sat with mouth open
and eyes bullying out.
Not one of the three bouts went
half the scheduled distance. Oddly
| enough, the boxer who showed the
most promise in the way of fighting
skill proved the biggest disappoint-
| ment. Vic Mclaughlin, who claims
| bonny Scotland as his home. was the
white hope" who flashed brilliantly
| just for a moment or so, and then Sail
! or White put the damper on the ex-
hibition by sending the tall Scot to the
! land of dreams
Mr.. Bowser groaned, but after a
| glance, Mrs. Bowser continued read
| ing:
THE others who came out of the
| tourney with flying colors were Fred
Mckay. who carried the sobriquet of
Z, 1.-THE Winning Terror and George
Weigner, q Gotham-bred white hope.
Mckay disposed of Andy Morris, the
Boston heavyweight, in four rounds,
while Weigner required only two to
prove that Ed Smith had no business
in the same ring with him.
Mckay had the advantage of his
opponent in reach and height, and also
weighed 10 pounds more, tipping the
scales at 210 pounds. Morris never
had a chance against the tall Cana
dian. Mckay spent most of his time
in the early rounds rushing the Bos-
ton fighter from rope to rope and bat
tering him about the body. Few of
his blows landed Clearly, though, and
Morris could do little to ward them
off. He was carried off his feet every
time Mckay rushed him. At such
times he would cover up and make no
attempt to counter
"Wo-woman, stop!" shouted Mr..
Bowser.
''Why, what's the matter?''
"That-that writing''
isn't it sporty enough? Let me
+" Mckay was fully a head taller than
the Hub boxer, who tried vainly to make
mis- mis- blows reach to the head. Al his
on his chest or shoulders.
I'm the third round Mckay began to
use right uppercut, and while the ma
several landed, causing Morris to assume
highly injured expression. He reached
for the Winnipeg giants face. and while
ly as powder puff, one brought the
blood from McKay's nose. The Winnipeg
man thought this so uEclubby of Morris
that he stuck right to his jaw without
a moments hesitation and the Bostonian
dropped to the mat. The bell came to
=" Mckay, however, was bent get
ting revenge and set about in business
like manner in the fourth. He rushed
rights to the head. One of these droppe
Morris, and when he arose unsteadily, an
other right sent him down again in sit
ting position. 1t was evident that he would
not last. Referee Young Corbett waived
Mckay aside without the formality of
counting. Mckay fought two rounds with
his right forearm fractured, and after
the bout was taken to Polytechnic hospital |
He will be out of the game for weeks.
Sailor White was pressed into service |
in the bout with Mclaughlin, when Jim
Coffey, the Dublin giant failed to show
up. 1t was announced he had hurt his |
hand in training. For a time it appeared |
mighty stormy for the Sailor. He was |
worsted in the first two rounds, in which |
the Scot appeared rather fast and clever. !
He had the Sailor on the run most of the |
time, and it appeared as if the deep sea |
boxer would have hard time lasting the !
limit. .
"Stop! Stop! I won't listen to another |
wordr' shouted Mr. BowSer; and the next |
moment he was gathering down the hall |
and out of the house.
Mrs. Bowser called after him, but he
fled through the darkness. and she sat
down to smile at herself and wink at the
cat.
It was midnight when Mr.. Bowser came
in but he had not been to the scrap
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