Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-23
BAUER LOSES TO
WILLARD IN 5TH
St. Charles Heavyweight Is No
Match for. Kansan, Who
Scores Clean Victory.

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Frank Bauer from the list of would-be
contenders for the crown now worn by
Luther McCarty in their scheduled 10
round encounter last night before the
Summit Athletic club. Helpless before
the sledge-hammer wallops administer
ed by his taller and beefier rival, the
st. Charles dyemaker was eased away
via the K. o. route midway in the fifth
session, having at no time displayed
anything like real fighting ability.
But for the fact that his right hand
was injured. Willard might have stop
ped Bauer in two rounds, but the hand
leap under which he battled was ap-
parent whenever he attempted to throw
his right mauler into use. Willard had
every natural advantage over Bauer;
he was taller by six inches, scaled
about 25 pounds heavier and has been
| fighting longer and against some of the
| toughest heavies to be found in the
east. 1t was Bauer's second battle as
a pro" and he was little more than a
chopping block for Charley Cutters
meal ticket.
A terrific left, driven straight from
the shoulder, and mixed occasionally
with a right uppercut, spelled the
downfall of Bauer The latter lacked
heart, and after taking a few heavy
wallops assumed the defensive In
the fourth round Willard had Bauer
webbing and all but out, and in the
fifth the Kansas punched his opponent
until the latter's nose looked like a
rich, overripe, squashed tomato. 1t
was a ripping right uppercut to the
jaw that laid low the dyemaker.
Just before the main event started
kilograms were read from AL Palzer,
Jim Flynn and Tom Kennedy. chal-
longing the winner Willard was given
an ovation as he clambered through
the ropes. From the start it was evil
dent Bauer would be no match for the
rangy westerner who jockeyed about
towering over his adversary. Wizards
first punch, a smashing left to Bauer's
nose, brought blood and seemed to
take the st. Charles mans nerve. Be-
fore the first round had ended Willard
drove home series of savage left
hooks.
Bauer, seconded by Fred Gilmore.
rushed from his corner at the start of
the second. but was promptly suppress
ed by another heavy left to the nose,
Four more blows of the same type put
Bauer on Queer street. Bauer's blows
were ineffective and the crowd took to
L.
lighter battler The round was Viii
lard's by city block.
When the third started, Bauer drove
home left to the body and they clinch
, ed. Again Bauer reached for the body
but without success. Willard then
? took up the milling and whipped over
couple Of hard rights, also using his
! left hook with deadly effect. A left
/ hook TO Bauer's jaw dropped the re
r cipient before the bell rang.
} Willard cut loose, showing little mer
T. cy in the fourth, and worked fast, caus
} ing Bauer to miss left hook Jes.
r split Bauer's right eye with left anC
the wound bled freely. He followed
by getting in a couple of hooks t.
Bauer's damaged countenance, anC
again Bauer hit the mat but arost
quickly.
Orders were given Willard to enC
the farcical exhibition in a hurry il
the fifth, and the Kansan went out t
make good. He punched the dyemak
er on the dripping proboscis almost a
: will, then slammed home a might.
right uppercut, stopping the human
: punching bag.
= The main bout was preceded by tw
" fast preliminaries, 10 rounds each
> The crowd was the biggest that eve
! attended a fight here. After the frs
preliminary it was announced tina
. Chief of Police Abbott would close u
. the boxing game in Fort Wayne unles
+ the cat calling" and coaching by tn
l. fight fans was cut out.
In the first preliminary Harr
Klenke, Fort Wayne, and George Me!
ers, Chicago, went 10 rounds to
Y draw. The fight was bloody and e1
ceedingly speedy. Klenke had littl
the better Of the going.
frankie Mason Of Fort Wayne put
all over Nick Little Of Chicago /
seven rounds of what was to have bee
10-round go" Little, howeve
u showed himself to be a game fighte
10 and the bout made a big hit with tn
s. crowd
H. New York, Jan. 23.-Eddie McGoo
re tv of Oshkosh, Wis, defeated Fredd
CT Hicks of Detroit in a ten-round boz