The chronicle=news., 1913-08-06
BRucE WINS over
WINTERS ON foul

tho decision on u foul over Ev Win.
tiers Of Ration In the eleventh round
Of 4 xceduled twenty round bout 1t
the West theatre last niGht. The
coiored boy proved himself the mas
ter Of the Gate city lightweight from
start 10 iinlsh aud had administered
mcrcilcss punishment. when af,sr
several apparent attempts to !oii
Bruce. Winters In the eleventh dc.
liberatciy jabbcd his kncsa Into his
opponent. inflietinR an injury that
carsed the coiorcd boy to fall on the
mat and scream with pain. The dirty
tactics OF the Ration boaer caused n
furorS ri thu rin.s.dc and Wildly
excited fans crowded Into the ring
and the disturbance Was only qurii..i
by the interference OF tho police. A.
the time tho foul wa delivered
Bruce had win,rrs on the brink cf
a knockout. After the battle Win.
icrs. his srcoad and sparring part
ner. Rubc Smith of Denver aud his
manager. u. r,oaahuc. were arrested
and lodged In the city jail.
Bruce was the winner In last
nights battle all the way. From the
second round Winters vas = beaten
man and hardly delivered an cffcc.
tive blow. Bruce pounded him ab,ui
the ring and punished him badly.
Throughout winicrs manifested his
intention Of fouiine hts opponent. In
the carly rounds he hit low several
tiu,cs aud was cautioned. He kept
constantly Eprine Rrucc with his
head and several times In the ciinch.
- tried to rouee Bruce In the neck.
Rcferrc Dutch" o'Ncii was patient
and loIk su:fcrink and did nothing
except TO caution the white man. In
the tenth round after being beaten
into q corner winters u.cd his knee
In an attempt To foul. Instantly
thcrs ~hs an uprosr Of prot-s, lad
when the round was over 80, .rai
rinssidc fans rushed to the ropcs aud
shouted to the referee to disaui iisfy
Winters. The referee saw tho action
hut took no eoxnisanec Of Il.
In the eleventh Bruce started In
to finish his opponent. Winters was
battered around the ring ard forced
Into Rrucc's corner where the color
ed boy raincd blows upon hir head
aud i,ody. win;cra was bleeding
from his eye. aosc and mouth ,nd "
was appsrcn, could not last on, the
round. A. he came out Of hts corner
with his mead down he raised his
knee and struck Bruce below tho bel,
irfllctins tho paint,i injury. Panic.
monium broke looec snd riot va.
narrowly averted.
Bruce throughout the eleven
roun,is landed ten blows to ono Of his
opponent. Winters taiicd to Isaxc
Truce and his wallops could no, ban
ish the smile from the face Of tn"
colorcd b0y. Brucc's blows were
effective. His left eye was opened In
the third and bled for the remainder
of the bout. In onlr osr round did
Winters appear to have a shade the
best Of the bout. Al different times
he showed burst Of spacd that
made his admirers more hopsfui. but
Il was short lived. Bruce exhibited
that nc Was much the cicvercst box
or. In fact winters did not In any
respect live up to his reputation NJ
a fighter save that he was game. His
foul tactics disEusted his best friends
The referee could have given the dr.
cision 10 Bruce earlier in she contest
when o second for Winters jumped
into the ring and stepped on Brutc's
heel. Bruce Slipped in getting out
OF the way.
In the tenth round when winters
used his knee for the first time Brr ,e
slipped to the floor but rose In eight