The San Francisco call., 1913-08-09
BATTLE 70 FAST
ROUNDS; BLOWS
LACK THE PUNCH
Local Mans Speed Too
Much for Sailor, Who
Couldn't Land Eff
fectively
BY JOE MURPHY

Petroskey, which Referee Jim Griffin
declared a draw, will compare favor
ably with any of them
The boxers went the entire distance
at a heart breaking clip and both of
them were out to the last ounce at
the finish.
The decision of Referee Grifin's did
not meet with general approval, as Nc
Allister seemed to have a clear lead
on points. He had an advantage In
at least IA OF the 20 rounds. and In
many of the rounds Petroskey hardly
laid glove on the clever Olympic
club man.
McAllister boxed like a champion
His speed and cleverness was amazing
II times. and Petroskey.. who made
the pace throughout, was baff7ed by the
elusiveness of his opponent.
II was the sixth round before Pc
troskey gave his admirers a chance
to applaud him, and IN this session he
did not get more than an even break,
but the sailors admirers were more
than satisfied. as. they figured that Bob
was slowing down and that Petroskey
would eventually get him.
SAILOR COURAGEOUS
Petroskey fought determinedly, and
a less courageous boxer would have
lost heart. as McAllister peppered him
incessantly with rights and 1efts for
10 rounds, and it did not look as
though he could withstand the blows.
Tt is true that McAllister's blows lacked
force. for If they had any sting behind
them the Sailor would have taken the
count in the first half dozen rounds,
as McAllister hit him often enough to
knock out five men.
The Olympic club man was woefully
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made no effort at all to avoid them.
He simply took everything that came
his way in hopes of landing a sleep
producer.
In the last 10 rounds he rocked Nc
Allister a time or two with nasty
swings, but Petroskey went all to
pieces when he had an advantage, as
he discarded all his skill and trusted
10 luck by swinging wildly. On the
other hand, McAllister boxed like a
master when he was stung, stepping
around, blocking and ducking when he
was in trouble.
For six rounds McAllister gave his
man a boxing lesson and it looked as
though he would win easily. Petros-
key was unable to land, though he kept
boring in all the time.
IN the seventh the Sailor showed q
fash He nearly sent Mac to the mat
with an overland right swing and the
latter was spurred on by applause from
his admirers. He managed to repeat
the blow and McAl1ister looked in very
bad shape. He appeared tired and cir
oles of purple seemed to gather under
his eyes.
PETROSkEY sPURTS
At this stage of the battle Petros-
key took a squirt and 1T looked as II
McAllister had slowed up TO some ex-
tent The Sailor tried hard in the
eighth round, landing some effective
blows, but McAllister scored two blows
TO his opponents one, though they were
less damaging.
The tenth round was fast. but in the
eleventh McAllister surprised every
body by his great squirt. He attacked
Pete with body blows, which appeared
dana ging. and the Sailor looked to be
in a bad way.
He kept up his lead in the twelfth
ny landing hard blows to the body and
jaw. The thumps that landed on Pete's
midsection seemed to hurt him, and he
wilted under them several times. Nc
Allster seemed to take a brace at this
stage, and the Petrosiey adherents who
were so confident a few rounds prevt
GUS were more serious.
BOTH BOXERS BATTERED
At this stage of the battle both box
ers looked pretty well battered. The
sailors left eye was almost closed,
while his lips were puffed McAllister
was bleeding freely from the mouth,
and his lips were badly cut and pufred.
The sailor made gallant stand in
the fourteenth round He kept swing
ing in hopes of landing a knockout
blow, while McAliister backed around
the ring. The sailor scored with a
couple OF effective swings to the jaw,
which put Mac on Queer street. He
was on the defensive, and Petroskey
was fighting like a wild man In hopes
of landing a Knockout
The fifteenth was one of Petroskey's
best rounds and 1t looked as il he
would surely win. He landed some
jarring rights which staggered Nc
Allister. The sailor was swinging
from every direction, most OF his
blows being poorly directed. McAllis-
ter braced up at the close of the
round.
SOME FAST MILLING
Petroskey's admirers were jubilant
a this stage OF the bout and the sail
or was told to go in and finish his man.
He tore loose in the sixteenth and bat
tered McAllister's about the head,
blood coming in streams from his face.
Mac looked in bad shape, but Petros
key had fought himself out in trying
10 land knockout
The sailor had used himself up in
the previous two rounds and he was
very tired in the seventeenth while
McAllister again resorted to clever
methods and kept up steady series
of lefts to the face. An occasional
right hand rip to the sailors stomach
was not at all relished. 1t was Nc
Allister's round by good margin.
LACKED wALLOP
McAllister made a grand stand in
the eighteenth and he had Petroskey
on the verge of q knockout. He fought
like a tiger, and Pete came nearer to
going down in this session than any of
the other 10 rounds. Hard rights to
the body made Pete vince. and he
looked all in. Mac was encouraged
by his friends to go in and finish it.
but he was not there with the decisive
blow.
The lead which McA1lister gained in
this round was decisive and enough to
give him the battle. The nineteenth
was slower, McAllister fighting care
fully, while Petroskey. though very
tired, kept trying hard for knockout.
McAllister seemed to figure that he
was winner, as he did but little fight
ing in the twentieth round, resorting
to clinching.
Referee Griffin raised both mems
arms as signal that the battle was
q draw.
Jim Horner and Harry Carter. light
weights, battied six rounds to draw
Willie Madison and Eddie Stanton
sen was given tho .GsAt4Ann n points
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