El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-21
JEFF CLARKE, JOPLIN NEGRO, WALL0PS
RUFF CAMERON, KANSAS CITY NEGRO
Second Stops the Fight When Cameron Gets Too Much
the Worst Of It but Cameron Objects and Cries Be
cause He Was Not Permitted to Finish-Both
Negroes Put Up Game Fight at Juarez.
CBy Lewis Rutherford.)
FTER being outclassed

A FTER being outclassed from the
n initial bels Rufe Cameron, the
1 , Kansas City negro, lost his fight
with Jeff Clark Sunday afternoon at
the Juarez arena. through being fouled
by one of mis- seconds, who entered the
ring in the 18th round and mOtiOned
Cameron to his corner.
Whether the second was ignorant Of
the rules, CT had grown tired Of seeing
Cameron being whipped by the Joplin
negro Is not known, but Cameron says
he never authorized his second 10 en-
ter the ring, although he was being
beaten, and Clark would have won on
a decision.
Cameron bitterly protested at the act
Of MS second, when IN his corner, and
il took the combined efforts of both
of his handlers to hold him in the
ring while he was endeavOring to
climb through the ropes 10 get back
at Clark, who had hUrdled the ropes
and was on his way to his dressing
A Game Fight.
Nothing can be-said except that Cam
eron fought a game fight, and, but for
the act of his second, the bout would
have probably gone the full 20 rounds
While in his corner with his head on
his arm, crying because Of the act of
his second, Cameron said he wanted
another match with the Fighting
Ghost" regardless OF the way in which
the visitor had hooked and Jabbed him
around the ring for the IS rounds
Genuine Boxing Match.
Tt was a real boxing match. Clark
is probably the cleverest boxer that
has ever invaded this district, and ably
demonstrated that he is one of the top
nOtchers in the middleweight class
Cameron continually covered up and
refused to come out of his shell, and
when he did come, Clark was Invariably
ready with a speedy upper or a de-
mOraliZing short arm blow That
picked holes through the defence Of
Cameron, and would flick in and out
again, after landing a singing blow to
the mouth.
CamerOn's Eye BIacked.
As early as the fifth round Cameron's
left eye began swelling, and his lips
were cut and bleeding at the finish,
while the speedy Clark was unmarked
Clark assumed the offensive from
the first gong and was the aggressor
throughout At times he would leap
half way across the ring and jab the
mberSOme Cameron in the face with
his lightning left hand Rufe saved
himself from several hard blows by
leaning back, and reducing the steam
behind the WallOps-
The bout was featured by a good deal
of clinching, although neither fighter
slipped scrOsS any low blows The
continual crOssfire and Qppercuts
which Clark sent to Cameron's face
and body weakened the Kansas City
negro VINO was SEOSSg several llIll6S-
A Grudge Fight.
Clark contented himself with win
ming on points in 10 of the u active
rounds. Cameron rallied in the latter
part Of the eighth and 10th and man
aEed to secure draws in each of these
In the seventh, Cameron, it is alleged,
was holding and on coming out of the
cIinch, Clark said: Il will get you for
that; Just wait" Cameron replied;
You're not going TO knock me out"
and backed it up with hard left to
the face. The negro then mixed il fast
for the next so seconds, with the