The San Francisco call., 1913-10-28
n L-A(k MAN
WINS IN
FlF I'll
Lester Refuses to Toe Scratch
After Being Knocked Down
Four Times

TAFT, Oct. 2S.-Sam Langford, the
most feared man of the modern prize
ring, crushed another white hope here
this afternoon. He hammered poor
Jack Lester so severely for four
rounds that the northwestern heavy
weight refused to come to the scratch
! IN the fifth and the referee declared
the Boston tar baby the winner.
Nobody was surprised at the result
for nobody conceded Lester a chance
He never figured from the moment the
match was made up to the time that
he stared wild eyed from his corner
at Langford in the fifth and allowed
his seconds to toss in the towel as
token of defeat. They gave him
credit for refusing to take further
unnecessary punishment.
Langford was fat and lazy looking
and moved about the ring more clum-
silly than he used 10 in the past. But
wen he cut loose with his punches
he seemed capable of inflicting just
as much damage as of yore. He used
al sorts of wallops on his helpless
opponent and he never seemed to be
the least bit afraid of the latter's
blows.
SAM LANDS AT WILL
The finish came after Lester had
been knocked down four times in
round four. A few stiff rights and
lefts to the body started Jack on his
way. Then Langford followed these
up with a few more to the head. AS
fast as Lester came to his feet, Sam
knocked him down again and the hope
was just about able to stagger to his
corner after the bombardment.
When he stepped to the middle of
the ring 1t could be seen that Lester
was nervous and badly frightened He
apparently realized that he did not
figure and that the sooner the finish
came the better it would be for him.
There was nothing to recommend him
save his size.
Black Sam started right in by using
rights and lefts TO the head and the
body. His right uppercut sent Les
ter's head back time after time and
when Jack fell heavily te@the floor the
crowd seemed TO take it as a matter
of course Nobody doubted that
Langford could have f1attened Lester
before the round was over, but the
black man apparently wanted TO give
the fans a little run for the money
they paid to get in
AANNFOHD HAS MEtC
Lester came rushing in in the sec
ond, head down and arms swinging.
Sam just sidestepped. stalled, took a
few lefts and waited for an opening
When this presented itself he sent
Lester reeling back from a right and
a left to the jaw, and it looked like
curtains for Jack once more.
But Sam was merciful. He laid off
his tottering rival when he had him
ready for the scrap heap He con-
tented himself by shaking the white
man UP with his varied assortment
of blows.
There was not much change in the
third. either. although Lester again
managed to keep his feet. principally
because Bangford allowed him to do
so. Lester was all in and ready to
call it off
The Boston tar baby was far from
being in condition. He loomed up
fat and apparently lacked ginger
But the unfair test did not give any
body line on his work He Ger
taInly can hit just as hard as he
ever could and he has not lost any
Of his cunning. However, they must
send him against a more formidable
opponent in order to size him I'D
properly.
TAR BABY WELL PAID
AS for Lester. nobody expected
anything of him. He always was
regarded as a real ham fighter
around here. After arriving from
Australia few months ago he met
poor Al kaufman in a four round
mixup in San Francisco and Kauf-
man won. Since then Lester has
been hanging around doing the best
he could. and the fans did not paw
much attention to him.
While the bout was in progress a
section of the bIeachers fell with
crash, carrying a hundred or more of
their occupants. Fortunately, how
ever, only two men were slightly in
5ured-
Langford received the tidy sum OF
S2500 and two round trip tickets
from Boston for his services. Nobody
knows what Testers share was. but
1t probably amounted to meal
ticket and a high sign.
There was a fair crowd in attend
ance, but it did not come up to the
expectations of Promoter S. H. Rob-
fnson, who is said to have lost money
on the venture, although this was
not officially admitted.