The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-23
RIVERS IS WINNER
OVER TEUT0N
MEXICAN LIGHTWEIGHT KNOCKS
OUT KNOCKOUT" BROWN
IN TENTH ROUND.

Los Angeles, Feb. ga right swing
four times repeated ended the sched-
uled 20-round bout today between
Knockout" Brown, the New York
lightweight, and Joe Rivers of Los
Angeles with victory for the Mexican
before the end of the tenth round. It
was the first defeat for the blonde
German whose sobriquet had been
earned by the manner in which he
had won scores of fights, and it was
decisive. Five times Rivers sent
Brown to the floor with his vicious
right swing. In the concluding three
times for the count of nine. The fifth
time Referee Eyton stopped the fight
without counting.
1t was a sensational finish to a
furious encounter in which Mexican
and Teuton battled viciously from the
opening gong. Browns awkward style
of milling, Il to the fact tina he
fights ~lefthanded, soon was solved by
the Mexican. who blocked cleverly with
elbow and open glove. Browns best
blow was a left drive to the body
which he used effectively.
Brown forced the fighting in nearly
every round, but his open style gave
the Mexican many opportunities to
punish him about the head, Rivers be-
ing lightning fast with both hands and
at times hitting the German viciously
from seemingly impossible angles.
Punishment, which would have stopped
many, seemed only to act as a spur to-
he fasteners aggressiveness.
Brown began leading in nearly every
round. Sometimes Rivers would allow
the German to do the fighting for the.
first minute, blocking and covering.
only to cut loose with both hands at
a savage clip that clearly bewildered
the New Yorker. In the clinches
Rivers a all the better of the mill
ing.
Brown Rallies.
After taking a hard drubbing for
five rounds, Brown came back strong
In the eighth. He was now beginning
to solve the Mexican's defense against
The puzzling right and he jabbed
through the M~exican's guard repeated
ly. A vicious rally in the last 10 sec
onds by Rivers did not overcome
Browns ead in the round.
In the ninth both landed hard and
frequently Brown work his left to the
stomach and jaw while Rivers retail
ated with hard lefts and rights to
face and body, making it an even
round.
Both seemed tired when they came
up for the tenth and Browns per-
formance in the previous two rounds
made it look like others fight, Brown
sent two hard lefts to the head and
planted the right in Rivers stomach.
Then the Mexican saw the opening he
wanted. He had repeatedly missed
his long right swing which was in
tended to end the fight. This time
he aimed with deadly accuracy and
Brown was caught on the point of the
Jaw as ne was trying to elude the
dow. The glove. with all Of Rivers
133 pounds behind it, sent the New
YORK lad spinning half way acrossthe,
ring and he fell heavily in a neutral
corner. He was upon one knee in a.
moment, shaking his head to clear his
added brain while the referee counted
nine. Getting to his feet, he was bonn
pafded with a tWo-handed volley and
another right sent him down again.
th1s time for the count of three. They
Wrestled into the other neutral corner
Where Brown twice took the full count.
He was "out on his feet" when tho.
last savage swing sent him flat on his.
pack IN the center of the ring and
n fight was stopped.
Brown. still game. was on his feer
a few seconds after his head struck the
mat and he left the ring without as
sistance.