The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-04
Ninth Meeting Between Lang.
ford and jeanette Proved to
b q Very Tame Affair.

osssasAa 1913. ty Tns r,y-s rubn.ans Co.
THE New York Wo1d).
ZOE HUMPHREYS announced from
the Garden ring last night hat
Joe Jeanette and Sam LnnGford
Woro about to "box n ten.round ex-
AiSttsen." II Gus Amos had been an
aouoctnG he would have called II an
''sxhibitiai." which might have described
4 Just ~ well. It certainly was q
wVird affair. And II went ten rounds.
Thsre wasn't the slightest doubt. after
Shs hrst round or ~. that aNther Mr..
lAngford nor Mr.. Jeanette would weep
bitter tcars II he failed to stop the
other party TO the farce before the time
limit expired.
in the Arst place Sam LAneford clam
bored into the ring clad In . green
kimono and took the chair that had Just
esen occupied by Harry Condor while
resting from the pleasing occupation OF
dumping Paokey Hommey. Sam. above
che bit Of feminine frippery that decor.
otsd his ample person. showed q shade
q gray. Some thought he vas In fear
of whaa Mr.. Jeanette might do to him.
but It's more likely that Sam was .
little nervous over what he waa about
20 hand ne crowd Of spectators that
allied every available bit OF space from
shs ranssids seats to the most remote
80 In the upper gallery. Mr.. Jeanette
oeeksd nervous. too. ~ he took his
chair. He may have been thinking Of
Ais share In the coming "exhibitial."
The eoatsast offered BY the men a.
Oey stripped was startling. SAM
WAoss Announced weight wa iSVM
pounds. had . round little tummy that
o,Ade him look ~ " hs had Just swat.
lowed . debated punching nE Oy mig
take. with tube attached, and then a.
S0wsd someone TO pump II up. Pilot -
q his latest xcvey fight In Australia
showed Sammy lean and wedse-i!ks.
and here he was proportioncd like a
SAunky Chinese Joss sitting ON a cu.h.
lea and contemplating his sacred
eetness Evidently Sam hadn't over
tsNined. jeanette. on the contrary. was
In his usual excellent condition, l95
pounds OF ridged muscle. II Jeanette
D.. va ever to whip LanEford this was
his nisAt ~.
I0HT ut the start Il looked a. n
~ there might DO something doing
Sam bounced from his corner and
won't after Mr.. jeanette. lie slapped
Joe. and Joe swung on empty air 90
hard that he lost his footing and Topped
70 bis hands and knees. lie jumped up.
aa1 lAngford chased him around and
around the ring. Joe could 70 back.
ward faster than Sam could front ward,
which made the race one sided. Joe,
still advancing rapidly toward the rear,
0esitated long enough TO jab his left
into Sans mushy middle. Sam re.
turned . similar punch and swung one
ever on Joe's chin. nearly upsetting
&im. II was easily to be seen that San,
could punch. From tho wishbono UP he
Was "thsrs."
II was along In the third or fourth
round that the spectators began to sus.
eect that they had paid their money
Ter the full ten. Joseph ducked a hard
swing and Sam nodded ApprovinUly and
congratulated him. Then sammy hi,
Joe on the nose and Mustered him \,
that for a second he stood with arm,
oufstretched. IN n position that boxer,
cal wide open" Sam was Hsat,.
poised To start n bone crushing lief
nook. There WAS the opening thres
feet away. Instead OF tAkinu II h,
flEn
that circled Joe neck. "What-again?'
rnourned a galleryite.
HROM that time on there WASH
much variety. Langford sat In hi
corner between rounds painting iik,
q tat pup after chasing q cat. his en-
bonpoint rising and falling with the pla,
OF his bellows. which had apparent Il,
clipped down . little. Then as soon al
the bell rang Sam jumped up and wen
after jeanette with speed that was quit
remarkable In a fat man As soon q
ne was within reach Joe jabbed o
cuffsd at him and jumped quickly int
clinch. during which he held will
one hand around Sans waist--or a
far around as he could reach-an
punched with the other. Sam punche,
too. landing blows on Joe's body. Wit
each blow Joseph. instead Of trying /
avoid the punch. frightened up hi
"washboard" and let II thump there re
soundingly. Body punches had no terro
for him. In the eight round the GROVE
whose patience WAS exhausted. bega
hootng loudly every time Joe huTges
LAngf0rd was growing weary OF arr
ana rather winded. The wonder OF
was that he could keep going al nj
Possibly he might not have boxed te
rounds had Jeanette fought him instea
of practicins the tango Jeanette wa
outboxing him In nearly every rount
3an took many hard dig In the bod
NanA crack on the Jaw and nose an
eye. He delivered many just az har,
or harder. But there was no real efio
20 relieve the ums-ksepsr Of the labor
ringing the bell every three minute
Although Langford was pufiing like
steam engine in the last round. and ha
grown slow Of hand and foot, Jeanst,
vent right along hitting once and the
killing several seconds with holdln
match.
Fifteen thousand dollars ~ a prett
high price 10 pay for such an exhibhio
hstween two boxers who are suppose
- 10 the best In the world" A tent
msettng tssween jeanette and Langfor
10 THE state. wouidn't draw 1900 cent
Nsxt ttns they'll have TO try Il O
nests1.
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