Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-19
EARL HENDERSON
AWARDED FIGHT
Gets Decision When Chicago
Pug Deliberately Fouls in
the Sixth Round.
EDDIE HART MEETS TARTAR
Principals Again Enter Ring in tho
Seventh but Rough Work Stops
the Go. ~ x

Earl Henderson of this city put up
the battle of his career yesterday aft
ernoon. and after outpointing his op-
ponent, was awarded the decision in
the sixth inning after Eddie Hart of
Chicago had deliberately fouled him.
BY mutual agreement the battle was
continued after both men had rested,
but a resumption of questionable tao.
tics on the part of the Chicago pug,
was the signal for the affair being
called off by Referee Dennis Bennett
in the seventh. A big crowd of fans
made the excursion trip down the
river.
EARL Is GREAT.
When It was announced that Hen
derson was matched with Eddie Hart,
his many friends in the city were
somewhat dubious as TO the outcome.
One week ago it will be remembered
that Hart won the decision over
Trouble" Burgeson, in one OF the
fastest fights ever pulled in this To-
cality. Burgeson has met aalot of the
pointed by the Chicago pug, whose
youth and endurance gave him a big
advantage over the Kansas City vet
eran. Many opined that Henderson's
manager was making a big mistake in
matching Earl against a man of Harris
! class. But there were lot of sur
prises yesterday. Henderson showed
OnnHc al OF
clusion of the fight. ne was handed a
bouquet by Jack Redmond, one of the
real sports, who is conducting Harris
! ring campaigns. Listen to what Jack
/ said: Henderson certainly is a won-
| derfui little fighter. He has got the
markings of a champ If he takes care
of himself and is careful. He has got
| a wallop in either mitt, and his foot.
work is great He is so shifty that 1t
is almost impossible to land on him
, squarely. take off my hat to him."
HART HEAVIER.
| Earl entered the ring at 1873, while
Hart had shade the best of it on the
weight. probably by two or three
pounds. Both boys put up a beautl-
| full fight for five rounds, neither one
| gaining much advantage. Neither one
got to his opponent for any extensive
damage, and neither one bore any
marks of the conflict.
The first round vas even. In the
second Earl showed flash of form
and clearly outpointed Hart The
third was even. In the fourth Hart
made his best showing of the after
noon, and had a shade. The fifth was
see-saw and then came that fatal
sixth
DELIBERATE FOUL.
In this stanza both men advanced
cautiously to the center of the ring.
and pressed the fight in great shape,
using both mitts with telling advan-
tage. Earl followed Hart all over the
ring. and was sending in crashing
right and lefts at will. Hart forgot
his blocking game and came back. It
Was one of those old time slugging
matches for a minute, and then the
Windy City product began 20 show
signs of wear Watching his chance
he deliberately whipped over one be-
low the belt, and Henderson doubled
up like a log, crashing to the canvas.
Referee Dennis Bennett Immediately
awarded the fight to Henderson and
disqualified Hart.
The crowd was no. satisfied with
Sc brief an engagement and clamored
for more With a desire to give the
bugs a run for their money, both men
again entered the ring by mutual
agreement, after - minute rest.
MORE ROUGH WORK.
In this round Hart again started his
rough tactics and was repeatedly
warned for butting with his head. Hen
dcrson came back strong, and Hart
made five plays for wallops below the
belt, when the referee again stepped
in and called the fgh. off, awarding
Henderson the decision.
In four-round preliminary, Kid
Racer got the decision over Young
Brondel, brother of Harry, the
wrestler. Both hail from Davenport
; Brondell was considerably punished
and besides couple OF bum lamps
was rather freely decorated over his
entire face.