Arizona republican., 1913-05-24
GAGE EASILY
TRIMS NJ MAIN
Prescott Lad Has Nothing
but Gamencss to Sell and
is Saved from X. o. by
Gorcistel-L Lightning Fast
Prelims Feature Card

Youth training with those who ARE
and the resultant speed, cleverness
ANA an round saVVy won for frankie
Gage. "a short surprise-ful bout with
Jack NcMahn Of Prescott before one
of the largest audiences the Phoenix
Athletic club ever had. Five rounds,
it took, just five, and Herb Gorcister
manager Of the club assisted morally
mt least by every member of the au-
dieuce heaved a sponge into the ring
from the corner of the visitor 1t
was necessary too, Tor Mack was in
q bad way He had been Knocked
down four times in the five rounds
lie had nothing that could compare
with the lightning speed and the
quick launching swat Of the more eN-
l3rrienced but more youthful Gage
but he was game. Before Jack Nc
GIahn would have quit, Gage could
have beaten his can off ana laid him
in the rosin like a chunk of rock.
lie was relieved when Gorcister stop
ped The bout. but his Irishman's heart
was ready for more Of the same Kind
of punishment he had stood those
arueuIng five rounds some asked
after the bout why Gage didn't go
easy and lace the old boy through
the ten spaces. making nice little
playhouse game. But Gage doesn't
box that way. He goes in to show
ne is the better man and the only way
his fighting brain knows how to do
this is to follow every fighting rule.
And that is in effect TO lam a head
every time he sees it and as hard as
his might viii permit him. The first
round was just as convincing al the
last A short right chop that did not
i'm CT
rs the bell rang. In the second there
was more fast work than in the 9TH
ers together The third was dis
tinguished by more rapid wearing
down Of the older fighters power and
by another knock down. In the fifth
AIcMahn shifted the rOsin twice, com
ing up each time gamely. not STALL
ing for time. but taking all he could
get, and arriving on his feet with
difficulty- He failed to land with
damage. At the end Of the fifth
Gorcister went to his corner and stop
ped the bout, and no one said, Jaw,
rats. give us some more"
Kid Hogue and Young Mex started
the really excellent train of prelimin
aries with one Of the best draws ever
seen here. It was four rounds of fast
give and take, with plenty Of well
-
hurt.
Frank Pascal out pointed Manuel
Avilez all the way from the hand
shake to the final gong
As he promised, Young Tommy
Burns made Young ChOynski look like
a never was The 90 only lasted
three rounds, for in his eagerness, |
young Tommy gave out the impress
sion he was trying to efface Young |
What's His Name from the map of
Poland Burns is a conner. If he has
not arrived yet, his feetsteps can be |
plainly heard padding down the path !
to Neutrality-suspicious.. In the past few |
weeks, he has improved wonderfully, |
from raw lad, tanning out side
winder or two every bout to a lad |
who knows how to use the neat little
fighting machine he has developed.
Referee Parker of Tucson gave every |
satisfaction The large crowd enjoy |
ed his refreshngly good work the
same as it did the biff bings on the /
platform.
Good news, fans. Pete DAILY takes
on Gage the thlrtieth. 1t will be a !
real bout, for as Cages brother said /
last night Francisco viii have to |
stretch himself all same rubber band !
DAILY is weightier, but probably not
so fast He will cause Gage to put
in use every artifice-he learned with /
Dundee, Mandot and the other well |
known disputants of the squared cir |
Gle. George Memsic arrived from Los
Angeles yesterday morning to take on
the winner of the Gage-Daly bout on
July a. He thinks he viii have to
stick around and train some, too, for
the lads last night showed him that /
they have boxing bouts here as is