Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-16

ped the fight before the count was made.
but Bernstein could not have risen, and
had to be carried from the ring.
Jean Poesy of France was too SLOW
moving to catch Frank O'Grady, the
Australian lightweight, who Will be
worry to all of his weight. O'Grady has
been boxing in Australia for some years
but he had not met class until he beat
Paul Til and Jean Poesy in succession.
The latter can no longer take the ring
as a featherweight. Before he began
hard training here he was dismayed TO
find himself little over 1i2 pounds. lie
have to train we'll down to get to the
international lightweight limit OF 1S3
pounds. O'Grady. who was the exact
1873 pounds in the fight, skipped away
from him so nimbly that Poesy
was Disguised, exclaiming to his seconds:
OGrady, nevertheless, kept scoring points
with smart taps on Poesy's face. LII the
Frenchman had rushed him with greater
pace and determination he should have
knocked him out, but the lodging and
clinching which have been developed
under the Australian rules leave all our
Gallo visitors disconnected. The CHIEF
blow that Poesy brought into action was
a swing to the body with either hand, and
he hurt O'Grady when he did get IL home.
Like Paul Til. he would hold his left arm
stiffiy in front and then whirl the right to
the ribs, but O'Grady was too nimble to
be trapped, and IL was only now and then
that he fell a victim to the ruse. In
actual boxing O'Grady Is less distinguish
ed than in running about the ring, but
he showed some fine and clever tactics.
even in close fighting. He has a left
darling like a lance, and in boxing the
finest thing Of the evening was the duel
between that left and Poesy's skill in
stopping ii with his glove. Usually
Poesy. whose defense in this regard was
superb, was able to take the hit harm
lessly on the glove, but frequently 1t got
past and 1t was not for nothing that
Pocsy was splitting a little blood i'm the
later rounds. In the twelfth round Poesy
nearly had the victory, and but for the
extreme rigor of the Australian rules.
most strictly enforced by Referee Arthur
Scott, he would certainly have Knocked
OGrady out. In this round Poesy went
after his man with head buried In his
glove and drove him into corner.
OGrady was as elusive as an eel ana
wriggled out of the predicament. But
he was worked back again and heavy
right from Poesy bent his ribs.
And then came right drive In the pit
of the stomach, which fairly made
O'Grady double UP. The Frenchman
crouched low, banged both hands at the
There was a drawn look on OGrady
face as he chung desperately to Poesy's
shoulders, like a drowning man to a
straw. He had literally to be torn away
to make him release his desperate hold
of the Frenchman, who would have won
the fight in that round If he had been
allowed to punch when both hands were
free But that was denied him. and So
he was deprived of a knockout that seem
ed certain. The fight continued there
after for twenty rounds, with Poesy MAX
ing little serious effort, and the decision
went on points to the dancing Australian.
Five weeks ago the Sydney feather
weight Jimmy Hill, outpointed Leon
Truffler of France after twenty rounds.
They met again at the Stadium December
Z and Hill who had a torn muscle I'm
his left arm, threw in the towel at the
end of the seventh round. Hill fought
against the orders Of his doctor, believ-
ing that his sound arm would carry him
through, but he wore a sicker and sicker
look after each round, and at the end OF
the seventh directed his seconds to sur
render He also was hooted, as Til had
been. The little Frenchman had a little
more public sympathy after Hills repe-
tition of his surrender. though Til was SO
badly to blame for the way in which he
lost his wits. An amusing climax TO the
Hill-Truffler fight was the emotional way
in which the latter showed his sympathy.
When Hills towel hit the floor Truffier
rushed over to the Australian and.
throwing his arms round his neck, kissed
him affectionately on both cheeks