The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
K. 0. BROWNS
KNOCKED OUT
BY JOE RIVERS
Pacific Coast Marvel Lands
Sleep Producer IN the
Tenth Round.
OUTCLASsES HIS RIVAL
Mexican Forces Fighting An the
Way, Leading After Third
Frame.
Special to The washinstno Herald.

Special to The wahingtna Herald.
Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. o.
Little Jack Brown finished fat on
his back, with his eyes closed and
his toes turned to the sky. A lily
stuck in his hands would have com
pleted picture guaranteed to
bring joy to the calloused heart of
a Tucson undertaken.
Joe Rivers, California's best
fighting man, did for the New York
lightweight in the tenth round of
the scheduled twenty-round con-
test in the Vernon Arena of the
Pacific Athletic Club. Brown was
so clearly knocked out that Referee
Riton did not dignity the final scene
by the usual counting-off system.
Early in the tenth Rivers
smashed a punch that he already
had tried for and missed as many
as ten or twelve times. As Brown
was backing away from a clinch,
Joe whipped over a right, swapping
punch like the strike of a rattle
snake. His glove settled under the
Broadway boys chin, and backward
Topped Brown, his heels flying
high in the air.
1t was a terrible blow. and would
have stopped more durable man
than Brown. With his arms and
legs trembling under his weight,
*. o. pulled himself to an all
fours position and waited while
Riton counted off nine seconds,
coming to his feet on ten" with
no more general idea of his where
abouts than that he was located
somewhere between San Pedro
and Harlem.
Again Rivers proved that he IL not
the coolest man in the ring Eager to
finish his victim. he rushed In and pum-
meled Brown with a fusillade Of aimless
blows A right reached Browns jaw
and he fell to his knees. This time
take advantage Of the count, but stag
gered to a standing position. a helpless
target for the excited Mexican. A sec
ond time Rivers rushed in wild fashion.
carrying Brown far across the ring to
a corner. The right finally reached the
battered Brown chin and ..Kayo'' went
tumblinG to the canvas. Twice he took
the count in this corner.
The X. o. Comes.
And now Rivers righted himself While
the referee counted. Joe stepped back
and put of the rim of the wrist of his
right glove to his teeth. pulling the
knuckls covering tight for finish
smash. AS Brown came up on the count
of ten. Rivers feinted him until his
smeared jaw stood out bare in the sun
light Another swish of the bronzed arm,
thud of the Californian's fist landed
under the ear and Brown was lifted high
on his feet. coming to the floor on his
back without SO much as a CULVER of
action remaining in his body. Riton
stepped over for another count. but see
he merely waved toward Rivers in indi
cation that the Atlantic Coasts tough
est 1D-pound,r' had failed to nnd
health In California.
In the eighth round Rivers gave every
evidence of being badly tired. Brown.
still as aggressive as though he had not
taken an annoying punch. outslugged the
Mexican during the period, and the crowd
of 1000 was in an uproar at the gong.
From his corner Rivers signaled TO the
press row that he had been stalling. and
what followed in the tenth would seem
to justify this claim, although there is
no doubt that Joe was both angry and
worried at the way Brown was hanging
on to his job.
Throughout the contest Rivers had been
trying to swing his right to the jaw as
Brown stepped out or in, but each time
the blow had missed. and the glove had
landed harmlessly around the back of
'Kayo's' head The tenth round.
was q true one. and there was
relief in Rivers. look as he saw the New
York tourist houndering in the rosin
dust.