Weekly journal-miner., 1913-12-24
DANNY HANGS CREPE ON FRANKIE.
(From Saturdays Daily.l


 nimble. sledge hammered Danny
 climbed one big rung in the ladder
 of his pugilistic career last night
 when he took the decision Tn hve fast. hustling, vastly clever rounds
 of a scheduled twenty-round battle.
 Unfortunately, an accident to Cages
 right hand thumb In the second
 round aided materially to Danny's
 boost. But even this accident. how
 ever important, should not detract
 one grain of credit from Mathews
 victory.
 Starting from the clang of the
 gong. Mathews soon convinced the
 greatest crowd which has ever at
 tended a battle in a local arena,
 that he was going to do just as he had announced From the very hrst
 three minutes of fighting, the Gage
 backers commenced to ask them
 selves how in the world they had ever made their man such a prime favorite in the betting.
 True, Gage showed streaks of the form which had made him the
 pronounced lightweight champion of the Southwest.
 Mathews out-boxed, out-fought
 and out-generaled Gage almost every inch of the way. With no reflec- ton upon Gage let 1t be here an-
 nounced that Mathews should cou- slider it a misfortune to himself be- cause Gage broke his thumb. Any
 safe and sane man who saw the first two rounds would have taken : chance upon Mathews after that , six minutes of going.
 Before the battle started. Gage ruled a three-to-two favorite. One frantic Gage packer flashed some where between S200 and a million, but there were no takers even though he offered odds.
 Mathews drew down the house. Every rafter in the armory shook as the rooters gave him the glad
 hand. Contrary to the impression gleaned from prevailing odds, the ? Mathews rooters numbered two to f one. f There was the situation, experi- ence and prestige against known r punching ability and science of de r fense. The former simply didn't . shine against real action.
 Mathews easily scored the first r round while Gage evened up mat r ters in the following session. To I those on the inside, Cages rushing a tactics at the start of the third s were no mystery It was seen that f he used his left hand only. Once
 or twice he forgot himself and n tried a right wallop. The look ot pain which came over his face was n taken for discouragement by those "upon the outside"
 c With Mathews in such prime con i dition, it became only a matter ot i rounds before Gage would throw c up the sponge. It is questionable
 if Gage with even two hands could il have drawn with Danny last night | let alone but one.
 True. Danny broke his thumb III e the second round of lns bout with if George Moss here and fought with
 but one hand for thirteen rounds to il a draw. But then Mathews is nc Il Moss and Gage would have had l. double job upon his hands ii he Is would have tried to duplicate Dan ,f ny's performance. a Credit is due Gage for sticking l. it out four rounds after he had m l. iured his thumb It was unfortu T. nate for both principals, as Gage jr would have no doubt preferred dy n ing with his boots on should h' 1. have failed to land a victory al ,e much as Danny was anxious for ,e clean-cut victory.
 m Jack McMahn has always rulet 1- prime favoritc with local fandom
 The ovations usually rendered hln ,e will go down upon record as tn d greatest ever But the handou et given Mathews last night was tn d, greatest ever rendered an out-ot m town boy. Danny has fought her iii four times now, winning three time
 before the limit and securing on
 draw. He was carried off last nigh
 upon the shoulders of his admirin = friends.
 c. The greatest crowd which eve
 witnessed a scrap in this city wa +v in evidence. It was an orderl he crowd of clean-cut Sportsmen. no there were some in the house nc mn of that type, the fact wasn't ar er parent The arrangements weI le. good, nothing occurring to mai, tn re- serenity of the occasion. In shor
 last nights battle showed tn;
 Prescott can secure good bout ll- ana that IuNSC OOOtS NHiI ~ Lr ducted i'll positively gentleman e.. and sportsmanlike manner.
 of Referee Fred Bartlett dcllver6 mi classy brand of goods, just :; be- was claimed of him. He was I he formed of the Gage injury immed d." ately after it occurred. but 1t w cir not within his province to st( inc the battle upon that account.
 Bill Duncan, one of the city
 most prominent sportsmen and ,cil referee of ability. made a brief a uz- dress to the crowd prior to | op- calling of the main event. B one offered some explanation rcgar red ing a little controversy bctwe sc- Danny and himself and declared ter. was all a mistake. Danny show nts the right color by walking over a ists shaking hands with Duncan.
 ac, Fight By Rounds.