Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-02
IRISH MAHON AND
T|ERNEY IN DRAW
Newarker's Whirlwind Finish
Cuts Down Elizabeth
Boys Lead.
CROSS HAS CLOSE SHAVE

DOy LCdus
CROSS HAS CLOSE SHAVE
Irish Mahon earned a draw by fast
fighting in the last round of his bout
with Joe Tierney, the Elizabeth i.ght-
weight, at Troxler's Central Institute
last night. Tierney gained a lead by
his clever work in the early part of
the mill, but the local scrapp.r off,
set this with his lightning-l,ks work
in the last frame.
Tierney with his longer reach.
showed to advantage fr,n the start
by slipping over left to Mahon's
jaw. After tame fighting in the Sec
ond and little lively work in the
third period Irish woke MP in the last.
and rushing from his eorner like a
wildcat tackled his man ana fought
him around the ring. striving hard
for knockout. Mahon shot his right
across to the stomach, his most eff
fective blow in the whole fight. Tier
ney hung on and managed to get out
of the hole.
In the semi-final bout Dennis Mo-
Fadden, of Elizabeth, needed but
quarters of the first round to
put Billy Kelly, of this city, in the
land of nod.
In the preliminaries Young Suliy
and Young Whitley put up tame ex-
hibition, with neither doing any dam
age. Young Conway knocked out
Young Shable in the second rouni.
Young Hopkins did as much for ANDY
Cunningham In the third round.
Finnegan battered Young Lazare
for four rounds. Young Lordi, of this
city, and Eddie Welsh, of Bayonne,
fought a draw.
Leach Cross had a close shave in
his bout with Frank Barrieau on the
coast yesterday Although the New
York dentist was badly used up, his
foxiness in making arrangements
that If both men were on their feet
at the end of twelve rounds the bout
was to be declared draw prevented
the referee from giving the decision
to his opponent. Barrieau was picked
to fill in the Labor Day date when
the Ritchie- Welsh bout was post
poned. At the end af the bout Bar
rieau had not a mark, while Cross
had his nose, mouth and eyebrows
badly cut and bleeding.
Poor old Ad Wolgast. He was so
slow in his bout with Azevedo at
Oakland, Cal, yesterday that he could
not get out of his own way. When
he tried to step back or out from
the Mexican's swings he looked like
an amateur During the whole ten
rounds he was outclassed by his
young opponent.
Frank Conley. of Kenosha, Wis,
MS Ia..r- 49, t~~I.L -
fought ten-round bout with Ollie
Kirk, of st. Louis, yesterday. Com
ey won a clean-cut victory. Kirk
was all in after eight successive short
labs in the last round had landed or
his face. He was hanging to the
ropes as the bell rang, saving him
rom knockout. Kirk blamed his
1efeat on weak right hand, which
was broken six weeks ago, and re-
opened in the fourth round when he
lit Conley.
Johnny Dundee is back in the East
after a six months stay in Califor-
lia. He arrived in New York yester-
lay with his manager, Scotty Mon
.ieth. and Bert Pagan, coast
niddleweight. After his defeat by
Ailbane, Dundee went into the light
weight class and had match, with
Wolgast for today. The death of Bull
Young caused a postponement to
Thanksgiving Day. The bout will go
.wenty rounds. 1t will be held at
Vernon, Cal, and the fighters will
weigh in at 1873 ringside.
Packey Mcfarland says he is ready
or matches with Richie. Welsh or
my other lightweight He will re-
snter the ring after his lay-off since
asst spring in October. He has gained
l lot of flesh. which will take hard
raining to reduce.
Billy Walters. a former sailor, de.
feated Eddie Clabby, a br,ther Of
the mfddleweight boxer. in n ten
'ound contest at Hammond, Ind., yes
.erday afternoon. They are wclter.
weights.
In a twelve-round bout at Meters
Lake, Ohio, yesterday between Charlie
White, Chicago, and Johnny Griffith,
Akron, lightweights, majority Of
newspaper men at the ringside decid-
I'd that White had the advantage in
points.
In the first fight at Springfield. Mo-.
since the courts stopped the boxing
Alester. Okla. knocked out John
Smith, of Bartlesville, in the fifth
round of their scheduled ten-round
bout last night. Abbott was the ag-
gressor from the start, and had
wide margin in every round. TIE
boys are middleweights.
George Elliott, known as winnie
pee. O'Brien," won the decision last
night over Sammy Trott, of Column
bus, in their fifteen-round bout at
Man. The local boy not
only outpointed Trott but nearly put
him out in the early rounds. They
are lightweights.
Gus Christie, of Milwaukee, and
George (Knockout) Brown, of Chi
,ago, fought ten tame rounds to a
draw at Terre Haute, Ind, yesterday.
Brown was hooted for using his ell
bows in clinches and warned by the
referee.
Jimmy Clabby. of Milwaukee, got
decision over Sailor Grande, OF San
Francisco, at the end of the twentieth
round at Sacramento. Cal, last night.
They are middleweights.
BIZ OOMFIELD ATHLETES WIN
With a total of thirty-four points,
The athletes of the Bloomfield Lyceum
captured the point trophy, in the
form of silver cup, in their dual
meet with the representatives of st.
Lyceum, of Jersey City, at
Watsessing Park. yesterday. The
Jersey City boys collected only seven
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