The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-03
0attieship McKay's Armor
Easily Penetrated by Gunboat
Smiths Deadly WaIloplte In
! Brief Engagement at Falrmont
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nANo. Down went the battleship.
,h sunk by . gunbost-And In the
second round.
Before mixing the nautical and pugi.
Mstss details Of this story any more isl
NJ explain that the battleship was Fred
0ookay Of Winnipeg. length over all
y In. beam 4 IT,. tonnage :i2 pounds
IN battle trim. armed with Two is-inch
9uas. belt Of armor plate and Q van
adium steel lined turret supposed to b
npervious 10 gun fire.
Thes gunboat wWs "0unboat" Smith,
wAo got hb nickname not because Of
M navy experience but because he
wears 'gunboats''-number tens-on his
feet Naturally the gunboat was q
smaller craft. compared with the battle
Sap; length over all e.. beam 2 H..
tsenags IL pounds stripped for action,
~0fyans no armor oelt but equipped with
. couple Of breech-ioadins. double &C.
Uen dynamite guns propeliing armor.
vorcins shells. charged with tho iatest
and most destructive sxpiosivs-.wai-
yestts.
'oun6eN Smith and Battieship Mckay
nst At the Fairmont A. c.. with spec.
tstors damned in every nook and corner
thea commanded . view Of the sphers
Of action.
,Nunboat" was hrst to heavs In s,sht.
VIII the smoke OF Battlsship Mckay
Saewing In the ofhns. Numerous other
ssast. most OF them bum boats, were
introduced 70 the long.sufsring spscta.
tors. ~ last the signal for action was
hewn from the masthead. and the two
tsssors Of the main bore swiftly down
upon each other.
Without manoeuvsrins for posivoo.
Bsttieship Mckay steered n straight
ccsrse for the enemy and tried to ram
Nm. Tho hail Of heavy projsctilss
nPced 'Gunboat" 10 try 10 draw out OF
sge. For . momenv Il looked a. II
would have been much better for
0unboat had he been a subma rSne.
Ounbosts guns were missing IRE. and
suoh shells ~ he did throw over went
wa ana tossed up fountains Of spray
the distance. Battleshlp Mckay re.
doublsl his IRE. ''0un,boat' tried IA
hnl cover along the ropes, and the
aattieship considerably drew on TO lie,
the smaller eraN recover. The battle.
shlp threw Q great bow wave, nearly
sWemping the little gunboat.
Ueceod round: "Gunboat" came on,
under . full head Of asam, throwing
black smoke from his stack ana evi.
dently Intent upon heavinG q wailopits
sneh inec the vitais OF the dreadnought
TIE nrst shells went Wild. Then one
struck the battisship Just at the iowcI
eles OF the armor belt. Battleshlp Ne
Kay let 20 . whole broadside, oaus.n,
'0uHooat" 70 roll until his biivc,
sAowed. Immediately ''GunSoat' nose<
inee close range and hurled one Of his e
ineA waiiopite shells AGAINST the battle
aars vanaeium steel turret. neari!
uNinE II from the superstructure an,
causing the hattle~hip to csreen violent
" ana sink stern frst A. he sank Bat
lsship Mckay few a last signal: a.
have met the enemy and am hls'n. "
YHAr occurred, cutting out IN
w technical naval description. wa
lust th!b: Mckay tossed Smit
'all over the rina In the FIRST round. fore
Ing him TO cover up. making him mis-
scme punches snd blocking Smith
hardest waiiops with his elbows. smit
s6ned TO lose little Of HIS conndenc,
ana the big Canadians chances loolie
fairly good. although he was putin
hard and landing Wild swings with III
Shes OF his gloves instead OF h,t,in
scientifically with the forearm dr!vln
bshtnd the knuckles.
In tbs second round Smith started ,
Il he were In a hurry. only to run In
an uppsrcut that nearly lifted him fro
his feet. Smith kcpt on rushing, &c
~ homo Q solid smash ON the rib
l. ~
the Jaw. Following. he ran into
n1Fry Of wild SWINGS that held him 9
moment. But he worked In close an
showing his left hand against McEa,
Aeam's apple. ;il;ed the giants head
ll3k 20 one side. A. The Fame insta
doath's right hand started from ne
hb hip. described n sSishing are. owe
bend. and crashed against Mckay
Wont down heavily. lie rolled over
hands and knees. Referee job "a
~ through a ten count and iapp
AD0ay on the Shoulder just as he "
tying TO rise. However. the spec,
emit made no difference In the resu
Axay was daxed By the heavy knoc
IN and would have been an ca
lsk for q hnishing punch could
~ vegainsd his feet In time J
~ properly have stopped the DO
1Acut counting.
nlth politely helped the gisn, to
= and stesred HIM 10 his corner.
1T re didn't land any hosbi
Tn punch on me-" said MIX
- sfterward, He just hand
- 3 good. old-farh.ened. knockdo'
nJIoo. and II was a peach When
UVod his left against my neck N. I'll
4 Wind of. and before ! knew VII
y coming he sent The rich, oy
~ MAS o blank until bounced
y oeoe. and then ! knew Ahst n
0oD1ned. When got w my head y
81 ] eoyll nave gone on "
- Ss0fn - hurry"