Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-12
ED HART DEFEATS
KANSAS CITY PUG
Windy City Lad Gets Long End
of Decision in Snappy IS
round Match.
BATTLE FAST AND CLEVER
Over 400 Fight Fans Board Barge Co
lumbia-Go Is Staged in
Mid-stream.
BY PAUL BRUNER.

In one of the prettiest battles ever
staged in this vicinity, Eddie Hart of
Chicago yesterday afternoon won a
decision over Trouble" Burgeson of
Kansas City, in a Is round go. The
fight was put on some miles down
stream, over 400 fans boarding the
Columbia and making the trip. Both
principals weighed in at approximately
135 and proved to be two of the speed
lest lads who have ever visited this
particular cline. Hart is managed
by Jack Redmond, the old lightweight
who fought the famous Steve Mckinley
to draw in Memphis, several years
ago. Burgeson's ring career is be-
ing mapped out by George Little, the
old Kansas City lightweight.
The tri-city fans were accorded a
real treat. The scrap was fast, furi-
Gus and clever all the way. The
boys went the full Is stanza route,
and at the finish were just as strong
as they were at the initial tap of the
gong. Neither one took great deal
of punishment, and for the old thirty
thirders the go was equivalent to re-
ceiving a $500 check from father. It
was science all the way through and
nix on the smuggling.
BOTH MEN CLEVER.
It was a fight in which there was
no crimson gore spilled and in which
it was necessary to follow every blow,
in order TO call the decision correctly.
Dennis Bennett, the old time favorite,
peeled off his coat and entered the
| ring as referee and his decision was
we'll received. There we're lot OF fans
who thought the affair should have
been called a draw, but they were the
| boys who had their long green up on
| the K. c. battler, for the most part.
| Bnnett acquitted himself in a mighty
| satisfactory manner, and his honest
| decision was Hart" We will venture
that if a popular ballot be taken
among the ringsiders the overwhelm-
| ing majority will back up the Hart
stuff
! 1t couldn't be any other way. Hart
was not handed a real blow during
/ the afternoon, and was never in dan
| ger at any stage. His ability to block
and cover up coupled with that left
| hook and his jeb made him look
strong. Burgeson bled a trifie by rea-
/ son of those unerring let's, and al
/ though clever, was no match for the
| Windy City pug. Both Redmond and
Little compliment Referee Bennett
| highly on his work, and we're well sat
isfed with his decision.
HART THE BETTER.
For the first four rounds it was an
even exchange, both men trying to
! feel each other out. In the fifth, sixth,
| seventh and eighth it was decidedly
Hart. Eddie was shooting in that left
like an automaton, was blocking ev-
| erything that came his way, and
would invariably whip over his right
in coming out of a clinch.
In the ninth, tenth and eleventh ses-
sions, Burgeson had a shade, and dur
! ing this time made his best showing
of the fight. He used both hands to
1 advantage, but his right swing was
most effective. To most of the fans
it looked as though that right swing
was doing terrific damage, but all the
time Hart was ducking cleverly, and
the blows were landing on the back
of his neck. The twelfth and thir-
teenth were all Hart In the four
teenth Trouble" came back, and held
his man to an even break, but in the
| last chapter Eddie went in strong
and had things all his own way.
1t is very likely that Earl Henders
son will be matched with the winner
Of yesterdays fight in the near future
In four round prelim Kid Racer got
the decision over Kid Steamer Both
lads are from Davenport, and weighed
in at 140 or whereabouts.