The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-01-16
HERR|CK- ROSS BOUT
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instances was that he lodged admir-
ably, the smuggling blows coming with
a force that created in the breast OF
the white man a great belief that the
lodging ability on his part was OF
the most active Importance. Yet
the moments of the oolored cham
pion's aggression were short lived
and that Herrick was the aggressor
was shown by his repeated attempts
to break the guard of the local man
many well directed, apparently
made no appreciate effect on the
anatomy of his dusky opponent. And
there the dispute of the evening
among the fans arose, those of one
camp declaring that the only reason
that Ross was not elevated over the
ropes was that he could endure a
great amount of punishment, while
those of the contending camp con-
tended that Herrick's blows lacked
the energy requisite to a knockout.
The stated opinion of Balmer, the
official referee, is that the splendid
generalship of Herrick was his saw
ing grace, and that his blows were
lacking in strength. Probably the
concensus of the opinion of the many
fans would be that this belief is as
accurate as is possible to advance in
explanation of the fight, perhaps with
hn qualification no he n
proved his power to withstand far
more hard punishment than to
the ordinary fighter, as the blows of
Herrick were of frequent occurrence,
and went directly to the mark. The
judging of the referee was on the
outcome of the individual round,
rather than by marking points against
each fighter. The decision of the
referee was that each man achieved
victory in three rounds, while the re-
naming four rounds of the total of
ten were so closely contested that no
decision could be made. Had the
fight been judged according to the
point method, it is claimed by the
IL lOhoo VI 11C1l1Sh IAdI IuC flCIO1y
would have been IN the favor of the
boy from the Pass City. The agree
ment of both men, made just at the
beginning of the fight, was that the
referee should count the victory by
rounds.
Large Attendance.
The promoters and members of the
Clifton Athletic Club, at the head of
which is Mr. j. Winders, were well
pleased with the large attendance at
the Empire on the occasion of this
contest. For some time the club
has experienced an attendance that
was not encouraging, and that the
crowd on the evening of January IA
promoters of the club in their desire
to advance athletics among the peo
pie of Clifton and Morenci.
A goodly number of the fans OF
Morenci were present, most of Her
rick's supporters hailing from the
neighboring mining camp, and com.
ing to Clifton to encourage their
champion in divers manners. The
result of the contest made unneces.
sary the passage of much of appre
ciable evidence of the faith of the
believers of the respective combat
ants, this no doubt alternating the
acute agony of those who believed
that the decision should have been
different.
Good Wrestling Contest.
Heralded as the star event of the
evening was a splendid wrestling
contest between the Bradberry bro
theirs, John and Barney, who fully
proved to the fans of the mat that
both were, considering their practice,
very proficient in the rules and tricks
of the game. Their convolutions
were steadily assuming various and
interesting forms, and afforded plenty
of interest. The decision in this
match was a draw, as was the de-
cision concerning the boxing match
between Young Ad. Wolgast and
Steve Spaw, the latter a Clifton boy d.
Spaw was endowed with a far great
er reach than was that of his adver-
sary, and thus spoke as fl from a
height to his dimunitive opponent
who brought cheers from the crowd
by his running thrusts that usually
failed to reach their destination.
Herrick and Ross to Meet Again
Managers of Herrick and Ross have
arranged for the pugilists to meet at
Morenci, at the Star theatre, on the
evening Of February 9 for a fight of
ten rounds. Herrick, as we'll as
Ross, has plenty of support, and the
match is expected to settle the diver
sity of opinion as to which of the two
men is the better. It is understood