Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30

gressiveness alone It would be dim
cult to take tho fight away from
Shugrue. He battled from the open
ing bell to the closing one, and he
never did let up. He hit and he
missed and he floundered around at
times. but he was always at it--al-
ways pounding away. He fought so
fast and he fought so much that IL
didn't seem possible he could keep 10
UP through ten long rounds. yet when
the last round came there he was,
banging away as energetically, II not
quite as successfully, as ever. Shugrue
won-on polnts-but White was not
disgraced. Those who called It draw
took the Wow, no doubt, that both
boys had put up such O. wonderful
argument that 1t would be a shame
to pass an opinion. Those who gave
the shade to White will be able, quito
likely, TO prove to listener the why
fore of their decision. However, we
will say that It was wonderful fight,
and the fact that there is a differ
ence of opinion as to the winner is
more evidence that great minds do
not always run In the same channel
o
Though the two little Rladiators
battled like demons round after
round without either gaining de-
cided advantage, their style of fight
ing is vastly different. shugrue, who
comes from Irish stock, was tho
fighter from the word go. He went
looking for trouble the moment hos
tilities opened, and he never quit
looking for It until the end came
White, who is OF Hebrew extraction
had a far different idea about prize
ring manners. He had q mind that
was cool and collected end q style
that was pretty and impressive. he
stood out under the glaring lights
like q statue of marble and almost as
cold as his vicious adversary came
tearing in looking for gore White,
in a word. was a picture Of CLEVER
ness, and he would have easily
beaten, we believe, q less aggressive
foemAn. He has about everythins
that goes to make up q champion,
and he may be q champion over and
over again, yet he might never see
the day he could whip young Shugrue
In q ten-round bout.
o
Shugrue as q championship prob
ability must also be considered. He
is a fighter. That can never be taken
from him. He Is fearless and will
ing, and he is clever enough for ali
ring purposes. His one great draw
back is-he cannot punch, not even
a little bit He hit White q hundred
and one time or more on every part
Of the face, yet when the AFFAIR waa
over the Chicago boy didn't have
even an abrasion Of the skin. White
came into the ring with a clean
phlegmatic. boyish oountenance. and
he left It without either. showing q
sign of disguise or q mark OF punish
ment. The blows OF Shusrue are The
blows Of a cat delivered by a lion
They sting bit and count a lot ir
the way of scoring points. but It Il
more the surprising how little dam.
age there was as a result OF his mum.
erous blows.
O.
Tho best blows Of Shugrue were
q left hook for the face and G
straight right for tho head. occa.
sionally he sought the body as g
means of attack. but most of hi,
efforts were aimed at the stoic-likt
face of his adversary. Joe's long sui
was fast feinting. an occasional SWAY
of the body to make his attack th'
more uncertain, and then a plung'
into action with both hands fiyinl
like fails. Once he fought unit
there was a clinch, and then h'
would go right back again as fss