New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
Jersey City Boxer Lands
Nest Blows, but They
Lack Force.
WINNER PROVES TO
BE SAVAGE HITTER
Wonderful Recuperatiye Powers
and GameneSS Save Joe from
Being Knocked Down.

ShuErle. of Jersey iiit, al Mhu'N""
Square Garden last night. hair-lne
shade IL was. for az the end opinion
varied. Many there were who favored
the Jersey City lad, while an equal
number believed that draw would De
the only fair decision.
White won because OF his superior
hitting ability ard because he landed
with greater accuracy. lie countered
with terrific force shooting his leads
with the accuracy Of "a sharpshooiei.
That Joe was NOT Knocked down az
least once Is due Go nus WondeIiuI re-
Operative powers.
Youth and condition and gameness
TO the superlative degree rallied TO the
standard Of the Jersey city lad. and
after every exchange he plunged back
with redoubled fury. He landed, TOO.
and, as some critics pointed out, WIN
greater frequency than White. HIS
blows were taps by comparison, and not
once did he have his man in even mo-
mentary distress. I'm the eighth round
White was half driven and half Tell
across the ring when Shugrue hit nm
on the wind with a right
Whites left hand won the bout for
him. He stood back there, calmly
waiting. and when the opening came
lac VIA Quick TO leap in with swlshing
hooks that crashed their way past the
outer dcfc1ces. Those punches hurt,
and. more than that. they Jared, but
IL Shugruc were driven back he never
owned defeat The harder he was nj,
the harder he fought back.
White victory was the triumph OF
a cold Hooded scientific boxer, who
.rr.eT a. rFr1n q To-
nous fur Of "a natural fighting man.
He knew that certain situations called
for certain treatment, SO he boxed &C
cordirglv and with what ERECT aas
been ptov.ously told.
Shugrue worked TO his own disad-
vantage b. insisting on pushing ana
hauling ON every clnch. lie was over
anxious 10 fight White was perfectly
willing 10 allow his man 10 waste ms
energy IN this manner, and crattuy
leaned ali his weight on Shugrue 5
shoulder There was not sign Of
anything that might be interpreted as
foul fghtlng
White had a knack Of stepping back
in the clinches when so ordered by the
referee and in plunglng back again
with & left-hand hook for the head OF
body. as tic occasion demanded. Inc
crowd tOOtO q lllllt AT NhiNt 'NN' -
usual. the crowd was wrong.
White vas entirely within his rights,
and there is nothing in the boxing
rules which governs the length OF time
that boxers must delay before renew
ing The conflict after chncn. Inc
rules specifcglly say that man mus;
stem hack when ordered by the referee
and break without a Int. rms Nhlte
did without fail throughout
The crowd was quite up TO the prom
$50 Of the match There were some
vacant seats. TO be sure, but fulL 4'VoV
snectators we're on hand when w hlte
and the Jersey City lad entered the
ring Once more 10 was proved mat
the one way 10 insure good CROWDS AT
contests is to match good men.
Naturally, the sympathy OF the
crowd. i'm which were many Jersey NY
rooters. was with Shugrue, and riol-
Gus outburst Of cheers greeted hlm
as he climbed through the ropes.
White. too. was cordially received as
became a man Of his position l' "S''O
circles. ~, min
NO and looked 10 be in condition for
Tho test before them. White was the
lighter of the two. His weight was an
nennced M 1904 pounds. He was lean
and Trim as greyhound, with not an
ounce of superhuOus flesh on ms spieh
didlv muscled frame. Shugrue Weigheo
1871. hounds. He, too, was READY hlS
skin elowed with the rudy PINK OF
perfect condition. n,
In the semi-fnal bout BARLEY Mad,
den. of New Jersey, stopped ho""I
Morrow. Of Syracuse. IN eignt iouhuS;;
Sio,ro,y Was never in the hunt, and
sheriff Grifenhagen was on the poln'
90 calling a halt when Billy hoche'
,hc referee. sent Morrow 70 his corner
Tho FIRST round Of the chief bout was
obout oven. The boys boxed careluIli
Cor few moments, and after c,'n0"
Joo iabbed his left home. Nhlte' nov,
over was cool under FIRE ana hooNeu
his loft home with great force. ~ W"S
not long before Shugrue cauRhV ~
man with a right cross on tne Jaw ~
h failed 20 40 damage. Nhlte WorSe9
a nifty left home, but the jersey lau
soon came back, and the perlou was
about even. ,. -. 1, tho
IA ~ourd Both were trimming
800 With fight. Shugrue started by
driy;ng his man back into corner buy
Wb;tc laced him with his left mana
"a best him back with few terrihc
icfts ON the face and jaw, and ripped
bo,ne his left on the wind. Joe was az
p les and was a bad second best az
the call of time.
CHARLIE likewise excellcd in the
.b;rd roup6. As imperturable as an
Indian he stood back, timing tne
rvrCbes Of the aggressive Jersey boy
picelv. lie countered with exceptional
nes,nsss That ripping left hand was
. "besr" and every time Il landed Joe
cooled There was no end OF the
rersc,. lad gamcness, so he siasheo
~ his opponent with undlmlno "
fur. lie could not penetrate Nh''e ;
guard. however. g., .a..o-
In Tho fourth round Joe did better
and held his man even al east nc
blocked many OF WnlteS IeauS ~
landed. bp, his respect TOT inc lJIce
of his riya's punch held MN AZ loDS
rance. Toward the end OF the per-
Joe sent hiS man across the INK WIN
! drive on the wind
T, ve4 Shrugue's turn 20 score IN
,te ~ftb lie forced the fSht through
o,, and landed few more clean
r,,,cbes White. however, was stuo!
7, etsy confidence. and gave the I'M
,,rcq.;or Of a master mechanic "oiA,
irg With q pupil. lie SIMPLY Iel1'e"
~. poist alone will not win boxing
,os,cbes. Shugrue handled the case IN
ne sixth neatly enough and hed oe-
cidsd advantage. He knew. nov 70
block that damaging left OF Wnite :,
and did 20. Betimes ne iah9eu ~
own good gloves on unprot.cteI spJIi a..
he did not have The power 20 w" ~
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