The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-26
HUDSON LOSES
ALL CLAIM TO
CHAMPIONSHIP
Johnny Prendergast Has Better
of All Going in First ELM
nation Bout
HAYES TAKES BEATING,
But FINISHES STRONG
Kid Smith, of Toronto, Puts In
dian Sign on Georges st.
Pierre in Second
Nv -. A. CHALLENGER.

ACkAV AAs oS~Vss0
ey n. A. 6ALLENcER.
Fans who went over TO Windsor to
see the battles on the card last night
witnessed an unexpected reversal OF
the dope.
In the first place Tommy Hudson.
hitherto regarded as the class OF the
122-pound division OF local pugdom.
was decisively defeated by Johnny
Prendergast.
Then too, Buck Hayes, looked upon
as q promising lightweight. took the
beating of his life from Jack Hunter,
never any too popular with the fans.
And. to cap the climax. Georges st.
Pierre took everything but Knockout
from Kid Smith, OF Toronto. IN the
curtain-raiser.
The Smith-St. Pierre bout was
stopped after all but X. o. in the
second round. Smith scored clean
which daxed st. Pierre so
badly that he took count Of nine
and was in no At condition to finish.
The most unexpected result OF the
night. however, came In the Hudson
bout, when Hudson took
q good beating In oil save one OF the
scheduled rounds at the hands OF u
man who, since he quit before Wilson
some time ago. has never been q ia
vorite.
Prendergast led all the way and had
his man in distress more than once In
the course of the bout. Tommy
seemed content with attempting to
block the blows of his opp0nent-a
feat at which no was none too adept
and he provoked much unfavorable
comment by his undeniable dislike
for mixing things when the going got
at all rough.
Fans who went acruss the river
last night expected to see blood.
feud settled In q hammerAnd-tongs
battle. They were woefully disap-
pointed. however, 90 In but two
rounds did Hudson show the slightest
desire to weather the storm and In
one OF them he got the worst OF the
going.
In the fourth round Hudson, in an
unscienti6c but interesting inter
change at close quarters, had . good
advantage over Prendergast, but In
another mixup Of like character In
the sixth. he showed not one bit of
his much.vaunted courage and came
out OF the encounter decidedly the
worse for wear.
Buck Hayes. the favorite, came out
Of the small end Of the horn In his
seminal bout with Jack Hunter.
Hayes showed none of the clever.
ness which he displayed in his early
bouts here and offered his jaw as q
target for straight lefts at all times.
He was decidedly groggy In the
third and sixth rounds. but came back
strong in the seventh and admins.
tered q clean-cut knockdown which
had he known enough to 90 to his
corner, might possibly have gone for
q X. o.
Hunter. had he possessed brains
enough to be Of anything like first
class caliber, could have finished ofI
Hayes on two distinct occasions.
Both times he had his man on the
ropes in . desperate condition, and
although he had ample time In which
To get set, he took chance On
landing wild one and missed by q
mile, more or less.
The seventh round showed Hayes
1T his best. A hard left TO the law
put Hunter to the ropes, and Il seemed
a. though he could have put him out
had not the Windsor police stopped
the round until quiet was restored.
The rest gave Hayes additional
strength. however, and he clearly
demonstrated his recuperative powers
by-adu3n1sterinx- the clean
knockdown of the battle.
Windsor rules adhere closely to
those laid down by the historic Mar
outs Of Queensberry, in that they re-
quire the aggressor In q case Of this
kind TO 50 to his corner until the
count has been made, and Hayes. eth.
er ignorant or forgetful OF this rule
delayed the count by remaining IN
lighting pose within reach Of his vic
tim long enough to allow Hunter. par
TALLY, to regain his senses before
Referee Rocks began his count.
While the bout was woefully de-
void Of thrills from scientific stand.
point, It furnished a certain element
with plenty Of fun, and showed Hayes
to be even superior to Freddie Hicks
IN SnS Au"eOi VI oseiuiudtIuX PUNISH
ment.
As a matter of fact, the Hayes.
Hunter bout, In point Of general inter.
est. should have had the windup posi-.
ton, and Manager Glasco and his
Windsor club would have escaped q
considerable amount OF criticism from
Detroit fans had this been the case
instead Of the miserable bout between
Hudson and Prendergast.
In the opener, Kid Smith of Toron-
to. q recent addition to the 0lassco
stables, clearly demonstrated his su.
periority over Georges st. Pierre By
handing the Detfoiter one on the Jaw
In the second round which rendered
him hors de combat--whatever that
is--f0r such q considerable length Of
time that Referee Rocks stopped the
bout to save the Detroit lad from fur.
Their punishment.
The fnal OF next weeks card Il Of
more than usual interest to Detroit
fans, as two lads, recognized as near
the class VI their divisions, will bat.
tie. Mickey Sheridan, Of Chicago, ana
Phil Brock, Of Cleveland. will mix In
the final, while Bruno Lang, whose
stuff against Young Erue In the semi.
final to the Dillon-Hicks flasco. Feb.
2, earned him such . world Of praise.
VIII meet Sammy Taylor, Of Detroit.