South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-22
HUESTON GIVEN
SHADE IN BOUT
WITHLEW POPP
Men Put Up Six Lively Rounds
and Local Boy is Hampered
by Clean BreakS-PreIimS
Prove Exciting.

Fight fans OF the city were treated
70 regular mill last night at Magyar
hall on Chaplin St, when Joe HuestOn
of Chicago. OutpOinted Lew Popp Of
this city in one OF the fastest bouts
ever staged here. The local boy was
strong on taking punishment but
failed to follow up in instances where
he had the Chicago fighter grOggy.
The free break rule forbid that. and in
the opinion Of many prevented the
bout from going 20 a knockout.
In the first round Popp landed sew
erai punches TO the face, but failed TO
put over one that was stiff enough to
stop the Chicago boy. The latter came
back strong. and landed blows both TO
body and face The round was a bit
in favor OF HuestOn.
The second round was a disappoint
ment TO many Of the followers Of
POpp. He landed a right swing on
the jaw that dropped HuestOn 10 his
knees. The rule of breaking free. and
clean fighting was the only thing in
the opinion OF many. that saved the
Chicago boy from receiving the sleep
punch. The second round was the
only one in which the local boy had
any the best of the argument
Third Round HuestOn's.
The third round was Hueston's by
a shade He landed blow after blow
TO re face. but all Of them lacked
steam. Both boys were out of wind.
and POpp ended the round almost
grOgey He landed several weak blows
10 the body of HuestOn, but none o.
them were sent with the pep that be-
gets a knockout.
The fourth and fifth were draws.
Tn the fourth HuestOn started by out
chasing POpp both in infighting and
putting over blows TO the body. But
the local boy came back strong and
rushed HuestOn TO the ropes, sending
blow after blow to the face and body.
Hueston's punches were almost all to
the body. but POpp took them all and
came after more. POpp spared for
time in the fifth He evidently
thought the next round would de-
eide the match. and allowed HuestOn
10 take the offensive. just guarding
sufficiently to keep the Chicago boy
from putting over anything stiff. He
covered nicely in this round.
The sixth was a weird affair in
which both boys tried hard 10 put over
the telling punch. Neither OF them had
the needed steam. however. and in the
infighting and foOtwork the big
share must be handed 10 Hueston.
The bouts weer all put on in clean
manner the management having
taken steps to avoid any unnecessary
roughness. The crowd was not nearly
so large as the cleanliness of the eXhi-
bitiOn merited. and those that were
there acted according 10 the referees
WISHES.
Good PreIiminaries.
The preliminaries were all stirring
affairs. In the first young Beall of
the navy. outboXed and outclassed
cleo Miltenberger Of Niles. The sailor
lad dropped the Niles boy i'm the sec
ond with a tough swing TO the jaw.
and the referee refused TO allow the
bout TO continue, fearful Of a knock
out
Lew Powell Of this city stopped
Brownie Rigby of Goshen in the sec
ond round of their scheduled six round
go with a right uppercut 10 the jaw.
Rigbv sank 10 the floor and was help
ed from the ring by his seconds.
The management of the exhibition
was cOmplimented by the fans pres
en-. on the excellence of the bill pro-
Nided and the cleanliness of all the
events The exhibition opened with
p wrestling bout between little Jim
mie Barryne and Joseph TOrOk. The
former claims the wrestling cham
pionship of the state at so pounds.
Both boys were only - years old. Lit
tie Jimmie took the first two falls.