Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-25
THESE YOUNG men
MISSED THEIR
CALLING
cALLEGoS AND YORK BELONG ON
VAUDEVILLE STAGE, NOT
IN THE RING

For the space of some 80 minutes
last night at the armory those who
attended the match between Bob York
and Pepe Gallegos witnessed one OF
the cleverest exhibitions of lodging
the issue ever staged here or any
where. The performance was an even
ipg's pleasant entertainment, but not
by the widest stretch of the imagina-
tion could it possibly be called a
fight
The only incident in the entire even
ing that justified the name announc-
ed for the affair was in the second
preliminary when Young Knockout
Martinez, who has a punch like trip
hammer, landed left swing on the
Jaw of Herrera in the second session
of their Ground bout, after the deliV-
erv of which Herrera lay quite COM
fortably and quietly on the mat while
a gentleman they call the referee
made ten long strokes through the air
with histrusty right arm. This match
was a whirlwind while 1t lasted, both
boys going for all there was in them.
With this single exception, and the
amusement afforded by the two little
1O5 Founders, Chico and Lucero, who
entertained during six side splitting
spasms, the evening was devoid of all
the time honored requirements of a
flstic encounter Neither of the prin-
cipals did anything to justify their
claim to being prize fighters. The
best Gallegos had was a half-Nelson,
and the strangle hold is barred even
from wrestling matches. In keeping
out of the way perhaps York showed
! the best form, and he outweighed his
opponent nine pounds.
Neither one of the two would mix
and when either landed what might
[ called out of courtesy a blow the
\ other fell into a clinch. Usually
+ after these clinches, York came up al
most purple in the race from the chok
ing he would get in the aforesaid
strangle-hold Time after time Gale
gos was warned to stop holding, ant
several times the fight should hav
been stopped and gwen to York OF
!. this account
Although York had the shade tn
better of most of the rounds, as bot
men were on their leet at the enc
and just about as fresh as when the
went into the ring, neither havin
hurt the other in the slightest, an
as each had demonstrated his abilit
to refuse the invitation of his coteri
in the audience to stop playing an
fight, Referee Jack Laubach called
a draw. Messrs. York and Gallego
belong on the vaudeville stage, nc
in the ring.
The promoters, Montoya and Co
doya, put on the best card they hav
yet staged, and they can always
: assured of a good crowd wheneve
they arrange match.
The fight by rounds:
Round One
Gallegos landed a long right swim
to Yorks side, and followed it Sc
ond later with another. York lande
a right in Gallegos stomach. Yor
get left hook to Gallegos' face. Ga
legos swung wild with his left. Yol
landed right to Gallegos' face, left
stomach. Nobody's round.
Round Two
Gallegos landed left on York's ia,
York, with left uppercut caught Ga
legos on the nose. Gallegos tried f,
York's face in clinch-blocked
exchange York landed left to ia,
Colleges a right to body. York bloc
ed swing and landed right to stor
ach York landed again on GalIego
stomach. Yorks round by shade.
Round Three
Gallegos drove left to Yorks fac
York landed right swing in Gailego
stofach. Gallegos took diamond hitc
on York's neck-warned for holding
York landed right to stomach Ho