Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-25
LEWIS AND M'VEIGH
FIGHT DRAW BATTLE
HonOrs Even at Close of Ten
Round Go Between Local
Rivals.
THE BOUT is HARD-FOUGHT


/ Jimmy McVeigh is E great lttls
/ boxer. and it was through that fec
/ that he was enabled to hold Banty
Lewis even in ten hard rounds al the
Olympic A c., Olympic Park, las
night. Lewis is a great little fighter
| but McVelgh's clever tactics offses
Jewis's rushing and aggressive
modes Of mixing McVeIgh worked
| left Jab which, though only Ugh
punch, has some effect In scoring
/ Lewis. on the other hand, gained his
points at inhghting. a sty.e in which
he was far superior 10 MeNeigh
! Lewis earned the honors in the frs
second and seventh rounds. Nc
/ Weigh had the fourth. sixth and
eighth sessions, while the third, fifth
ninth and tenth were even.
Lewis rushed matters at the frs
! gong and both fell into a clinch
/ As both boxers agreed TO fight one
( hand free Lewis had the advantage
: at infighting. McNeigh light Jabbed
with his left at times, but Lewis's
: hard punches TO the body and Kid
neys gave him the round by a fair
margin.
Banty strons In Second Round.
II was in the second SESSION tina
Lewis did his best work. He had the
round by big margin, and MeKeigh
1t appeared, Weleomed the bell
Lewis administered a terrific drllb-
bing to McVeighs body and Jimmy
backed 10 corner, where Lewis en-
deavored to finish him. Me- eish.
however, was able TO hold on, though
he received several singing rights
and lefts TO both face and body be
fore the bell sounded The third SEES
sion was even. Lewis did the forcing
but McNeigh scored often with his
I left jabs. Lewis was the better al
I inaghting McVeigh seemed to gain
, confidence as he came out for the
! fourth session and he fought care
/ fully. Lewis slowed up at this stage
/ and endeavored to box McVetgh. Not
| equal to the task, however, he again
/ fought at close quarters, and Jimmy
stood him off with Hight left jabE. and
! the round was In his favor by slight
| advantage. Referee Douglas in this
! session cautioned Lewis for butting
! McVeigh with his head while IN close
| quarters. It was tit-for-tat in the
| fifth session. McVeigh, in an en-
| deayor to jab Lewis, slipped and the
crowd Missed Banty when he refused
to give Meyeigh plenty of time to re-
cover. McVeigh was the cleverer in
| this session, and lodged two hard
rights, returning with three jabs t.
the face. Lewis got over terrific
right to the body as the bell sound
| ed. The round was even.
McVeigh opened the sixth session
his best round, with left jab, which
! he got home four times without a
return. McVeigh jabbed his opponen.
lightly and caught Lewis with shor
right uppercut as the boxers again
boxed at close quarters. McNetgh
jabbed Lewis often without return:
Jimmy used the "one-two' style Of
jabbing, and he had the session by
I wide margin. Both lads rushed TO
the centre of the ring as the seventh
round opened and they clinched-
Lewis came in close and on the break
I missed terrific right, but came back
with a similar punch TO the body.
! Lewis again missed q hard right ana
i McVeigh caught him as he came II
with a left McVeigh sent four left
jabs to his antagonists face without
I a return. Lewis again missed hard
right, but fell into clinch, where he
! administered a terrific drubbing TO
McVeigh's body. Banty's terrific in
| fighting enabled him to gain the hon
ors In this session by slight margin.
Moyeigh Gets Eighth Round.
MeVeigh,s strong finish in the
| eighth session entitled him to honors
\ in that round. Both opened with left
| jabs. Lewis got hard right to the
body, following with two more to the
/ same spot Banty missed a hard left
to the face and McVeigh came back
with those tantalizing left jabs. Nc
Weigh scored thrice to the face with
his eft without q return. Both
worked a light left jab, after which
McVeigh sent i've consecutive punches
to the face. Banty missed two terr1flc
lefts as McVelgh again jabbed HE
/ opponent
McVeigh inaugurated hostilities in
the ninth with light left TAB, but
Lewis, however, fell into a clinch and
displayed infighting ability that had
! McVeigh wincing. Both jabbed IN
| McVeigh's corner, and Lewis slipped
to the mat. He recovered himself
and got over a left jab. McNeign
sent two left jabs to the face and
got over two more before Lewis
again fought at close quarters and
scored al infighting The round was
even.
The boys opened with a clinch in
the final round Lewis broke away
and got over a hard right to the
body, after which McVeigh sent q
light left jab TO the face. Lewis
held the advantage at infghting
McVeigh devoted a few seconds to
infighting. too, and he scored left
to the face Lewis sent hard right
to the body before the bell sounded
Patsy Kline was the chief second for
Mcveigh, while Jim O'Rourke acted
in a similar capacity for Lewis
Kiniey Beats Williams.
The semi-final of six rounds
brought together Ed Kinley and Ec
williams, with the former a winner
by decisive fashion. Had Kinley am
sort of a wallop he would have
finished Williams in two rounds II
the preliminaries, Mickey Deinlont
knocked out Bobby Russell in fourth
round. Young Dilly won from KID
Henry and Tom Forlenzo beat Young
Herman.