El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-03

~ A FAST interesting 20 round con-
test at the Juarez arena Sunday after
noon, Harlem" Eddie Kelly clearly
outpointed Frankie Gage, OF California.
and received the decision at the end Of
the contest from referee c. o. Hodge. after
one hour Of clever boxing ana prlillant
footwork Varying a straight left with
right uppercur and a series OF stomach
blows Kelly outboxed and outgeneraled his
opponent who exhibited unpopular de-
fenslve brand Of boxing and put up
strong opposition against the onslaught OF
the Harlemite who Is one OF the fastest
Iirhtyveights in the country at present
It was the initia hattie OF the Harlem
scrapper over the marathon route, the
speedy little boxer having never gone over
the journey before He acquitted himself
creditably throughout the contest and II Is
predicted that this youthful protege Of
Scotty Monteith. with the careful handling
that he is sure to get from the shrewd
little manager. viii set the lightweight
Scotty left for the Pacific coast Sunday
night where he will sign Eddie Tor a
number OF matches before prominent ath-
letic clubs and against some OF the FORE
most men Of the division
Kelly the CIeverest Fighter.
The starry eyed Harlem1te can easily be
credited with II OF the 20 rounds or more
than half, according to the Verlest ring
critic who witnessed the contest Gage had
an advantage in three Of the stanzas, while
six were draws. due TO the defensive WORK
Of the Californian who jumped into his
shell whenever the fastener opened up
Fighting low in his peculiar sort OF half
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defeated. his wonderful offensive work ap-
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opponent every second OF the gong. anu
was in the battle from heart out and feet
up. always looking for chance TO land a
dreamland wallOp on an unprotected point
Kelly Has Good Fight Form
Kelly is probably one Of the most per
feet little boxers seen here in long while.
He leads perfectly with the left, with the
right arm guarding a possible counter.
and in the clinches he is always working
with short right or left uppercuts. Gage,
however. had a slight advantage In many
Of the clinches with his peculiar rip to the
body, which consists Of bringing back
hand stroke to the rnidsection with quite
a bit OF force behind Kelly's blows ap-
peared great deal more effective than
those Of Gage, the fastener having his
opponents teeth bleeding in the initial
round and several times later during the
contest he started the claret again
To Fight Hogan Next
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san Franciscan, some time during Demo
cratic convention week at Juarez. 'One
Round was billed TO arrive Monday, ac-
companied by his manager and stream
OF knockout viCtorie sin the record book
his peculiar name would indicate Hogan
has been training In the Bay city for some
time in anticipation Of this match. as the
winner OF the contest will be matched with
some future high class selection Of the
Kelly Not Marked At AL
Throughout the match Gage remained on
the defensive. the Harlem lightweight doing
practically all the forcing. The Californian.
first man TO enter the ring. was accorded
an ovation. while the fastener. who
hoped through the ropes nimbly was given
a big yell as a sendoff from local fans.
After the contest the Harleuite was cheered
until he got back TO his dressing room,
with not a mark on him 10 show for the
fast 20 round battle.
How They Fought
In the initial round there was some pretty
boxing. with Kelly the aggressor. Kelly got
in a hard one-two to the Jaw. slightly stag
gerinE Gage in the second stauza. which was
replete with clinching- Gage ducked a couple
Of left leads shot at him by the fastener in
the third. and got in a wild one-two which
landed on the Harlemite's back. Kelly forced