Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13

seconds tried vaiply to calm him.
| At last Billy Morgan managed t.
make the final announcement
This will be n forty-five round con
test" he shouted Marquis of Queens
bury rulesl And may the best mar
win! Let her gov'
The gong struck. The two men ad
vanced. Glendon's right hand was ex
tended for the customary shake, but
| Canaan, with an angry toss of the
head, refused to take 1t.
To the general surprise he did not
rush. Angry though he was, he fought
carefully, his touched pride impelliDg
him to bend every effort to last out the
round. Several times he struck, but he
struck cautiously, never relaxing his
defense.
Glendon hunted him about the ring,
ever advancing with the remorseless
tap-tap of his left foot Yet he struck
no blows nor attempted to strike. He
even dropped his hands to his sides
and hunted the other defenselessly In
an effort to draw him out
Canaan grinned defiantly, but de-
clined to take advantage OF the prof.
fered opening.
Two minutes passed, and then
change came over Glendon. By every
muscle, by every line Of his face, he
advertised that the moment had come
for him to get his man.
Acting it was, and It was well acted
He seemed to have become thing OF
STEEL. as hard and pitiless as steel.
The effect was apparent on Cannam'
who redoubled his caution.
Glendon quickly worked him into
corner and herded and held him there
Still he struck no blow nor attempted
to strike, and the suspense on Can
MANS part grew painful.
In vain he tried to work out of the
resolution to rush upon his opponent
in an attempt to gain the respite OF
clinch.
Then it came-a swift series of sim
pie feints that were muscle flashes.
Canaan was dazzled. So was the au-
dience. No two of the onlookers could
agree afterward as to what took place
Canaan ducked one feint and at the
same time threw up his face guard to
meet another feint for his jaw He
also attempted to change position
with his legs.
Ringside witnesses swore that they
saw Glendon start the blow from his
right hip and leap forward like tiger
to add the weight of his body to It
Be that as it may, the blow caught
Canaan on the point of the chin at
the moment Of his shift of position.
And, like Hanford, he was uncon-
scious in the air before he struck the
the reporters.
OF what happened afterward that
night in the Golden Gate arena col
umns in the newspapers were unabls
to describe. The police
kept the ring clear. but they could
not save the arena.
1t was not riot; it was an orgy.
Not seat was left standing.
All over the great hall by main
strength. crowding and jostling to lay
hands on the beams and boards. the |
,rowd uprooted and overturned
Prizefghters sought protection of |
he police But there were not enough |
police to escort them out, and fighters. |
anu piOhIOIChS "SiS bS"tSi
md battered.
Jim Hnnford alone was spared. His |
aw. prodigiously swollen, earned him
his mercy.
Outside, when finally driven from
he building. the crowd fell upon
lew $1,000 motorcar belonging to q
vel! known fight promoter and reduc-
d it so scrap iron and kindling wood.
Glendon. unable to dress amid the
vre3kage of dressing rooms, gained
lis automobile. still in his ring cos
unr and wrapped in a bath robe, but
allied to escape
BY weight Of numbers the crowd
auGh. @uG held his machine. The DO
ce We're too busy TO rescue mn. ana
Il the end a compromise was effected
thereby the car was permitted to pro-
eed at walk, escorted by 5000
heering madmen.
1t was midnight when this storm
wept past Union square and down ,
pom the st. Francis. Cries for a ,
peech went up, and. though at the no. |
Il entrance. Glendon was good natur- ,
ily restrained from escaping II
He even tried leaping out upon the
eads OF the enthusiasts, but his feet {
ever touched the pavement. On 8