New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-03
"KID'' WILLIAMS
GIVES WALLACE
A BAD BEA1lN,
Bantamweight Chamo;,.
Tears Into Rival from ,''
Start to Finish.
BULL-LlKE BUSHES
FOIL BROOKLYN Ian
DauntIess Courage Of I...
Alone Enables Him to Lss
Ten Rounds.

KID" Williams. Of Bal,in
whose brow the bantsmgeiyb,
rests Jsuutily and withsl mo-, u'i
lnGly, outboEed, outfought ana . 80.
eralled Eddie Wallace. who Vs.ge.
duced a. the pride OF "a, e't
Club m ten-round hon, IVlar
Broadway Sporting Club, Of B. :, p
last night. D'0'.n
Wa lace lasted the ten rou,A,
stayed on mis- feet through iSiy,s
utcs Of grUeiling punishnen' ~
20 his battered, bruised bodv nc
his mind, dszed by terrific iai,, ~
and swings, must have cor..,. 1oon
10 as many decades. And vben 60, Z.
all over he had only IN. 49,. -
knowing that he had westI,,..
storm Of blows which would bs v,'a :
most men TO the canvas for h, T..
count. ~
Once in the fifth round Wsll,,
10 the mat He fell 10 one In. ~
bounced up AT once. and ess,. w
was slip or 4 knockdovn ma p
be developed. II came as the ~, - -,
struggling IN Nsllsce's own CO.
The Brooklyn led was trying "A -,
the pool Of pater in the AMI. h.,
Williams landed a right hsnd a,
the stomach. Perhaps the eorbi,,...
served 20 upset him. In any ewes, I.
resumed the conflict al once,
Men there have been who nav. -
described As throw backs from N. -, 80,
men. Others have been describ,S =
the living examples Of perpetual mot.
Williams is a combination Of H..
There was never a minute IN Al A..
battle that he as much as took , b,g.
ward step, save when tactics Of \,
ring called FOR n. He would retrs,, J,
stride TO lure his man into som, IN,
and then would leap back pitb n.
energy OF tiger, slashlng away rb
relentless fury and landing blows n,
staggered, crushed and stunned. nW
amazing, that display Of you,iir
strength. of deep set, unsspped vi;sFs
that fighting spirit and physical eogi.
age. which Williams displayed.
On the other hand, Wallace stood !,
his guns in truly wonderful fa,I;,,
He was in there TO make a Roman hoE
dsy. but he entered the arena 10 Do y,
best he could. For tive round, \,
fought Is best he could, tryinf b
match his science and left hand h,
against a combination Of fighting al
ity and skill that has seldom been se
in the ring. II was an uneven battle
and n the last five rounds OF the to..
Wallace devoted his time and st.er,u
10 trying to last the ten. He clJng o.
desperately. and, making use Of C,1
protective tactic known IN the gsr,
stayed the limit
Williams was AZ his best last rig.'
lie weighed 1874 pounds on entsnr.
the ring and had all his strength vii
him His skin was pink and had b.
rudy glow OF perfect condition I
would seem a. n he would make a 5li
take to train for the bantam weight 4
the future. The strain OF making i
weight NAV prove too much FOR hr
Wallace had only three quarters q
pound the better Of IL in weight, b.
did not loo, too fine.
There we're few frlils and fea,ht'
At the start. and the crowd, who
packed the clubhouse 10 the door
knew just what 20 expect, Logtnr
his tousled head, Williams led a ii
that was q bit short, but blocked
counter. Wallace poked a jab nor
and the crowd rosred its approval. \
reach was longer, and the crowd b
lieyed he would stay out at long rang
Williams, however, would have nor
OF il. and he ripped in. fighting VII
both hands and landing smashing Va
lops TO the midriiT. I'm the seco'
round Wallace looked like a chsmpe
for a while. He landed with oo'
hands and won the honors. while D
friends went crazy with delight.
The second round marked the VI
in the contest. I'm the third PERI
Williams had solved the entire '.'-
ton. aud ne went 10 work. ie she.
three light left hand jabs of, and ~ ~
tore away at the wind with his terri
snort-srm punches. When Nsl'
lowered his guard Williams efs','
home onc-two punches TO the chm ~
sent his man tottering, but isllea
bring him down. Again and agaln !.
blond haired Dane smashed home J.
blows. finding the body "ita '
greatest ease. and Wallace could O.
hold 10 avoid punishment.
And so it went until the hnsl ~
Time and again Williams landed e u,
but his punch lacked that snap W "
marks the blow Of knockout nsL
Wallace WAS punished more se,'s
than if he had been KNOCKED ou' y
he lasted the limit.