White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10
LAGARD IS DONE"
BY J0NNY DUNN

Johnny Dunn put Dick LaGard out
in the first half minute of the ninth
round at Bio nall on Thursday niglt
after one of the gamest fights ever
witnessed in the district. Dunn was
won from the sound OF the bell In
the first round both men seemed anx
ious to weigh up his opponent and
no real damage was done 1t was
evident that Dunn was the man with
the more experience and had his man
outclassed. In the second round
Dunn scored a clean knock down by
landing a vicious right swing on La
Cards jaw. He pulled the blow clear
from his shoes and landed it exactly
where he aimed for. LaGard dropepd
to the floor but was up before the
count of nine and started for his man
,, In a. manner which showed clearly
that he possesses, in no limited de-
gree, at least one of the qualities
that go to make great fighters-t1at
of gameness. LaGard looked worried
when he came to the center of the
ring for the third round and Dunn
seemed confident. This was also
Dunn's round. but he permitted his
opponent to hold on to such an ex-
tent that at the end of the round La
Gard seemed stronger than at the
opening.
When the fourth round opened
LaGard rushed Dunn, swinging
right and left. but Dunn cleverly
evaded by side stepping and block
ing. and when rushed 20 the ropes
en- the south side of the ring gave a
magnificent exhibition of foot work
getting in the clear of wild swing
by at least eighteen inches and when
LaGard turned to find him Dunn was
set and landed a straight left with
full force He followed up his ad-
vantage and at the end OF the round
] had his man at his mercy. When
i the bell rang Dunn walked calmly to
his corner while LaGard wandered
around the ring in a dazed condition.
rot seeming to know that the
round was over and anxious to find
the man whom he knew he was there
to fight. From the fourth to the
eighth round Dunn stood on and de-
pended upon left jabs to the face,
practice which he had followed from
the opening of the fight. and by
which he at all times had LaGard
bleeding profusely from the nose
and mouth. 1t was plain to be seen
that he was depending upon a right
, swing at the proper time to put his
man to sleep. He landed numerous
body blows and seemed to jab La
Gard almost at will. In the eighth
round LaGard was on the ropes and
in hopeless condition when the
bell saved him.
When LaGard came to the center
of the ring for the ninth round he
was dazed and out on his feet. Dunn
spared for few seconds, then real
izing the hopeless condition of his
man. let go one right swing to the
jaw and LaGard went down like a
ton of brick. 1t was several seconds
before he could be moved from the
center of the ring where he dropped
Both men are clean fighters and
LaGard deserves great credit for the
game fight he put up through the
several rounds when there was never
a chance to win. Both men obeyed
instructions from Referee Hogan
who is a master at the game, and the
whole performance was as clean as
ever witnessed.
Challenges were in order during
the evening and Jimmy Britton chal-
lenger any 122-pound man in Me-
sada, and the challenge was promps
| " accepted by Pete O'Leary, who an
nounced that he was willing to fight
/ Britton on the winner take all
basis. Some effort has been made to
get this pair together and good
bout is looked for when they meet
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