The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
Baltimore Battler and Cham
pion Outpoints New Yorker
from Tap Of Gong.
BIG CROWD ON HAND
Kid Greek. Washington Boxer. Sent
Into Dreamland During Pre-
liminary Bout.
ny JOHN A. DUGAN,

Baltimore. Nd, July A-Jimmy Taylor,
OF New York, aspfrant for worlds ban
tamweight honors. never had a chance
with the tiger style battling of Cham
pion Kid Williams. Of this city. here to-
day. In their fffeen-round fight The
little blond titleholder won ali the way.
Silver Bakers youthful puncher never
showing enough to even worry the local
boy. I
Williams opened up an early lead al
most sending the Gotham battier to the
mat in the first round. After the NTH
when Taylor showed signs Of doing some
real mixing, 1t was a question among the
1000 at the ringside as to how long he
would last.
Although the New Yorker was beaten
from the opening gong he gave the fans
run for their money, because Of his
sameness and willingness to take punish
ment.
Taylor 10 Game Bird.
That terrible left hook which has
brought fame and fortune to Kid vii.
the jaw or the stomach of his rugged
opponent. and at the end Of the fifteen
rounds Of onesided fighting Taylor did
not show any extraordinary damaging
effects. Williams carried the fight to
the New York battler all the way, but
the more he would hook and wallop Tay-
lor's jaw, the more the Manhattan boxer
would keep coming in
Shortly after the first round Williams
slipped over a left hook which sent Tay.
lor's head back. and caused him to hang
on while the fans at the ringside started
for exits. Again in the second round Tay-
Tor felt jolt from Williams when the
champion put over a one, two, punch
which drove the New Yorker to a clinch
After being backed into the ropes in the
fourth Taylor came out with q rush only
to meet one of the Kids left Jabs square
ly on the nose. and he went down for
the first time, for a count of two This
punch seemed to put some fight into
Taylor and he came back In the fifth
and fought the local battler toe to toe
over this three-minute route.
New Yorker shows Judgment.
In the seventh Taylor showed good
judgment, and had an even break of two
minutes of smuggling. These were the
only rounds in which the New York boy
showed any signs of fighting and even
at that. Williams had the better of them
In the tenth Taylor was in bad. and
failed to deliver anything that looked
like a real punch. 1t was the same
story in the eleventh and twelfth, As
Taylor put over but three blows in
these two sessions.
Williams was chopping the New
Yorker to pieces In the thirteenth.
when a right hook to the jaw sent him
10 the canvass for the count of nine.
The hanging on tactics used by Taylor
rom the eighth round on saved him
rom being knocked out.
Quite few Washington fight fans
we're at the ring side. but in the second
'ound preliminary they met with a dis
appointment when Kid Greek. the
eather-weight title holder from the
National Capital was handed the first
knockout of his ring career by Battling
Kelly. of this city. Greek had taken
he lead in the second round. but this
vas only short lived. as Kelly sent
'ver a right hook to the jaw early in
he third. which sent the Capital battIer
o dreamland. Kelly outweighted the
battler twelve pounds.
The first preliminary brought to-
'ether two local boys-Eddie Nelson
nd Steve Lesner. for three rounds
ionors were even at the end
With terrific right hand smash to
he midrins. in the middle Of the third
ound of a scheduled six-round 70, the
econd event on the card. Kid Cum
nins sent Kid Jester to dreamland.
he short session was full of action
In the semi-windup Of ten rounds
Brown. of New York. was
'rown. of Philadelphia, after one Of
he fercest contests witnessed here in
lany day. For hve rounds the boys
ought on even terms. In the latter
alf of the battle the Gotham light
'eight uncorked his reserve and sew
raj times had the Quaker City boxer
n Queer street.