South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-02
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"KnoCkouts"
BY Ed. ". Smith.

Nothing can be more interesting TO
the nght fan than "a recountin~ ~
now 900 10 1 shots have won battles
IN the ring, pulling them out of the
fire Just at moment when voU
wouldn't have given a cancelled post
age stamp for their chances
jill recall a couple of them right
now that may be well remembered bv
some of the old timers who went To
all KINDS OF battles in the times when
boxing was IN full bloom around Chi
cago.
They pct on an intercity tournament
over az Battery u on the north side
one night, New York VS.. Chicago. and
one huge surprise was flashed before
the astonished and delighted eyes of
the Chicago fans.
IL happ' ned in the bout that
brought together Pinkey Evans of
NOnkers, y. y, one of the best BOYS
in the east at the time. and Tommy
Moore, a lightweight protege of Joe
Levy who later had Joe Rivers. Now.
on the dope that the mems records
furnished, Moore didn't look 10 have
the ghost Of a chance of whipping
Evans and the first three rounds indi-
Gated that the dope was going to work
out ia a nicely.
Evans outciassed Moore something
like the thoroughbred is known TO out
class the cart horse. He made such
pitiab bic spectacle of the hapless Moore
that at the end of the second round
there were cries of stop it," Seeing
he had an easy thing Evans seconds
sent him out i'm the third round TO
put on the finishing touches.
Evans sent Moore Keeling and then
closed in TO land the old *. .. punch.
Just as he did Moore summoned his
last vestise of strength into right
cross. shot it over to Evans jaw and
the fight was over. Evans fell as stiff
as "A wedge, completely knocked out.
Here's another case OF how 500
20 ] shot put it over:
Tommy Hogan, than whom there
was no gamer. tougher man in the
business, was brought out of the east
to fight Frank Garrard. then of the
Gilmore stable and one of the best
lightweights we ever had around here.
The match was a modification of the
old style of going. They boxed for
$500 a side with two-ounce gloves,
which are about the size of the punch
ing bag gloves of the present day.
The battle took place at Willow
Springs, H., and the men made 153
pounds at the rinsside. The first two
rounds were fairly even and then the
tide began TO turn in favor of Hogan.
lie undoubtedly was past master at
the boxing game. for he began to cut
Garrard into ribbons.
The third and fourth were one-sided
rounds. Hogan pumping i'm fusillade
of wallOps without a return.
Hogan was sent in in the fifth TO
wind il up. He got Garrard Keeling
and then. missing a left lead. slipped
and partly fell. Before he could re-
cover and stTaighten up, Garrard shot
over a long right TO the jaw and
Hogan dropped like a sack of beans,
never making q CULVER While being
counted out
Even Garrard's most ardent admir-
ers had lost hope.
Here's still another, but one that IS
not quite as pronounced:
Dick O'Brien. pudgy middleweight
from Lewiston. Me-, who was called
the butcher boy" came on to box
Jack Root at Tattersall's Ii looked
like a cinch for Root because O'Brien
was a careless trainer and entered the
ring with a waist line like foreign
wrestler. Tt looked 90 be case or
the butcher and the calf.
Root. who was a good man. espe-
ciallv out I'm front. as the turfmen say,
was winning easily in the hrst ana
second rounds, with big shade up TO
the middle of the third. when O. Brien
cut across with his right 10 the DO
hemian's jaw.
Jack went down like n man open
ING a colapsible wagon. He seemed
to hit the floor. bounce up and then
hit it again. But he rolled on his
face. got 20 his knees and then to his
feet. beating the count by the fraction
of a second He didn't have a bit or
starch i'm his legs but managed to Hop
and founder out of the way or
O'Brien's eager rushes, finishing the
round in fairly good shape.
The fourth came and O'Brien, con-
tiruing his rushes. suddenly Went
groggy from his own eXertions, and
Root. seeing his chance, steadicd for
a second and put over as pretty a
Knockout as one ever saw He stretch-
ed O'Brien out fiat ON ms PACK ana
there wasn't n tremor in his frame
during the count.