Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-07
Here Fans, Is q Great Story OF a Prize Fight
The CreatestFightH Hugh Fullerton Has EUer Seen
IT, Tea
B he Spectator
CEl nuGu $. !VlIuHTON,.

WN'ucIsr veterans of Ia" prize ring.
~ battles. loser, ~ ;ho .am" oS fisfi'
cuffs ga'hcr I" ttII Uvcr battles IonS
forgotten, s'ruEEl bon N" g"pei arena
iVom the TIME uI .agHIs and GoS1
down. th'y tel SuTr- - gam" "nd
hIiIlitHt men 81! ;.' .. when th"
conversation !u!., auGH ou" siSs'
'Ah. hut ana !"I So !:;"i"! Barry
and GIsrar lr.'""
TAas VS. 4 Fgh' NnoHg az! III"
tat''os 'aa' i.' wu.'Hed. among
UI Ghr nca | have -. :irri that
NlS 'Np greatest. 'Nu Cs' l'!'s' and
M .Ns' s'u'' 'lu'.Ln t.shf ! hay"
sSog s'sU. Dt ~ 3. htcrs ever
have see. Jimmy .stHS was fh"
greatest. ia" Cs'AUos; aN1 ~" nosS
WouLcg:ll
~ was "a" cas-; dsf.usS Shr w"sS
:og CUspAG !.'"n was IA" greatest "t
~" eastern Usu'N'n~r'gh's ATonrd
chicago Sh"Vc " HuS man who
studied h.xins uno believed that
quiet, NNasSumlr- H.,i Jimmy bafIS
coU'! L." Whipped u! ny maH "T MS
wsigh'
Tacs sliI Barry S. c"mwcrc.Ns
~ 90 Haci thar h had passed lis
zcnirh ~ Tighter lic had held Hhc
bantam uhuupi piuushir lUr YeaTs. beat"
ug all Cpmcrs ana fighting even Up
among Sho NgN'VuiPhls S.eoH WAS
Young. ambitious, %It3 ~ EaIn SHe
4itIc.
Leon waS the ChalI.',ry and "a S.d"
bet ~ $1,000 vas made. y pNrs" ~
$4,000 was guaranteed, aId after Took
ing over the situation it was agreed
that they should ttht oear Chicago.
Lomou', ILL., down the canal short
distance, was chosen and 25O !anss
most OF them experts and students
uf The game. went - iemont.
George Siler was chosen referee
remember the boxers talking together
In friendly fashion - minutes before
the stepped into the ring. That was
September i50 1904
The fight that followed was ono
,Nut no one who saw II ever viii for
get For four rounds IT seemed AZ II
Leon by his brilliant speed. would
uyrrW helm the little Chicagoan. who
was fighting for the body. Barry
left was like flash aud he drove Al
into Lcun's body WIth short JOItIhs
jobs
Il was evident Barry was carrying
more force, and when The tenth round
came the fight was So even thai no
one could guess the result. In spite
/ %. the tremendous, pace neither boy
seemed weak and fhc speed had in
creased Instead uf diminished. Ia the
+ sixteenth Barry started forcing.
jimmy had iahbei home left that
hurt, and whipped over night, rock
,ng Leon ON his feet ~ the end ~
che next round Leon seemed tired, but
s'.Il fighting, and I'm the 18TH he went
down from a slashiag right ON IN"
jaw
The chicago crowd thought II was
/ all over. but for the next TWO rounds
/ Leon came back like wildcat. fight
| ing all over Barry and forcing the
/ issue at every step. Toward the end
| OF the 2Oth. when II seemed Barry was
being smothered, another right was
whipped home and Leon went over
. backward.
Again the chicago contingent
| thought II was the beginning Of the
| end, but with another mary yelOus rally
Leon carried the fgh, 10 Barry. and
for two rounds ol the fastest milling !
ever Witnessed seemed to have a shade
on the little champion
The start OF the 23rd saw the be
ginuiue Of the end. Barry was the
frcsher. Leon by Brilliant rallies and
superb displays OF boxing came back
again. and again and drove Barry
beck I'm The 25th he was down again
aud the hru saved him.
Barry was lighting IKE a machine.
lu the 2fth and AGAIN I'm the 9th
Jimmy had his man down but no
would not atop until, in the 2sth a
left caused Leon to halt IN the midst
of "a rallv His arms sank as II he
was deadly weary and hurt and as
the, droopcd Barry stepped back and
/, ukcd at the referee Silcr made
not motion and Barry leaning for
ward shot over a right. a left. "a right
and I.coa sank To the ground -hcuten.
Before the count was over Barry
had hts arms around Leon helping
him TO his corner. And. when IA
came from the ring Barry was cry ing
Ills eyes were wet-from sorrow that
he had hurt 50 game and square an
adversary.