Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
SHUGRUE OUTPO|NTS
Leach Cross AGAIN
New Yorker Makes Great
Showing in Early Rounds,
But Slows Up
Jersey CITY LAD
SCORES KNOCKDOWN


grue of Jersey City added Leach Cross
of New York to his list of ring vic
tins In a ten round bout at Madison
Square Garden last night. But shu-
grue had no easy battle. Cross gave
4 him a harder fight than either Fred
die Welsh or Charley White. For
the first three rounds Cross had
/ decided advantage and It looked as II
I the bout would go his way and that
/ he would earn a chance to fight for
I the lightweight championship.
But Shugrue came back strong, and
\ fought a gallant uphill battle and
in the next three rounds had evened
, up the score He showered Cross
with punches and made him miss.
and scoring a Touchdown In the
seventh round, took a decided lead
!, which he held to the end.
Cross surprised everybody by his
+, fast boxing in the first three sessions.
: He carried Shugrue along so fast.
Z nearly dropping the Jcrseyman in tho
N second round, that the majority Of the
\ crowd began TO concede he was Shu-
: grues master But Leach soon lost
I his Judgment of distance and missed
n many OF his well intended blows.
al Shugrue scored a clean knockdovn
i in the seventh round, the only knock
NJ down of the bout. Not until after
< the third round was Shugrue able
X to get his rapid-ire attack in work
ing order Once he got started ho
= soon obtained the lead and at the end
had clear advantage. Shugrue show
ed more hitting power in this bout
than ia his two matches with Welsh
n and White. Cross left eye was badly
\ damaged at the conclusion and Shu-
grue's lips were pulled and cut.
Much to the amazement OF tho
d crowd, Leach was the first to land is
m blow in the first round. He shot over
T, two light taps to the face. Shugrue
then got in action and sent Leach
D. back three feet twice with stiff lefts
Of 10 the face Shugrue was very fast,
a and used his one-two punch, a left to
.s the face. with deadly accuracy. Leach
was better at close quarters and hit
nc the stomach with lefts and rights. Just
er before the round ended one OF Leach's
Us right swings hit Shugrue on the back
or of the neck. Joe then Strengthened
Cross up with a stiff left hook TO the
face.
he Leach opened the second session in
st. whirlwind style, Shugrue running
wo into two stiff lcfts TO the mouth that
he shook the Jersey boy up. Cross then
missed a wild swing, which Shugru3
90 was quick TO take advantage Of and
a. he turned Leach around with a left
gbt and a right to the face. In breaking
Tor from ciinch, Cross crossed over a
son right, which landed on Shugrue's chin
mo The blow staggered Joe. Shugru'
ged came back quickly and banged Gross
oar on the face. Shugrue retired 70 his
asd corner with cut lips.
80 The third round was a hurricane
~ affair. Leach fought in close and SO
49, fast that he made Shugrue give
D., ground. Twice In his eagerness tC
ooo carry the battle to Cross, shugrue ran
oo0 into stiff blows-a left and a right tC
0o0 face Shugrue then danced away
o0o and staggered Cross with hard LEFT
hook to the face that landed a lumT
under Leach's left eye. Both theI
stood toe to toe and exchanged wal
lops.
Cross aroused the antagonism OF th'
In crowd by hitting in the break-awa.
Lly soon after the fourth round opened An
exchange of lefts to the body folowes
,.os which caused Cross TO cover up and be
the gin to STALL He sought TO entie
rs Shugrue into the trap. but Shugru
an boxed at long range. At this kind o
rinc work he was the better and hit eros
ne repeatedly in the face with cross-fr
ring OF left aud right hooks.
80 Cross began TO carry the attack I
'.ad Shugrue early in the fifth session, am
bo;r | tried by all his skill 70 land RICH
~, swings and left hooks TO Shugrue's bod,
80. But Shugrue sidestepped the punche
ani. and crossed him with lefts and right
20 the face; During the lighting a
ndv close quarters Leach planted a left t
-, the stomach. Near the end OF tn
iord round Shugrue aroused the hopes of hi
~. admirers that he would score a knock
49, out by twisting Cross around with wv
80 hard rights 10 the face delivered
20 quick succession. Just as the bell ran
,s,nc Cross shot over short right hook
, Co.. the face.
.aot Leach opened up the sixth round wit
Wi. two lefts 90 the face, but left his dc
,rat Tense wide open, and Shugrue crosse
and him with hard right to the jaw.
Cross shook on his feet, rocked an
,,.;,o recovered. Shugrue missed fine opel
,,saT ing, his attempted uppercut missing
A. two feet. Cross used his elbow, but
- was unintentional. He came tearing
,,Toii with his head down aud was met wit
NJ left hooks. Shugrue damaged Leach
l5er. left eye with a left just as the be
rang.
.ndod Shugrue knocked Cross down vii
Tho short right soon after the seveni
and session opened. Cross refused
, tbe take the count and jumped u
Shugrue staggered him with two hal
punches to the face that served
make Cross come back like a will
last cat. Shugrue stood of at long rant
"a of in the eighth round and peppers
! Ola Cross's face, Cross being unable
! On locate him until they got close
came gether. Cross did not land an
nnsr- fective blow.
toid Cross rushed in the ninth roul
"a Of and tried several times TO get Sh
or 81 grue in close enough to use she
ola hooks. He could only land &
their punches in the clinches. He cross
o was over a snappy right TO Shugrue's fac
. and but Joe then staggered him with "
, Ave hard lefts TO the face.
two The tenth round was one OF q
a girg hottest chapters Of the bout. Cro'
after starting well with lefts. becaI
dos so anxious for a knockout that I
assev Judgment Of distance was wild a
5egb he repeatedly swung over Shugru'
ebber head. Shugrue kept pumping in
- | t.f+ .rd rfVhf IN the face Both we