The Washington herald., 1916-01-02

Houck jlbbed with his left and countsred With his
right 70 the kidneys Lowe lead but missed, Houck
having the best Of the in-hghting.
NINTH ROUND-They went into a clinch To start
the round and Houck plainly showed that he was
the master in this style of the game. Houck fought
even harder than before. and time and again would
the corner. Lowe slipping to the floor. Houck
missed with left hand lead, going into 4 ciineh.
Lowe connected with left to the jaw and followed
mp with a right TO the stomach. Both boys now
fighting toe to toe, watching the near openinsS
Even round.
TENTH ROUND-L0ws led with left lab but il
fell short. Houck bad best OF the nhghting. Lowe
then shot across hard right TO the jaw forcing
Houck to clinch. Again the boys went into a
clinch, a. the blows led failed TO connect. Lowe
failed 10 connect with a vicious right. ciinchiDg
again. Lowe put across 4 left to the jaw, Houck
sending in a right and left in return. Houck sent
straightsn up. A left hook to loves Jaw sent his
head back. Lowe crossed over with right to the
Jaw Just as the bell sounded.
ELEVENTH ROUND-Lowe failed to connect
with left iAb and both went into clinch. Again
Lowe missed with rght-hand punch. Lowe then
Put over a hard left to the Jaw forcing Houck 70
clinch. HOuek led with hard right to the stomach,
but it blocked, and took q right and left to
the head in return. Houck led with a left, but
ran into left from Lowe and was forced TO back
up. Again they clinched, with Houck having the
best Of the inhghting Lowe landed a hard left
jab TO the Jaw. making Houcs appear grpggy. The
crowd was now shouting for Lowe to put over the
Sayo punch. but he failed to follow up his adran-
tage. Houck recovered rapidly and gave Lowe two
hard rights TO the stomach with telling effect
Houck again psIt across a right and left to the
stomach and the boys went into a clinch the bell
rang for the round.
TWELFTH ROUND-Both stalled waiting for
the Anal fve rounds. Lowe broke the sparrins
period with a left jab which failed to do any
damage. Houck landed with right and lefE
TO stomach, which forced Lowe into a clinch
Houek landed right to the jaw followed BY
quick right and lefts to the body without return.
Lowe missed with his right going into clfnch
Lowe Put over two rights to the jaw, causing Houck
TO fall into the ropes and a clinch- Houck missed
with his left but sent telling body punch across
with his right hand. clinching Lowe missed with
left and again they cfnchfi- Houck sent across
vicious right to the jaw, forcing Lowe to hang
or The period ended with both spsrinG for
openings.
lnl4,I ZENITH RoUND-Love started this round
by missing with a left lab going into cainch
Lowe again led and missed. going into cinch this
time Houck stnding home several rights and lefts
TO the stomach. HOuck put hard rights
to jaw, forcing Lowe to hang On. Lows recuperated
fast and sent across a right to the Jaw with good
effect. Lowe put across another right and got
away without return. loves jaw came in con-
tact with a hard fight from Houck's mitt and it
Both spared for remainder Of the round. Houck
being content to let the fsht CO.
FOURTEENTH ROUND-Boeh boys started by
sparrinx for openings and not until Lowe tried
H.
led with left and crossed with a right to the
stomach Houck again put across another right
to the stomach and many lefts to the kidneys,
forcing Lowe to hang on Lowe led with a
right but 1t blocked and he took q night u
the solar plexu in return Lowe shot across
right to Jaw and took q right to stomach in re-
turn Then chnched and Houck pounded at
loves kidneys Houck led right to head and
crossed left to jaw, forcing Lovt to back up.
They clinched and Houck had the best Of the
ir-hehting that followed.
FIFTEENTH ROUND-Love led With LEFT and
they cnched the local boys getting in several tell
ing body punches during the infghting Lowe sent
across hard right to the mouth and brought the
clsret Houck forced Lowe to back up, giving .
right and left TO the stomach, followed by right to
head. Lowe missed with left and they cinched,
Houck having the best of the nfghting. Lowe led
with left to the Jaw and followed with q right to
the stomach Houck clinched and gave a right and
left TO the somach which bad telling effect On the
Washington favorte. Lowe backed Houcx into the
ropes with 4 left jab but took q right and left to
the Jaw.
SIXTEENTH RoUNDlThe men spared for open
ings and went into a clinch. Houck getting over
several punches 10 the kidneys without return from
Lowe Houck sent across q hard left-hand punch to
| stomach but strained his elbow and forced to
hght the remaining time with but one arm. Lows
sent aeruss left jab and followed with q right to
The head. taking right from Willie in return
Houck led with his right and left the latter with
out any steam behind it. Houck used his left again.
| sending Tommy against the ropes with a body
punch. The boys spared for . moment and then
houcx sent over right to the head. taking a left
IN return. Lowe sent across three rights and then
jAboed without return. Willie went into the ropes
and appesred to Be in distress. but came up unins
sending a night to the jax. The round ended with
them still spArrtns Lowe being afraid to mix it.
EIGHTEENTH ROUND-During the intsrnissioa
DR.. Bailey the club physician examined the arm Il
Houck and pronounced 1t sprained but not broken,
as was thought. The bell rsns for the beginning
Of the round. but Rsferec O'Oonnor tried to stop
the hsht. thinking that Houck would b at a great
dissdvantar. Houck would not agree, and then ths
fighting started asain. Lowe tailed With . ieft
jab to the jaw, going into a clinch. Houch sent
across his night to the jaw and forced Tommy 10
bax up They then clinched. Houck sending in
his right several tisno. The fans were an pulling
fov Houcx Dor becsuss Of his rsfussl 70 quit, sa1
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