The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-16
TATE WINS
MATCH IN
9Th ROUND
Dallas Fighter is Game but TOO Beefy
to Last Long Before Husky Chicka-
sha Pugilist; Jab in Jaw
Finishing Touch

| Chichdsnd mas ever turned out at
boxing match, assembled at the Ath
letic club last night to see the go be
tween Bob Williams. the big bo,
from Dallas, and Texas Tate, 0
Chickasha.
The management delivered tn,
goods in the promised fast and fu
rious" prelims. and the crowd howlet
itself hoarse as the youthful aspi
rants for fistic honors pummelled eacl
other about the ring before the big
event.
At $3.50 all prelims were called of
and the spectators came to attention
while Dotson frosted the ring with
resin and introduced Ben Savage, OF
Alex. referee.
Tare and Williams came into their
corners at the same time, the ad
miners of each athlete greeting him
with cheers as he climbed through
the ropes. Tate showed up in the
pink OF condition, while it required
but glance to see that the Dallas
boy was beefy and undertrained The
weights of the contestants was an
nounced as 2O4 Tate, and 22O VIII
lia,ns.
ali IN o. int nf1
the preliminary handshake the prin-
cipals retired to their corners to rush
together when the gong tapped on
round one.
Round one was tame, each gladia-
tor sparing to. feel out the reach and
skill of his opponent Towards the
close of the round, however, some
very pretty mitigating was in evi-
dence with Williams rushing to the
clinch as Tate began to survey his
map with his haymaker. Round
closed with honors even.
Round two saw repetition of Will
Hams clinches. Repeatedly the big
boy from Dallas rushed to the clinch
and depended on his beef to force
Tate across the ring and into the
ropes. This round closed with the
spectators bowling for the referee TO
"pulI 'em apart and make 'em fight"
Round closed with honors even.
Round three opened with some very
pretty infighting, followed with some
neat footwcrH on the part of Tate as
he danced eway from the rushes of
the Dallas man. Clinch followed
clinch with heavy body blows ex-
changed. Tate's footwork failed to
keep Williams from clinching and |
hugging towards the close. The gong |
sounded on the clinch with both con-
testants fighting hard following the
Seconds had to help the
referee pull them apart and send
each one to his corner Tate's round.
Round four was the beginning of
The end. Williams rushed and clinch-
ID but the referee would separate
hem and Tate would dance about and
and on the kitchen of the fat man,
on his wind until the stars
winkled. Williams beef, however.
enabled him to still rush Tate to the
'opes but his wind was too short to
admit OF following up any advantage
gained. Tate's round
Round five found Tate with his sec
md wind and Williams sparring for
ime, hiit still inclined to rush to the
Inch In an effort to avoid punish
nent. Both boxers displayed consid- ,
rable skill in the beginning of this s
ound Round closed with some neat 1
nfighting, each man searching for I
he others kidneys in the clinch and Z
,orking over the others map in the
pen sparring. Round closed with
groggy. (,
Round six opened with the clash of :
ne gladiators in the center of the S
ing. Williams rushed and attempt a
! to clinch. Tate broke from clinch- v
) and landed, with every break.
9th boxers went to the ropes repeat
lily in the first half of this round.
Tilliams forced Tate to the north
,pes only to be rushed by Tate across o.
Ie ring and into the northwest cor ei
sr. Back across the ring to the west te
Id back again to the north and then II
the south side, where Tate landed "
the butt of the fat mans jaw and
it him over the mat for the count
seven. Williams struggled to his
ct only TO go down again from 'n
avy right on the neck which skidded Ur
m in a heap across the ring. ni
Williams was a game boxer and
cd loser. He was beefy and out
lssed. but did his best to protect III
nself in the clinches and thereby "v
able himself to stay out the full oh
! rounds, but without avail. Tate rs