New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-03
Local Middleweight De-
cisiveiy Outpoints AL
bany Boy in Harlem
By W. o. McGEEHAN


Augie Rather, the ambitious young
local middleweight. shattered Jimmy
O'Hagen, the Albany idol, at the Har-
lem Sporting Club last night. 0'Hagen
lasted the ten rounds, but he was con-
siderably used up.
Rather sized up his victim in the
first round and then proceeded to plas-
ter him with considerable vim and
vivacity. Jimmy's goat deserted him
in the second round, and never did re-
turn to him.
In the third round Augie fattened
O'Hagen's nose. In the sixth Rather
raised a shanty that grew to the pro-
portions of a mansion over Jimmy's
eye. In this round O'IIagen made one
desperate charge, but it got him moth
ing.
Libel on Mike
O'Hagen has been compared 10 Mike
Gibbons. Last night that comparison
sounded like a libel on Michael. Rat
ner made his opponent look like nov
ice. The local lad hit from all angles
and rarely missed.
Ratner's showing was something of
revelation. 1t was supposed that O'Ha-
gen was one of the cleyerest in his
class, but Rather showed him more
tricks in a round than he had ever
heard of.
John, the Barber, who has paternal
and financial interest in O'iagen, wept
copiously as Rather tied his protege
into knots.
Cline Not at Best
The proceedings were enlivened BY
an extra round furnished impromptu
by Irish Patsy Cline and Soskem
Yoakum, who fought the last bout.
Eight or ten spectators crawled into
the ring and assisted.
In the melee Yoakum staggered Billy
Mcdonald, Clinc's manager, with a
right to the Jaw. The police. aided
by John the Barber, finally cleared the
ring Just as the supports were coming
up with a supply OF ammunition III
the form of chairs.
Kid Queens dropped Charlie Hauser,
the human keg Of Harlem, with rlght
TO the Jaw in the first round. Hauser,
with all his hoops sprung and several
slaves dented. rolled to his corner and
was removed with a derrick.
Irish Patsy Cline amused himself for
ten rounds with Scakem Yoakum, the
enfeebled old Denver pugilist. Cline
had the bout on points, but his show
ing was not particularly creditable.
Yoakum charged like a wild noun
tain goat, missing nine times out of
ten. But, while Cline hit the elderly
gentleman frequently enough, he had
no sting to his wallopS. Patsy IS
drill and dress parade fighter and not
much usp active service.
Bookings Friends Rally
There will be something of battle
i'm the Legislature before the boxing
game is counted out II has friends IN
both houses who maintain that 1t is
manifestly unfair to Kill the boxing
game, simply because 1t was allowed to
fall into disreputc on account OF the
incompetence and general unfitness OF
the Boxing Commission appointed by
Governor Whitman.
The reformation of the boxing game
seems simple enough. With a commits
sion made up Of men with force Of char
actcr and some sense of decency, the
rules which we're dsregarded by the
present commission would be enforced.
Professional boxing would at least
cease TO become "A public scandal.
Political opponents of the Governor
maintain that in aboishing boxing al
together he is WORKING along the lines
Of least resistance. n he can secure
the repeal of the Frawley law he will
be saved the embarrassment of remoy-
ing the commission which he. himself,
appointed and at the same time throw
a sop to the opponents of boxing IN any
form.
The sporting way would be for the
Governor 20 demonstrate that the box
ing game could be cleaned up. But the
Governor has lost his zest for driving
out crooks, his political opponents
maintain. He has decided to touch II
match TO the Augean Stables of the ten
round game, rather than 10 clean them
out.
Moreover, il is pointed out, the repeal
Of the Frawlcy law would bring back
the private club subtcrfuge Profess
sional bouts would be held without any
regulation.
Despite the general alarm among the
fight promoters. Frederick Fulton. the
ponderous but precocious plasterer Of
Rochester, MINI. has started training
at Goshen for his bout with Charlie
Wcinert. which is scheduled for Mad