New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-13
MISKE DEFEATS
WEINERT AFTER
DESPERATE BOUT
Jersey Boxer Makes Vain
Rally in Ninth-Big
Crowd at Battle
By ". q. MGEEHA\


In one of the most spectacular zen
round bouts ever staged Billy Miske
outfought Charlie Weinert at the Hsr'
lem Sporting Club last night "einer''
the Jersey youth, put up wonderfully
courageous battle. but he was fought TO
a standstil. and in the last ten seconds
was clinging to Miske, wounded and
beaten.
In the ninth round Neinert, with his
II. outh open and gushing blood, made
desperate rally He forced Mlske 70
the ropes. flashing him about the body
and head
Niske Backs Up
So fierce was this last charge OF
Weinert's that Miske backed up ano
wilted. Had Weinert been possessed OF
little more vitality he might have
Leaten Miskc down. But the pound OF
stamina needed for that whs not IN his
bruised and weary body
Charlie caught Miske ono crashing
loft swing that staggered the ST. Pau
boy. but IL lacked just a few ounces
and Billy was able 10 weather tn
torn.
The tenth round was battle O.
Young White Tigers. The two clean
limbed light hcavies stood in the cen
trc Of the ring and dashed with the
ferocity Of young jungle brutcs. For
nearly two minutes this lasted.
Science. there was none. It was a
primitive a battle as was ever staged.
Both pairs of arms moved Ike tour
furnishing piston rods. while the
tousled heads seemed glued together.
But presently Weinert's arms moved
more slowly Finally Weinert reached
out desperately and gripped Miske
around the body. TIc was holding con
vulsively when the bell ended il.
Staggers to His Corner
When il was over Weinert stag
rered YEARLY into his corner. his
mouth open and his right eye closed. /
He had spent all Of his vitality in the ,
rallies of these two last rounds.
Miske. with am open cut over ms lett .
eve. seemed ready 70 20 ten more
rounds A rub from a damp towel re
moved the thin stresk Of blood and leit /,
his face cool and eXpressionless.
The story Of the early rounds might
be nut i'm one sentence. Miske tore .
every second and he hit him with every
blow known to boxing.
Weinert fought with stubborn cour-
age. but he was worried down As /
stag is worried down by hungry gray
wolf. Once i'm the third round Welnert
landed 4 hard right TO the jaw, stag
gering Miskc for q moment
Miske will never be ketcnel for he
lacks the one punch furnishing. But he
ia dangerous combination of boxer
and fighter. moved by cool determna-
ton and superb vitality.
Weinert. who seemed so dazzllngy /,
clever in other fights. looked like the
poorer boxer as well as the poorer
fighter last night. He was the equal of
Miske only in logged courage. Neinert
took blows that would have felled any
other light heavyweight But so did
Mske.
Technically. Weinert had just two
rounds. the third and the ninth. IN all
the others Miske was the better man.
Blow for blow and punishment for
il was the grit OF Neinert
that made it great battle drama.
The Jersey Hungarian never once .
ouailed nor quit. Only In the last ten
seconds did ne show how mortally
weary and how badly punished he was.
That last rou9d was a picture that
stands put with considerable distinct
ness in these days of indifferent fights
and fighters.
In the semi-hnal Jimmie O'Haran, OF
Albany, gave Marty Cross, brother OF
Leach, a boxing lesson and p beating.
OHagan's big asset is a singing left.
but he is not afraid to mix IT with the
right Cross was weary at the finish. .
Just before the bell O'Hagsn dropped .
Cross with right to the body.
Crowd Becomes Impatient
Weinert entered the ring At 9:l5 and
g long wait cnsued. The crowd became
impatient. and Fred Fulton climbed
into the arena. He bumped his high
reaching head against the chandelier in
graceful acknowle dgment OF the ova-
ton. Fulton was introduced as the
foremost contender for the heavy /
weight championship.
Miske entered the ring at $3.50. He
Looked a bit frail and pale compared TO .
the bronzed and huskier Jersey Hun .
garian.
The staging Of the main event first
was a wise move. The mob outside .
pounded the walls like a storming
army. The air was thicker than glue.
Weinert's weight was announced at
1877. Miske weighed l73.
The crowd was with Weinert the
short-ender The place was packed to
sufrocation long before o'clock. The
overflow of gate crushers and privstes
of the Annie Oakley brigade, number
ing about a thousand made one or two /
futile efforts to storm the barriers.
Miske was an to fsvorite In the
betting. One big bettor from Wall
Street made the price wsver for few
moments by plunging on Weinert, but
Miske money came back strong and the
price Of TO ) was restored.