The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-03
BECKETT'S PUNCHES
PUT M'GOORTY OUT
wisconsin Fighter Falls in
Seventeenth Round-Was
! Beaten All the Way.
FRED FULTON TRIUMPHs
Sands Townley to Land of Nod
IN First-Bantam Feature
Is Cancelled.

taypoN Sept. s.---Joe BeekettJ Eng
hands heavyweight champion. tonight
on the plaudits of boxing enthusiasts
,v knocking out Eddie McGoorty. the
American light heavyweight, in the sew
,n,senth round Of what was to have
han twenty round bout before large
crovd at the Olympia Coliseum. A hard
,irht over the heart. followed by left
hoax to the jaw put the Yankee out.
the British title holder, who was a
s,rone favorite in the betting. had the
Ihaitle well in hand from the rst gong
n the nish, and never was in real
trouble. The American landed one Of
bis famous left hooks flush on the jaw
n Inc Englishman In the third round
ma for an instant It was thought Beck
et was hurt. The blow jarrsd him
and momsntarily sent him hack, but he
recovered quickly and continued to bat
liz With renewed vigor.
II was the only hard thump which Me-
Goorty landed during the contest. and
the fact that it failed to bring down
the Briton appeared to discourage the
wisconsin boxer, who fought indifferent
ly during the remainder of the bout.
Briton Master mt Boxing.
Beckett outboxed McGoorty from the
Openlng round to the close, reaching his
man In the opening session with straight
lifts to the face and heavy rights to the
. body.
Beckett drew first blood in the second
rund hard left to the mouth turning
he trick. After Beckett had recovered
nom the left hook which McGoorty
hnded in the third, the Englishmar
orsd in and smashed the American
sith fusillade of heavy blows.
From that time on there was no doubt
IS to the ultimate result. McGoorty
xsadlly grew weaker under the heavy
attack of his bigger opponent, and II
EM last ten rounds was purely on the
dsisnsive.
The capacity of the American for pun
ismeRt was remarkable, and while |
szmed that he could not last ten rounds
h kept on boxing till the seventeenth
Vhtn a right over the heart put him IL
position for an easy knockout. Beckett
Eaghed lS7 pounds and McGoorty ife
he admirers of the new champion
Fen Iubilant and carried the winner OIL
Asr shoulders to the dressing room.
pas announced that Beckett would b.
patched with Georges Carpenter an,
aek Dempsey.
Fulton Scores Quickly.
TIE surprising feature of the night
boxing was the summary defeat of Ar
hur Townley, sparring partner o.
Beckett, by Fred Fulton, the lanky Min
es9tan, who was knocked out by Demp
fey IN Is seconds.
hglishmep who do not regarl
Dempsey as great heavyweight, coult
pot believe that Fulton. being inferior
70 the present worlds champion, coulS
possibly dispose Of Townley in shor
order, and backed the latter to stay tn,
limit Of ten rounds and win the decision
on points.
n As Fulton knocked out Townley II
less than thirty seconds, the critics o
Dempsey now are wondering If thei
Iestinate Of him is correct
Fulton, whose speed and boxing skill
amazed the onlookers. wasted no tim,
when he got the bell for the first round
The plasterer waded into Townley
Tented him to confused condition
and then shot his left half dozei
times to the face of the Briton.
Townley essayed to clinch, but Full
ton shook him off and sent home .
heavy left hook to the jow. Townle,
toppled over and was counte dout
fulton was loudly applauded as he lef
the ring.
There was to have been a twent,
round bout between Char Iav Iedoii-
OF France, the bantamweight cham
piop OF Europe. and Walter Ross. ban
amweight champion of England, bu
u was called Off this morning. No rea
sou was given for the cancellation.