The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-29
|CHICAG0AN. PUTS
UP GAME BATTLE
Draws Even in Thirteenth
After Being Outclassed
in Early Going.
fourteenth DECIDES BOUT
Roth Exhausted at End of the
Scrap-A Big Sees
Heavies.
FOURTEENTH DECIDES BOUT
BY CHARLES ]. BRILL.

| apreme effort In the last halt OF
| the Itth round. during which lie
show cred his opponent with slash
INK tights and lefts Billy Mske OF
s. Paul gained n referees decision
over MBill Brennan of Chicago In
kcI. l5-round setto at Convention
hail last night The verdict OF
Referee. Edward Cochrsne was
gree ed with tumultuous applause,
J. was the I4th that decided the
ba'' After apparently being out
caSsod during the early going Rren-
nan picked up courage az the eighth
session, tho limit allowed him by
many critics, found him still going
strongly and from the eighth to the
l3,h he gradually recovered his lost
ground until they entered the l4th
| IN practically even terms.
resume OF the bout shows that
MIske won the third, fourth. fifth,
,!r'h. seventh and fourteenth, Bren-
nan the second. eighth twelfth and
thirteenth with the firth ninth,
tenth. eleventh and fifteenth even
Miskc orr In Front.
From the very first Miske played
for the body In the hope n getting
Brennan to drop his guard so that
he could get-a free swing at the jaw.
but the Ch!cagoan steadfastly re-
fused TO show panic over the attack
IN the middle and Miske was forced
10 feint for most OF his openings or
beat his man to the punch during
their frequent exchanges OF more or
less free slashing.
Neither did very much effective
work In the opcRlng, being close to-
gother most OF the time. pushing up
short-arm jolts 10 the chin. Brennan
opened up In the second a little and
owing TO his leading was eptitled 10
an edge on the session, Miske get
ing In only one effective punch. a
hard right cross about halfway
through the round.
Miske then began to open up In
the third. He chopped in with left
10 the face and then came through
with a hard right cross, both OF
which CARRIED real jolt He landed
with a hard left TO the body also
before Brennan started "A short rally
during which he was able TO land a
right to the head and n left slap to
the face. Miske finished off the in
ming with hard right cross that
turned Brennan's head.
Both warmed up to their scrap al
the beginning OF the fourth. Miske
, )olted Brennan with n hard right
and then both missed wicked swings
with both hands, Wicked slsshing
a, the head by Miske had Brennan
wobollng.
Miskc Claims Foul. i
There was quite contrast be-
tween the close of the fourth and
the opening OF the nth. both slow
irg up Miske started things going
pretty soon. however. by n ripping
uppercut. There was mix-up and
Miske claimed TO have been struck
lCw. while many OF the spectators
declared Brennan had been fouled.
He did not appear to he seriously
distressed and as the boxers were
close up in corner when the trou-
bic occurred, the referee could not
see the blow and refused 10 allow
the foul claim. This reused Miskc
10 tuE and he was going al fast
pacc when the bell sounded. II was
Nlske's round by a wide margin.
It was in the sixth that Brennan
began to pick up courage He met
Mske In the center OF the ring and
planted a hard left uppercut AS
counter TO one slipped over by
Miske. Miske rocked his opponent
with rights, and lefts and then there
was anotht4 mi~%rp and claim OF
toulng 1t was Mske's round.
Both showed that they were lit
lie tired in the seventh, Brennan
was first to make an aggressive
move. jabbing Miske's face, He had
all the better OF the first half OF the
inning but Miske cut loose with
fus.llade near the close that was
much more effective and entitled
him to the honors OF the round.
Brennan Picks Up.
The eighth was Brennan's best
since the second. He showed lots OF
fight and appeared TO have lost all
Of his early respect for Miske's
punching They snapped punches
freely with Brennan getting the bet
ter on the inflghting.
Brennan showed real life In the
ninth while Miske slowed percep-.
u6ly The Chicagoan displayed good
10 send in. Catching Miske slightly
footwork. thereby avoiding wicked
or his balance. Brennan shot up a
st' uppercut that was far more ef-
tec'Ive than Miske's tired effort A
ale rally eyened the inning.
The tenth also was even. the
boxers meeting each other half way
and emerging on even terms from
he.r various exchanges.
Brennan forced the milling in the
s,elenth, this emitting him 10 an
81 PAU boy considerably and during
winch Miske scored few more clean
punches.
j. was IN the twelfth that Bren-
nan encouraged his hackers to hope
ne might be returned winner. Early
N the round he opened cut over
MlsNe's left eye. which bothered the
hIs effort in the thirteenth carried
ms worried spell, Brennan was
onsy punishing him with all kinds
VI unpercuts, slashes and punches
brennan had the round by a wide
margin.
p HIS effort in the thirteenth carried
brennan to practically even terms
WIN his rival. The Chicagoan
pH''d for Miskes bad eye and az
20 n as he could get Miske worried
ao"ul n hooked IN a terrific left
w INC body Realizing that he was
sunping, Miske tried TO start an-pf-
u'Fe, hut Brennan maintained his
'"Nr'macy throughout the round.
Fourtrenth Decisive.
nile Miske had a slight margin
VT ne number OF rounds, II was
ueht that the decision was yet 10