The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-25
1000 SEE BOUTS
Show at Liberty Theater Last
Saturday Great Success.
Two KnOckOUtS Feature on
Bill; Plenty of Blood Spilled.
FITZPATRICK WALLOPS KLUNDT
A Couple of Raw Amateurs
Stage Great Burlesque.
FiVe-Ounce Gloves Are Brought
Out for First Time.
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(From Trench and Campo
Wasn't it great?"
"You bet your life it was"
''Whatya guys all a-talking about? ?"
wasn't you there?"
"Where:"
''At the fights last Saturday"
Nope"
Say, boy, you're missing half of
your army life when you pass up these
weekly boxing shows at the Liberty
theater. G7wan away, soldier, you
Amt edicated at all, at all. We're reg
ular sports, an have small time for
youse mammals boy speeshy."
Nearly four thousand enthusiastic
glove fans damned their way into the
Liberty theatef last Saturday after
noon to get peek at the weekly box
ing carnival, staged under the able di-
rection of Boxing Instructor Tommy
Ryan. Never before had such a mon
ster crowd gathered for the weekly
festivities in the roped arena as did
last Saturday. Standing room was at
a premium by the time the first pair
of mitt tossers were introduced.
And the show was a regular "bliz-
gard" as far as a success was con-
cerned. In fact, there never was so
many gobs of smuggling in previous
shows that could hold a candle to the
one last week. 1t was a regular prize
taker when it comes down to blood
spiIIing. There were six bouts on the
program. Two terminated via the
Knockout route, a couple were con-
cluded with near kayos, and the re-
mainder were right smart with bat
ting every inch of the way. What
more could a lover of the great biff-
ing sport ask in an afternoon?
Also last Saturday brought out a
new feature-waging hors du combat
with five ouncers.% Heretofore the
big pillowy kind have been only used
by the boxers The little gloves, the
sort which a solid kick will knock one
cock-eyed, were introduced in the
final and feature setto on the card be-
tween Young Fitzpatrick of the mill
tary police and the durable Sergeant
Klundt of the Goth field artillery. This
pair 130-pounders staged one of the
bloodiest and most Cruel ling fights wit
messed in Funston in many a day. 1t
was the sort that makes a ringsider's
heart throb with each wallop the an
tagonists flayed at each other. At the
end both men were covered with the
crimson life fluid and wabbly on their
pins.
Altho Referee Tommy Ryan award
ed Fitzpatrick the decision at the end
of three rounds, the winner certainly
realized he had been out for battle.
Many at the ringside didn't quite get
the losers purse. The consensus of
opinion among number of the ring
side critics that a draw would have
been the satisfactory verdict. But
Referee Ryan was in the ring where
he could view the situation more ac-
curately and maybe was correct in his
rendering the fight to the NJ. 2. lad.
Early in the first round the shifty
Fitzpatrick took the lead with light
ming speed action: He walloped
II
boy landing anything in return. How
ever, Klundt is one of those boys that
are always trying and he kept coming
in for more despite of the way punches
rained on his anatomy.
A right hook brought blood from
Klundts mouth and nose a second
after the second stanza was under
way. Fitzpatrick jabbed the red hat
cord boy weary with rights and lefts
and the fans were looking for him to
win by a knockout before the round
was over. But Klundt's staying quail
ties were not figured, and the next
thing that happened Fitzpatrick was
sprawled on the floor in a dazed con-
dition from a straight right he re-
eeived on the point of the chin. When
he arose at the count of seven he
was thoroly groggy and just able to
put up his hands. Klundt followed up
his lead by battering the jolted Fitz-
patrick all over the ring. And at the
tocsin the fans were yelling for
Klundt to stow away his opponent
Fitzpatrick recuperated considerable
during the rest and came out for the
final round in fair shape. Both boys
went after each other fast and furious
The military police champ, however.
brought home a number of solid
smashes and soon had Klundt bleeding
prOfusely This didn't cut much ice
with the iron man" and he fought
back desperately to cling to the long
lead he gained in the second. Fitz-
patrick was too wary to get his chin
in the path of another high voltage