Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-08
ZSPORTlNG NEWSIM
HAYDEN BEATS RUFUS AT LAST IN FASTEST
BOUT Seen IN PHOENIX in WEEKS, WILLIAMS
WEATHERS BAD STORM IN FIRST TWOR0UNDS

Thousands Of dollars might have
! Deem won last night when Speedball
hayden received the decision over
hutus Williams at Arcadia hall. But
they wern't 1t is all very simple. All
bets were called off. Rufus took the
worst beating in the first round it has
ever been his misfortune to have
handed him in Phoenix. For two more
rounds the black boy who has beaten
the best of them in his time fought to
recuperate. For two rounds. he boxed
by intuition, and managed to hold his
own. And then-and then, he came
back with a crash and a bang. If he
had had fireworks concealed some
where about his abbreviated trunks, he
would have probably had celebration
between rounds for the old boy was
there. He won the hearts of the crowd
by his gameness, just as he had taken
the local fans into camp prior to this
by his keenly developed sporting in
stinct. ~
II all happened so quickly in the
FIRST session. The crowd had hardly
recovered its breath after hearing An
nouncer Harry Johnson state that due
to the fact the betting looked queer,
all bets were called off. Not word
was said for an instant after this
revolutionary speech had been made.
Then someone had the presence of
mind for the fight TO start and 1t did.
How II Happened
Yes things certainly happened for
Rufus. The men met in the center of
the ring shook hands squared away
and from out Of a clear sky, Rufus
hit thes mat. Down he went. His
head sunk slowly to his breast. The
crowd was wild. The invincible Rufus
was conquered at last. He was all in.
He was gone this time. And unless
Rufus has the most supreme con-
fdencea in himself Of any man in the
: world, he must have thought so too.
AT the count OF seven Rufus staggered
10 his feet, badly battered, but ter
ribly game colored man. He managed
20 keep his right hand up. and obey
/ the iniunetious of the men in his
corner.
Keep that right up. Rufus" was
the cry from the Williams camp.
keep ID up, keep that right up" and
] somewhere ont Of the haze which
must have been clouding his usually
quick brain. Rufus received the com
mand and kept that right up He
kept ID up. but not with complete
success, for again Hayden, like a yell
low flash was on top Of his older op-
ponent. driving him to tbs ropes, and
all butputtiug him out Rufps man
aged TO stay. He swung wild at Hay
den. who danced nimbly away all too
confident that he had the bout won by
a long anargin.
Oh. how those partisans of Rufus
praved. for that bell to ring. how
. ~ nf fhpEa gods which
protect boxers 90 come 10 the aid OF
/ Hufus and ring that bell. Al last il
I rame. and Rufus staggered to his
I corner all but out, but carried back
home by the inyiucible courage OF
which he must have enough to supply
q dozen men.
Work. work. rub. rub, fan. fan, how
they attempted to bring Rufus back.
rThat one minute was the shortest
rcriod those men who were handling
Z Rufus ever knew. They realized they
were working against time. Wc~Ahs
10 bring a badly battered fighting ma :
chine back TO the scratch When inc
gong went. 49,. -,
In the other corner sat Hayden, al
confidence. alive with energy and Vi
+alitv. He watched his sagging OPP
ponent and crouching like a runner
start Of the second round.
The he'll changed and like yellow
4bunderbolt Hayden flashed across the
ring catching Rufus unawares ano
rounding him into his corner. Rusus
fead was not cleared yet and again nc
wac dazed. He managed, througf
superb ring generalship, to last
I through the storm. Again he was bat
tered from one side of tho ring te
4 another. losing the round by a wide
margin.
And now comes the wonderful par
L OF that engagement. Those seconds OF
Rufus worked just as hard over hin
after the second round as they die
L the first. Every nerve was strained
I'm that corner. and Rufus started L
come back. That great store of vitality
usually dead in a man Of his age
came TO the rescue and out of the fol
cropping for light like man JUS
I blinded, came reason, and the knowl
edge that he was still there in TIL
ring with young yellow cyclone
waiting in the other corner to lay hin
low. Rufus motioned his second
back and prepared TO meet the rusl
ne know was coming from the othe
coruerf He met Il half way to tn
center 'of the ring and from then oil
I've was the same old Rufus, the idol o
Phoenix fans, fighting is usual coo
bout. meeting Hayden's rushes wit
stiff right crosses. ducking hi
younger opponents Wild swings TO tn
head, and doing everything in hi
power to even up the advantage h
had given away in the first round. II
managed 20 draw out of that thir,
round even and returned to his corne
wearing his usual confident smile
amidst the widest cheers heard il
Arcadia hall In many a month.
Hayden Acts Wary
Hayden was palpably afraid in tn