Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-03
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IMPRESSIONS
BY C. p. A.

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Out they come; two little rascals
barely big enough to carry gloves.
They will fight three rounds, one
minute each, for what the crowd
gives them.
Ding! They are at it. Gonzales
is bigger, but Lucero moves faster.
He can hit more regularly, too.
He needs a hair net" says a
ring-side wit. THAT seems to be
all he lacks"
They go two rounds and the
crowd sprinkles the ring with
nickels, dimes and quarters. They
appreciate the fact that the boys
are working.
The third round. The boys keep
giving and taking. No damage is
done, but much is attempted.
The gong. The referee holds up
both padded fists. 1t is draw.
Who wanted anything else? '
Jack Montana and Battling
Crawford" says the announcer.
Six rounds. Crawford is colored
and apparently blind in his left
eye.
Crawford drives Jack into the
ropes. He mauls him at will. His
lips are bleeding and there is blood
on his nose. He should worry!
1t didn't look like a fight. 1t
is a runaway. Jack is retreat
ing. Crawford is hammering him.
How long can he last?
Round two. Pretty much the
nrlxy lent rlnninO 90
much. He's letting Crawford
hammer. His blows lack force.
Why doesn't Jack set AROUND
him--on the blind side-5nd pound
him. Get on his left, ooy. He
won't do it. The colored boy Neyrs
Wait: There's a turn. Tha nc
gro has burned out. His olowS fall
feeb:y. Jack take heart. Gong!
The riggers OUT" cries the
cruwd ir the minute s wait. H.
has flung his blows like a spend
,lrlj! Gi d now he can onlJ wat"h
itae rtps of the Roman candle
come down.
Round three. Jack meets him,
The negro goes to the ropes. '3e's
yellow. He's quitting. He's down.
Ore.two. three--what' the use,
Hes though. Jacks hand is UP.
Gear tie ring. :,
"insu recto X ID and Xii Anaya.'
Eight rorrds. What a wel!-malGh-
Ell Ter. The InsurrectO Kid is a
terror, hut AnaSa Is game II
gong to lie a fight. Ahaya Is ne;V
Gus. Insulrecto Jumps to lana DIS
1.rt II ItnGp', hurt
Round two. Anaya is all nerves
and is driven to the ropes. he
takes punishment. Insurrecto
crouches and let's Anaya punish the
/ ton Of his head. Then he LANDS a
wicked upper-cut. That does
hurt. Gong.
The crowd settles back to bet a
quarter with one another. why
doesn't Anaya side-step Eat upper
cut Gnd wallop home?
The third round. lnsurrecto
LANDS three blows, but Hy Schneider
the expert is following the blows
Anaya is bleeding. How long can
he hold out?
"Insurrecto will get him in this
next round" whispers another
newspaperman why waltz?
wonder. But the round is over.
Round four. There is cheering
for Insurrecto and none for Anaya
But Anaya is game-to the core
Insurrecto is waiting. Is he weak
Anayas nose is pouring. He take
/ unmerciful beating in the corners
HE amt doing nothing" the!
yen to Anaya.
put him away" they shrek t
the Insurrecto.
Anaya braces at this. He's hare
tc put away.
Five. lnsurrecto lands rap!ii'
ard the crowd is pleased. Anaya
flares back. Can he stand the
GAIT? The crowd seems to think so
Six. Whang, whang to Anaya''
nose. He goes into the ropes anC
bounds out. He's holding out, bu
hes a sight. The ring looks like
slaughter house.
Seven. Same flash by Insurrecto
The same Kid Anaya holds on dog
gedly. What is the referees func-
ton? He hasn't said a word. A
good clean bout.
The last round. Anaya sticks II
out. Insurrecto is leading him
has led all the way They hit the
old pace. A jab with Insurrecto's
left. He takes punishment and
then uppercuts into the bleeding
nose. Over and over. They could
keep 1t up all night.
The last gong. Insurrecto's hand
goes up. No complaint. But II
was corking bout-worth the gate
money.
The big bout. Snappy Jack gets
a hand. Then Brown, but lots
more encouragement for him,
Many introductions. Gorilla Jones
challenges anyone between 1853
and a ton. Leo Matlock, Albu-
querque boy. accepts. The Gorilla
is a hard man. Leo faces a stiff
battle.
The main fight begins. Snappy
pushes Brown over the ropes and
tries to sprain his back on the edge
of the ring. 1t doesn't work and
they begin wrestling. Brown is a
fool to clinch. He isn't strong
enough, but he's ten times as
quick and a real boxer.
Snappy is down, claiming a
foul. Make him get up" cries
the crowd.
Why? He'll only wait for a
chance to quit.
Round two. They roll Oft the
stage and under it. I'd pay lot
to see them down there on the
floor In the dark. But they are
stopped and brought back up.
They try the third one. Brown
hits twice and Snappy Jack slips
A tap on the head. 1t COULDN'T
hurt him. Shucks! He's going to
take the count. Hardly worth his
carfare to Old Town. Nine, ten
Nothing to 1t. The crowd streams
out. Brown has won the wrestling
match on the third fall.