New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06

* The New Jersey Boxing Conan
.ssbold Wilson's end of the purse !
r;sons showing this afternoon was
s. ii the poorest exhibitions ever given
CHAMPION in any division. In only
4 The rounds did the Boston boxer
..au anything that would indicate he
sa title holder. In the fourth and
s,,a frames he shaded Downey slightly.
:, IN all the other rounds the chai-
ss,.sr not only did all the forcing, but
''srsSsd the better blows.
s.s fight the main event could not
..s,.are With the twelve-round engage
M between Mike McTigue aM Pan
~s Joe Cans. The affair seems like
II become the center of a warn
...sraversy in Jersey fistic circles.
Both Make Poor Showing
wilson's only effective blow was
In jah, and this didn't have steam
..ourb behind it to bother bantam
s saSss He opened up the old cut
s.rcss the bridge of Downeys nose
~ made slight cash over the chal-
s.rcer's right eye. but these did not
satSer the Columbus lad to any visible
extent,
nowuey was little better than the
,samp;on, and the opinion was freely
sruressed about the ring after the fight
stbas any boxer with real class could
fssys DISPOSED Of both men in single
sfsernoon. Downey, like Wilson, is a
0ns-punch fighter, depending entirely
An his right hand TO win He landed
INV number OF rights to the body and
Il The Jaw, but the only results OBJ
.sinsd were to force the champion 80
s!inch.
the Columbus scrapper had the bet
er Of the first, eighth, ninth, tenth
I'D eleventh rounds. The second,
third, fifth, seventh and last rounds
vsre even, while the fourth and sixth
we're Wilson's by narrow. margin.
Downey Out of Condition
powney was fat and out of condi-
ion and was tired when the wearisome
njx-up came to an end Wilson
locked to be in fine shape and it was
prpbsbly this fact that enabled him to
withstand some OF the hard right wal
lops that his opponent put over IN the
lass FIVE rounds. The champion
seemed contented to stall along and i.
was question whether he lacked the
slightest semblance Of real ability or
simply didn't want to try.
In the best bout on the program,
Johnny Buff, fyweight champion, sue
eessfully defended his title against
Indian Russell He knocked Russell
cut in the fifth round after a two
listed tussle that had the crowd on its
fact from start to finish.
In the first preliminary, Willie Spen-
GER. of the East Side defeated Solly
Epstein, of Indiana, in eight rounds,
while in the second Dick Griffin, of
Texas, outpeinted Mstty Herbert, of
New York, in the same number of
rounds. Both fights were better than
lie main event
MTigue-Gans Bout Thriller
Thsight between McTigue, and Cans
gsssihriller from start to finish and
sasn the white man had the negro
% tie point of q knockout in the
assA round the crowd went wild.
Mlgue whaled away at the dusky
sn9per's jaw with terrific lefts and
rights and the colored boy was so
Be managed to weather the gale by
sinehing. The two men stood toe to
toe and slammed away at each other,
while the fans climbed up on their
chars and sent straw hats scaling sky
tward.
Panama Joe is about as tough Gus
toner as we nave seen in action in
nsny moons, and it was only this fact
nat carried him through the storm of
BOWS BOWS that McTigue rained on him.
axe hit Cans hard enough to floor
aany heavyweight, but the colored
nan managed to take it without keel
ag over. The bout went twelve rounds.
10000 in the Arena
The victory was McTigue's by wide
margin.
Upward Of thirty thousand persons
aw Richards big fstic carnival, and
aey were handled with all the smooth
ssnciency that marked the Dempsey
.srpentier battle on July 2. The huge
pine arena was about one-third filled,
snd there were proportionately as
many women present as there were
ssnen the heavyweight championship
0olt was staged
Wnlle there was general disappoint-
s asat over the result of the main event.
.ae other bouts on the card gave the
sas their moneys worth. The Will
"n-Downey &C was put on immediate-
after the Buff Russell encounter and
le 6ans -McTigue disturbance was the
nnd-up.
mnsle hundreds of Wilson's admirers
aaae the trip from Boston to sec
as mlddleweight king in his attempt
awn back some OF the prestige which
. lost in Cleveland in his first en-
saaIer with Downey, it was plain that
~ columbus boy was the favorite.
.aese was every indication that Will
~ probably is the most unpopular
sampion that ever defended a title
an American ring.
W. ppesplte Downevs popularity, however,
psason was 3 to l favorite in the
pafatively little betting that was
snec on. There didn't appear to be
s'ea. deal of Downey money in sight
nv, NV "hat little there was did not go
ss'hg, the Boston crowd seeming to
~ NV world of confidence III the cham
49, mas was rather remarkable in
W. -" OF the fact that the last time the
NV net Downev whaled Johnny all
tue ring and had him down three
ae jaw - So =
Down Cor IS Seconds
ss .se iast time the champion hit the
saa. "1e uoWH tor thirteen sec
n s' according TO the Ohio state box
.s.. scmm lssioners, who subsequently
os sssaea Downey the title On that
l. $500 jimmy Gardner, who refereed
rs;, aght at the champions personal
e.ssslon, gave the latter the decision
IL soui- There were few persons at
s,r, i'hgside who saw such blow
se1e were hundreds Of war veterans
n naao roofing for the Columbus boy
s,s ~ over a sleep waliop. Downey
lh;o puck private at Camp Sherman,
ne first hout an ~ r~nora,n waa