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

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staggered him with hard rights to the
Jaw In the second round it looked rs
! though Sclly was due for nap, and on
one occasion he was knocked half
through the ropes when Wilson caught
| him flush on the point Of the jaw with
an uppercut that started somewhere
near the floor and went straight to the
weathered the gale and came back
strong in the third and fourth sessions.
Both Display Grit
Both men took lot of punishment
in these rounds, but they were in such
could stand it.
In the fifth round Spencer walloped
Solly all over the ring, and when thr
/ bell rang the Western scrapper steered
a groggy course for his corner. The
crowd begged Spencersto put over the
sleep producer, and Willie tried so hard
that an one time he fell from his own
exertions.
The bout was refereed by Phil Ear
hart, who had q tough time keeping
clear of the wild swings that the scrap
pers hurled about promiscuously. The
crowd give the victory to Spencer.
He won by comfortable margin.
There seemed to be more interest
taken in the battle between Mike Nc
Tigue and Panama Joe Cans, the colorcd
star, than there was in the main event.
This was something of grudge affair,
as both boxers and their managers
have been saying unkind things for
months. There was q lot of lively
betting on this scrap, the hackers of
Cans covering every cent Of McTigue
cash that made its appearance. Early
lin the game the wagers were made at
even money, but by the time the men
climbed into the ring Cans was ruling
q to l favorite.
The second engagement on the pro-
gram brought together Matty Herbert.
of New York. and Dick Griffin, of
Texas. Jimmy De Forest was the third
man in the ring. HUMPHREYS. the
golden-voiced contralto, told the crowd
/ that both men weighed 125 pounds.
They were slated to go eight rounds.
Fiddling and Shimmying
The boys fiddled and shimmied about
! the ring in the first round until the
crowd howled for them to get together.
There wasn't real blow struck until
! the second round, when Griffin laid
Herbert fiat on his back with neat
paste on the point of the jaw. Matty
1 hit about the same spot where
Carpenter counted out on July 2.
Matty didn't stay down, however.
Jimmy De Forest hadn't started to
count before he was up and mixing it
with the Texan.
Griffin carried the fight to Herbert
| throughout, but his blows did not ap-
pear to bother the New Yorker to any
great extent. Dick kept boring in,
| but slowed UP considerably in the
sixth round, when Matty landed sew
eral solid lefts to the jaw. In this
/ session Matty brought the blood trick
| ling from Griffin's nose, but the latter
| retaliated by opening up Matty's lower
| lip. 1t was Grilin's fight by slight
margin.
Johnny Buff, flyweight champion, en-
tered the ring and got great hand.
He was followed moment later by
Indian Russell, Of Harrisburg, Pa, chal-
lenger for the title. The weights we're
announced as 114n for Buff and 1922
for Russell. The title holder looked to
be in fine shape. The little fellows
wasted no time in getting together. The
clang of the first bell had not died away
before they were battling viciously.
Russell was willing challenger, but he
found himself up against crafty and
experienced ring general.
Bluffs Rapid Left
The Harrisburg battler kept boring
in, but he was a mark for Bluffs rapid
fire left, which landed almost every
time it was started. In the second
round the fyweight king shook the
challenger to his heels with fierce rights
and lefts to the jaw. He landed three
blows to every one put over by the
Indian.
The third round was a slam-bang af-
fair, with Johnny doing most of the
will. and the latter seemed willing to
take it in order to get near enough TO
put over one solid smash.
In the fifth round Johnny toppled the
Indian with hard left to the jaw. The
challenger took the count of eight and
then staggered to his feet, only to be
met by storm of swings that sent him
down again. This time he was in such
bad shape that Referee De Forest
stopped the bout.
The end came after two minutes and
ten seconds of fighting in the fifth
round Russell was completely out
classed and never had chance TO grab
the title.
The Wilson Downey disturbance was
put on Immediately after Buff mad
disposed of Russell.
The challenger was the first to enter
the ring, climbing through the ropes
at Ais. A broad piece of adhesive
tape was pasted across the bridge Of
his nose to protect the cut which
Bryan received in the Cleveland battle.
Wilson made his appearance few sec
onds later, but didn't receive any over
whelming ovation. Downey drew most
applause.
The first thing that Wilson did was
to inspect Downey's bandages. The two
wasted no pieasantries, the champion
giving the challenger glare and pass
ing immediately over TO his own corner.
Downey wore a bathrobe of toweling,
while the champion sported green
and brown dressing gown.
Wilson's weight was announced as 159
and Downey's as 154. The match was
refereed by Jim Savage. veteran heavy