The New York herald., 1921-01-10
JIMMY BARRY USED
CARTWHEEL PUNCH
Jack Madden Turned One
When Hit on Head by
Champion.

(This is the eleventh OF a series OF
articles By Charles f. Mathison in t1hicb
he loiH describe interesting pu0iltstic
euents of the past. The scriter tUiH con-
fine his observations to contests aud in
cidents of tohich he t0us an eyetritness.)
| Boxers who have received knockout
blows have performed queer acrobatic
feats. When Jess Willard hit Soldier
Kearns a right uppercut on the chin in
the eighth round of a bout in this city.
Dec. 27. 1912, the Soldier fell on the
ropes and hung there like n wet dish
rag,
Kid Mccoy hit Peter Maher on the
| jaw in the fifth round of bout at Coney
| Island. Jan. /, 1900. The Irish cham
pion fell on his side and with one hand
| under his chin, lay there gazing like
cherub while the referee counted ten over
| him. Maher was so comfortable that he
| did not wish to be disturbed and he
complained loudly when his seconds
shook him and helped him to his corner.
| Other boxers have executed remark
able feats after the receipt of the punch
soporific. but 1t remained for Jack Mad
den, New York bantam. to turn cart
wheel after receiving thump on the
head that brought TO an abrupt close a
bout with Jimmy Barry.
| The contest was staged at the Empire
A. c., Maspeth, October 81, 1895, and
was the outgrowth of much vociferous
augmentation on the part of the two
| bantams.
| Barry had laid claim to the bantam
| title by reason Of numerous victories
| over his rivals in the West, and when
Caspar Leon questioned the validity OF
- lat, oh
made which was fought at Lamont, ILL.,.
September 10, 1894. The battle was
contested with skin gloves. the terms
calling for finish fight and the weight
was 112 pounds.
Barry Clinched Title.
Barry stopped Leon in the twenty
eighth round and rightly regarded this
victory as clinching his title OF bantam
champion of America.
But about this time there arose an ar
gument over the question OF weight.
Madden and his friends insisting that
the limit of the class was. through usage.
| 105 pounds Therefore. Madden claimed
to be the 105 pound champion of Amer
4 lea, and said he was content to permit
| Barry to hold the 112 pound honors.
| However, Madden intimated that If
Barry was able to make 105 pounds he
| could have a battle for the crown at
those figures. Madden stood feet IL
! inches tall and could make 100 pounds
and retain his strength. He was a clever
boxer and good ring general, but not
destructive hitter.
Barry stood 5 feet 2 inches tall, his
| legs being very short and slender but
the upper part of his body was like a
middlewelght's. He was a miniature
! Fftzs!mmons. His arms were long and
| muscular and his chest measurement re-
markable for a boy of his size Barry
was not clever boxer. but he was a
| cool, heady fighter and his punches had
| triphammer force.
Barry accepted Maddens challenge
with celerity and came East at once to
train. On the night set for, the con-
test Barry scaled a trfle below 105
pounds. much to the chagrin Of the Mad
| denites, who were confident the Chi
cagoan would have difficulty in making
the weight. Furthermore. Barry seemed
vigorous and active and in condition to
| do his best.
The bout drew large crowd to the
/ Maspeth arena and there was consid-
| cradle betting, with Barry q to 10
! favorite.
There was plenty of Madden money In
sight, as il was predicted Madden would
/ win by his cleverness. despite the fact
! that Caspar Icons science had availed
nothing against the combativeness and
hitting power of the red headed chap
| from the Windy City.
Madden I'm Lead.
When the men entered the ring and
squared off for the first round Madden.
using all his speed and skill. danced
| about, tapping Barry with light lefts TO
| the face and keeping out of hitting dis
tance.
Barry studied his man for the first
round and then In the second session he
began TO hook wicked lefts and savage
right swings at his opponent
At the close of the third round Barry
| had not landed a blow of any conse-
quence and Madden had scored all the
points His supporters were Jubilant
and offered even money on their man.
When Barry came out for the fourth
round there was dangerous glitter In
his blue eyes and he prepared to cut
loose with his heavy armament.
Madden. who owing TO his success In
the preceding rounds had become over
confident. danced I'm and out. Jabbing
and hooking with great success. The
| New Yorker then decided 10 DO still
! greater execution, and, stepping in let
! fly left for the face and unlocked a
| right for the body. The left reached
Barrys face but the right never got as
! far as the mark, for Barry unloosed a
right smash that crossed Madden's left
and landed on the left side OF Madden's
head above the ear.
The effect on the New Yorker was
spectacular. The force of the blow sent
| him over on his right shoulder his feet
| performing a complete circle. so that
when he finally landed he lay on his
| right side, where he was counted out
Madden was completely stunned by the
blow on the head and required consider
| able attention before he recovered.
| Barry ventured the suggestion that he
could claim the 105 and 112 pound
championships, but just TO show that he
was not fussy about few pounds Barry
met Sammy Kelly In a twenty round
bout at the Broadway A. c. on January
| 80. 1897, at 116 pounds. The bout re-
| suited in q draw, but had Kelly received
The decision he would have won the ban
tam title