The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
PRELIMTNARIES.
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the first preliminary a few minutes
after IL o'clock. instead at o'clock as
first planned. Jack Curtin and Mickey
De1monte, featherweights, were the
first on the program They started
at 1913. Curtin seemed to have the
best of the first round. He hit the
hardest and most often.
in the second round, Curtin in
creased his advantage by seeking Del
monte with a lot of stiff rights to the
body. Delmonte showed signs of get
ting tired. He apparently didn't enjoy
the beating he was getting.
The seats were filling up rapidly.
The spectators didn't give the first
preliminary much of a tumble" The
women in the crowd showed much
more interest than the men. When
Curtin would land a stiff punch, one
could hear them say, "Oh."
Curtin Wins First Bout.
The bout dragged along. Curtin
piled up a steady lead apparently did
not have any hit to sock and put the
fought Delmonte away with. Del
mont's nose began to bleed in the fifth
round. The women began to become
more interested. They seemed to like
it. The Delmonte-C Curtin thing fin
ally came to an end. 1t went the full
route of eight rounds. Curtin won by
mile.
me next preliminary Drought TO-
gether Packey O'Gatty and Frankie
Burns, heavy featherweights. The
announcement brought forth cheers.
The veteran Burns is a prime favorite
hear.
These boys put up a different kind
Of battle, stepping round fast and
showing some mighty clever work.
The crowd got really interested.
Neither seemed to have much of
shade on the other in the second
round. Burns was the coolest and he
worked carefully while O'Gatty tore
into him pretty hard.
The skill of the veteran Burns told.
He slammed the young O'Gatty with
powerful left hooks to the body. The
youngster, however, kept coming in
for more. He pounded Burns about
the body pretty hard.
O'Gatty Is Beaten.
The bout went the limit. Altho
O'Gatty had fought aggressive1y all
the way most of the experts gave
Burns the shade. The next two to
enter the ring were Joe Metranga and
Babe Herman, bantamweights. Her
man is a stablemate of the champion
and is from California.
Herman, tanned to a dark brown,
stepped around Metranga pretty fast
first round and the crowd started to
show real signs of life for the first
time. They cheered wildly.
Herman missed a hard swing T. the
third round and fell. He bounded
right up and tore after Metranga with
renewed vigor.
Referee Stopped Third Bouts
In the fifth round Herman sent
Metranga spinning into the ropes.
stop it, Stop itl' yelled many, and
the referee did. Herman was too good
for him. Metranga was hanging help
less on the ropes.
The fourth bout was between Dick
Griffin. Fort Worth, and Benny Coster.
New York bantam.
AS the afternoon began to get a life
size start the mercury stretched a bit
when the human heat of the 1900
packed into the arena added It's
strength to that of the sun. still
thoroly veiled by clouds.
Griffin Wins Fourth Bout.
Griffin scored a knockdown in the
second round. He floored the New
York boy with a stiff right to the jaw
Griffin was declared the victor in the
sixth round. He had fsyored Coster
twice when the referee stopped the
contest.
The next to the last preliminary
brought together Soldier Jones. To-
ronto, and Gene Tunney. who achieved
fame as a boxer with the A. E. F. in
France Tunney is rated as a pos
sible contender. even tho he is only u
light heavyweight, for Jack Demp-
sey's crown.
Jones began swinging wildly. If he