Thirty-eight rounds of first-class luoxing, excepting a part of one cut, characterized the programme jon "Thursday evening at the Town Hall, held under _the auspices of the International} 'Sporting Club. On the whole] the men were unusually well matehed, and fought for all they were worth. 'The audience was bartizan to seme extent, and when Firpo wax disqualified in' the sixth round of his contest with Cheslock, Marines applauded the _decisios while those favouring Firpo, bord Mr.-Sebloss's verdict.
The main bout of the evening, of 10 rounds, between Sacramento, [Shanghai favourite, and Mahoney, U.S, Marine from Tientsin, was won by the former, who took eight rounds without dissent, drawing the first and meeting Mahoney blow for blow in the tenth. When Firpo, who was forcing the pace in his fight with Cheslock, was ruled out of the} ring for hitting low—after two lost the opportunity career. Brim won in eight rounds from Morris of the U.SS. Cincinatti. In the pretimmaries, Suzuki Andre, an Amerean sailor, fought to a six round draw, as did Jim Kelly, U. S.
Richmond, and Curtis, U.S.M.C, in eight rounds.
Entering the ring the last!
Joe Sacr monte, outweighed by eight pound ing 131 Th. as against Mahon-Jey's 139 Ib., fought @ forcing fight throughout, and never was he in danger of being beaten cither by decision or knockout. He measured his man in the first round, and with the second boran a successful tempt for the place of the next opponent of Cpl. Duncan who will fight Jat the Carlton Cafe next Thursday.
Sacramento was much faster than Mahoney, although it looked for; some time that the latter was hold-ting back to adopt a style to meeting the Filipino's dodging and duck ting tactics. His favourite punch, following a left lead was a right champion not a little.
As the fight proressed, he actually rattled Mahoney, who, and none can dispute it, simply could not keel clear of the punch. Sacramento used his left to good advantage and in the infighting appeared better by at least a three to two ratio. His clinching blows were better directed than Mahoney's and he used upper cuts to the stomach and chest whilst avoiding the other's kidney punches. At times both stood head over each other's shoulder, striking right and left, until Schloss broke them by bodily force.
Mahoney had a camouflaged de-fever, with which he attacked.
With chin buried in his left shoulder, he met Sacramento's blows. His defence was excellent, but his driving. power reminded one of a small boy rushing out with straight arm to meet a comrade. It was rare, inced," that "he had Sacramento in danger, the latter's speed and agility, and most of all, his ducking ability, saving him much trouble.
Te was only during long range rushes
punches, Ttavas not until the tenth Found that Makoney seemed to take {serious interest in what was going fu, for in the Temainder of the bout hho permitted the winner to force Pi him back against the ropes for at least half of the round, Cheslcck was much slower than'
Firpo, and did not look the fighting demon that Firpo did. The latter was out for blood every' minute, and was so intent that he fouled Ches-lock several times, being disqu fied in the sixth. ' Both he and Cheslock were surprised at the ref-force's verdict. Firpo won the first round six-fold, In the second, after two crashing lefts to Ches-lock's chin, Firpo struck low and was duly warned.—Both showed shill at infighting—hard blows and {good covering.
Cheslock took the round by reason. jof heavy punishment he administer. fed. Cheslock also won the third round, but it appeared that he was. Jovertrained. Mr. Schloss warned Firpo once more against hitting low Jand butting. The fourth round was evenly divided, both forcing a streng vous fight. Firpo butted again a the bell rang. In the fifth Firpo predominated, using a leading left to excellent advantage about eight lor nine times before Cheslock gather. fed himself together. Opening." the sixth Firpo again piled up points, but Cheslock recovered and used his left before they clinched. Cheslock had caused Firpo's nose to bleed, and had right-crossed nicely, when Firpo hit him on the thigh ' below the belt. Mr, Schloss stopped the: fight at once and raised Cheslock's hand,
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