Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-03 | Page 9 | Clever Mexican Finds Master in Joe Mandot

CLEVER MEXICAN FINDS MASTER IN JOE MANDOT Southerner W Wins ns Decision Over Rivers in Fast Bout at Vernon Arena Los An Angeles Cal Sept 2 Outgeneraled and outfought in nearly every round b by Too Toe Mandot of or Now New Orleans Joo Rivers the tho Los Angeles lightweight lightweight lightweight light light- weight lost the decision to tho the visitor visit visit- or at the end of or their round 20 bout boutin in tho the Vernon ornon arena today Tho rho Mexican claimant to the highest highest high high- est ost honors In the tho lightweight class elMs was a mere mero novice in tho the hands of ot tho the clover southerner o although he outI outweighed outweighed out out- weighed Mandot two pounds when they entered the tho ring Rivers weighed in I at and Mandot at Rivers made mado a much poorer showIng showIng show- show tn Ing than he did against Ad Wolgast on Jul July 4 He appeared slow and showed to advantage only in tho the Infighting In the closing rounds Mandot oven outfought him in tho the clinches Mandot I solved Rivers det defense nse earl early in the bout landing straight lefts to the face almost continuously without a a. return In Inthe the el eighth ho began rockIng rockIng rocking rock- rock Ing Rivers Rivers' head hend with right and arid left swings swing and anti in nearly each one of the tho succeeding rounds ho followed this style stylo of ot attack Ho showed great cleverness clev clev- erness In blocking and countering Tho The boys spent much of ot tho the time in clinches and Referee Charlie Eyton was compelled frequently to pry them apart Rivers had a a. shado the tho better botter of ot It ItIn ItIn itIn In three rounds the fourth sixth and eleventh In the thirteenth Mandot nearly closed the Mexicans Mexican's right eye Oe with a left swing swinE and in tho the next round ho punished him severely with straight lefts and rights Mandot appeared to be tiring in the sixteenth round and nd in a slugging slugging slug slug- ging In match at long and short range Rivers earned oven even honors for tor the round Tho The seventeenth was almost a repetition Rivers roughing it to toward to to- ward vard tho the close and wrestling Mandot to the tho mat at tho the bell beH The Tho nineteenth was waR Rivers tried his best to put awa away the tho southerner in the tho last round but Mandot cleverly eluded his rustics rushes and swings The decision in Mandot's fa favor favor fa- fa avor a- a vor was pop popular lar J I k I I I I yI y- y I 42 4 2 S 1 4 1 E X a 4 t Joe Mandot above Jo Joe Rivera River b below lo I