Show BACK TO THE FARM The Maoris Scalp Dangles from Langes Belt Y SLADE WAS BADLY PUNISHED i Lance While Not an Easy Winner Did Not have a Very Biz Job oa His Hands The great fight between Charley Lange and Herbert Slade is over and the Maoris scalp dangles from the expolicemans belt beltThe The audience commenced to assemble in Electric Light hall before 10 oclock and when the preliminary bouts commenced every seat in the hall was occupied and standing room was at a premium The audience was composed of men from almost every walk of life At J15 the Belfast Kid and Shiner Wallace Wal-lace a onelegged fighter were announced for a three round contest and they gave a clever exhibition The way in which Wallace J Wal-lace managed to hop around the ring was simply wonderful and handicapped as he was he did not get any the worst of the encounter en-counter Then came a two round setto between be-tween Pnrcell and Bozart It was supposed I sup-posed to be a friendly contest but Bozart lost his head in the first round and some lively slugging resulted The second round was rather tame This closed the preliminary events and the audience waited patiently until 1040 when Slade ° attended by George La Blauche his trainer and second entered the ring The big fellow appeared to be inline in-line condition and evidently enjoyed the vigorous rubbing which his trainer gave him He was dressed in dark blue tights and announced his weight at U1G pounds Some ten minutes later Charley Lange entered en-tered the ring esquired by Jim Williams and Ed Le Roy of California He tipped the beam at 215 pounds and it was evident that he was too heavy It was the wish of the contestants that Col Ed Kelley t should referee the ncht but as Slade was in his employ and as the entire management of the affair fell upon his shoulders ha declined to act and Jim Donaldson was selected These preliminaries prelimi-naries disposed of the referee introduced the men and at 11 oclock time was called J and the men stepped into the center of the twentyfoot ring Slade towered over Lange and his superior condition was very evident The general opinion seemed to be that the Maori would win and a number num-ber of bets were made During the entire three minutes the men sparred cautiously for an opening which did not presentitself and the round closed without a blew being struck This was strong evidence that the tight was to be on its merits but those who had never been at the ring side before looked at it in a different light and expressed their disapproval by hissing vigorously y In tho second round Slade led for the I neck and reached it lightly and Lange countered on the jaw The men now warmed up little and made numerous feints but as no opening occurred the round ended Lunge opened the hostilities in the third round by getting in on the Maoris face and the latter returned tho compliment After cautious sparring the men came to i cethor and there was a rally and some quick infighting This was followed by a clinch and the men went down with Slado on top After bring separated Lapse led again for the face and Slade clinched t Lange got in several blows in the face while Slade beat a tattoo on his opponents ribs Both men were considerably winded and when the round closed honors wore even Lange led again in the fourth round and got in a heavy face blow while the Maori planted a good one over Langes heart Then came the usual clinch followed by infighting After breaking away Slade landed lightly on the neck and Lange caught the Maori lull in the face He followed fol-lowed it up with a couple of swingers and Slade went down The critical stage had been reached and it was evident that Lange would be able to knock the Maori out when he arcse He did not use good judgment here however and Slaae saved himself by a clinch and in the Infighting which followed he played for Langes wind with considerable effect Both men came up Mow for the fifth 4 round but while Slade was inclined to bo Kroggy Lange was evidently quite strong d and steady The battle opened with a drive in the face and Slade clinched and made another effort to get at Langes ribs The latter had profited by his former lessons however and returned punch for punch After this there was some heavy exchanges of face blows and towards the close Lange swung his right with telling effect and at the close of the round he was looked upon as a sure winner Nothing was done in the sixth Slade acting act-ing entirely On the defensive and Lange evidently not caring to take any chances When the men came up for the seventh J round Slaae presented a sadly dilapidated appearance His right optic was entirely closed and a big lump on the jaw told where Langes right had landed He was bleeding considerably too but withal was game and took his medicine like a man He gathered himself for a final effort and ucceeded in getting in a number of blows en Langes facts and ribs He Jacked strength however and did not do a great deal of damage Both men wore blowing when they came Tip for the eighth round Lange commenced to force things and got in two more blows en Blades damaged eye The latter re fn sorted to his clinching tactics and managed to save himself from some punishment but he got a large dose of it alljthe same Everybody expected Lange to put Slade out in the ninth round but the latter kept 7Ut of reach and it was only when Lange criflced himself that the Maori struck a Q y There was some rapid exchanges towards I tho close and while every one of Langes blows told Slades bad but little eft ect Slade tried to save himself from a knockout knock-out in the tenth and he succeeded thou only by retreating and clinching when things came to a crisis Re was just about I gone when time was called and he appeared ap-peared to be thankful when he reached his corner for the contest was announced to I be of but ten rounds Referee Donaldson I however ordered the men up again and a wrangle followed which gave Slade a chance to recuperate a little In the eleventh and last round Lango worked hard to got an opportunity for a knock out but Slade protected himself carefully and although he received some heavy drives he managed to stay in the ring ringThe The referee promptly ordered another round but LaBlanche protested claimIng that the articles of agreement called for but ten rounds Slade deliberately took off his gloves while Lange sat quietly in his corner waiting for time to be called When Slade refused to fight any longer lthe I referee announced that he could do nothing less than award the fight to Lange who had had much the best of it and was willing to go on This decision gave general satisfaction and the crowd soon dispersed The princi pals were seen by a HERALD reporter after the fight and except for an abrasion on the nose Lange did not have a scratch Slade on the other band carried away many evidences evi-dences of the fray such as a closed eye swollen jaws and battered nose It was stated that his jaw was broken but this was not the fact The Maori expected to go on the road with Geo La Blanche had he been the winner but he will now retire from the ring and go back to his farm |