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Show ST. CUttST II EASY STYLE Eddie White Outclassed; Fans See Two Rattling Four-round Bouts. Willie St. Claire, of Sacramento, won an easy, but still' difficult, decision over Eddie "White, of San Francisco, at the weekly boxing show held in the Armory last night. This bout,,labeled on the program pro-gram as a real headliner, was anything but that. White was, fitted out to be the chopping block, of the evening, which position of honor he surely held throughout the long six rounds. From the first round to the last it was merely Willie stepping in with a straight left to the face and another and still another, and then a smalt size plunge forward by White, which gained him still less and less each time. White's only clean biow to find St. Clair was delivered de-livered in the second round when he swung a left and landed on the colored boy's wind. In the fifth round, Willie reached White's jaw with a clean right, which sent White down, although it lacked the necessary steam to do the final work. The last round found St. Clair showing White up still more and the fans were relieved when the final gong was sounded and that bout closed. The show opened with YoungDutch and Elmer Stutz booked for a four-round go. The bout was a disappointment to Hutch, for after he had fought an even fight in the first found, Stutz came back with enough rights and lefts to put his man away in the early part of the second. Lefty Scores K. 0. Brownie Woods and Cyclone Lefty then appeared, substituting for Jack O'Brien and Mack Dalton. Woods was counted out in the third round. Woods did all the forcing and counting until the third, when Leftv caught him with a left swing in the wind, after which It was easy going for Lefty, who put his man out with a left and a right to the wind. A Nowall and Wallls Hazelton fought a four-round bout which was full of action and hard overhand rights and lefts. Nowall swung In enough of these overhand over-hand blows to put any ordinary pug out, but Hazelton seemed to thrive on them and always was readv to catch tle next one, which he usually did. Hazelton evened up matters whenever Nowall came in close, counting with a left uppercut and a right swing to the kidneys. These hoys were at each other for the full four rounds, add a draw decision proved popular. popu-lar. A Real Battle. The real headliner on the program was the four-round tilt between Young Sol, of Pueblo, and Willie Wise. Both these boys are labeled action and showed the fans something new about clean hitting, at which they were 60-50. with a shade. If any, in Wise's favor. For three rounds Wise was Miasm r oi trie aiiair, ge,i ung in some stiff uppercuts and body blows, which bad the l'ucblo boy worried In every round. At the close of the third round, Sol sent in a left, swing to Willie' Wind which sent him to the mat for the count of eight, Willie getting to his feet ju?t in time to catch another In the same spot, which also sent him to the mat for almost the full count. He weathered thn round out to the bell, and came back jn the fourth rouni like a new man, getting In rights and lefts to the face and wind, until the Sol boy was ready to quit. OWJng to Wise's work In the first two rounds and In the last round, the referee" decision of a draw proved popular. The sfini-wind-up between Abie Mishklnd and Krankle Smith era whs a classy affair as far as it went, but it was brought to a very sharp close In the third round, when Able found Smlthers' wind with a left tab, following it up with a right to the face, which sent SmI thorn down for the count of eight. Frank le managed tn get to ms feet In time to have Able aend In a bard right and a left to tho wind, Which put Smith. ire out for keeps. The first and second rounds of this bout were exhibitlonlj of clever fighting. The fitns wen- disappointed at not being abb t Me their Idol, Champion .Tnek Derrfpioy, who was expected to be there to enable the fan) who started him off to give him tho double o. |
