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Show CGDEN BOYS FEGHT IN SALTJiKE CITY Salt Lake, March 2G. George Kelly and Harlan Peyton put up a rattling slx-round go, ondlug in what was practically a knockout near the Sau-Cjm Sau-Cjm last night, but Lhe other head-liner head-liner wats spoiled because Jack Crosby Cros-by was utterly outclassed by Joe Clark and because Crosbv was not game. Gus Buffmirc and Kid Brooks also boxed whirlwind Tour-round go, hut theso boys know less about the games than Kelly, Peyton and Clark. Buffmfre vs. Brooks Buffmirc vs. Brooks was the first bout on the programme last night. Both, of these boys were on the card las Monday night, but against different dif-ferent opponents. BrookB wobbled around in his usual awkward style, but every now and then, to the great surprise ,bt everybody, he landed a tollng blow. Buffmirc is a rugged mixor and several times he seemed on the verge of putting Brooks out, but Brooks always came up smiling with another blow. The bout was a draw. Next was Keilv vs Peyton, Kelly Is tho San Francisco "prelim" boxer who came hero with Joe Clark last week. He weighed 130 to Peyton's 133, but Peyton looked the larger in the ring. Kelly has a crouching, toft-handed stylo that puzzled Peyton for the first round, but llarlnn soon shifted to a left-handed stylo of his own and did a very effective marathon whenever he saw Kelly coming his way. On these occasions Peyton whirled or stopped suddenly in his foot racing and sent in a blow that amazed Kelly, who, from his opponent's showing in the first round, Imagined ho had an easy victory in sight Kelly has a wicked left", hut Peyton ducked a number of swings that would have laid him out if they had landed. After the first .two rounds Peyton's "nevcr-say-die" spirit enabled 'him to stand off his eleterer opponent until the lost minute of the sixth-round, when KoIDy negotiated a right upper-cut upper-cut at tho instant Peyton was crouching crouch-ing and rushing toward Kelly. Peyton dropped to the floor, slowly scrambled to his kneea and was wailing for tho count of nine to get up again, but Bean raised Kelly's arm in token of victory The wa Pevton staggered when ho walked to his corner showed show-ed how game he was, for most men would have stretched themselves ouL on the floor for a fjve-minute nap. Although he was beaten the fans admired ad-mired his gamencss and cheered him heartily. Kcllv Hard Hitter During the last two rounds of the bout Kelly ceased sparring for poinrs and every blow that he let looso was of tho haymaker class. In tho fifth round Peyton poked three straight lofts, one' after another Into Kelly s face, sending his head back each time, but tho Californian merely smiled and carao back with a terrific swing which Peyton ducked. Peyton traveled around tho ring at least twentv times during the bout with Kelly always following him up, but every now and then, tho Ogden lad landed on Kelly's face, Kelly, however, how-ever, by terrific body and faco punches punch-es early in tho bout, had taken the steam out of Peyton's blows. It was Kelly's bout all the way. Ho looks to be a classy boy. Fans were caged to see how much Joo Clark had teamed in the coast "prelim" school. The "Lehi Blacksmith's" Black-smith's" set-to with Jack Crosby was the windup of the card. An instant after they had shaken hands Crosby, ! with a wild rush, pushed Clark 1 through tho ropes Into the laps of I the spectators and the ropes went down. Two minutes sufficed to repair the i arena and the bout was begun all ' over ngain. Fans were somewhat impressed with Crosby's sudden rush and fancied that he might really give ! Clark an argument. This notion was 1 soon dispelled when Clark hooked Crosby on the chin. Tho Ogden boy i went to his knees, and everv blow that Clark landed after that Crosby cither rolled to the floor or dropped to his knees. i Of course Clark's blower have more hack of them than they seem to carry but Crosbv must hae been looking for a spot to He down on or he would not have dropped so frequently. He did slay the round out. but early in the socond Clark landed a left on Crosby's face The .Ogden hoy covered cov-ered up with his mitts and Clark after af-ter rapping him a number of times on the back of the head, pushed him away contemptuously aud waited until un-til he uncovered. Then Clark crossed a right and left and Crosby went down. Bean held up Clark's right hand, but Joo was not proud of his victory, because his antagonist should never have called himself a boxer. Crosby, it is said, has been boxing for money the last six years, but it docs " not seem possible that he can whip anvone that is near his weight. He wll never get another chance in Salt Lake. If he had been game enough to make Clark extend himself enough so fans could tell whether Joo had Improved, Crosby would have been j forgiven "hits other shortcomings, but j be was not. It counted, however, ao s a knockout for Ctark. |