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Show In HOLDS O'BRIEN TO DRAW Brave Dispute in Salt Lake City Pleases the Sporting Sport-ing Fans. JOHNS SHOWS CLASS Ogden Boxer Wins Over "Kid" Emmett in Decisive Fashion Works Spectacular Spec-tacular Shift. Salt Lake, Dec. 1. Danny O Brlen and "Young" Hen-era battled four List rounds to a draw in the headline mimber oi last night's Manhattan tlub boxing card O'Brien showed the greater skill at boxing and he tcceeded in covering up effectively when the Mexican's powerful swings were coming his way. Incidentally O'Brien got in a multitude of pokes On a strict line decision, O'Brien probably would have had the decision on his boxing, although Herrera showed Improvement Id that respect alno It was a brae dispute and pleased the crowd. The decision of Keferee Jack Downey was generally accepted as the proper one under the circumstances. "Young" Maloney retrieed a part of his lost laurels la;.t night when he held ' Battling" Johnson to a draw. Iti their previous muss Johnson beat Malonej Last night brought Maloney forth in much better condition and he boxed in superior fashion Johnson did not produce the speed and dash which has characterized his work heretofore. Probably he had an off nieht. The go was interesting only I in mat uie dojs were practically een. tr rou shout. There was a tremendous lot of bit'- fling in the teMo between "Kid" Bobo, a colored lad, and Tommy Crawford. It funded in a draw Bobo was in excellent condition and never showed the effects of the numberless swats Crawford delivered. The colored col-ored boy also displayed no little clev-l emesi at boxing Johns Shows Class. Jimmy Johns of Ogden came up to predictions last night when he won over "Kid" Emmett in decisive fash-j ion. "When Johns appeared here before be-fore he lost to the amusing "Greek George' At that time Johns was in no condition Last night however, he not only was in condition, but also he opened a package of ring ability that astonlshpd the Manhattan regulars. regu-lars. He worked a spectacular shift In the first part of the battle and Played effectively on Emmett's bead In the second round Kmmett went down twice, but came back gamely and even appeared to have the Og-denite Og-denite guessing before the round closed. In the third Johns pub. over a light that meant results, and Referee Ref-eree Downey very properly stopped further proceedings Johns is now in line for some superior matches and if h keeps up the pace he set last Npht he bids fair to become one of Monday night favorites. Young" Wolgast and 'Cyclone Lefty" tore into each other merrily Tor four rounds Wolcast had the better of it in the last three rounds, the first being somewhat more even ! "Cyclone'' showed lack of condition and also lack of ability to reach his 'opponent. olgast hit his antagonist a-plenty, but "Lefty" was always in the act of backing off w hen the blows landed. In the fourth "Lefty" was perceptibly weakened. |
