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WILLIE BEECHER IS WINNER OVER GARV—........BUT GARRY PUT UP A W0XDEK-FULLY GAME BOUT.Beecher Weighed 1:13 and Garry 13.— Snyder and Andrews Put on a Good Battle.MILWAUKEE* Wis.f December 3.— Fighting against a handicap of eight pounds, Tommy Garry of Chicago was beaten last night by the popular decision route by Willie Beecher of New York. He was not outclassed, but outweighed and put up a wonderfully game exhibition. Beecher was rough but Garry stood up and always fought back.The first round was even. Beecher had the best of the second and third,hut in the fourth Garry rallied and seat Beecher to the ropes by jabs tc the face.The lifth. sixth and seventh roundswere hard fought, but were all Beechers. The crowd went wild with cheering for Garry in the eighth vheu he took terrible punishment, his eye being cut open. lie was warned for hitting low. In the ninth Garry was entirely outclassed. Ho made a gallant attempt in this round but Beecher drove him to the ropes. Garry rushed Beecher to the ropes, and was forced to clinch.When the pair weighed in Beecherweighed 343 pounds and Garry 135. Garry received a weight forfeit of 3100.Johnny ErUe of St. Paul won a newspaper decision ever “Young'' Iz-zo of Chicago after a hot scrap fromhull to hell. They met in the soini*windup.Mike Suyuer of Chicago and Freddie Andrews of Milivaukee fought one of the best battles ever seen in a local ring, and although two of the Milwaukee critics thought Andrews earned a draw the sentiment of most of the critics was chat Snyder had won by a shade. Andrews- was cut and battered but came back strong and was lighting hard at the finish.Joe Arndt and Hal Clark fought the opener, which went six rounds at 128 pounds. Both are local boys, Clark earned the decision.
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Logansport Pharos Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Tue, Dec 01, 1914
Page 6
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