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LEACH CROSS BADLY BEATEN IN BOOT LABOR DAYPrevious Agreement Pre-Ivents Vancouverite From Getting DecisionFrank Barrieau Has Better j of Ten Round Argument | In NorthII _ . _I --i VANVnl’VKlC. Sept. 1. —! Cross it)*'k a healing at tfrighouse ! arena this afternoon when ho fought il:! rounds u a draw with 1-Yank Bar-I rif-iiti of Vani'iuivcr before si large labor day crowd. It hud bean agreed at I!i« suggestion of Cross Unit the bout was to lie declared n draw if both im*'n w*»rft i'b ih«*ir feel at tho finish, janil this agreement saved the New j Vnrkor from ;tn adverse division, as j Unman nsiipniniorl his opponent for I eight rounds. In nnly throe rounds [did Cross h.tvi1 an advantage. At the jeiul nf Ub- bi»ni iVnfsj: was bierding i front thi* mouth and was badly mark-led around his left rye and on the jaw, j where Ikirrioau had landed heavy . blows.Knriy in the hnui Cross appeared to adapted tin* ta-tii's of taking any-|ihfcig Ikiri*Mii offered. waiting for ail j opportunity l‘» land a knockout. Twice in lhlt;- fir.-a nniiuJ Barrieaii caught the N’rvv Vnrkyr off balance and sent him ! sprawl in:;. U«»ih limes Cross came up• feigning grogginess. In the next |lhnv rounds Uartii-au lime and again j beat tin* New Yorker to Ihc punch* : while Cross occasionally lashed outwith a vicious right swing that never j landed.'GOES DOWN IN FIFTHAt the opening of the fifth round ;the Vancouver boy landed a left on Cross’ jaw and then fell against him so hard thru Cross again went to the mat. but earn*1 back sn strong that honors wert* oven at the end of the I round.In the sixlh, Ibirrieau was sent to his knees with n glancing blow on the side of the head, but ho was up in an instant fighting hard. The round ended in Cross' favor. Harricau was w«-*ak in the- seventh and Cross hud 11k* , betier of th round forcing the. fight !hm in the eighth lkirrjeau landed fre-;lt;pienily with li lts to the Jaw and again iinade Cross lank foolish by avoiding his I swings.The ninth was Cross' round nnrt the ; tenth was even.i Tlu* last two rounds developed a great- struggling maich. Cross tried In vain to land a knockout but BarrJeau Was too quick and was able to find the Ni-w Vm-wer's* Jriw often enoguh 1o hold the easterner off. Cross took most of the punishment. 1-ioth men wen* strong at the* finish.The agreement to declare the ffght a draw if both men were on their feet ■ was made because. Cross gave Bar-• m-au an advantage of four pounds jn : wc-ighi.ii —11 ■ 1
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Fresno Morning Republican
Fresno, California, US
Tue, Sep 02, 1913
Page 5
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