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THE HONORSWERE EVENBOXING CONTEST WAS DECLARED A DRAW BY REFEREEGood flatch was Seen at Island Park Between Biz Mackey and WillncNamara Tuesday.• The boxing contest at Island Park Tuesday evening between Biz Mackey of Findlay and Will McNamara, of Chicago, was declared a draw by the referee which decision was heartily favored by one hundred spectators.The go was quite fast and furious forten rounds and the scientific trainingdisplayed by the two principals pleasedthose present. There was no slaughter or knock-downs, yet it was clearly evident that each man was boxing with a determination to gain a decision over the other. Both were clever with the gloves. In the art of boxing it would be difficult to state which one was superior.McNamara tipped the scales at a fewmore pounds than his adversary, yet inappearance he looked much the smallerman. His guarding was superb and the swift punches of Mackey which in many instances would have meant a decision cleverly ducked by the Chicago lad. McNamara seemed to lack the force that Mackey possessed and landed oftener than his opponent.Mackey had more the appearance of a prize fighter. He, too, was clever, especially in his foot work. His feints were puzzling to McNamara and he would follow these with blows that in many instances were quite damaging. Truthfully speaking, Mackey is not as clean a boxer as McNamara. He fouled his man several times in clinches and was warned by the referee that if it occurred again the decision would be given to McNamara.Summing up the contest from a scieti-! tific boxing point of view the decision of a draw was the best which could have been given.
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Defiance Daily Crescent News
Defiance, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 07, 1904
Page 6
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