The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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WEDNESDAY. MPT. fl».
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A Cool Place To Sit And Rest
0 MARA PROVES POOR
MATCH TOR FERGUSON
moment of sparring they went into attempt to put in bir hard punches. I draw, the youngsters of t»anfr*nwright
another clinch. O’Mara continued to 0‘Mara weighed 153 pounds and putting up a lively scrap. They could
swing wild, wearing himself down, was the challenger for the middle- be no more evenly matched, and they
After O'Mara missed with his left, weight title of Bullard’s Brigade, went into hut one clinch, and that in
Ferguson again became the aggressor, K^rgu^on weighed 145 pounds and is the second round.
ami the> went into a clinch. The men really a welterweight, although most) Robertson refereed the first two
were sparring for an opening when of his bouts have been with heavier preliminaires and Sergt Brown the
South Dakotan I ails to Show l’ep and the g(,ng ended the round. Round a men. .semi-windup.
Forfeits Fight at F.nd of draw. <0rp. Krenbeck of the 4th South Several challenges were made dur-
kourth Round. Round Three. „ Dakota Infantry showed his good >"* the evening, which are recorded
In the third frame r'erguMNi start- judgment and fairness in refereeing f^ewhet-.
Sergt. Henry OMara Co. I. 4th out u (hp aggressor and the men the bout. He has prove* to he one 1 ►'«* largest irowd present at
South Dakota Infantry proved to be PXCharged blows. O’Mara inert be of tJ - best referees in the brigade. ”Jht h*r® >'r* " as ,n attendance
a poor matVh for >ergeant Major ,.amr (hr .pressor, taking Fergunor South Dakota Get. Two K. Or. Thursday evening, the affair being
< harles Ferguson of the 1st Oklaho- the ropes. but the Oklahoman cov- South’Dakota wi.< not Without bon-'Wt ■ , '** , 1 ' . * H‘ir!* **"*•
ma Infantry- in their scheduled ten- frf)i Successfully. O’Mara again or Thursday evening, although theyjm* - 'nlrr‘* '"*• •* ,hr
rouin bout Thursday evening at the swun|r wp,u anJ Ferguson got in his!|„st the principal bout. They took J’poJ1 “ ro^O'-d upon * < «* - man-
airdome theatre After taking a se- |pft for (food work. The champion home two knrxkouts in one round af-; ' . cr’rr ,h J"*
vere l»eating. 0 Mara forfeited the continued his attack hitting at ease, fairs. Ki Strauss delivered the dream1 1 . U< ' * . ss o
fight at the end of the fourth round. until he had hi* opponent backed in'- stuff to Sergt. Jones of the Oklaho- • , ,
Ferguson ttad the better of the fight t© his comer, when the Oklahoman ma Machine Cun company toward the “ tt< ' *on, .f-°
from the gong, but when h* vaw he appart.ntly |K up to prolong the jast part 0f the fir .t round, when he ^ fun . A, remBrkai,,<‘ th,nf. •b°'?t
had his man he did not use his usual fl^ht and hacke* off. Wherf O’Mara! landed a solar plexus blow with a thr *‘vrn,n* * pr0,rmm W>i ,hat
speed, and failed to take his ad van-j uncovered it was seen-that Ferguson left feint and right cross. The fight
tages. which caused Refeeree Krer\-,.had drawn first blood, the South 0a- i-va* fairly even up to me time
beck to call the second and rtiird fcman having been cut on the right S:rauss* delivered his dream tablet,
rounds draws. cheek. Ferguson resumed his attack The bout was scheduled for six
Round One. and hit at will, hut was easy upon his rounds. Strauss showed a great im-
The fight opened w’ith the boxers opponent until they went intb a clinch, provement since his fight with Whitey
doing the usual sparring for an open- Both men made wild swings just he- Rarnes tw-o weeks ago. and the way
ing They exchanged a few blows, fore the gong The referee called .the Norwegian is going now he will
but no damage was done. Both seem-. the round a draw. jmake the 135 pounders on the horde*!
ed to be waiting for an opening, when Fourth Round. go a lively clip before the season isjhary starting promptly at 8:30 p. m.
Ferguson made an attack, knocking In the fourth round OMara took over.
O’Mara into the ropes for two counts, the aggressive wit out damage He Ted Zanfes of the 4th South Dako nB88ttnn888tl80888
The South Dakotan revived, and Fer- continued to swing wild. Fergu on ta Infantry sprung the surprise of n n
gu-on resumed his attack without then became the a g* and got the evening when ne oeflvered a B CH4LLFNGFS tt
damage O’Mara then took the ag- in his right, when they went into a ,]rMm tablet to Whitey Barnes of the B n
gressive hut without effect, missing a clinch. Two more clinches followed. (Wlahoma Machine Gun company in 0888888888888888 *
swing with his left. Ferguson then after which Ferguson resumed his at- (he first round of a scheduled eight- T. 1 *.
took the aggressive hut did no serious r tack, placing his left to O'Man'* round aemi-windflp. It was Whitey’s i. r in local rin* circles it
damage O’Mara continued to1 swinfc nose for blood. The champion con- fjrst experience in receiving the *« •
wild. Ferguson knocked O’Mara down tinued to hit at will and had his ©p- dream stuff. He let his guard down 0k‘.-h„* ‘ |nfantrv j, ' it
with his left, hut he revived. Fergu- ponent bleeding profusely, while the and thP South Dakotan didn’t hesi- j w f T_„ . .* ... • I
son's round. Oklahoman was scarcely-scratched. tate about the matter, hut put a | ^. Wideman ^of Troop A 1st Illinois J
Round Two. OMara made a feeble attack put nght cross over to his opponent s | ^ accepte<i
The men opened the second round ^fgu>on sidestepped the blows. For- jaw which put the Oklahoman through Whitpy RarnPk 1}<1 okla. Inf. vhal-*t
|T sparring Ferguson was the ag- *u>°ns roun<1. OMara for'eits the the rojies for a clean knockout. The | ,PnjrPS jpd Zanfes. 4th S. D. Inf. to I ^
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though all three fights were between
South Dakn.aiis and Oklahomans, yet
the best of feeling existed i>etween
the rooters. Although huge demon-
strations were given, etpe« tally by
the South Dakota hoys, yet nothing
was said or done that could offend.
The inclement weather did not de-
lay the program, the first prelktni-
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r'*t’V Hiil.ll. challengr.,-. Ki Stoiss. At-
gressor. They went into n clinch. ;fi*ht to Ferguson. fight had gone but a
an<i after the break Ferguson j*on-1 Referee Krenhe<-k called the third when Zanfes passed over
tinued his aggressive tactics, and round a draw principally upon Fer- with the gravy on it. fluted,
they went in»o another clinch O’Mara guson’s failure to do damage. In the Bantams Mi* It. | Sergt. Browm Co. B. 1st Okla. Inf.,
showed t»oor control and swvng wild, fourth Ferguson could have easily The Dupkin twin brothers. Fight-Ifhallengee winner of Ferguson-O’Mara
They exchanged blows. Ferguson get- had a knockout, but the Oklahoman ing Dick and Battling Bob. put on fight of last Thursday night, on ba-
ting a good right to the fact, and seemed to be having his strength for three fast rounds for a draw as a Kjs nf winner take all. Not yet ac-
they went into a clinch. After a his bout of Friday night, and did not preliminary. Every round was a cepted by Ferguson
------- Sergt. I,eo Coach! Co. M. 4th S D.
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Oklahoma-South Dakota Soldiers
Down-Town Headquarters
Inf., challenges Ferguson to fight in
two weeks frv>m last Thursday, at 152
pounds. Not yet accepted.
Kid Green. Co. E, 1st Okla. Inf.,
, challenges all comers at 125 pounds.
No acceptance as yet.
Charles Darks of Co. B. 1st Okla.
Inf., challenges anyone in Bullard's
Brigade from 160 to 175 pounds. No
acceptance as yet.
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FIRST ALWAYS. '
Sergt. Major Charles Ferguson of,
the ^st Oklahoma Infantry, the clever
boxer of RuMard'n Brigade, has two
honors of which he is justly proud. '
First, he bought the first copy of
The Oklasodak sold, being right at
'the press when the first sneet was
run through, and although the first
copy printed was kept t»y the editor,
yet Ferguson was the first to make:
a purchase. Second, Ferguson is the
first person to have hit; picture print-
ed in The Oklasodak The picture ap-
I>eared in last week’s issue in connec-
tion with a sport story.
Play Engineers Sonday.
Next Sunday afternoon the nine
from the 1st Oklahoma Inf. will cross'
, hats with the Iowa Engineers at
Brownsville. Aft^r thia game the
•Oklahoma bays will be at home for
several games. A new pitcher has
been added U». the Oklahoma team.
He is an Indian, named Childers, end
is showing up good in practice.
Oklahoma Defeated.
Sunday afternoon the 1st Oklaho
ma Inf. baseball team was defeated
by the lat Iowa Inf. team at Browns
ville by a score of 5 to 0.
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