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New Champion
November 4, 1911
Night of the Disqualifications
Main Event
WW - Wildcat Ferns (12/CH) (21-6) scored a UD15 over Billy Myer (CH/8) (32-9-4) to win the WBA and WBC welterweight titles. This fight had fight of the year written all over it as the two went toe to toe the entire fight.
After trading the first 4 rounds both fighters were carrying their hands low no longer caring about defense. Ferns started to take control winning the next 3 rounds but the Champ came back and was back in control going into the 10th. Myer was winning the 10th when he was dropped late in the round. Ferns was battling a cut over his left eye and swelling on his right. Myer was dropped again in the 11th and his will to fight seemed to drain.
Ferns dominated the last 4 rounds with the only worry coming when his cut was reopened and the doctor had to take a look at it. I had it 145-138, the official judges scored it 146-137/143-141/148-136.
Regional Title
BW - Young Hundreds (UR) (11-2-1) (pre) scored a win when Walter Croot (46/53) (13-5-3) (pre) was disqualified in the 6th round for his 3rd offense. He was warned in the first and penalized in the second.
Croot dropped Hundreds in the 2nd round. Hundreds was very out of shape for this fight as he was out of gas in the third round. I had him ahead 47-46 at the stoppage but it didn't look good for him.
Other fights
FW - Eugene Criqui (UR) (11-0) (pre) was just starting to warm up when the ref disqualified Whitey Chadwick (79/83) (13-9-1) (pre) for a blantent headbutt in the 5th round. There were no warnings or penalty points just disqualification. I had it 39-37 Criqui at the time.
LH - Leo Houck (20/17) (25-12-2) UD10 Les O'Donnell (51/59) (12-7-1)
HW - Frank Slavin (36/31) (29-16-1) KO1 John Knifton (127/131) (20-23-1)
LH - Morris Harris (59/41) (16-15) KO5 Jack Sullivan (22/42) (23-20-2)
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