Fight:423215

Buck Crouse beat Glenn Coakley by TKO in round 3 of 10

• Date: 1914-04-20
• Location: Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
• Referee: Eddie Santry

"Buck Crouse, of Pittsburgh, today is being hailed as a blooming rotter in the mailer of international courtesy because of his employing solid shots instead of blanks in returning the salute of Glenn Coakley in their controversy at the Princess Rink last night. Crouse returned a full salute of twenty-one guns and every blooming one of them was loaded with a projectile in addition to the powder charge, while Coakley's salutes were quite in keeping with the courteous expression of international admiration that are commonly accepted among friends. The first gun Crouse fired was in the first round, and the projectile, wrapped in a boxing glove, struck Glenn just abaft the port ear. He heeled over badly, but managed to keep his keel below him, although listing badly to starboard for an instant before the second struck him on the prow. He settled by the stern and stayed under for five seconds, the bell bringing him up with the aid of his seconds. The saluting was discontinued for a minute,but immediately upon the resumption of activities Crouse plunked another shell amidships and dropped several with distinct thumps against Coakley's swell left ear. Twice Coakley settled to peaceful rest before the bell again saved him. It was in the third session of the exchange of salutes that one of Crouse's shots found lodgment on the right ear instead of the left, shaking Cruiser Coakley from stern to stern and flopping him off his keel. He righted himself only to be met with a thirteen-inch punch square on the snoot that shot him through the ropes. While he was gone, Referee Santry decided that the salute business had been carried quite far enough and waved Crouse to his corner. The bout was an exhibition of what troubles a man can get into by not taking an opponent seriously enough." (Fort Wayne News)