Salt Lake Times | 1890-04-07 | Page 1 | Smith's Short Work of Cleary

Smith's Short Work of Clear)-. Hot SrRiNTiS, Ark., Apail 7.--Aboiit 300 spectators attended the fight be-tween be-tween Ed Smith, the Denver heavyweight, heavy-weight, aud Mike-Cleary. at the Hot Springs opera house, with ten-ounce gloves. 'Smith forced the -fighting, cleverly avoiding' Cleary's" Wows. Before Be-fore tho end of the first round Smith mado a rush, landing heavily on Cleary's eye, felling him to tho floor. He attempted to rise, but was met by a stinger ou tho jaw from Smith's left. The blow was decisive aud sent deary dowu a second lime. The hitter's second, Bczinah, endeavored endeav-ored to get him up, but the timekeeper announced that it had taken twelve seconds for him to rise. Tho referee, Sam Merriweather of California, then decided the contest In favor of Smith. The fight was probably tho quickest on record,, it; occupying but I uiiuuto aud 33 seconds.