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Show (lonnittii ami NHirn. the I'liamrr lleleuls.1 In Ilia Mali lirnlti lluiuiit. Nii UltLHANS, la , Mtruli il. Joe (I dilaid, Ihu "Jtarrlsr (Haul," and I.I Hnilth, iho I-'jnver pugilist, met auiilghtln llio arena of (be Oiyrap'o club lor 11 1 111. e o- Iii,ikiu, iho.uairtu tabu barely eiiaugh irom thu puree ti defiav hla Irsi.ilug axpeiiiaa, riiulth wen In tliu elglueciitli round. It la eallmiud thai MWipiclatori (coupled tints nnd lulvat boxes. Aa soon aa the ring wm ch-atod thu main nllrat'tliut yii lutrodiKud. (io i durd, looking ua ferocious aa a bull, trad thu flrat to appeur. The big Australian Aus-tralian smiled as be took llio lio.idco corner from which Jclui L. Suillvau wasetarrlediidofca'ed til in. A moment latirHinltli opimml nnd laughol aa bu took bis seat. Tbu great diiiarlly lu thu t'io nt tbo two u,eu drew Ihu sjnipalhy of the crewd torJinllb. .'o lltUM wsa lost, nud nt tliutouiil cf thu bell both men nroau Irom their chairs and advanced tu the center of tbu ling. Uoddard tnadeoljecllona tu tliu gluvi a. Hevrrnl new selu ware brought In, uud finally a pair wiu. found thai lilted. Time waa called at V.djiVlock. In tin-nut roun I Uoddard led and rjmitli Immediately clinched him. Alter n breakaway Smith Jab .el UjJ-duid. UjJ-duid. 'Hie latter ted, binding uu Hinlth'a neik drawing blood from bis oar. Hnillli illped down. Ill tbu stcuntl Uoddard Immediately punobed ll'ultli uu bis damaged ear. rtieru weru sharp txcbungia and a clinch. Honors 011 the wholo enay. In tho third Hinllh's i.gllily Ih1hI 111 111 gnatly an I bu raved himself iuiiy wlokenl blows by rapid ducklug. thin Uoddard reached him ou the ueck with hla left and Jabled lilm hard 011 Ihuatoinach, Hmtlli lauded on Jua.'a neck with Ills left arid theru waa a cry of foul, but tbo rcfereo ro InaeJ to ulluw It. lu tbu fourth Uoddard came In with bis left again landing heavily on HmltU'a Jaw. After a i-Ilmti nmllh Jabbed Uoddard twice. Ooldard tried 10 crowd bnillh, aud a furious scrim-maguutihorl scrim-maguutihorl range followed. Hmllli showed signs ol llilug. Uoddard lauded two hard ones oil I1I1 liesd, aud more lull us Inllgbllug followed. Hiuitli landed lieivily on Uoddard'a J.iw and staggered hlai. Ilolli weru Llowlng bard at Hie end of Ibe round, lu thu filth Ihero wero a number of hot axibungea, Thu picu was begin nlng lo tell on both luru, though Uiddard seemed a Utile ihu stronger. In the sixth (loddnrd lauded u straight left oil Smith's neck and they clluched. Uoddard wns dsoidedlyeu thu aggriialvo and lilt Hmllli twice, ilaggerlng litru ugalnit the ropes, rlnillti rccivered and Jabbel Joa wick wily. After another lerlllo sliiirl.rango buttle, nrullli liammered Uoddard 10 thu ropes, where both fell. Blulth bad tbubisloftbls. In thn seventh Uoddant came up weak. Hnilth hit Joe tbreo limes with his left, and knocked him tu Ills knus. Uoddard landed a hard left ou HuiltliV, stomach, but the round cloaed again In the DellMT man's favor. Tho eighth waaopenulby Uoddard with 11 ruth, landing with his lnlt on Hmlth'ajaw. Alter clinch. Uoddard lloored Wmilh, uud aflar horoaulhuy eaiiio together and punlsliuj uaoh oilier auvurely. In tbu ninth Uoddard forcod nutters end pushed Hmllh around thu ring. Btnltti ehowe-d some tlgiis of weakut lug. Tin re uero several but ex clir.nc.i-s and tho round closod In UoJ-dard'a UoJ-dard'a favor. Thu luitll was full uf cllnchea, Hmllh laudeJ heavily on Uoddard'a bead, staggering hint, and tho Denver boy got Hie biilof tbu round. In tho eleventh not a grett dial wai done us Loth were weak aud tho time was mostly tccupltd In sparring for wind. lu the twelfth llicto was consider able caution uu both sides, Huillhgol luagoodonu ui.dir Joe's heart uud Uod.Hrd relume 1 with a gooJ 0110 In tbo client, lloth wore pulling, rimltli iKiiiic-l twice with ewliiglug lefts 011 U nJdiirJ'seTe, starting blooii. In iIih thirleeutli after tho lint rush, Uoddard knocked Hmllh down. He roaoand Uoddard attempted lo foruo lilm, bill wui Hopped byHiillh'a right mid left on Iho sumach. Afti r a short range Initio Jou reached bmllh'i neck with his left, but thu belt saved the lVnMir man. In the fuurtoonth tham was tuuio furious tu-llghtliig uud liuJJard forco.1 Hmllli around llm rlug. Uoddard lauded a good uuo on Hmllb's Jaw, knocking him tu bit kueia uucumori, lilt tbo gong aated lilm ugalu. Ill the llueuth, Huilth nacliuJ Joe 011 tliu neck wliti a right. Alter a iiliucli,HiullhJabbid Uoddard wickedly wicked-ly with hie led. Uoidard siiMgired and la.ll Irom tbu lorru uf hie own blows. Tho rouud elided with light sparine. Ill Hie sixteenth, Uoddard forced Hmllh tolbe ri.(er,JolN-J him twlie, and the rouud was, usa whole, Utile. I utile aeventieiitli, riiulth went at Joe wlclcdl), Isndlug oil bis lnok with force. Heavy lighting billowed, and the round 1 udeil III Hmith'e favor. Ill Iheelgbtetiitn.tlio Denver muii asaumed theagreaaho Irom thu atari, liu 1 Aught Uoddnrd on Ihejaw. U'lien foiluwei a rnttllug exchange-, aud Uoddard 1 iDhed Hnillii to the ropts. Altera clinch, Hmllh knockud Ud iluul down mil rmhed lilm when lie arose. Ho landed a terrible awing un Uoddard'a Jaw, knocking blui dowu like a tog. Uoddard wna tiunlle to rise and rraauouulsM out, Hmlth was I'eUarei llm viator auilil tinlUlc l In alloc. TIib timenf thu light was one hour aud ten minutes. |
