Show i of or OIK THIS how baker pounded smith into a bier beef steak sUrry rules EDI STAN Dixo S F P chronicle service I 1 NEW YORK oct 20 about eighty fire five prominent club men of this and adjacent cities journeyed through rain and mud early this morning to witness probably one of the hardest fought battles which has taken place in ia tho the prize ring in many a day between joe baker one of the leading stars stare of the clinton athletic club and george morge smith also of the clinton both are well known amateurs in ia the athletic world bad blood has existed between them for sometime borne time both were determined ter mined to settle the dispute in the ring and a fight to a finish was arranged marquis of rules to govern with ekin skin tight roves for a handsome trophy in the to form tin of f a solid gold medal the ring was in a am small 11 hotel on long mug island at in the morning the referee called time lime both stepped nimbly to the center of the ring smith was he the first to lead catching bakers left eye thia this was tho the be beginning i n of a bard hard fight for bakers blodi blood was up in a minute he immediately rushed at smith making maung things very lively for the later the third round saw the tiro two smash ing right and left re regardless of scie science I 1 ce smith was first at to draw blood from his opponent by splitting bis his left eye open baker however evened up things b by y drawing the c claret laret in streams from tho the formers mouth and noce nose both presented a pitiful sight to behold everything was smeared with blood baker had bad decidedly tho the best of this r round 0 and at the ce call 11 of time the hard fighting of smith in the early part of tha battle told plainly on him in tit the fourth round baker on the other band hand was fresh and spry baker split sin smiths lipi an and i knocked knocke d two teeth down his mouth baker bad had his opponent clearly at his mercy in the fifth and sixth rounds and could have put him to aloo sleep p but ho he evidently took pity on him a and d avoided now the half sense las has and furious man the call of time saved smith from being knocked out oat llis ills lips were swollen his left eve was closed and black and his aze chest eat had the appearance ot of beet beef steak the seventh and last round was the bloodiest of all bakers seconds urged him to finish bis his man smith staggered feebly to tha the center of the ring only to be sent flit on his back the blood was now all o over oer er the ring smith rose to bis his feet and gazed idiotically at the spectators and then at his hie antagonist biker baker rushed at lim again and hit him blat square on the left jaw this timo time he went down to stay it took fully a half ball hour to revive the defeated pugilist from unconsciousness tho the referee a awarded the battle to baker amid the loudeam cheers both received wounds which will probably mark them or life |