Show lA TEXAS SUNDAY MILL I I The St Joe Kid Knocks Out a Gnmo California Boy In Five Rounds i I A Dry ootls Clerks Mutual Improvement Improve-ment Association in New York In Which Employers arc i Rather Interested t 1 Professor J L Snlllvan Playn hail on Sunday and Is Run in liy a Dandy Little Cop i 1 I A California Pugiliat Knocked Her the Hopes GALVESTON September 13Tho Galvcston New Dallas special says The muchex pected prize fi ht between McGregor known as the St Joe Kid of Fort Worth and William Black alias Ross alias McGraw of California came off today at a point twenty j two miles below Dallas on the Trunk Railway o Rail-way At 4 oclock a train of ten conches left the depot crowded with sporting men from Fort Worth and neighboring towns Tho ring was stretched about noon at a point just below Seagorville in Kaufman county James Kinney of Dallas was chosen referee George Murray of New York seconded the Californian while William Marshall of Fort Worth acted for McGregor Both men appeared ap-peared in excellent condition McGregor I weighed 157 pounds and Black tipped the I I beam at 150 TWOOUNCE GLOVES WEBB USED And with Marquis of Queensbury rules were I the programme for the fight Time was called at 115 Both pugilists advanced to I wards each other amidst loud cheers Round 1Blaok led out with his right at McGregors head but was cleverly dodged The Kid tallied several heavy body blows on Black and the latter responded by vainly endeavoring to catch McGregor in the neck or face McGregor got in A NEAT BLOW ON BLACKS NOSE and the round closed with first blood claimed for the Kid Round McGregor forced the fighting and after considerable sparring planted ate a-te Tifio blow on Blacks jaw which infuriated the Californian who answered by sending a tremendous right hander against the Kids forehead KNOCKING HIM DOWN FULL LENGTH McGregor recovered and hugged Black so as I I to avoid further punishment freeing himself him-self from the Kids grasp Black again Rent his antagonist to the ground Bound McGregor was cautious and Black showed more aggression Both men received numerous body blows The Kid showed much adroitness in dodging Black Round McGregor led off on Blacks ribs which he followed up until Black clinched and the round closed with the Kid on top Round 5Both men came up with sickly smiles and showing their punishment plainly plain-ly McGregor was still good for a couple of rounds and he forced the fighting by repeatedly repeat-edly punching Blacks ribs in an alarming fashion THIS CALIFOBSIVN FOUGHT GAMELY And tried hard io get another good blow in on McGregors face Suddenly the Kid with a Hwiuging upper cut caught Black under his short ribs andS landed him outside the ropea where hp lay liko one dead After a I quarter of a minute Black revived and began to pull oft his gloves whereupon the referee awarded the fight McGregor Fully 100000 CHANGED HANDS ON THE EESULT Betting at the opening was slightly in favor of Black At tho close of the second round Blacks friends were offering 2 to 1 with few takers Although nearly 1503 men witnessed the light no disturbance of any kind occurred |