THE RING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9603, 18 December 1896, Page 2

THE RING.

••Weekly Press and Referee. , * [By Starlioht.] A cable to the Australian papers, datej London, November 25th, says:—Robert Armstrong, the New York pugilist, hit defeated Frank Slavin, formerly of Aut< tralia, in four rounds. Joe Wallcott, cays the New York Herald ol the 13th of November, added another victory to his already long list before the Empire Athletic Club, at Maspeth, L.1., last night, when he was given the decision over " Soaldy Bill" Quinn, of Pennsylvania, in seventeen rounds. Both men were in excellent con. dition, and the audience showed that it appreciated the faot by bestowing upon each generous applause as they slipped through the ropes. Wallcott was the favourite, and &t once became the aggressor. Quinn displayed great pluck, and stood any amount of punishment. In faot, it was the wonder of the spectators that the hard-hitting little fellow from Boston did not finish his man in the earlier rounds of the fight. WalooU's hitting at times was terrific In the last round I crack on the . jaw sent him spinning over against the ropes. He ran to the opposite side of the ring when he was knooked down. Taking time to rise, he dodged across the ring, and was toppled over again. Again he took his tfme to rise, and went down again twice in quick succession. Capt. Methven then stopped the round, and the fight wai given to Waloott. An American cable to a London papn says:—Corbett, in an interview, says ''the meeting with Sharkey was only an advertising scheme. The fight with Fitzsimmons occurs in January. After that I shall be done with the ring for ever."

The New York Herald of October 24t8 states : Dan Creedon, of Australia, and Heat) Baker, of Chicago, both weighing list 61b, met at Maspeth last night. The two men faced each other like gamecocks. Greedoij seemed to be getting the measure of his ouaj when Baker's left glove came round in ft will sweep, and caught Creedon flush in the chfo* - For a moment the Australian boxer staggered like a ship at sea. The Colonial braced up, blinking his eyes furiously, and sniffing tin a hound on the scent. He came at Bator with a rush, but the latter was ready. > Iα ft breathless buokle, Baker drove his right on Creedon's jaw, the latter groped blindly for « few secondß, and then tumbled down op. w fours, the crowd howled with joy. Hβ rw»' on one knee in a rather dazed fashion," ana stayed there for aboqt five seconds, when the bell rang, with Creedon almost'oat. If the round had lasted a minute longer it W probable that Creedon would hare been beaten. " I'm all right," said he, as he walked to his corner, •• I'll weaken him ft ml in the next round," and so he did. Recovering quickly, he punched Baker hard and often, but the latter being possessed of a nw like a Thracian bull, took the puniahme&t without flinching. In this round Baker missed two right-hand swings that womtt have ended the fight had he landed; Crewon worked mostly with his left hand, and botd „ were puffing badly at the end of the second, round, while Creedon's lips seemed BUgIKIJ ;. swollen. For big men they fought very OT. In the third round, Creedon, who had j?nwa \ up. landed several body blows, and get away without a return, and the old-timers aionnfl the ringside settled down for a longfignt, Baker staggered Creedon with a left-hwxier punch in the fourth, fad there was *P*T rally in which honours were even. . Creedon had landed by far the greater number # blows, but somehow they lacked steam. *» the fight progressed the men became a»o» cautious, although Creedon forced W" exchanges. At one point he landed ft, w** right-hander on Baker's jaw, but it more than to make the latter step to <»««»•; The seventh and eighth rounds consisted .* light exchanges, varied now and thereby *™» rallies, in which Creedon seemed-to kitve «" better of the argument, except at the end of w seventh, when Baker landed come corßng lefts on the Australian's face. • In the flw» , Orcndon staggered Baker with » «*»iS' swing, the hottest blow of the round. '«» event of the tenth was a rattling body by Oreedon that made Baker hump "fJ-T, like that of a camel. The men g«wj' Time and again Baker would swing deU ™T3: for. .Creedon's jaw, «% to fine vanished. In the twelfth wond.Wg, began, to adopt a system jabs www hie Teft. This made Baket •fery«n<»nd« s ; table, and somewhat weak on his feet, wy"g fought back manfully whenever he l m l\ chance. Creedon kept this up anW Wβ «» of the battle, when he was declared ft t by Beferee Huret. The fight was clean W*bloodless, and one that would not »^' shocked the bitterest opponent of the **r^, , Lavigne defeated E verhart at the Club, New York, on October 27th, four rounds. In the last round Everbart so badly used up that the referee contest and gave bis award in w»"Ljj£ Lavigne. The latter was favourite at WJJ / 60. This is the second time de'eated Everhart, who claims the <&**»**%. I snip of the SontVi«rn States. oentb « f«ated Hick Burge at the N«tiflg> , Sporting Club, vhih Everhart baa » » . over Stanton Abbcit to his oredit. J^ Australian » 8.11/ " with Harry Weldon, of Cincinatti, a ) lOOdols., and has issned a challenge **£f f j to a finish or a limited number of rounos wq bantam or feather-weight in the SOOdols., aside. The challenge f^J "Pedlar" Palmer or "tamy Bst 21b, and George Dixon, " Soljy' SjgJ i and "Tommy" White, ft* Bat 10l». preferred. , „„_, VtA V Short, if not sweet (remarks a paper), was tlie glove fight betweeni «»g du?ky boxers, Charley Strong, of * J., and Joe Butler, of the City P^ffife, 1 which joame off before ttyJ? B f , 5 (l tlK<'' Club, of Buffalo, N.Y., night «« Jg/V Both principals were in good «>ndWon, , r former weighing 12st 2lb, and Butler pounds less. They■ went at f vicioußty as soon'as they put up each putting in good ;• Strong, true to his name, being ">«%£ t forceful, and sending his bt.; floor in the first round, vrhiflb. "•J"gfl repeated directly after **S?&£X2S$ the second knock-down putting two minutea fighting. \;'V