St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-28
j. w. Curtis and Black Frank
Have a Very Hard
Battle.
Curtis Wins in the Eighth
Round By Two Knock
Downs.
A Notable Feather-Weight
Contest at Cleveland,
Ohio.
The Weir-Siddons Articles
For Their Fight at Duluth
/ Notes.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 27.-About COO
people witnessed the eight-round con-
test this evening in the Duluth theater,
between "Black Frank" of Ashland,
Wis, and j. w. Curtis, of Duluth. The
former was seconded by William M. Al
cock, his manager. George Siddons,
the well-known lightweight, who fights
the ''Spider" next Friday, seconded
Curtis. James c. Murnane was referee,
and Frank Hayes and James Foley were
timekeepers. For the first portion of
the fight odds were laid on Frank, but
curtis won in the eighth round with a
swinging left-hander, which kept his
man out until time was called. Follow
ing is the record by rounds:
First-BOth men opened cautiously.
Frank led with his left lightly on Curtis
cheek. The men clinched and at the
break Frank got in right-handed
upper-cut which dazed Curtis little.
SecOnd-This round opened briskly
with heavy, close hitting, in which
Curtis got the worst, but gained first
blood. Curtis landed a heavy left on
Franks face and Frank got in a sting
ing left upper-cut which sent Curtis
against the ropes. The round ended
Will Nultlo Dduil NluUtu.
Thifd-Both men opened with their
left, but fell short and clinch followed.
Frank let out his right and caught
Curtis heavily On the neck. Close hitting
and hard blows closed the round. Both
men were winded at the close of the
round.
FOurth-Frank opened with hard
blow. on Curtis cheek, staggering him.
Curtis sent in hard upper cut with his
his right, which skinned Franks face
from chin to eyes and laid his lip slightly
open. Frank responded with a hard
left on Curtis neck and light right on
his face. Curtis dropped light right
handler Oh Franks ear and then SPARED
for wind until the close.
Fifth-CurtiS received Franks left
square Oh the nose and heavy right Oh
the body; then he clinched and threw
had difficulty in parting the men, who
were both angry and winded at the
close.
SiXth-BOth men spared for wind.
The round was devoid of fight except at
the close, when Curtis made a lively
rush and delivered straight from the
shoulder right on Franks face. Con-
siderable clinching was done during
this round.
Seventh-Frank led with his right and
swung his left in rapidly, landing on
both sides of Curtis face. Curtis fol-
lowed with smart left on Franks
neck, and clinch followed in which
Frank went to the floor heavily and the
sam G. tactics were repeated three times
with Curtis on top. The round ended
with Frank in the worst condition after
delivering hard left on Curtis collar
bone. Frank grOggy.
-. Eighth Round-Frank got in light
left.on Curtis body and a heavy right
on the chin. Curtis clinched and threw
his man to the floor twice, the last time
-bruising him badly. When Frank
gained his feet Curtis met him with
swinging right On his singular, which laid
him out for eight seconds, when he got
up very groggy, but went to the floor
again on receiving similar blow. He
was still on the floor when time was
called. and, although not knocked out,
a the referee awarded the fight to Curtis.
IS The fight was for $500 and IS and %
division receipts. By mistake the fight
was expected to be ten rounds, but the
articles called for only eight. The men
will fight again.