The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-28

Twenty five Times
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S-The feather
weights Jack Havelin and Tommy War
ren met at the rooms of the California
Athletic Club last night and fought for a
purse of 81 900. According to the stipu-
lations the men entered the ring at 1lS
pounds, and both appeared in excellent
condition. The betting before the fight
was not very heavy, and what odds were
offered were generally in favor of War
rem.
Time was called at 915. Warren
opened the round by pushing Havelin to
the floor. The latter quickly regained
his feet and an interchange of light
blows followed. Warren had the best Of
the round throughout and succeeded in
getting in several good blows. On the
beginning of the second round Warren
forced the fighting and planted several
telling blows on Hnvelin's face. Red
spots appeared at once on the latter $
eyes and forehead
Several clinches followed with some
sharp infighting. In the third round
w uNUlll iOINtu Vic llNhhihEi hhN
drove Havelin around the ring, raining
blows on his head Havelin got in sew
eral blows, which did not seem to worry
Warren much.
sHARPEsT KIND OF FIGHTING.
The fourth round opened with the
sharpest kind of fighting, which was kept
up until the close Warren led with
one hand after the other, and kept Have
lin moving all around the ring. He also
succeeded in starting the blood freely
from Havelin's nose, and by the time
the round closed Havclin's face and body
were covered with blood. Havelin was
knocked down twice in this round by
terrific blows on the head.
The next two rounds were repctitions
OF the former. Warren followed up every
advantage he gained and made Havelin
stagger under his blows. IT was plain
that the latter was getting groggy and he
offered but little resistance. Blood con
tinueu to flow from his nose and also
from cut under his eye.
In the seventh round, however, Have
lin appeared TO grow fresher.
In the eighth he caught Warren two
ugly blows on the mock. He also began
TO try for Warren's wind, but gained
very uIJlO duVunUuBc.
The fight progressed with varying
success, and Havelin appeared during
the next four rounds to be recovering.
He struck savagely at Warren, but gen
orally fell short, as the latter saved him
self by jumping away quickly.
In the thirteenth round the men
clinched, and Havelin was thrown
roughly to the floor.
Havelin did but little in the next
few rounds. Warren continued to have
the best of the fight, and whenever an
opening occurred he would send in a
hard one on Havelin's head.
In the eighteenth round Havelin was
knocked against the ropes and clinch
followed. Warren threw Haveln heavily
to the floor. Loud cries Of "foul" were
heard, but the claim was not allowed.
In the nineteenth round Havelin leo
out savagely three times, and each tint
caught Warren we'll on the chin or il
the eye, which caused blood to flow.
THE MOST BRUTAL EVER SEEN.
The last few rounds of the fight wer,
the most brutal ever seen in this city. /
was evident to everyone that Havelii
had no possible chance of winning. Ii
the twenty first round he was knocked
down twice, and after that he was hardly
able to strike blow. Warren was ap
parently almost as fresh as in the be
ginning of the fight, and swollen lii
was the only Disagreement to be seel
upon him. Havelin, on the contrary
presented a most pitiable appearance, hi
lip and eyes terribly swollen, and BLOOD
pouring from his face and the front par
of his body.
In the twenty-second round he wa
knocked down once, and in the mex
round five times In the twenty-fourtl
round he was hardly able to stand, an,
Warren sent him to the floor six times
lie came forward gamely for the twenty
fifth, but was hardly upon his feet befor
Warren sent him under the ropes. Il
the surprise of everyone he again stoo
up only to be knocked under the rope
second time. This time also he mad
an effort to rise, but was only upon hi
knees when time was called. and tn
referee awarded the fight TO Warren.