The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-23
TERRITORY NEWS.
The Haakins-Myers Fight,
on Discovery Bay.


pas5 IoNxsxsD. Oct zz-chasies Han.
Nos Of this city defeztsd .'c0rrt~ Myers
= Indiana In = well contested SIGHT 70
lafsh WITH aveouncc gloves In 10 fossds.
ukIch e<eurred 81 Fakey.s fAnSisx, Port
niueovery 53sp. 1t 8 es1s'eiock sandsy morn
~. Tae steamer wildwood left Per.
30unssud shortly after % O'Clock saturday
eyenis1. having On board the pEincsPzls
and some 20 spectators, Thesssszsr could
ao< carry al tbs passengers. heacs seew
ms taken in Tow which greatly retarded
~ spsed sssus deizTias TIE SCAT sessrsi
if9ns zzEs q m. xhen al the pfeiims-
varies wers arranged. aud Myers sseps.d
Into tie ring Hsnklas followed him 2,
mfuuf<x later Xfefs sfriDpfd a. -
sounds. ard Haakins Is -. Both sp
Soor<d ID be In tAe pink Of eopdifseas
H6nkins. especially, shossng hard trsta-
Ing z. !. c0frzsan sss s<leefe1 As fssesee
~ mntusl ronscrt. Following h tia
rst-- i Issmedlatssy after shaking hands
Myers reached for and feans Hanksns.
1a5tdiux singer On hss fight eheek. The
lstfcr sotnsered. bssi sifsaogt effect Bosh
<heD apeucd e8l1tsnsOuslT,. asa Nhsa
tims wa called ouly few BODY blows hsd
been struck. No apparent advantages 81
ether aide.
second IsosA exnse Up sailing. iiankiss
forced the hghtinx and sfter sofne pre-
umiuary spafn!ng made : terrific rnsn.
handling several Blows on Myers bsTae in
oriiek Succession. ssd forcing BIN % the
fue<s To the sgrprlsc Of all Hawkins did
nj fellow MP his sdysntsgs aud was eyr
psreufIy awaiting bis epponeats recovery
Uhsn time WAS called.
Third ifsnktns persaed BIS aggressive
Tactics. This little faan stood mp Eaneir,
however. and made a Hne exhibition q
scientific boxing IN stopping farcihie ana
vsIi dIrscssd blows aud tfs foAnd closed
Nth honaFs easy. several pretty cross
counters 0ccnrfed Ia this r0uud.
fpuFfh-A ~ the OUTSET o. tnss roaHd 20
great advantages Hsnkins ENJOYED In bis
freatef weight became apparent. Tbs little
man'a partying began 10 loss stfsnzEh. and
toward the Close q powerful up cut eaughf
Him on Tho iefs check and sent hfis 70
e1a<s. II ve< thought he eeaid NOT So; up.
bgt luckily fof him time was esiled. giving
him thu rest required for faa9vffY.
Ths fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth.
ee1,fh, eleventh. twelfth, tfIirtrenth, fuar-
tRrnfh and sifteenfil rounds we're uasNctt9
ing, the men being somewhat wsaded.
M{efs was al he time kespihg away from
e6d eyidcniiy trying 70 wind his heavy
opp9neBt
aixfeeuti,- Myers for the FIRST time makes
. strong effort 20 keep iianktns on Che De.
fensife lie succeeded Ia measure. sad
Tie round closed In bis favor.
Geveniesnth-Tbe big man was mad aud
II pnae made Il warm for his opponent,
The ''if6osierf' was forced b. the ropes and
keps buay In uxoiens attempts 10 guard
nx1in<t tbundefBus body blows and wac
badly uinded wben the ronad wss ended.
Hanksus followed the same course ~ IN
pfosiouH rounds Myers claimed . foul
tuire. They wefe disalloWpd By the ref.
ere but the three minntrs were up, aud
the round ended.
The first blow aimed by Heakins forasd
Myers guard, aud sent him to the ground
With dull tbud. lie again eisilaed
foul. which was again disAiiowed. My
era rcfasrd 10 epDfinae. aud the referee
rave the fight to ffsnkiBs.
The referees decision VAS the crowds.
s<ill Myers made many friends b. the neat
way Ia which he handled himself Old
boxers present say ''aankins Is 9 cunning
nsn. He has spiended physique and
resembles Sullivan.
Hankins shosded carnfai training.
Mans leading church usen OF Port Town.
scnd. strangely enough. had business out
Ut town the night Of the fight
Many thlak Hsnkins could have WON Ia
The second round bsd he followed mp his
rush. he expects aud Is anxious - receive
challenges from other bowers.