The evening world., 1889-03-20
CARROLL'S VICTORY.
Ho Whipped Blakelook With an
Ease Quite Surprising.
The EnSllShman Rushed Valiantly, But
Didn't Last.
Boston's Fighter Waited Quietly for
-Four Rounds and Then Went In.
ESPECIAL TO THE rvrsrso WORLD. .,

ESPECIAL TO THE EvENfNd woRLD1
San FRANcIsco, March 90. The Carroll
Blakelock fight has AT last taken phase at the
rooms of tho California Athletic Club for purse
Of III, 800. Each man was also allowed $3.50
expenses, and the winner OF the match was to
receive 81, 600.
Carroll won the fght after sixteen rounds OF
varied fighting and clinching.
There was q great deal OF doubt about the CON-
test, and to avoid disappointing those who held
tickets the Directors Of the Club had Paddy
Duffy, Of Boston, aud Tom Meadows, of Austria
liza, ready at the Club TO take the place OF the
light-weighta should they fail to appear.
The articles of agreement stipulated that each
man should weigh l33 pounds. Many OF the
knowing ones thought 1t would be next to an
impossibility for Carroll to come to this weight;
and getting strong for at least four weeks.
,Blakelock, on the contrary. has been negligent
t%Snty- OF pounds S Verweiv6t !" to took much
hard work and numerous boilings tn bring him
down.
That he was weak was. shown by the lighting
which took place il. the first few rounds. From
the start he was all over the Eastern man, but
him, and he settled back to the position Of . re-
ceiver Of CAROLS blows. .
was nO S4oS Ss,STs s M % Spsnlbna OF an .he i6 SSftIs the Rs. ssti
The whole house had been sold three weeks in
The betting wa. lively, and so much had been
heard about Blakelock's performances In Old
England that odds OF 100 to 20 were freely
Az the mon stood up at the call OF time there
was a marked %SontyaSt in their styles. .,
and aES, %sig bills a. 9p ni the r night lsgt;, n, hi, aide.
and was continually feinting {9r an opening.
constant rushing. while Carroll, sparring easily,
devoted himself to keeping ont oil, the way, and
received the heaviest blows on his arms and
Ip the fourth round Blackjack was tired Of
rushing. Carroll stood expectantly, but was
The Bostonian began TO force matters, in the
Gfth round, when no rushed the Englisbman
INTO ns b a1s SC FREELY. S% %ma he'd e ehin N ' Els " Ssn way way.
while the crowd cheered enthusiastically
The sixth was another quiet round, bnt in The
and smashed at him until the latter saved HIM
smssshinssS aud clipchIng tired both men in the
eighth round, while in the ninth Blakelock
braced up for a BIT and landed a few blows,
Rounds 10, IL and IL witnessed further ,rugh-
ing by Carroll and more damage to, Blakelock,'s
battered nose. The Englislman kept up hiI
call Of time in each round was very welcome to
him..
wh biaA thS thirtf riSas round sST T Ssss ssrr and he sv %sSR!
ened perceptihly under the punishment given
In rounds II and Is, the, Englishmap Just
managed to avoid knockout blows. He wal
piteonaly weak and kept falling towards hiI
opponent, who met him stif and strong every
time.
The betting had long before changed heavily
in CAROLS favor.
In the sixteenth and last round the men had
hardly faced each other when Carroll, hrst
steadying his opponent. sent his right across
with a smash which took BlAkelock on the Jaw,
knocking him completely out. 49,,
Blakelock had a broken nose and was otherwise
badly disigured. -.
Great surprise was manifested az CArrolll
comparatively easy victory:
Mcdonald, who trained Sullivan in Franc,
and Fitzpatrick, the Australian who. handlel
Peter Jackson, looked after Carroll, who's,
right name, by the way, is James Fleming.
Carroll had FOR his seconds Tom Meadows anC
Fitz satuck. Blakelock had George Mcdonald
and Young Mitchell to look after his interest.
Hiram Cook was appointed referee.