Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-01
SPIDER AND "CHAPPIE."
The Fight for the bantam Cham
pionship.

The Fight for the bantam Cham
pionship.
New YORK, Jan. 3l.-0ld-time
pugilists, who hate to admit that the
youngsters can Go anything in the
fighting line, and who were present
tonight at the "mill'' between
Tommy Kelly, the Harlem
Spider" andy Chappie Moran, Of
Jersey, for the bantam champions
ship Of the world, admitted after ten
rounds had been fought that the
battle was one Of the greatest they
ever saw. The contest took place
near the border, between New York
and Pennsylvania, and $50 OF the
most prominent sporting men Of this
vicinity, Boston and Philadelphia
were present. The stakes were $500
a side and d ptirss Of 500, Of which
500 went to the loser.
Skin gloves were worn. An eN-
pugilist, now a teacher Of boxing in
this city, was referee. Jack Nc
Masters held the watch for Moran
and Johnny Rekhardt did the same
for Kelly. Jimmy Larkin and
friends seconded Moran, and two
Harlem sports were behind Kelley.
This was the third match that had
been arranged between the men.
when the Others fell through, each
man accused the other Of eowardly
conduct, and the personal feeling
between them was bitter. They
had trained carefully. When they
were weighed this morning Kelly
was three pounds overweight and
he had to sweat of in Russian
bath. Even that experience
brought him down to only 1868
pounds: Moryan's regulation weight
is los pounds.
RELLY's RECORD
up to this encounter was more that Of
a trial horse than Of anything else.
He had been employed many times
on account OF his cleverness to
stand up against heavy men whose
prospective chances hackers desired
toIbringout. He has never been knock
ed out, even by men who weighed
anywhere from ten TO thirty pounds
heavier than himself.
a. Moran, who came here from
England in 1856, won the amateur
championship of the bantam class
in 1887 and 1888. He then an
nOunced himself a professional, but
could find no opponent and he re-
turned to England. While there
he woneight battlesin Birmingham,
Lsndon and Canterbury. Hecame
tack to Jersey year ago and has
since whipped Frank Donovan OF
this city in fourteen rounds.
The fight tonight was Of most
desperate kind from the start. Kelly
was taller by two inches and he had
a big advantage In reach. He won
first blood.in the first round by cut
on Moran's eye, and the first knock
down in the second by left-hander
on the neck.
The betting, which was lively
and opened at 100 10 SO on Moran,
became even after four rounds were
fought, as Moran was knocked clean
off his pins for second time
IN THE FOURTH ROUND.
Throughout the whole engage
ment the fighters INDUCED in rush
es and clinches and the fighting
was really terrific. Moran played
more for the stomach and Kelly
kept batting Chappie's face. Both
were badly cut and bruised before
the end of the fifth round, but they
continued to hammer away at each
other with a vigor that surprised
even the old timers.
In the ninth round Moran put in
some heavy body blows and Kelly
appeared to become groggy.
In the tenth round Moran knocked
Kelly down squarely by a right
handler on the Jaw. The ''Spider"
remained on his back for eight
seconds. All Of q sudden he rushed
Moran. There was more sharp
infighting, and during 1t Kelly
placed Highlander down Moran's
neck, and the "Chappie," in fall
ing, struck 4 post and bunched
himself on the floor, fairly knocked
out.
1t is estimated that about $1,000
changed hands on the result.