St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-23
His Opponent Awarded the
Fight in the Twenty
Eighth Round.
Myer Claims His Injured
Hand Gave Out in the
Tenth Round.
Illinois Backeps Of Myer at
2 to 1 Are Heavily Out Of
Pocket.

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hall of the West End Athletic club this
evening, in the twenty-eighth round.
This fight was originally ar
ranged for May 7. but Myer was
trken sick shortly after his arrival in
New Orleans and postponement until
tonight was arranged. Myer has been
training at Shroeder's garden, Carroll
ton, and was in excellent condition.
while Bowen was doing his work at
Mulberry Grove and entered the
ring apparently fit for hard
fight. Considerable money changed
hands on the result, most
OF it being laid with odds of two to one
on Myer. Bowen's seconds were Tommy
Danforth and Jim Sweeney, while Myer
was attended by his brother Ed and
Link Pope. Pat Kenrick, prominent
local sporting man. was chosen ref
cree. Immense crowds assem-
bled at West End, and every
train brought additions of all
classes, from the toughs to the
plethoric merchants and bankers, all
bent Oh the same mission. The doors
were thrown open at Z o'clock, and as
prospective spectators had been arriving
as early as O'Clock there was a great
rush. The gathering was much more
respectable and gentlemanly one than
is usually seen at the ring side. Among
we'll known gentlemen present were Col.
Joseph A. Walker, John Fitzpatrick,
who refereed the Sullivan-Kilrain fight,
Charlie Rich, of Richburg, Miss, Sgd
ney Bell and members of other states.
and numbers of other representative
men. A large number of the sporting
fraternity have put in an appearance,
among the most notable being Jake
Kilrain, who is followed about from
place to place by large mob of ardent
admirers. When he entered the
pavilion he was greeted with
great applause. The appearances
are that the attendance will be
very large. No smoking or betting is
allowed under the pavilion. A large
delegation from Illinois arrived and
was at the ring side. The management
had secured the services of fifty officers
in and about the building, so that should
the attendance have been other than it
was, the tough element would have had
little show. Time was called at 1899.
Round One-Bowen leads and hits Myer on
the shoulder. Bowen rushes Myer and hits
him again. Both spar. Bowen hits Myer in
the ribs. Myer guards well. at the end of
the first round Bowen has the best of it.
Round Two-Both spar. Bowen leads and
hits Myer in the jaw q very weak blow. They
then spar for wind. Bowen has the best of
it so far. Both struck each other three times.
Bowen gets in four ticks to Myers three.
Spar for wind. At. the end of the second
round they seem to be evenly matched.
the neck; Myer returns it. Sparring for
wind. Both get in telling blows. Myer had
Bowen on the ropes but he got away. Bowen
hit Myer good blow on the neck. At end
of third round the men stand about even;
Myer seemed freshest
Round Four-They spar. Myer hit Bowen
a terrible lick in the neck; Bowen retaliated.
Honors about even. Myer bleeds from the
eyes. Looks like Myer has fouled Bowen.
They clinch. Bowen gets best of the clinch.
Myer blowing.
Round Five-They spared for wind.
Myer hits Bowen in the neck. Bowen hits
Myer and knocks him over the ropes. Ter
rife fighting follows. Bowen throws 'Myer
and has the best of the round.
Round SiX-Both men look a little tired.
Bowen smiles and looks confident. Sparring
for wind; both cautious. Round ends with
out any blows being struck.
Round Seven-Sparrng; Myer feints;
Bowen gets away; both wary and perspire
very freely; sparring; round ends without
blows.
Round Eight-Myer seemed fresher of the
two: sparring for an opening: Bowen
smiled and Myer joined him; Myer leads and
they do some terrific fighting; Myer got the
best of it; more sparring.
Round Nine -Sparring for wind, both men
somewhat tired Never feints. Bowen
laughs. The round ends with no blows
struck.
Round Ten-Bowen punches Myer Myer
gets back on ribs. Bowen makes terrible
right-hand blow for Myers neck but Billy
escapes Bowen leads and hits Myer on face;
leads again and misses.
Round eleven-Both men seem confident
Do more Sparrlng and blowing. NO blows
in this round.
Round twelve-Sparring for wind. Bowen
hits Myer in the neck
Round thirteen-Sparring for wind Bowen
leads, misses and Myer falls, trying to get
away.
Round Fourteen-Sparring for wind: no
Round Fifteen-Sparring. Bowen feints
Myer jumps away. Myer trying to tire
Bowen.
leads again. Myer ducks. Bowen leads and
hits Myer in breast. Bowen hits Myer terri
BILE blow under heart. Then they exchange
light blows.
twice in the face. Sparring for wind Myer
leads Bowen wards blow off "a la Corbett.
Terrible in-fighting. Round ends in favor of
Myer.
Round Eighteen-Both men seem con-
fdent. Bowen leads and hits Myer in
the ear. Myer smiles Bowen hits him ter
rife blow in the neck, which staggers him.
Then they spar for wind awhile Bowen
leads and hits Myer in the neck. They
clinch on the ropes, and Bowen gets consid-
erably the best of it.
Round Notwithstanding for wind.
Both men considerably tired. Bowen hits
terrible blow on Myers neck and Myer
cross counters.
Round Twenty-Myer chases Bowen
around and tells him to come up and fight.
Bowen hits Myer in neck and gets him on
ropes. Bowen leads and hits Myer in chin,
and Myer cross counters. Then they do
some brisk in-fghting. Myer knocks Bowen
on ropes by a powerful blow IN the neck.
The round ends in Myers favor
Round MISUNDERSTANDING tor wind /;
Bowen walks up to Myer; Bowen leads and
hits Mver in the eye; Myer cross counters on
Bowen's neck; Bowen hit Myer on shoulder;
then they exchange blows and clinch; ref
cree has trouble getting them apart.
Round Twenty -two-Sparring for wind (;
both men laughing. Bowen looks determined
and seems to be the fresher man; Bowen
hits Myer square on the nose and time"
ended the round.
Round Twenty three-Sparring for wind,
Bowen leads and hits .Myer in the chest.
Bowen is tired.
Round Twenty-four-Both men look
fresher. Myer leads, Bowen ducks. Myer
leads again and hits Bowen's glove. Bowen
hits Myer in the breast. Sparring Myer hits
Bowen in the neck. Bowen cross-counters.
Then they do some hard mitigating.
Round Twenty-five-BOth men were very
cautious Bowen hit Myer square in the
mouth and Myer makes a terrible lunge at
him and misses. Both fight hard. AT the
end of the round both men were covered
with blood.
Round Twenty-six-Myer has terrible cut
on the left eye and blood on his breast
Bowen leads and misses. Both men strike
each other. but Bowen gets the best Of 1T.
Myer makes terrible lunge for Knockout
blow, but Bowen ducks and gets away. Some
more hard in-fghting on ropes. General row
| in spectators space. At the end of twenty
| sixth round the honors were about equally
| divided.
Round Twenty seven-Both men fought
| like demons and clinehed. The round ends
| in Myers favor. The ring is full of police
| officers Looked as if Myer had won.
Round Twenty-eight-Bow leads; Myer
| gets away: both men exhausted. Myer gets
| Bowen on the ropes. Police separate them.
! When time was called for the twenty