St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28
CALLED 1T A DRAW,
Though the Black Pearl Was the
E'reSher Man.

F'reSher Man.
That little bullet-headed, bull-necked
jumping-jack, the Black Pearl, again
last night demonstrated his fistic superb
Ority over men who are physically
heavier and stronger. Such handicaps
as twenty pounds in weight and huge
muscles. by comparison with which his
own look infinitesimal, cuts very little
mitten it is to fight, and so far he has
fought successfully nearly every
thing that has sifted along in his
direction. He isn't perfect-in fact, in
several particulars he is faulty-but he
is one of those tough-shelled nuts that
will make good mans fingers tingle to
hold when he sets about to crack it.
A good audience gathered at the
Olympic last night to see the eight
round 60 between the Pearl and Prof.
Lewis, and sweltered through the time
occupied with every manifestation of
approval at the slugging going on upon
the stage. Preliminary set-tOs of three
rounds were INDUCED in by James Por-
ter (colored) and John Lunken-
heimer, Jack Campbell and Bill
ly Cummings, Ed Hanley and
George Dolan. and Charles johnson and
OCOiSC LIZ ACut, VI
Minneapolis, was announced as referee
OF the principal event. with Pat Killen
and Tom Gallagher as seconds for
Lewis, and Beverly Kesee and Howard
Coll MS acting for the Pearl. Jimmy
Manning was the Pearls timekeeper,
and Jimmy Griffin held the watch for
the professor. The first round showed
the Pearl to be the quicker and more
scientific. Lewis led, landing a light
tap OH the body, which he soon after
followed with a smart rap on the black
mans neck. The latter made very
clever stop of wicked punch, and
there was lively but harmless ex.
change. ending in clinch.
The Pearl placed smart left handler
on Lewis jaw and repeated with a re-
sounding smack OH the chest. Lewis
dropped hot one on the Pearls neck,
and he retaliated with a rush which re-
suited in his getting jab that sent him
backward upon his launches. He was
up in an instant, the second round end.
ing before he could get even.
In the third the two were more eau
tious. Lewis had the best of the lead
ing, but landed lightly. Nearly all of
the professors work was with his left,
carrying his right across his mark. The
Pearl made hot rush, forcing the pro-
fessor to the ropes and balancing up ac-
counts for the preceding round.
Everybody hOwled with delight at the
biff-bang work in the fourth. Right and
left the Pearl pounded the professor,
with the laudable pugilistic endeavor to
knock him out. Lewis began to show
marked signs of distress. He was
him Killen called "Iime," and Sprang
over the ropes with chair, into which
he forced his man.
Lewis was greatly distressed in the
fifth round, and the Pearl dld pretty
much as he pleased, driving Lewis into
his corner. No one would have thought
the Pearl had been undergoing exertiOn
but for the huge beads of perspiration
which stood out upon his shining black
skin.t.- - -
The sixth was almost repetition Of
the preceding round, except that Lewis
evinced a little disposition to push mat
ters, and therefore showed up to a cor
respOndingly better advantage. -tsf
Lewis showed a fondnesS for his cor
ner in the seventh, but got out OF sew
eral close pushes by clever ducking,
avoiding thereby number of blows
which cleaved the heated atmosphere
with swish.
Cheers greeted Lewis when he pound
ed out III the eighth and last round, led
with his left and landed smart one on
the PEARLS fiat nose. Lewis tongue
had been scraped and he had otherwise
been freShened and encouraged by
Killen until he was more aggressive.
Still, he YVES in need of wind. The
Pearl worked him into his corner and
worked him out again, rapping him
good and sOundly. In the midst of
desperate rush by the Pearl. in which
he forced his white antagonist almost
into the arms of his seconds, the affair
ended.
The decision of the referee was "a
draw" Clearly, however, the Pearl
had the best of it. He was cool and
showed no signs of exertion, while
Lewis was painting and nearly ex-
Lewis is big fellow with
muscles. but slow and
not skillful. He made little attempt to
use his right relying upon his left. and
too frequently falling short in his efforts
to get it in.