St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-01
BATTLE OF BANTAMS.
Terrific Mill Between Kelly,
the Harlem Spider, and Jer-
seyman Moran.
Ten Rounds With Skin Gloves,
Moran Being Squarely
Knocked Out.
Minnesota Sluggers Don the
Mitts, to the Delight Of
Duluthians.
Jimmy Carroll and George
Corrigan Fight to a
Draw.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-0Id-time pu-
gilists, who hate to admit that young
Sters can do anything III the fighting
line, and who were present tonight at
the mill between Tommy Kelly, the
''Harlem Spider" and "Chappie Moran,
of Jersey City, for the bantam cham
pionship of the world, admitted, after
the ten rounds had been fought. that the
battle was one of the best they ever saw.
The contest took place near the border
between New York and Pennsylvania.
and 80 of the most prominent sporting
men of this vicinity, Boston and Phila-
delphia were present. The stakes were
$500 side, and a purse of $500, of which
$l00 went to the loser, was guaranteed.
Skin gloves we've worn. An eX
pugilist, now teacher of boxing
in this city, was referee. Jack
McMasterS held the watch for Moran.
and Johnny Eckhardt did the same for
Kelly. Jimmy Larkins and friend
seconded Moran, and two Harlem sports
were behind Kelly. This was the third
match that had been arranged between
the men. When the others fell through,
on each occasion each man accused the
other of cOwaTdly conduct. and the per-
sonal feeling between them was in
tense.
THEY HAD TRAINED CAREFULLY
notwithstanding Tumors to the contrary
that have been abroad for two OF three
weeks. When they weighed this
morning Kelly was three pounds over
weight and he had to sweat off in
Russian bath. Even that experience
Brought him down to only 1863
pounds. Moran was at regulation
weight, los pounds. Kelly's record
up to this encounter was more
that of a trial pugiist than any
thing else. He has been employed
many times, on account Of his clever
Dess. to stand up against heavy men,
whose qualities prospective hackers de-
Sired to bring out. He has never been
Knocked out, even by men who weighed
anywhere from ten to thirty pounds
heavier than himself. Moran, who
came here from England in
1856, won the amateur cham
pionship in the bantam class in
1887 and 1888. He then announced HIM
self professional, but could fnd no op-
pOnent, and he returned to e lgland.
While there he won eight battles in
birmingham, London and Canterbury.
He came back to Jersey City year ago,
and has since whipped Frank Donovan,
of this city, in fourteen rounds. The fight
tonight was of the most desperate from
the start. Kelly was the taller by over
two inches, and he had a big advantage
in the reach. He won first blood in the
first round by cut on Moran, and first
knOckdown in tue second round by a
left-hander on the neck. The betting.
which was lively, and opened at 100
to so on Moran, became even
after four rounds had been
fought, as Moran was knocked
clean off his pins, for the second time,
in the fourth round. Throughout the
whole engagement the fighters indulged
IN ruSheS and clincheS, and the
N-FIGHTING WAS REALLY TERRIFIC.
Moran played more for the stomach,
and Kelly kept beating ON "Chappieis''
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 be-
coE:e groggy. In the tenth round
Moran knocked Kelly down by right
handler Oh the Jaw. The "Spider'' re-
manned on his back for eight seconds,
but all of a sudden jumped to his feet
and rushed Moran. More sharp in
fighting followed. and during it Kelly
placed a right-hander on Moran's neck,
and ''Chappie." in falling, struck a post
and then punched himself on the floor
thoroughly knocked out. 1t was esti-
mated that about 1000 changed hands
OH the result