The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-03
C0NN0RS WINS THE FIGHT
HALEY KNOCKED OUT IN THE
TwENTY-THIRD ROUND.


the Pools Loses in the Ring, with
the Odds in His Favor-Three Hun
dred People Witness the Knock
Out at SIS Apiece The Rounds as
They Were Fought and the Wind Up.
j. Connors of Buffalo defeated ]. Haley
of New York in a glove contest at the Sa-
vannah Athletic Clubs hall last night after
twenty-three rounds. 1t was fight to the
finish under Marquis of Queensbury re-
vised rules. Four-ounce gloves we're used
Tie fight has been on for some time, and
and has been the topic in sporting circles.
Both men are well known. Connors has
been in twenty-three fights. and has been
defeated but once. Haley had never
been defeated before last night.
Both men are light weights,
but are hard hitters and can stand almost
any amount of punishment as
shows. They weighed in at 123 pounds,
and stripped they showed to splendid ad
vantage. Haley was the favorite in the
pools yesterday, and the odds were against
Connors 100 to 50, but the Buffaloan's stock
went up last night.
THE CROWD IN THE HALL.
About 300 people witnessed the fight.
Haley was seconded by Arthur Upham,
who is now on his way to New Orleans to
fight Pat Farrell before the Young Mems
Club, and Doc. OConnell, Upham's trainer.
Connors was seconded by Prof. Myers and
Charles Levau. He wore the colors of the
Buffalo Athletic Club.
| Larry Dyer of the Boston Globe acted as
time-keeper. The fight began little after
10 O'Clock and ended just before midnight
| OPENING OF THE BATTLE. o.
| The first round opened with Connors
| leading, after which came a slight inter-
change of blows, though no damage was
done. Connors again led, and succeeded in
planting a few slight blows on Haley's face
and chest without any appreciable effect,
though he did get in a neat blow on bis adver-
sary's head, and repeated it on the stomach,
breast, and ribs ia succession, and got
nothing in return. Haley was waiting
| his chance, however, and before the
! gong announcing the end of the round
struck he rushed IN on Connors and got in
two blows.
At the beginning of the second round
| Connors jauntily came to the center of the
ring and placed four left-handers in quick
succession on various parts Of Haley's body.
Haley retaliated by insinuating his fisj be-
| tween the ribs of the Buffalo professor
They both became shy after this,
and were evidently feeling each other.
The end of the round drawing
near Connors went to work and got in two
hits on the New Workers. ribs and gave him
| one on the jaw for luck. An interchange
Of blows was followed by clinch and the
warning break" from the referee. Again
they clinched, and the referee once more had
to call 'break away"
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
The third round opened with both men a
little shy. They succeeded before long in
| getting into clinch and the referee again
forced them apart. Connors chased Haley
around the ring and they again clinched
| near the ropes. Before the end of the round
both succeeded in meeting in loving en-
brace and Rugged each other The round
ended the same as the preceding one. The
| men had not yet succeeded in finding
out each others weak points and were
little wary. Connors made hay while the
sun was shining or the gaslight burning,
and gave Haley two gentle reminders and
| three light upper cuts that amounted to
nothing. After some purring the Buffaloan
planted one in Haley's stomach, and, to
keep it company, another on his head, but
Haley retaliated with a right and left
handler before Connors was aware of it, At
the end of this round both men were in a
clInch, but before they came together Haley
planted strong blow on Corners head.
The opening of the fourth round found
Haley perspiring freely. He exchanged
one blow with Connors and the latter
pranced gaily up and hit his antagonist a
resounding whack on the back of the neck.
Haley, little bit netted, girded himself
up and placed two body blows to
his account. Connors, not to be out
done in gellantry tapped Haley back,
The New Yorker then sailed in, and Corners
jibed suddenly, got out of the way, and
| lacking around reached out for Ha-
ley's upper works, but failed to connect, as
Haley put on more steam and CALAMITY
sailed away to the other side of the ring
Later on Connors planted his right hand
on Haley's ribs and neatly stopped one of
the latter's right hand blows.
HALEY's GOOD WORK. r.
The fifth round opened as usual, with Con
nors looking for trouble. He got in on
Haley twice, and followed up with a ter
rifle right-hander, and finally got tangled
up in regular knot Then fallowed an ex-
change of blows greatly in favor of Haley,
who wound up by getting blow in on
Connors' neck. Conlors failed to get there
with terrific right-hand upper
cut, and was forced to
the ropes. This rouad was, on the whole,
greatly in favor of Haley.
The sixth round opened with Connors as
fresh as a daisy, and Haley trifie weary
The Buffalo man led with his left, and got
what he was aiming for. He repeatedly
landed in Haley's arms for the purpose Of
weakening them. The work in this
round told in Connors' favor later
on. he warmed up then, and
made Haley weary by tremendous blow
ON the back of the neck. Things began to
look dubious. Haley was not successful in
getting single blow in this round.
In the seventh round Connors was
game and Haley meant business.
Haleys left ribs were badly battered
though, before before the round ended
Connors got whack on the head, but he
soaked Haley in eturn on the right ribs,
and did remarkable execution with his left
hand.
HALEY SHOWS WEAKENING.
At the beginning of the eighth round
Connors sprung to the front of the ring
and got in his initial blow as usual. Haley
rushed in; both men clinched and were
ordered to break away. Connors again and
again landed ON Haley's ribs and with tell
ing effect This battering began to tell
heavily on Haley. Connors resumed hos
tilities and gently patted Haley six times
The New Yorker got mad and rushed in
with two solid blows. With the exception
of these blows Connors did about as he
pleased and smiled continuously. In the
last minute Haley became nettled and
rushed in but failed to do anything.
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