The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-23
FOUGHT LIKE DEMONS.
Andy Bowen Defeats Light
Weight Billy Myer.
TwENTs-EleHT HOT ROUNDS.
The Streator Cyclone BADLY Bruised
and Smeared With Blood.
Jack McAuiihe's An-Nighs Antagonist
Compelled to Striks HIS Cclors-
siashiaS Rattle In New Orieans-Pelics

NEw ORLEANS. May - Silly Myer. the
S,reaior cyclone. met Andy Bowen. a
local lightweight, in a finish fight for
$500. with FIVE ounce gloves. at the West
End Athletic Club this evening Bowen
won the night IN the twenty round.
Both entered the ring apparently in good
condition and fit for hard fight Con-
siderable money was up. most OF il being
laid with odds of two 20 one on Nyer. Fat
kenrick, ; prominent local sport. was
chosen referee. ana . great crowd was
present People in fact began 10 gather
before ! clock. and st Q there were over
5000 in the pavilion, including many no.
tables in the sporting line.
Jake Kilrain was greeted with great APP
plause- Bowen weiabed in at 1874 pounds,
and Myer at 1881.
When they appeared in the ring much
delay was occasioned by disputes, especial
ly over Myers having bandaged his right
wrist. which he hurt in the fight with
Hopper three weeks ago. Bowen for some
time refused to tight unless it was taken
of, but finally time WAS called al - p. m.
First round Bowen opened the fight By lead:
Ing and hitting Myer ON the shoulder Hs
then rushed him. aud hit him again. Bowen
had the best Of the round
Second ronnd-There was some lively spar
ring. Bowen getting in four licks to Myers
three.
Third round Both men got in telling blows.
but both seemed ss,us even.
Fourth rcuni-Myer lit Bowen q terrible
knock on the meek. and Andy rstsliased. Mycr
wa bleedit from one eye and blowing.
Fifth round-Affcr some hard in-nghiing
Bowen threw Nyer and had the best OF the
round.
The next two rounds were spsrring far wind.
From this 10 the sixteenth round aitcrnsted
caut Gus spayfing and shor. spurts of sharp in
fighting. no severe blows being given.
sixteenth rouni-Bowen did some hard lead
Ing. ard hit Myer on the neck and terrible
blow under the heart.
Seventeenth round d-Bowen hit Myer in the
face, bat the strestcr boy came back at him.
and after some vicious in-dghtinE the round
ended in Myers favor.
Eighteenth round-Bowen landed on Myers
car. ard followed with swipe on the neck.
which staggered Billy. They ciinched ON the
ropes. aud Bowen got the best OF It.
Nineteenth round-Boih men we're consider
ably tired. bat Bowen succeeded In laading
good one on Myers neck. while 1iliy cross
countered.
Twentieth round Nyer chased Bowen around
and told him 10 come up and fight and Bowen
hit Myer on the neck and got him on the ropes.
Taon. after sharp fn lighting. Myer knocked
Bowen On the ropes hS . powerful blow on tho
neck.
Twcntysecona round-Bowen seemed fresh
and. after some spasring for wind. he smashed
Nyer square on the nose.
Twensy-third round-He led and hit Billy in
the chest
Twenty fourth round-Billy did some leading
and hit Bowen Ia the neck, after which there
was some hard in-fShting.
Twenty-dfth round-Both men were very eau
tiona Bowen hit Myer in the breast and then
in the mouth. Billy mede treme dous iunge
q his opponent and missed. Both men were
bleeding freely. The round ended with hard in.
fighting.
Twenty sixth round-Myer has terrible cut
ON the left eye and blood on his breast Bowen
led and missed. Both men struck each other,
but Bowen got the best ofit Myer made ter
rible lunee for a knockout blow. but Bowen
ducked and got away At the end OF the TWEEN
ty-sxth honon were about equally divided.
Twenty seventh round-Both men fought ike
demons and clinched. The round ended in
Myers fsyeE The ring was full OF police off,
GERS, and II looked as II Nyer had won.
Twenty-eighfh round-Bowcn led and Myer
got away. Both men were exhausted Myer
gct Bowen on tie ropes and the police sepa-
rated them
roand MI cheeney came forward and gave the
out In the tenth round The referee gave the
fight 70 fowen. ending the twenty snth round.
After the fight Billy Myers manager
stated that he saw Billy had broken his
injured hand in the tenth round and the
blows lacked force He said he saw Myer
coasd not win and gave IL up.