Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-23

and slipping around Davis neck nearly
| went to the floor.
Second round-Dayis landed his right on
| Woods ear, the latter broke ground and
Davis failed TO catch him. Davis urged
| him to the ropes, and playing his right on
| the ribs, landed on Woods nose.
Third round-DaviS several times rushed
Woods to the ropes. but returned each time
to the center of the ring, having inflicted
little damage.
Fourth round-Woods led q straight left,
falling short as did Davis right for the
| body. Woods landed a good left on Davis
cheek. Several rallies followed, Woods
cleverly ducking.
Fifth round-Woods' left glanced from
Davis jaw. Davis got in his left on the
face and his right on the ribs in quick sue
cession. Woods thrice again landed on
Davis jaw, the latter duckiua vaiulI, then
rallied and returned d couple of hot ones on
the jaw, staggering Woods.
Sixth round-DavlS led, falling short,
then stopped a rush with a left cross coun-
ter. The men were now getting to close
quarters. but taking no chances. Woods
led with his left and Davis upper-cut him.
Woods chung to the corners and seemed dis
posed to clinch.
Seventh round-Woods countered with
his left on the jaw and lodged an ugly
swing. Woods parried and landed a short
left on the point of the jaw, staggering
Davis. The latter raised 10 catch his MIN
BILE opponent. but his swings generally fs.i-
short. Near the close of the round he landed
two hot ones. Woods was sent 10 the ground
twice with right swings and the round
closed
The ninth opened with Davis chasing
Woods around the ring. Woods hiding his
face and Davis landing his right on the back
of the neck. He suddenly retaliated with
his right on the Jaw dazing Davis for Il
ftr1r 10 mo .a.a.sh g,+l ut
close range until both were groggy, ham
mering each other about the head, half-arm
dives anG Davis uppercutting with his right.
Woods caught him as the gong sounded and
Davis went down, half rose, then fell and
was carried TO his corner.
Tenth round-Dayis recovered quickly
and rushed Woods around the ring gamely.
essBying to land his powerful right and 60
ing to the floor with his own effort. He
succeeded in stopping Woods drives for
his jaw and puzzled the latter.
Eleventh round-Dayis slipped to the
floor in his own corner from the effects Of
Woods two hard drives. He was dazed
and bleeding freely from the left eye aud
mouth. He appeared blinded with blood,
but made for Woods jaw, making the lat
ter weary. The round closed with Woods
smashing Davis i'll the mouth with his
right.
Twelfth round-Woods appeared tired.
DuL more COuuGenl. Davis Stldklng out
game and laughing a. Woods brought blood
from an injured eye with right-hand
smashes. He frequently essayed his right,
but Woods stopped him.
Thirteenth rouud-Woods had 4 swelling
on the left cheek, but otherwise he was I'M
harmed. Davis landed on his jaw lightly
with his left. WOODS caught Davis on the
head with smash, sending him on his
knee. As he rose Woods again sent him to
the ropes, smashing his helpless opponent
with his right. Davis was Unable to
respond and appeared hanging on the ropes
F'tzsimmous rushed in and a fight was mar
rowly avoided between Woods and the
wrathy New Zealander, VINO claimed a foul
The Denverites sided with their man and
the ring was soon filed with struggling ex-
cited men.
Dempsey endeavorly vainlv to restore
order. Tire police then entered the ring,
and Davis announcing he would give up the
fight the referee decided in favor of
Woods. 1t was claimed that Woods struck
Davis nearly five seconds after the gong
struck il the critical ninth round, but the
foul. if such it W s, was condoned by Davis
seconds allowing the fight to go on The
confusion was such at the time that few
of the spectators heard the sound of the
gong.
Opinions differ as to whether or not
Davis was actually over the ropes when
Woods struck him in the last round. but
the decision of the referee was against this.
Davis was punished badly. Woods was
little marked.