The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-12
LAREINS' VICTORY.
He Knocked Out Hagan-
Rifle, Baseball and
Tennis.

string Of victories. He met ana van
quishsd Jimmy Hagen, the clever
Quaker CRY champion 1t was the
Philadslphians first defeat. They met
at 122 pounds. II was the opening event
before the recently formed Granite
Association Of Hoboken. The As
s~ocissfon has the best equipped hall
for boxing exhiHtions In this section, and
the arranrements are excellent. The
attendance was not as large as antici-
pated- About ave hundred spectators
were present. ana they witnessed a splen-
did display Of skill by two. scisn-
title. active and plucky sparrers
md admirable generals in the ring. There
Misunderstanding about weighing in
The match had been made
re club else this difficulty would have
been avoided. Larkins weighed in at
Pat Cahilrs, this city. at 2 O'Clock, the
time fixed. He waited at Taylor's Hotel,
expecting, to meet Hagan there. me
and Hagan weighed in there. After
weighing In both men who had
been fasting all day. INDUCED In a
meal and went TO sleep for an
hour. The trouble over the weighing re-
suited in q bet of $500 being cancelled,
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3 $500, Of which the winner received $1,000
and the loser $500. The betting was at
200 to $50 and so On Larkins. The Jersey
City boy was the first to enter the ring,
He was attended by Tom Murray and
Jack Hines. Hagan's seconds were Jack
Fogarty snd Walter Campbell. The
referee was Jere Dunn, and the watch
was held by Honest John Kelly.
The JERSEY City boy rs usual studied
his opponents style to ascertain his weak
points. When he found his rival was n
one hand fighter, he avoided that
hand. the left. and then began
with his batterine rams, driv-
1ty offered, until he had the Quaker
City champion at his mercy.
Larkins used both hands aud parried
many blows Of Hagan's vicious
left but accepted those with his
weak right TO get in stingers
with either his powerful right
or left or both. 1t was for this reason
that Hngan got In so many blows. Hagan
began BY forcing the fighting. He
rushed Larkins to the ropes, but
received three hot ones on the
face during the first round. In the
second round Larkins' tactics were plain.
He only tried when he was certain of
landing and landed hard. He was vast
ing no wind or strength in light taps
Or unnecessary sparring. Hagan again
resorted to rushing. He was neatly
stopped, but planted several on Lar
kins' body. The Jersey boy duck
ed a swing that meant mis-
chief, and gave Hagan several
stiff blows on the face. In the third round
Larkins secured first blood. There were
several hot exchanges. Hagan landed one
with ginger on Larktns body, but
refaliated with a pile driver on Hagan's
jaw. In the fourth round it was evident
that Larkins had measured his
man, and began his battle He
whenever 1t was out of the way the Jer-
sey boys gloved hands shot out quickly
and landed. II light gloves had been en-
pIoyed instead Of light mittins this would
have been Hagan's last round. He was
aggressive, but Larkins sent in two drivers
on the face in return and as the gong
sounded he had just planted two hard
ones and had his rival dazed. When the
men advanced in the fifth round. Hagan's
face showed the marks Of the pun
ishment. They exchanged blows
but the Jersey boys contained the
greater power. As the round closed
Larkins landed with left and right on
Hagan's battered face. In the sixth round
the aggressive was completely knocked
out OF Hagan. and be was forced to resort
was the beginning of the end.
In the seventh round Larkins
reserved his power convinced that
be had his man and only landed when he
had q clear opening and then landed hard.
One blow doubled Hagan up. In
b eighth round Hagan revived and again
was Inclined to be aogres-
edve. His condition was apparent,
as he wa wild Larkins was patient
and content with administering homH.
pathic doses knowing his rival was stead
lily going TO sleep under the treatment.
In the ninth round Hagan started in
desperately hoping TO get in that chance
blow that would turn the tide in his
-fayc<. He was quickly stopped and
chuched to save himself. In the tenth
round Larkins landed with telling effect,
aud a plan with less pluck than Hagan
would lave quit. In the eleventh
round Hagan made a vicious
but wild rush, and did land two hot
ones Larkins responded, and sent
Haran Keeling. into bis corner as
time was called: In the twelfth
round Hagan Rugged Larkins to
avoid punishment. Then his glove cam
of and before il could be adjusted time
was called. Larklns got in a hot one In
this round. In the thirteenth round Lar
Bins began putting on the finishing
touches. He sent Hagan aginst the ropes
aud the latter chung TO them in
hope of saving himself. In the fourteenth
round Larkins emit Hagan down half a
dozen times, but the plucky PHILADELPHIA
an staggered to his feet to be sent down
again. His seconds acknowledged his
defeat. and Larkins was awarded the