Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-20

New ORLEANS, May io.--Thc great
lightweight glove fight between Andy
Bowen, the "I.ouisiana tornado" and
BILLY Myers, the "Strcater cyclone"
took place tonight IN the famous
Olympia club. Nearly 1000 people
witnessed the contest. Tho betting
was 500 on Myers u $50 on Bowen.
These men, II will be remembered, met
last May and fought twenty.six
rounds, mt the end OF which Myers
manager, Cheney, gave up tho fight.
Myers was not knocked out, but bruised
and bloody and presented the appear
ance Of man very nearly beaten.
Bowen was seconded tonight by Bob
Farrell and Tom Kelly, while Myers
was seconded by Link Pope, Andy
Myers and All Kennedy. Alexander
Brewster was appointed referee.
In the first round Bowen was wary
and Myers aggressive. Bowen hit
Myers q smasher on the head, knock
ing him down, and repeated the knock.
down again In short time. In the
second Myers continued and tried 10
crowd Bowen aud received hard
swing on tho eye. Bowen got n heavy
left.handcr ON the LETT ear. Bowen
landed right on Myers' right eye,
sounding all over the house.
In the third Myers' nose was bleed
ing freely, and he got u smash on the
ribs that nearly knocked him down.
Bowen staggered Myers with right.
hand swing aud landed rlght-hand
body punch, the force OF which was
broken by Mycs' retreat. In the fourth
Myers kept pressing on In spite OF hard
blows from Bowen, and succeeded In
landing n right.iiander on Bowen's
nose. In the nth, sixth and seventh
sharp blows were exchanged, but
nothing decisive.
In the eighth Myers tired Of being
the aggressor and tried 10 pull Bowen
on. but tho latter was too cautious.
Finally, when Bowen did lead, Myers
knocked him down. In the ninth
Myers was staggered by right.hander,
but kept pushing, and received blow
In tho stomach moment later. In the
tenth, eleventh and twelfth there were
some sharp exchanges, and Bowen was
evidently getting angry. lie began
10 fight viclously, but with bad judg-
ment. He smashed Myers eye with n
Highlander, aud II blcd profusely.
In tho thirteenth and fourteenth
Myers begged Bowen TO lead. Bowen
responded with smash Ia Myers
stomach. Myers landed hls right solid
on Bowcn's head. In the fifteenth,
sixteenth and seventeenth there
was sharp fighting. both landing
heavy blows, Bowen finishing the
round with heavy right on Myers
Jaw, following with one delivered on
tho stomach. Myers stomach was
looking very bad at this time. He had
terrible black eye, which was bleed
Ing al one corner, aud u bloody nose.
Myers still continued aggressive tao
ties and IN the next few rounds landed
soine hard blows.
In the nineteenth, after q sharp
cllnch. Myers, In breaking away, fell.
In the twenticth Bowen landed, knock
Ing Myers TO tho ropes. The referee
cautioned Myers 10 fight fair. Tne
Streatcr boy was evidently anxious u
finish the fightA but could not land.
In the twenty-second Bowen landed
heavy right-handrr on Myers left
eye and n left ON the stomach. Myers
landed vicious right hand and COM
miited several fouls.
In tho twenty.fourth round Myers
fouled Bowen several times and this
crowd became boistcrous. The referee
awarded the fight TO Bowen on foul.
President Novel; said "a final de-
clsion would 10 rendered tomorrow.
Several Of the Myers men think Myers
lost the battle Justly.