Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-02
AFTER TEN ROUN IS.
Maben of Fort Worth, Bantam weight.
Wins the Fight.

WINS the right
| A spirited ten round contest. with eight.
| ounce gloves, occurred last night at Wade's
| theater, between J. H. Williams, liz pound
| man from Dallas, and Dave Mabry, d
| bantam-weight of this city, weight
| lG1 pounds. The match YVES made
three days ago, and the terms were that
Williams should knock Mahen out in ten
rounds, the winner 10 take the purse of
SO and 70 per cent Of the gate receipts.
Jim Brown, the Galveston Spider. -
seconded Maben, and John Hall looked after
Williams
About $50 sports were present and
opinion was divided as TO the result, the
opinion Of cunning ones, however, being
that Alaben would stay the requisite num-
Der of rounds. Williams had
much the advantage Sin weight and
advantages when gotten. Maben was
shifty on his feet and to this aud to his
clever duciing he owes his escape from
innumerable vicious leads of the Dallas
man.
The first two rounds were consumed in
light sparring for openings. and the attempts
of each TO gauge the other Williams made
ducked or gotten away from.
Third rounC-Williams tried for Maben's
face, but led short and the latter landed a
light one on his chest. Williams then
tried for the little mans neck but
was again short. Some light
interchanges then followed and VILLAINS
landed sharply on Maben'S face who at
tempted to return the compliment. but
played short. The round closed with the
men sparring for wind
Fourth round-Williams commenced ION
the aggressive and rushed Maben to the
ropes, but was unable to do anything Sc
rious on account of Maben's clever
.lna IL, 1,
body blows on the Fort Worth man
but the latter was too light on his feet and
got away by scratch each time. The
round closed with Williams giving Maben a
rib-roaster.
Fifth round-Williams was still on the
aggressive, and it was plain his plan was
TO play for NIabens wind. He
made round-arm sweep that
fell short only about an inch.
The force of the blow turned Williams
clear around. and Maben put in the time on
the back of Williams neck. A light ex-
change of blows and sparring for wind con-
sumed the remainder of this round.
Sixth rOund.-The sparring in this round
was lively and some rapid and heavy leads
We're made by Doth men. Williams again
commenced by trying for his mans wind,
and met with no better success. Maben
then returned the compliment and led
for Williams neck and landed lightly, get
ting away in plenty Of time to avoid one of
Williams right-hand swings, with which he
was trying hard to land 4 Knockout blow.
Seventh round.-Maben was still on the
no chance to land on his
wind, for which he continually
led Williams then tented with his right.
Maben lodged cleverly, and then Williams
found AiabenS mouth with his left.
Some futile sparring then followed,
when Williams again endeavored 10 land.
He succeeded I;S. in /, getting in
Naben generally returned During the
latter part of the round Maben did some
exceedingly clever ducking, whereby he
s>oided some swinging fullarm blows that
might have ended disaStrou5y.
Eighth round-Williams started in to
to avoid vicious righthander. The
rest of the round was characterized
by hammer and tongS work in
which both men landed heavily on the body
Williams succeeded in finding Maben's
chin and followed this up with a hard one
intended for the little mans wind He,
however. went down 10 avoid ii and the
round closed.
Ninth round-Williams only had two
more rounds in which to fix his man. who
was now to all appearances as fresh as he
was when he began. He rushed Maben.
but the latter was handy on his feet and
kept away, knowing that this was best
for him. Williams repeatedly lunged
at his wind with his right and repeatedly |
fell short. He then succeeded in landing |
on Maben's nose and got the first blood OF !
the match, but only in small quantities. |
Williams landed lightly on Maben'S neck and |
was countered on the cheek. The round |
eaesed with Maben's punching the back of |
Williams head before the latter could |
turn.
Tenth roWd.-Maben came up confident !
and smiling and Williams had been receiy- |
ing counsel from his second The latter |
tented with his left for Maben's face and |
svung his right for his wind but Maben was |
away in plenty of time. He then countered |
on Williams neck. \ fast Interchange of |
short arm blows then followed and the men !
clinched. In the break away Williams |
tried again for his mans wind, and the
latter went down 10 avoid the blow. He |
was quickly up again and sue
,ceded in touching Williams |
mouth lightly. Another clinch followed |
and as the men broke away time was
,alled.
The referee declared Maben the winner, |
Williams failing TO knock him out in the
agreed number, ten rounds.