The record-union., 1891-05-20
WON ON A FOUL.
BOWEN AND MYERS TRY CON-
CLUSIONs IN THE RING.
The 'Streater Cyclone'' Fouls the
Louisiana Tornado and Loses
the Fight.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

N1POSLaI W ZIG HNECOhD-ONlOS.
NEW ORLEANS, May 19.--The great
lightweight glove fight between Andy
Bowen, the Louisiana Tornado" and
Billy Myers, the "Streater Cyclone"
occurred tonight in the famous Olympic
Club. Nearly 5000 people witnessed the
encounter. Betting to-day was $3.50 on
Meyers to $50 on Bowen.
These men, it will be remem bered, met
last May and fought twenty-six rounds,
at the end of which Meyers manager,
Cheney, gave up the fight. Meyers was
not knocked out, but was bruised and
bloody, and presented the appearance of
being very nearly beaten.
Bowen was seconded tonight by Bob
Farrell and Tom Kelly, while Myers was
seconded by Link Pope, Andy Myers and
ALE Kennedy. Alexander Brewster was
appointed referee.
In the first round Bowen was wary and
Myers aggressive. Bowen hit Myers
smasher on the head, knocking him
down, and repeated the knock down
again in a short time.
In the second round Myers continued
to crowd Bowen, and received hard
swing on his eye. Bowen got heavy
left-hander on the ear. Bowen landed
ing all over the house.
In the third round Myers nose was
bleeding freely, ana he received a smash
on the ribs that nearly knocked him
down. Bowen staggered Myers with
right-hand swing, and landed a right
hand body punch, the force of which was
broken by Myers retreat.
In the fourth round Myers kept press
ing on in spite of hard blows from
Bowen, and succeeded in landing a right
handler on Bowen's nose.
In the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds
sharp blows were exchanged, but nothing
decisive.
In the eighth Myers seemed tired of
being the aggressor, and tried to pull
Bowen on, but the latter was cautious.
Finally, when Bowen did lead, Myers
knocked him down.
In the ninth, Myers was staggered by
a Highlander, but kept pushing, and re-
ceived blow in the stomach moment
later.
In the tenth, eleventh and twelfth
rounds were some sharp exchanges, and
Bowen was evidently getting angry. He
began to fight viciouSly, but with bad
judgment. He smashed Myers eye with
a right-hander and it bled profusely.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds
Myers begged Bowen to lead. Bowen
responded with a smash in Myers stom-
ach. Myers landed his right solid on
Bowen's head.
In the fifteenth, sixteenth and seven
teenth rounds there was sharp fighting,
both landing heavy blows, Bowen finish
ing the round with a heavy right on My
ers' jaw, following with one delivered
on the stomach. Myers face was look
ing very bad at this time. He had a ter
rible black eye, which was bleeding at
one corner, and swollen and bloody
nose. Myers still continued his aggres-
sive tactics, and in the next few rounds
landed some hard blows, seeming to get
ground.
In the nineteenth round, after a sharp
cllnch, Myers, in breaking away, fell.
In the twentieth round Bowen landed,
knocking Myers to the ropes. The re-
fierce cautioned Myers to fight fair. The
Streator boy was evidently eager to finish
the fight, but could not land.
In the twenty-second round Bowen
landed heavy rights on Myers sorel eye
and left on the stomach. Myers landed
a vicious right, and committed several
fouls.
In the twenty-fourth round Myers
touled Bowen several times, and the
crowd became boisterous.
The referee awarded the fight to Bowen
on foul. President Novel; said a final
decision will be rendered tomorrow
Several of the Myers men think he lost
the battle justly.