, 1891-05-20

NEW ORLEANS. May l9.-The great
lightweight glove fight between Andy
Bowen, the Louisville Tornado" and
Billy Myer, the "Streator Cyclone oc-
Cured tonight IN the famous Olympic
club. Nearly 5000 people witnessed the
encounter. The betting today was 500
on Myer to $50 on Bowen. These men,
1t will be remembered. met last May and
fought twenty-six rounds, at the end of
which Myers manager, Cheeny, rave up
the fight, Myer was not knocked out,
but was bruised and bloody and presented
the appearance of a man very nearly
beaten. Bowen was seconded tonight by
Bob Farrell and Tom Kelly. while Myer
was seconded by Link Pope, Andy Mycr
aud Alt Kennedy. Alexander Brewster
was appointed referee.
In the first round Bowen was wary and
Myer aggressive. Bowen hit Myer a
smasher on the head, knocked HIN. down
and repeated the knOck-down again in a
short time.
In the second Myer continued to
crowd Bowen and received a hard swing
in his eye. Bowen got a heavy left
handler on the ear. Bowen landed his
right on Myers ribs. a blow sounding all
over the house.
In the third round, Myers nose was
bleeding freely and he received a smash
on the ribs that nearly knocked him
down. Bowen staggered Myer with a
right-hand swing and landed a right-hand
body punch, the force of which was
broken by Myers retreat.
In the fourth Myer kept pressing on
in spite of the hard blows from Bowen
and succeeded in landing a right handler
on Bowen's nose.
In the fifth, sixth and seventh sharp
blows were exchanged but nothing de-
cisive.
In the eighth, Myer seemed tired Of
being the aggressOr and tried to pull
Bowen on, but the latter was too cautions.
Finally, when Bowen lead Mycr knocked
HIM down.
In the ninth, Myer was staggered by a
right handler but kept pushing and re-
ceived a blow in the stomach a moment
later.
In the tenth, eleventh and twelfth, there
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
handler and it bled profusely.
In the thirteenth and fourteenth Myer
begged Bowen to lead. Bowen responded
with a smash in Myers stomach. Mycr
landed his right solid on Bowen's head.
In the fifteenth. sixteenth and seven
teenth there was sharp fighting, both land
ing heavy blows. Bowen finishing the
round with a heavy right on Myers Jaw,
following one on the stomach. Myers
face was looking verv bad at this time.
He had a terrible black eye which was
bleeding at one corner, and a swollen and
bloody nose. Myer still contInued his ag-
g~ressive tactics and IN the next few
rounds landed some hard blows, seeming
to get ground.
In the nineteenth, after a sharp chnch,
Myer, in breaking away. fell.
In the twentieth Bowen landed. knock.
ing MYer to the ropes. The referee eau.
toned Myer to fight fair. The Streatol
boy was evidently eager to finish the fight
but could not land.
In the twenty, second Bowen landed g
heavy right on Myers sore eye and hi,
left on the stomach. Myer landed a vi
clous right and committed several fouls.
In the twenty-fourth round Myer foulet
Bowen several times and the crowd be
came boisterous. The referee awarded
the fight to Bowen on a foul.
President Newell said the final decision
would be rendered tomorrow. Severa
Myer men think he lost the battle Justly
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