The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23
BILLY SMITH WINS.
Frank Keller, of Michigan, Out
in the Twenty-Fourth.
GODDARD TO MEET M'AULIFFE.
Salem Raises the Necessary $4,000
of Capital Stock, and VIII Be a Mem
Il Der of the Baseball League.

SAN Francisco. Feb 22.-The California Ath-
letic Club was well filed tonight, the event
being finish fight between Billy smith, the
well-known Australian heavyweight, and
Frank Keller, OF Ypsiianti, Mich, for 81 800
purse.
Keller's superior height and long left made
him an awkward party for smith to handle.
but Billy scored several hard left jabs in
the first three rounds, aud brought blood from
keller's left eye in the third. Smith slipped to
his knee and Keller struck him lightly, but no
foul was claimed
The fourth round was Smiths, but in tho
fifth Keller assumed the aggressive and several
times landed both hands on Smiths head as the
latter ducked after u iab. Near the close OF the
round he sent Smith to the floor face downward
with right on the neck. In the sixth smith
dropped TO bis knees in q elineh, and Keller got
in right.
seventh-Keller stopped couple of leads
with his left, and in the eighth landed heavily
ON Smiths left eye, and most of his right hand
swings went around Smith, taking effect on tho
latter's back
Ninth-Both went to the floor in a rally
Keller followed up his advantages well for big
man, and nearly, ALWAYS got in his right. A hot
exchange of two-handed swings for the head
ended with Smith slipping to the floor.
From the tenth to the thirteenth the honors
were about even, Smith landing n chopping left
on keller's eye, which was again bleeding,
Whlle Keller swung his right with considerable
force for smiths head. In the twelfth smith
landed half dozen let's and couple of rights
on the Michigan mans head, dazng him. Both
went to the floor by the force OF swings. Smith
continued driving backhand lefts on to Keller's
cheek in the next two rounds, but in the four
teenth he caught couple of left swings that
shook him up considerably. Keller was
apparently freshening and in the fifteenth
nearly dropped Smith with left on
the jaw, followed by long right drive.
Smith kept up his jabbing tactics during the
next Eve rounds Keller ducked and threw him
sprawling in the eighteenth. In the twentieth
Smith landed repeatedly with his right and left
on Keller's left temple, and the call of time
alone saved the latter. In the twenty-frst kel-
Ter, to the surprise of the spectators, opened
with rush, driving Smith back with a Left on
the jaw. The latter played both hands for the
groggy Mchigander's head. but was unable to
send him down, Keller retaliating with good
right punch in the wind In the twenty-second
Smith dropped Keller with a right over the ear,
and in the twenty-third drew blood from the
latter's cheek, pursuing the same careful tactics
as when he fought Riordan.
In the twenty-fourth he staggered Keller with
right on his bleeding cheek bone. and the con-
less. Smith knocked him down, and when he
rose sent him down again. He was struggling
to his feet when counted out.
During the fight President Fulda read a cable
gram from Joe Goddard of Australia, accepting
a match with Joe McAuliffe for June, and ask
ing the club to cable expenses Immediately.