Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-21
TED PR|TCHARD PUT TO SlEEP,
Jim Hall Knocks Out the Brit
ish Champion.
The Antipodean Whipped the Lon
doner in Four Rounds.
Sullivan and corbett in Prime Condition
for Their Coming Fight = Both
Men Are Confident OF
Victory.
Rx the Associated press.l ]

BY the Associated Press.l
LONDON, Aug. 20.-A glove contest be-
tween Jim Hall, the Australian, and
Ted Pritchard, the English champion,
came off early this morning at Brighton,
and was won by Hall in four rounds.
The fight was for e100C. The men
fought at 150 pounds. The fight was
managed with great secrecy, very few
persons knowing when or where it was
to come off. 1t was generally thought
it would not take place until Monday.
There we're present only thirty or forty
OF the principal supporters OF the COM
batants. The participants were both
sanguine. The weather was fine, the
sun shining brightly as the men ap-
peared in the ring. Pritchard was Sec
onded by Jack Baldock and Sam Bla-
lock, while Charlie Mitchell and Charlie
Rowell acted for Hall. Both men
showed up in good condition.
From the moment the first blow was
struck, the battle waged fast and furi-
ous. Hall was much taller than his
antagonist, and coon showed that he
was quite as clever with his hands as
Iritchard. With his extra long reach,
he had decided advantage. Pritchard
tried hard to break through Halls
guard, but every time he attempted it,
he was promptly met by the Austria
lian's left.
In the second round Pritchard seemed
to fare better. In this round he deliv-
cred heavy blow with the right, which,
striking Hall equarely, sent him to the
grass. Hall lay helpless some time,
when he rallied, apparently as fresh as
at first, and, when the fighting was re-
Humed, boxed as fast as his opponent.
The. third round was in favor of Hall,
who seemed to demoralize Pritchard
with his heavy blows in the face.
In the fourth round, Hall followed up
his advantage, and landed two severe
blows on Pritchard, one on the chin and
one on the side of his head, which sent
Pritehard to the ground. When time
was called, Pritcbard was unable to
respond, and Hall was declared the
winner.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another account of the fight says
little advantage was gained by either of
the men in the first round. Pritchard's
supporters felt confident that their man
would win, and ESQ to s100 was offered
on Pritchard, as the men came up for
the second round. In this round Pritch-
ard knocked Hall clean off his pins with
left-handed counter. Pritchard stood
off his opponent. and nine seconds sped
by before Hall got up. He kept out of
danger, and recovered 80 quickly that
he got going as fast as Pritchard at the
call of time.
During the second period of rest, be-
tween rounds two and three, Mitchell
gave sage advice to Hall, who still wore
q smile of confidence. In the other
corner Baldock said ''It's pinch for
you Ted. You have only got to finish
him again in the middle"
Both men stepped to the scratch at
the word. Hall ducked from Pritch-
ards lead and banged his left on the
latter's mouth. Before Pritchard could
recover, Hall once more smashed him
on the left eye, which was now cut and
discolored.
''I'll bet s1O0 that Hall leaves the
ring without q mark" said Mitchell,
and Hall, with smile, again landed
heavily on Pritchard's left eye. Pritch-
ard now seemed nonplussed. Twice he
tried, without effect, to get on his oppo-
nent, until in the last fifteen seconds,
Hall delivered heavily with both hands.
Pritchard was fought into the corner of
the ring, and was having bad time of
it, when the end of the round really
saved him from Knockout. Hall, at
this juncture, was putting in tremen-
dous amount of work. ia
In the fourth round Pritchard left his
corner looking very much flushed, and
evidently in distress, in direct contrast
to Hall, who took the middle of the
ring full of fight and confidence. Pritch-
ard, however, was first at work, and he
encouraged his supporters by twice de-
livering his left on Hall's mouth. The
Australian only smiled, and from the
way he weaved in, it was seen that he
was only biding his time to land on his
opponent. Pritchard was still strong
on his legs, and nobody thought
that the end was go near. A
busy rally followed, then break
ing away, Hall got close in; timing his
effort, he shot right across on Pritch-
ards cheek. The blow was little too
high, but it knocked the Londoner to
the boards, where he lay just seven
seconds; then he got up again, and
made an effort to keep the Australian
away. Hall, however, weaved in, hook
ing his left in Pritchard's chin and
smashing his right on the point.
The effect was instantaneous.
Pritchard fell to the floor on
his back. Here he lay for a
second or two, then, rolling over, he re-
manned motionless until ten seconds
were called out, one by one by the time
keeper. When they had elapsed, Hall
was declared the winner. M
Mitchell hoisted Hall shoulder high,
Hall receiving the congratulations of his
friends, while Pritchard, who broke
down altogether, had the sympathy of
no small number of those present. The
contest lasted thirteen minutes and fifty
seconds.
SULLIVAN AND CoRBETT.
Both Mon In Prime Condition for the
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