Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21
HALL DEFEATS PRITCHARD.
The Britisher Knocked Out in Four Very
Lively Rounds-7hs Australian Was
Too Big and Clever for the Englishman


Lively Rounds-zha Australian Was
Too Big and Clever for the Enclishman
The Battle Was short and Desperate.
LONDON, Aug. 2o-The glove contest be-
tween Jim Hall, the Australian pugflist, and
Pritchard, English champion, came off this
morning 81 Brighton. The battle was won
in four rounds, the match was for El00 a
side, the men fought at IL stone pounds
The fight was managed with great secrecy,
very few persons knowing when or where it
was to como OF. 1t WAS generally thought
it wouldn't take place till Monday, but in
this case the opinion was wrong There
were present at the fight only 80 or 40 of the
principal supporters of the combatants.
the men in the first round. Pritchard's sun
porters felt confident that their man would
win and ESQ to E100 was offered on Prii CHI
ard us the men came up Up i0r Il the second
Hall clean OF 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 SO
quickly that he was going as fast.as Pritch-
ard ut the call OF time.
During the period OF rest between rounds
two and three Mitchell gave sage advice to
Hail. who still wore a smile of confidence
In the other corner Badeck said: 1T
pinch for you Ted; you have only got to
finish him again in the middle"
word. Hall ducked from Pritchard's lead
and banged his left on the latter'S mouth.
Before Pr1tchard could recover Hall once
moro smashed him on the left, which was
now cut and uisf1gured "IIl bet El00 that
Hall leaves the ring without mark said
Mitchell, and Hall, with smile, landed
heavily on Pritchard's left eve. Pritchard
now seemed non-plussed. Twice he tried
without effect to get on his opponent, until
in the last Is seconds Hall delivered heavily
with both bands. Pritcharo was fought into
the corner of the ring and was having bad
time OF it. when tho end of the round saved
him from a Knockout. Hall at this juncture
was doing tremendous amount of work.
In the fourth round Pritchard left his
corner looking very much flushed and evil
IDENTIFY in distress. In direct contrast to
him Hall took the middle OF the ring full of
fight and confidence. Pritchard, however,
was first at work, and he encouraged his
supporters by twice delivering his left on
Halls mouth. The Australian only smiled,
and from the way he moved 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 the end was so near. A
busy rally followed. Then breaking away
Hall got close in. Timing his effort he shot
his right across on Pritchard's cheek. The
blow was little too high, but it knocked
the Londoner to the boards. where he lay
just seven seconds. Then he was up again
and made plucky effort to keep the Aus
tralian away. Hall, however, again weaved
in, hooking his lett in Prftchard'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 q second
or two, and then rolling over he remained
out one by ono by the timekeeper. When
they had elapsed Hall was declared the
winner. Mitchell hoisted Hall shoulder
the
down altogether, had the sympathy Of no
small number of those present.