Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30
Johnny Van Heest Receives a
Severe Drubbing.
It Was q Rough and Tumble Fight
from Start to Finish.
The wisconsin Mans Backers Threw
Up the Sponge at the End of
the Fourteenth Round.
Pugilistic Notes.
BY the Associated Press.

cOlly Smltn OF LOS Angeles, at tno Cal
ifornia Athletic club. Smith recently
fought draw with George Siddons
who gave Van Heest good battle, and
he had previously disposed of Dan Daly
in good time, go that as a short-endel
he was we'll liked and freely backed. A
$4,000 purse and the prospect of a match
with Dixon was the inducement that
brought the men together.
Peter jackson entered the hall before
the fight commenced, and received an
enthusiastic reception. In responding
he referred to the fact that the Califor.
mia club had on his arrival in this
country championed his cause, and be
said all he asked was that he might
finish what he had begun. This was
taken by the members as an allusion to
his famous meeting with Corbett, and a
storm of applause greeted his remarks.
Van Heest, accompanied by his Sec
onds, Dannie Needham, Billy Dacey and
Jack Hicks. entered the ring at :18
p. m. Smith followed, with Sam Fitz-
patrick and Seward Smith. Smith
stripped trim as a racer, while Van
Heest looked like pudgy little draft
horse.
Time was called at 9:25. Smith
countered hard with his left. followed
by hard right swing on the head.
Three rallies followed in which the men
swung wild, and Van Heest slipped to
the floor. Van Heest stopped Smith
with smashing left drive on the ear as
the round closed.
Second-Smith stopped Van Heest
with left jolt on the Jaw. Smiths su-
perior height and reach made it difficult
for Van Heest to find him, but he up.
pcr-cut him with his left. Smith
rushed and Van slid across the ring on
his stomach, and nearly off the plat
form in his effort to get away.
Third-Van delivered good left on
the Jaw, and left and right swing that
sent Smith at him like little fury.
Van Heest drove his left in, swung hia
right and ducked without avail. Smith
rushed him from pillar to post, pushing
him down three times and going down
once himself. This was Van Heest's
round though, and excitement was in
tenee.
Fourth-Van Heeet had an unfor-
tunate fall, with the back OF his head
striking the floor. Smith caught him
with a long lead, dropping him, then
stood over him, upper cutting him as he
rose.
Van Heest fell again, and the ropes
catching his throat, cent him over with
a Jolt. He landed stiff left in Smiths
face, and dropped him with light left
counter on the cheek, but Smith thought
he had his man on the down grade and
would not be stayed.
Fifth-Van Heest swung his right in
Il md hoo frcc
and more than once Van went to the
floor, borne down by the left smashes of
Smith, who pushed him even through
the ropes, falling on him. Referee Jor
dan had no easy task in keeping the
wildcat Californian within the proper
bounds. Smith had far the best OF this
round, and Van Heest was groggy at
the close.
Sxth--Van Heest found difficulty In
landing his swings, but got in his right
clinched. Van dropped once without
to the floor, pinning him down. Van
as the round closed, bringing Smith to
his knees. 1t was a wild rough and
tumble fight, with plenty OF hard bio VS.
intermixed.
Seventh--Van stopped Smith with q
left on the nose, bringing blood. Smith
sent him twice to the floor With back
handed right smash in the face. Van
clinched at Smiths legs to save himself
when down. Van countered with his
left on Smiths swollen nose and brought
him to his knees with right swing,
falling himself. Smith closed the
round with a hard right on the head.
Eighth-Van's continued dropping to
the floor did not please Smiths friends,
while Van Heest's adherenis hissed
Smith for his apparent desire to throw
Van wheneyersthe men came together.
A series of good counters with honors
about even concluded this round.
Ninth-The men we're tired and the
only blow struck was right handler on
the ear by SmitE.
Tenth-Little done.
Eleventh-Ditto.
Twelfth-Van Heest started the ball
with a left handler and Immediately the
ring was scene of flying hands and
legs as Smith rushed in and bore Van
to the floor repeatedly, falling on him
and taking apparently every unfair ad-
vantage until every man in the hall
was yelling like mad man: 'Foul!'
Foul" The referee refused to allow
the claim.
Thirteenth-This round was much
like the twelfth. Van scored couple
of ewings on the muzzle, which Smith
repaid with left drives and both mems
noees and mouths bled profusely
Around the ring they wrestled, Van
Heest. being the smaller man, getting
the worst of it, and as the round closed
Smith was driving him from corner te
corner, upper-cutting him with his LEFT
and right, making one of the roughes
exhibitions ever seen in the California
club.
Fourteenth-Van ran, hugged ant
swung in desperation. Smith threw
him and fell upon him, bearing dowr
on his neck with his knee
Van Heest rose and dropped Smiti
| to his knees with we'll
directed right. Smith rushed in ant
Iaft