The morning call., 1892-03-22
FOURTEEN ROUNDS.
Armstrong whipped by Smith at the oc-
cidentaI Club.

Armstrong whipped by Smith at the oc-
cidentaI Club.
Eight hundred people saw Billy Smith of
Boston whip Billy Armstrong Of this city
in fourteen rounds at the Occidental Ath-
letic Club last evening. The fighters
weighed at the ringside, and both scaled
under 133 pounds.
Smith was a strong favOrte in the bet
ting. He sold at SO against 81 on Arm
strong.
The contest was begun Mt 9:30 o'clock,
and Referee Ha les, who cOughed from in
halipg the fumes of tobacco, asked the
crowd 10 please stop smoking
The first round was comparatively tame.
The men fddled for an opening, and few
seconds before the gong sounded Arm
strong made wicked lunge at Smith. which
the latter ducked nicely, and caught Arm-
strong on his shoulder as he came up
against the ropes.
The second round was surprise to Arm
strong and the gents who held the official
clocks. smith did not delay moment
after the call for business. He rushed aud
met Armstrong few feet from the latter's
corner. After a short rally at close range
which Smith had all the better Of, he caught
Armstrong stiff left on the Jaw, which
was Immediately followed by night on the
same point, and down went Armstrong not
knocked out but pretty badly dazed. He
looked up beseechingly at his opponent,
who stood over him ready TO administer the
coup dc grace when the downed fighter
would again scramble 10 his pins.
During the excitement attending the
knocRdOwn the gentlemen who held stop
watches lost their thinking-caps and Man
ager Young" Mitchell pulled three white
hairs--which were OF instantaneous trans
formatlon-frOm his pOmpad0ur while shout
ing at the torpid timekeepCrs 10 call off the
seconds.
Armstrong must have Rugged the floor at
least twelve seconds before he regained his
pins.
When the fallen had arisen in all his
mlgntlness ne was sent on all fours again
by punch on the neck, and remained down
nine and half seconds. lie had not more
than assumed an erect position when the
gong came to his very timely assistance, and
Murphy hauled him to his chair in yery
exhausted condition.
Smith surprised his friends In the third
round by standing off instead of forcing
the game, as he certainly proved TO be the
better man at shOrt-arm fighting. Arm
strong stood off and at long range he plar ted
some ugly left-handers on Smiths neck and
side face. The latter bled Armstrong; lips
with singing left-hander, which the San
franciscan did not by any means relish.
There were several cliBches, and nearing
the end of the round Armstrong planted his
left three or four times with telling effect on
Smiths face.
From this until the ninth round the fight
ing was done principally at long range, at
which game Armstrong proved to be the
better man. In hot rally Smith got bad
cut over the left eye, the optic having come
In contact with the heel OF Armstrong;
glove.
In the tenth Smith brought fresh flow of
claret from his opponents nose and lips
and In return he stopped beautiful brace
of straight lefts with his stomach which
was left uDguarded.
During the thirteenth round Armstrong
caught La Blanche swing which was we'll
delivered, on the neck. and as he staggered
back Smith caught him right on the jaw
little highland Armstrong dropped to the
carlet. lie was on the floor In "a dazed state
when the gong again saved him from de-
feat.
In the fourteenth and last round Smith
went right at his quarry. and after knock
ing Armstrong down several times. the lat
ter finally turned over on his side and con-
cluded that he had had enough. The match
was awarded to Smith. who was apparently
fresh nd ~