The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-10
MCGEE DEFEATS WOODS.
The Boston MAN victorious After n Hard
Fought Battle of Thirty Rounds.

The BOSTON MAN VICTORIOUS After Hard
Fought Battle of Thirty Rounds.
Jack MCGEE, of East Boston, defeated
Fred Woods, of Philadelphia, in thirty
rounds, at the Gladstone Club last night,
for trophy worth 5000 to the winner,
and 5000 to the loser. 1t was the best
glove battle ever seen in this part of the
country, and it is doubtful If it has ever
been In the country. Every one of the
thirty rounds was a battle in itself, and
the display of endurance by both men
was simply wonderful. The men weie he'd
150 pounds, and every pound of that
weight was solid muscle, which the owner
knew how to use. There were no
love taps in the entire contest Every
time it was a good hard punch. Wood is
veritable Hercules in build and his style
caught the audience from the start. He
is light on his feet aud always on the az
gressive, never allowing his opponent to
come TO him but always going after the
other man. He has n wicked left hand
which found a convenient resting place
on McGee's face and neck almost every
time he led and he led often and hard
He punched the Boston man often and
hard enough during the thirty rounds to
make dozen weak hearted men quit, or
put out half a dozen men of less endur-
ance than McGee, but Jack took his medi-
cine like little man, perfectly contented
to get smash in the tace II he could only
retaliate with a straight right in the
body or a right hand swing on the head.
In the long range slugging Woods had
plainly the best OF it, and every body won
dered why he didn't force the infighting.
But McGee took his own time, and when
the opportunity came settled the whole
business, although at the time he was 50
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on his feet. The knock out was the only
knock down of the entire contest.
One round was a repetition of every
other with the exception of the sixth,
seventh, seventeenth and last. In the
other rounds Woods would walk over to
face with his wicked left, getting one in
the wind or over the heart with an occa-
sional swing on the head in return. In
each OF the rounds mentioned above Nc
Gee forced the fighting and after hurri-
cane of swings on the head which almost
finished his opponent lacked the strength
necessary to put on the quietus. In the
thirtieth, with Woods still strong and
active and McGee perceptably weak,
the Boston man landed right-hand
swing on the point of the jaw which
staggered Woods. McGee rushed after
him and then 1t was hammer and tongs
for full minute in Woods corner, both
weak and groggy, but swinging hard and
landing almost every time A blow
in the right spot would finish
either man and McGee just had
the strength left TO land it IA
half arms jab on the iugular-It was all
over. Woods fell fiat ON his back and
was counted out. When he came to he
went over to To McGees corner shook
hands in the most gentlemanly manner
and congratulated Jack in his success.
In the preliminary ten-round pout be-
tween Montreal aud Andy Brown. the
latter had plainly the best of It., but was
out Of condition, aud as both mcn were on
their feet at the finish 1t was called
draw. II. w. A.