Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-30
Johnny Van Heest Receives a
Severe Drubbing.
1t 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.

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Solly Smith OF Los Angeles, at the Cal.
ifornis 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 short-endei
he was we'll liked and freely backed. A
$4,000 purse and the prospect of 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 he
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 8 :18
p. m. Smith followed, with Sam Fitz-
patrick and Seward Smith. Smith
stripped trim as a racer, while Van
Heest looked Ike 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 his
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
tense.
Fourth-Van Heeet had an unfor-
tunate fall, with the back OF his head
striking the floor. Smith caught him
with long lead, dropping him, then
stood over him, upper cutting him as he
rose.
Van Heest fell again, and Che ropes
catching his throat, cent him over with
jolt. He landed a 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
desperation and elinches were frequent,
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.
Sixth--Van Heest found difficulty in
landing his swings, but got in his right
on the ribs as Smith ducked and
clinched. Van dropped once without
being struck and Smith pushed his head
to the floor, pinning him down. Van
caught him right smash in the mouth
as the round closed, bringing Smith to
his knees 1t was 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 hard right on the head.
Eighth-Van's continued dropping to
the floor did not please Smiths friends,
while Van Heest's adherents hiseed
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 Smith.
Tenth-Little done.
Eleventh-Ditto.
Twelfth-Van Heest started the ball
with 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 p
Foul" The referee refused to allow
the claim.
Thirteenth-Thia round was much
| like the twelfth. Van scored couple
of swings on the muzzle, which Smith
repaid with left drives and both mems
noses 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 anG
swung in desperation. Smith threw
him and fell upon him, bearing dowr
on his neck with his knee
Van Heest rose and dropped Smith
to his knees with we'll
! directed right. Smith rushed in ant