The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-30
SMITHS STRENGTH FAILED.
LONG DRAWN OUT BATTLE AT
THE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
Fffty-fve Rounds Fought With No
Finish Blow-Sfddons Plays
for O. Draw.
Special to the REcoRp-UNroS.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 29.-Sol. Smith
of Los Angeles and George Siddons of
New York fought for 1000 purse at
the California Athletic Club tonight.
The men weighed about l193 pounds.
Smith was the tavorite in the betting.
Smith scored two right-handers on the
ribs in the first, and ducked number of
rushes. In the second round he chased
the New Yorker about the ring, giving
him both hands about the head, and
smashing him in the face with the left
when he could get inside Siddons' guard,
which the latter kept about his face.
The New Yorker made no effort to re-
taliate, but stood the punishment man
fully. Smith landed three hard left
handlers in the wind, and Sidd6hs was
weary. In the next three rounds Smiths
rushes were fruitless, as the New Yorker
kept his guard well up.
Siddons scored a couple of lefts on
Smiths ear in the fifth, and appeared con-
fident.
The sixth round was marked by more
rushing on Smiths part, Siddons running
or taking rib-roasters with smile. ap-
parently seeking to tire Smith.
From the seventh to the thirteenth
round Smith delivered many blows, but
could not break down Siddons' guard
The twelfth was hot round. Smith
got Siddons against the ropes and
punched him hard, but could not bring
him down, and Siddons fought him back.
With the exception of the fifteenth
round, in which Siddons took lot of
punishment, the honors were about even
to the twenty-second round, when Smith
renewed his whirlwind tactics and threw
Siddons through the ropes and nearly off
the platform.
The end of the twenty fifth found both
men fiddling for an opening at close
quarters.
In the twenty-sixth Siddons nearly
dropped Smith with a left on the law.
and hard-fought round followed, Smith
bleeding at the mouth.
The twenty seventh round was slow.
The fight was not very fast after that.
SiddonS continued to take most of the
blows, which were aimed for his head, on
his gloves, occasionally parrying or stop
ping with an upper-cut. Smith was do
ing most of the work, but his blows were
gradually lacking steam. Forty rounds
had been fought at midnight and neither
man had any advantage.
Little was done from the fortieth to the
end of the fiftieth round.
At the end of the fifty-fifth round. not
a blow having been struck since the
tiftieth, Referee Cook consulted the
principals and announced that they
agreed they could not finish the contest
tonight, and he would reserve his de-
cision until meeting of the Board of Dr.
rectors next Monday evening.
Siddons evidently sought at the outset
to make it draw, and Smiths strength
failed him after twenty-five rounds of
good work on his part.
No Purse for Jackson and Goddard.
New YORK, Sept. g. President Chas.
Noel ofthe Olympic Club of New Orleans
writes that the club Will not offer a purse
for Jackson and Goddard, because South
ern people do not like contests in which a
white man is opposed by negro. Should
CorDett and Mitchell arrange a fight for
$4,000 and the championship, the
Olympic Club will offer just as large a
purse, if not larger, than any other club
Or the club is willing to offer big purse
for Hall and FitZsimmons to contend for
in February, during the Mardi Gras.