The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-15
DECLARED IT A DRAW.
The FaIvey-Frazier Contest at the
Gladstone Lasted SO Rounds.

There have been many notable boxing
contests aud ''slugging" matches In this
State. In the past twenty years, but that
of last night at the Gladstone Club be-
tween Jack Falyey and Billy Frazier.
eclipsed them all, both from scientific
point of view and the length of time con-
sumed. For five hours and half the men
battled in the Gladstones ring for shpre-
macy and then Il was called adraw; There
were many who thought that Frazier
should have got the decision. In the
seventy-seventh, seventy-eighth and
seventy-ninth rounds he had Falvey
going" or thought he had. He
knocked him down repeatedly, but
couldn't land the finishing blow. When
Falvey first went down Frazier stood over
him waiting for him TO get on his feet at
the expiration OF the ten seconds and in
the excitement Jimmy Daley, Falvey's
second, jumped into the ring. Then all
the seconds on both sides followed and
when Frazier failed to finish his man
there were cries of robbery" ''the
win," she ought to get the decision,n
ct cetera, and all because DAILY
jumped into the ring. / believe
in giving everybody a fair square deal,
and fail to see wherein the officers OF
the club did not do their duty by Frazier
ring, but let us see what the other side
did. The Queensberry code of rules,
under which the contest was fought last
night, says: mo seconds or any other
person shall be allowed in the ring dur
ing the rounds" No penalty is .stipu--
course it Is in the power of the referee to
give the decision in favor OF the
other man. But let us look TO
Frazier for moment. The same Queens
bury rules provide that IF either man
falls. through weakness or otherwise, he
must get up unassisted; ten seconds to be
allowed him TO do so, the other man
meanwhile to return to his corner" Did
Frazier do this? Not much. When Fal-
vey YVES on the floor waiting for the time
to be counted Frazier stood over him
waiting for him TO get up, when he could
send him down. Frazier has been in the
ring long enough to know the
violated it and when he did so, DAILY had
Just as much right to break another and
Jump into the ring. OF course two wrongs
don't make right, but IL don't pay to
take any chances in this business and
DAILY, while he did not do right in getting
into the ring, was not altogether wrong.
Any second who was looking out for the
interests Of his man as he should, would
do the same thing under the circumstan-
ces.
The contest, as a whole, was as pretty
an exhibition Of the manly art as anyone
could wish to see. 1t was for the light
weight championship of New England
and trophy valued at $3.50 offered by the
club. Both men weighed in at 1873 pounds
at the ring-side. Falvey was seconded by
John A. Sullivan and Jimmy DAILY.
Frazier's seconds were Patsy Sheppard
and Dave Ross, both of Boston. Steve
McMaugh was referee and Tom McGough
was timekeeper.
For the first twenty rounds Frazier let
his opponent do most Of the leading, con-
tentfng himself with keeping away from
punishment at which game there is no
cleverer man anywhere. IL Falvey had
landed one-quarter Of the blows that he
let go Frazier would have been knocked
out dozen times, but he kept them away
from his head and body with the greatest
ease and the blows hurt Falvey in lrying
to land more than they did Frazier.
Falvey, too. showed his science in avoid
ing punishment, but as general rule
went In and met the eX parson every time
he could be induced to lead. Frazier
picked out Falvey's left ear for a mark
and landed there with his left occasionally
but with no apparent effect.
One round was just like another Falvey
doing most of the leading and Frazier
protecting himself. with now and then a
left hand jab on Falvey's sore ear Occa-
rush when Falvey would get the best of it.
From the 10th to the 10th there was very
little work done, each man waiting for
the other to lead. There was an occa-
sional exchange, with little or no damage,
and both men were getting stronger rather
than weaker.
In the seventy-seventh Frazier started
in TO do his man up. He rushed him to
the ropes and let go both hands on Fall
vey's head several times. Falvey went
down, groggy. and Frazier stood over
him. 1t was ut this point that DAILY jumped
into the ring and pandemonium ensued.
Falvey was knocked down seven times
in this and the next two rounds. In the
seventy-ninth Falvey fought back like a
demon, landing on Frazier's head and
jaw with terrific force and at
the end of the round it was question rs
to which needed rest the most. The
eighteenth was walk around and the
referee announced that unless it was flu
ished in the next three rounds he should
call IL draw. In the following three
rounds not a blow was struck aud Nc
Maugh declared it draw at the end Of
the eighty-third round and the light
weight championship of New England is
still an unsettled question. i. w. A.