The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-27
A GOOD SHORT END
Johnson Whips Hall at the
PalO Alto Club.
Sullivan lowers the Colors o, pinkers
in a Good Ten Round
Bout.

There was great joy among the small fry
| gamblers last evening. Their joy was occa-
stoned by the defeat of good thing"
prize-ight at the Palo Alto Athletic Club
The organization gave its monthly enter
tainment which consisted of n frst-class
ten-round bout between Joe Sullivan and
Edward Pinkers, and very poor finish
fight between Jack Hall of Australia and
Charley johnson. the St Paul fighter. who
was defeated not very long ago by Robert
DObbs (colored) al the California Athletic
Club.
The fact that Dobbs whipped johnson
aud Barron whipped Dobbs led the major
ity of bettors to believe THAT Hall would
surely conquer johnson. Hall and Barron
we've supposed TO be in the same class,
hence the peculiar betting which ran from
$40 % 81 to SO. with the Australian In the
long end.
At these latter figures Johnson had very
small support last evening, IL being gener-
ally conceded that be would prove an easy
game for Hail.
The ten-round was holly contested. 1t
| was an entertainment in Itself and we'll
| salts fed the large crowd that was present
| to see the scraps. Referee Harry Maynard
awarded the bout TO Sullivan, he having
| done the most leading and hitting, and also
| scored the first kBockdown.
When the all-looked-for event was called
whisper went around the gymnasium that
| Hall would win in a eanter. and that he was
| a good piece OF flesh to back. That was
| how tue "boOkes" put it.
After the seconds Of the men had g0tinte
| place the fighters nodded their readiness to
go to work" The gong clashed. and off
went the coats which hung loosely on their
| anatomies.
"0b, pshaw, what has that fellow Hall
| trained on, anyhow" remarked sport
VINO sat on hard-bottomed seat near the
| press stand.
/ The Australian did look somewhat beefy.
yet be was in fair condition.
| Johnson's flesh looked very white; he
certainly did not give The sun or salt water
much opportunity 10 change its color.
Peter jackson. the coIored champion pugi-
thought would win the battle, and In under
| tones remarked: "Well. / assure you /
| don't know. j suppose there will have TO
be winner and loser. l hope the best
/ man will win"
The contest lasted eight rouuds, and TO
the CONSERVATION and disgust OF the men
| who considered they had bird iE the hand
the short end tJchnson) won.
1t was one Of the siranrest fights that has
been witnessed in. the clubs for many
| nights.
After the first round II looked like diamonds
against short bits that the Australian would
walk off with the pie. leaving the crust for
his opponent to chew on and reflect
i
| in height and length OF arms, he was by no
means the puncher his opponent provedato
4 be-that IS comparatively speaking. He
| was, however, first to open the fistic ball by
dropping his left on Halls nose He re-
4 peated the dose and then Hall warmed his
side with a right drive that made The re-
1 ceiver leap quickly away from a repetition
| johnson again landed on Halls proboscis
and some rapid slashing at short range fol-
1 lowed. Hall showed his cleyerness at cross
1 w mars al
The pace was pretty hot and Hall was hold
1 ing winning whip when the gong sounded
the finish. johnson appeared very weak
/ on his pins and wobbied to his corner.
The second round was fought from start
| to finish, but in such an od-womanly fash
l ion that the spectators wondered il the
| fighters had trained on bologna sausage.
Tue force OF their blows seemed TO ex-
haust themselves on the atmosphere before
| the gloves landed. Hall used the Australian
kidney disturber" several times, and It
seemed to be very annoying 10 the st. Paul
man, who would apparently go all to pieces,
and in few seconds pull himself together
| again for another rally. Toward the final
of the round. which. by the way. was replete
| with clinches and unfair systems OF fighting,
\ JOhnson's knees wobbled, and every one
\ looked TO see him sent into dreamland by
| right on the jaw. Hall's many attempts
to land on the delicate point proved fruit
| less, as johnson had a way Of turning his
| head and catching Halls glove on the ear
| or back OF the skull.
The rounds up to the eighth were very
similar. Hall was fighting himself our, and
| johnson always recuperated after a min
ute's rest ana came to the scratch as strong
| apparently as when he had started.
The St. Paul man had peculiar way of
| striking with his left hand. Instead OF
closing his fist tightly he held the glove
| partly open. and as result the blows
sounded as II they were delivered with
| wet sponge
After the sixth round IL was noticed tn at
| Hairs steam was considerably exhausted
and that he resorted less to pushing tactics
| He was beginning to show marked signs of
| distress. johnson was the same in every
Iound-that Is, he would go To his corner
apparently whipped man and return TO
| the scratch fresh and full of vim.
| In the seventh johnson landed several
l good right-hand punches on Halls body
and neck. and both retired to their corners
In decidedly groggy conditions.
] In the eighth and final round came the
| surprise. After a short rally johnson
hooked Hall with the left on the jaw and
the latter fell near the ropes on his side.
He was ND within the regulation time.
which Is ten seconds. but had not become
sufficiently. recovered from the shock to
keep out of harms way.
johnson jumped at him like wild man.
and 1t took the referee all his time to
| sent down again by some kind of blow.
(which was invisible from the PRESS stand
| and his head struck heavily on the floor
The fall stunned him. and he remained down
1 long enough to be counted out The referee
| then said that he declared Johnson the
| winner and that ''all bets goes" Ii was a
bad night for the sure-thing men.