The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-30
IN FOURTEEN ROUNDS.
SMITH DEFEATS VAN HEST AT
THE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
Wild Rough-and-TumbIe Fight, With
Plenty of Hard Blows In
termIxed.
speclaI 70 the RrcoEp-UxIox.

Special TO the REcoRD-USToS.
SAN Francisco, Dec 29.-Johnny Van
Heest, the Wisconsin bantam. was picked
tonight at odds of $40 TO SIS as the pros
pective winner of the fight with Sol
Smith of Los Angeles at the California
Athletic Club. Smith recently fought a
draw with George Siddons, who gave
Van Heest good battle, and he had pre-
viously disposed of Dan Daily In quick
time, so that as as a short-ender he was
well liked and freely backed. $1,000
purse and the prospect of a match with
Dixon was the inducement that brought
the men together.
Van Heest, accompanied by his sec
onds, Danny Needham, Billy Dacey and
Jack Hicks, entered the ring at 9:lo P. NJ.
Smith followed with Sam Fitzpatrick and
Seward Smith. Smith stripped trim as
racer, while Van Heest looked like
pudgy little draft horse.
Time was called at 9:25. Smith coun-
tered hard with his left, followed by
hard right swing on the head. Three
rallies followed, in which the men swung
wild, and Van Hest slipped to the floor.
Van Heest stopped Smith with smash
ing left drive on the ear as the round
closed.
Second round-Smith stopped Van
Heest with left jolt on the jaw. Smiths
superior hight and reach made it difficult
for Van Heest 10 find him, but he upper
cut him with his left. Smith rushed and
Van Heest slid across the ring on his
stomach and nearly Oft the platform in
his effort to get away.
Third round-Nan Heest delivered a
good left on the jaw and left and right
swing that sent smith at him like fury,
and Van Heest drove his lett in, swung
4 Il, Il
Smith rushed him from post to post,
pushing him down three times and going
down once himself
Fourth round-Van Hest had an I'M
fortunate fall with the back of his head
striking the floor. Smith caught him
with long lead. dropping him. He
then stood over him, upper cutting him
as he rose. Van Heest fell again, and the
rope catching his throat sent 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 round - Van Heest swung his
right in desperation. Clinches were fire.
quent and more than once Van Heest
went TO the floor, borne down by left
smashes of Smith, who pushed him even
through the ropes, falling on him.
Referee Jordan had no easy task keeping
the wild Californian within proper
bounds. Smith had far the best of this
round, and Van Heest was groggy at the
close.
Sixth round-Nan Heest found it diff
cult to land his swings, but got in his
right on the ribs as Smith ducked and
clinched Van. He 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
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knees. 1t was wild rough-and-tumb
fight. with plenty hard blows inter-
mixed.
Seventh round-Van stopped Smith
with left on the nose, bringing blood.
Smith sent him twice 10 the floor with a
backhander 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
hlm to his knees with right swing, fall
ing himself. Smith closed the round
with hard right on the head.
Eighth round-Van's continual drop
ping TO the floor did not please Smiths
friends, while Van Heests adherents
Kissed Smith for his apparent desire 10
throw Van Heest whenever the men
came together. y series of good count
ers, with honors about even. filled this
round.
Ninth round-The men were tired, and
Iue only dow struck was right hander
on the ear by Smith.
In the tenth and eleventh rounds little
was done.
Twelfth rOund-Van Heest started the
ball with left-hander, 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 advant-
age until every man in the hall was yell
ing like madmen, Foul ~ Foul ~ The
referee refused to allow the claim.
The thirteenth round was much like
the twelfth. Van Heest scored several
swings on the muzzle, which Smith re-
paid with left drives, and both mems
noses and mouths bled protusely. Round
the ring they wrestled, Van Heest being
the smaller man and getting the worst of
it, and as the round closed Smith was
driving him from corner to corner, upper
cutting him with his left and right. 1t
was one of the toughest exhibitions ever
seen at the California Club.
Fourteenth round-Nan ran, Rugged
and swung in desperation. Smith threw
him and fell upon him. bearing down on
his neck with his knee. Van Hest rose
and dropped him TO his knees with a
well-directed right. Smith rushed in,
and swung his right, sending Van down.
The latter's head struck the floor with
thud, and lay motionless. His seconds
threw up the sponge, and Van Heest was
borne to his corner.