The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10
IN THE RING.
Joe Goddard and Ed Smith Fight for
$4,000 Purse at New
Orleans.
The Barrier Giant" Was Knocked
Dat by the Denver Man in the
Eighteenth Round.

New ORLEANS, March 3.-Joe God
dard, the barrier Giant."a and Ed Smith,
the Denver pugilist, me- tonight in the
arena of the Olympic club for IA purse of
$4,000, the loser to take barely enough
from the purse to defray his training ex-
penses. The handsome club house was
ablaZe with dazzling lights. crowded
carriages filled The streets surrounding
the grounds, and the reception commit
tee was taxed to it's utmost in the enter
tainment Of the clubs guests hours be-
fore the time for the fight.
Goddard. strong as a lior, reached the
city from his training quarters at Biloxi
early in the morning. A number of his
friends and a small crowd of curiosity
seekers assembled in the depot to greet
the big Australian, When he put in an
appearance at the club and was at once
ushered into the dressing room set apart
for him he looked big and strong with
not an ounce Of supertluous flesh on his
body, showing hat he had trained faith
fully and well. His muscles were like
bars of iron on which the veins stood out
like whipcords. His legs were strong
and sturdy and he carried himself with
a confident and determined +lr.
Smith arrived in the city from Scran-
ton yesterday. where he had peer train
ing ana was quartercd IN a lodging
house in sight Of the club house. He
renamed IN doors most of the day, par
takinS OF iight hourishment. Du ing
the AFTERNOON he took Il short wa X, &C
cohlpanied by ms brother. PADDY. who
Is IA ont OF a pngiI'st from birmingham
Ehgiand, himself tie reached the club
| l,t,pn eta,t1,, ,rta, = 'I-I. .I... A..
house shortly a'ter . clock, taking the
dressing room winch mad been occupied
u! b'iy meyer when n" fought his IA
nous battle Nnh Jimmy Carroll. As
the hour approached Wnen the bell
woulo soun,' : "'n"ruus clang summon
ing the Siah'i 900 the ring, smith
showed siGu- ""r~Fbusness, but his
packers ahu h7h'''r rs tried their best to
!oiiy MN along amt 10 prevent the posi-
DiIlty or his becoming stage frightened.
give thousand ilve hundred people filled
the vast arena
9''U p. m.-llme called for the first
round; Inc men came up slowly. God
dard drew blood from Smiths ear. Sec
0hu n thlrd rounds IN Goddard S favor.
rouIih hard ilghting by both.
onhith mas the pest OF IL.
houhu 1-both men exchanged
LOWS Hoodard seems stronger.
HARD flghtlng at short range;
both f.I Rnth nuaIGn - opeS "here
Round : Cnddaru u,aoL ;,L liz
him three t;mos and M nnnr, Iual'n ni;s
Lna.s H. n;nna "a nu n,rooNe niul " ms
Ronrd S'Eo1I H. 'I" 1919 TO save hi1iseil
or Smith.S iam iusnes anu lalus
smith ;ohs Coddar5 -, ,tpe".eu ci'n r Z
jard csnIa ba"L nr;tt ,La HeLh 10
uaru came pa'k win the right. Both
md oftor bn "VGu o iooLS ,o.iith
h.mn"ara nT .''i III SoSel'!er'
hest nf thn roun "o''"'" Las ''c
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fors AMI L,n nJ"' -, n"I"a',u 'oiCg7 nlat
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hn.,i ,,,'5 Gnl o ~ NuoCNS u3o''aIus
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