Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-01
SMITH TIE WINNER.
He Defeats Jim Corbett's Protege After
q Holly Contested Battle at RobJ.

Holly Contested Battle at ROby.
RoBY. IND, July 3l.-The light
weight finish fight hetwesn Peter Smith,
brother of Denver Ed. Smith, and
"Young Corbett," otherwise known SIS
George Green, at the Columbian Athletic
Club, attracted about 5000 people to-
night. The fight was for purse OF
So, 500 Of which $500 went to the loser.
The curtain raiser tonight was ten
round bout between Henry Baker and
William Mayo. both OF Chicago, for
81. 600 purse. Both are heavy weights.
but although Mayo weighed nearly tif-
teen pounds more than Baker, the latter
won in six rounds. After some furious
fighting, In which both men were badly
punished, be succeeded In landing q
Knockout blow on Mayo's neck.
During the Interval, President 0'Mal-
ley, OF the Columbian Club, stepped TO
the front and made the announcement
that the match between Corbett and
Mitchell will be held In this club. 81
have" he said, "srticles OF agreement
signed by Charles Mitchell, TO get Cor
belts signature soon. We ought to
appreciate Corbett's position. He did
not sign with the Coney Island Athletic
Club TO meet Mitchell"
The main fight OF the evening was
then called. Smith was seconded by
Joe Choynski, Dan Murphy and Billy
Pool. Green's seconds were Billy De-
laney and John Donaldson. Referee,
Sller. Jim Corbett sat in his protege's
corner, but took no active part.
Il ulA hnn eNNsn
was called. The first two rounds were
good exhibitions OF cautious spsrrlng,
Green being very shifty. In the third
round he started rushing tactics, land
ing on Smiths forehead, but Paddy re-
turned hard ones on the neck, knocking
Green to the ropes. Green led again,
landing on Smiths head. Toward the
close OF the fourth round Smith used
his elbow on Green's neck and loud
cries OF foul were heard.
Smith did some dirty inighting In a
cInch IN the fifth round and the referee
warned him. In the sixth, Smith again
tried unfair work and was once more
warned by the referee. In the seventh,
after sharp exchanges and hard In
fighting, Green uppercut with good
effect, but Paddy came back with 8
swing on the neck which staggered
| Green.
In the eighth Smith landed on Green's
stomach, but Green returned the right
on the neck, knocking Smith 10 the
ropes. In the ninth Smith clinched 10
avoid punishment, butted Green and
was warned. In the tenth and eleventh
little damage was done. In the twelfth,
after hard in6ghting, Green landed
heavily on Smiths neck, staggering
him. In the thirteenth aud fourteenth
considerable infighting resulted in favor
Of Smith.
In the 18th round Smith knocked
| Green to his knees. In the 10th Green
landed hard on Smiths mouth. In the
nth Green landed on Smiths nose and
was credited with first blood. Green
did some clever fighting In the 18th and
10th rounds. In the Goth and 2lst
rounds there were several hot exchan-
ges but no serious damage.
In the 22d, Smith drew blood from
Green's nose. In the 23rd, Green was
very aggressive, but did not infiict any
punishment on Smith. In the cath and
25th. Green rushed Smith around and
landed some good ones on the neck. 10
the Goth, he landed hard on Smiths
ear. In the eth, Green was knocked
down by swing on the Jaw,
and arose Just in time to save himself
from being counted out. In the 2sth
Green came up apparently fresh, but
Smith landed and knocked him down.
Delaney threw up the sponge, but
Green would not quit until Champion
Jim Corbett went into the ring and
made him stop.
There was a riot Just outside the
arena by gang Of roughs from South
Chicago trying to break In TO see the
fight. Some Pinkerton detectives ran
out OF doors and tried 20 disperse the
mob but they were met with shower
OF rocks and Detective Forsyth was hit
on the head and knocked down.
Some one among the crowd fired two
shots from the outside and an unknown
man was shot above the heart, and the
club physicians say he can not live.