St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-06
BOWEN The WINNER.
Joe Fielden Knocked Out by
the Crescent City Light
Weight.
The Englishman Was Game,
though, From Start TO
Finish.
Up to the Twentieth Round
1t Looked Like Either's
Fight.
In the Twenty-Seeond the
Epitisher Went Down
and Out.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 5.-Audy Bowen
concluded tue first event OF the Crescent
Athletic club tonight by knocking Joe
Fielden out in twenty-five rounds. The
club had little trouble i'll impfessing the
immense throng that was present that it
Was substantial institution from the
ground up. The ring is SO constructed
that the thousands who were present
tonight to see Bowen and Fielden hight
for ii purse of $1,000 were able to see
the fight from any portion OF the vast
structure. The arena has a seating
capacity of 1l.000 persons. AT 9:l5
O'Clock FieIden entered the ring.
He was accompanied by Prof.
Robertson, Billy Mcmillan as seconds
and George Carr as bottle holder. Bowen
followed with his seconds, who were
Tom Kennedy and Prof. George Scott,
with Albert Fitzpadden as bottle holder.
Frof. JOHN Duffy was referee. Both
men appeared to Le in fine condition.
Fieldem had considerable the advantage
in height and reach, but Bowen looked
the stronger.
En the First Round
the men spared for a while, when
Bowen landed twice III rapid succession
III the chest and side. In hot rally
Bowen landed again heavily on the
side with the left and knocked the En-
gliShman down with Il stiff righl-handcr
punch. Bowen got III another good
one on tlelden's head. At the close
OF the round Fielden got III
mo AMI f.tln EfiGIft foul a1s
To mix matters i'll the second round, and
gos i'll a good left one OH the head.
Bowen got away in time to miss all ugly
upper cut. Bowen landed OH the SIDE
with the left, and then reached the
EngllShman'S neck with light right
handler. A sharp rally opened the
third round, which was give and take
without much damage TO either. Then
Bowen Knocked Flclden down. but the
latter got up quickly, and Bowen
rushed him 10 lie ropes. Eielden
showed the effects of this round in the
next, while Bowen looked Il little tired.
BOtn men were cautious. Fielden re-
ctlVed righthander on the neck, and
an Instant later returned heavily OH
BoWen'S face and followed it up by two
more in the same place. FIelden showed
To- better advantage in this round. A
clinch opened tive fifth round, without
any blow being strncK, Bowen Tented
and
Caught Fieiden
on the jaw and left side The English
man retaliated with light blow in
B0Wen'S face. LII the sixth round
Fielden started to rush Bowen, but was
stopped.
UP to the end Of the tenth round the
men were fresh and fighting fast, and to
the twelfth round things looked pretty
even; out FIelden'S GOODNESS ana watch
fulness told,and at the end of the round
the Southerner was daZed by frequent
JabS on the mouth. In the fifteenth
round Fielden reached BoWen's face
twice and Bowen staggered Fielden
with heart blow. Sharp infghtlng
opened the seventeenth round, which
resulted in Fieden getting knocked
down. Fielden staggered Bowen
by several stiff punches. Both
men grew groggy, but at the
close of the round Bowen reached the
Jaw with his left, which weakened
Fielden considerably. The twentieth
round was evenly divided. The twenty
first round was characterized by Bowen
rushing and knocking Fieiden down
four times, and the call Of
time WAS all that saved Fielder
from being counted out. In the
twenty second round Bowen knocked
Fielden down time after time, the En-
glishmau getting up only to be knocked
down again. The final blow caught him
on the jaw. He struggled to gain his
feet, but was unable and was counted