The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.

A Splendid Exhibition of Gameness by
Smith G oddard Done in the Eighteenth.
Round The men came MP slowly. God
dard led and Smith Immediately clinched
him. Breaking away. Smith Tented with left
ana then jabbed Goddard with the right.
Another olinch. Goddard led with Left, but
Smith ducked ceverly. Again Goddard leads
and lands on Smiths neck, drawing blood from
the ear. Smith slipped down, tax ny the full
time to arise. Bell rings with Goddard in
great favor.
Round 3-Smith opened with feint. but
Goddard instantly punched him on the dam
aged ear. Smith lands left swing on his op.
ponent's neck and olinches 10 avoid a return.
Goddard struck him viii cinched enid cries
of foul" Smith swung heavily on GOdderc's
lett ear staggering. A vicious exchange fol-
lowed, both reaching the neck. Honors even.
Round 3-The men came up good SIS new
and commenced operations with q light ex-
change. Smiths agility helped him greatly
and he saved himself many wicked ones by
ducking. Goddard reached Smith on the neck
with his left and then labted him hard in the
stomach. The Australian forced matters. Smith
landed on Joe's neck with his eft. Another
cry of foul. nut the referee refused to allow it.
Smith again swung his left on GOddard's neck
as time was called.
Round 4-Goddard in with the left again,
lending heavily on ,mith's Jaw. They clinch
once more. Smith jabs Goddard twice. God
dard tries TO crowd Smith and "A furious scrim-
mage at short range followed. Smith begins to
show signs OF firing. Goddard lands two hard
ones on the Denver mans head more furious
in-6ghting and both somewhat weak. Smith
lands heavily on GOddard's jaw and staggers
him. Both are blowing at close Of round.
Round 5-GOddard jabs Smith in the face.
Smith retaliaIes on the chest and receives
other iab from JOe's ever ready left alter Joe
misses left swing. Smith gets in on him
twice with the left and they come together for
q lively exchange. The pace is beginning to
tell on both men, though Goddard seems q little
stronger Goddard hits Smith hard with left.
Smith replies with left on Goddard and the
lat or totIers for an instant Goddard has the
better of the round.
Round 6.-Goddard lands with stRight left on
Smiths neck and they oil Oh. Goddard on the
aggressive again aud hits Smith twice. stagger-
him against the ropes. He has the Denverchap
RrOggy. be RECEIVERS and labs Joe wickeuly.
Another terrific short range battle. and Smith
hammers Goddard to the ropes, where both fe !.
Terrible fighting and both unable TO RISE only
struRa ing To their feet the round ended.
Smith had the pest OF IT.
Round 7-GOddard comes M weak; they
punch each oiher st short range to save them
selves. smith hits Joe three times with left
aud knocks him 10 mis- knees. He rises In time
TO save himself, but il was a close call God
dard landed a hard left on Smiths stomach,
then Smith clinohes TO avoid punishment.
Then they spar for breath. Smth swings left,
landing with force on GoddRrd's neck just as
belt rings.
Round S-Neither hurried 20 the scratch
Goddard starts in with a rush aud lands with
his left on Smiths Jaw. Alter repeated
clinches Smith jabs Joe on the neck. Cod
dard comes back with the right and they scrap
furiously. Goddard floors Smith clearly aud
after he rises they come together hammer and
toDgs and punish each other severely. God
dard has shade the best of the round.
Round 9-Goddard upper-cuts Smith lightly