St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-01

curtain-raiser tonight was ten-round
bout between Henry Baker and William
Mayo, both of Chicago, for purse
of $1,000. Both are heavvweights,
but although Mayo weighed nearly
fifteen pounds more than Baker, the
latter won in the sixth round after
some furious fighting. in which both
men were badly punished. he succeed
ing in landing a Knockout blow on
Mayors neck.
During the interval President O'Mal-
ley, of the Columbian club, stepped to
the front and made tue announcements
that the match between COrbett and
Mitchell would be held in this club. Il
have" he said, articles of agreement
signed by Charles Mitchell to get Cor
belts signature soon. We ought to ap-
preciate 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, Billy Pool
Green's seconds were Billy Delaney,
COrbett sat in his protege's corner. but
took no active part.
IL was nearly II o'clock when time
was called. The first two rounds were
good exhibitions of cautious Sparring.
Green being very shifty. In the third
round lie started rushing tactics, land
ing Oh Smiths forehead. but Paddy re-
turned hard on his neck, knock
ing Green to the ropes. Green
led again. landing on Smiths head
and Just at this juncture the electric
lights went ont and the referee parted
the men. After a delay of over half an
hour oil lamps were brought INTO use.
The men came up fresh Tor the fourth
round. which was another exhibition of
cautious Sparrlng. Toward It's close
Smith used his elbow on Green's neck.
and loud cries of foul were heard. Both
landed heavily Just as the gong sounded.
In the fifth round Smith rushed Green
around the ring, but suddenly Green
landed with the left with good effect.
Smith did some dirty in-fignting in a
cllnch and the referee warned MIN.
In the sixth. after sharp exchanges,
Smith again tried once more his dirty
work and was again warned by the
referee.
In the seventh after sharp exchanges
and hard mitigating, Green upper-eut
with good effect, but Paddy came back
with swing on the neck which stag
gered Green. Ia the eighth Smith
Landed on Green's stomach, but Green
returned with the right on the neck.
knocking Smith TO the ropes.
In the ninth Green landed in Smiths
left eye, raising a lump. Then he
upper-cut. when Smith clinched to avoid
punishment. Green seems weak. Smith
butts him and Is warned by the referee.
In the tenth and eleventh Smith seems
determined to land a Knockout blow,
but his swings all fail ShorE. Green
lands several times, but his blows
lack TOrce. In the twelfth. after hard
ln-hghung, Green landed heavily on
Smiths neck, staggering hill. In the
thirteenth and fourteenth considerable
hot in-hghting, but Green's blows do
not seem to count and Smith has the
best of il. IN the fifteenth. after
sharp in-hghting, Smith knocked
| Green to his knees. In the sixteenth
Green landed hard on Smiths mouth.
swelling Paddy's lips. In the seven
teenth Smith rushed Green. landing
swing OH the neck, which sent Green
TO the ropes. Green landed on Smiths
nose, and Is credited with first blood.
Green now seems to be regain
ing strength. and i'll the eighteenth and
nineteenth lands again on Smiths sore
nose ana uppercutS HIM with good eff
feet. In the twentieth and twenty-flrst
rounds several hot exchanges. but no
serious damage. In the twenty-sec-
Ond Smith drew blood from Green's
nose. In the twenty-thlrd Green was
very aggressive, but did net intiict any
punishment on Smith. while he gets two
or three heavy blows himself. In the
4
rushed Smith around and lands some
good ones on the neck ana body.
In the tWenty-siXth he landed hard on
Smiths ear, and IN spite of sharp re-
turns. rushed Smith to the ropes and
had everything his own way at call of
time.
In the reimbursement the aspect of
affairs changed. Green was knocked
down by a swing on the jaw. He got up
before counted out. but Smith knocked
him down tive times in succession,
Green finally clinching to avoid punish
ment. This was the hottest round of
the fight.
In the twenty-eighth Green came I'D
apparently fresh, but Smith landed ami
knocked him down. Delaney threw I'D
| the sponge, but Green would not quit
until Champion Jim COrbett went into
! the ring ana made him stop.
There was riot Just outside the
arena. caused by gang of rUughs from
South Chicago and w hitting irving to
/ break in 10 see the fight. Some Pinker-
! ton detectives ran out of the door
and tried to dispense the MOI
with their clubs. bat they were met
with shower of rocks, and Detective
/ FOTsythe was nit on the head aud
/ knocked down. Some one among the
| crowd fired two shots from outside, and
an unknown man was shot above the
heart and the club physician says he
! cannot live