The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-07
BOWEN AND BURKE.
An All-Nighs COnt:st, With the Outcome
in Doubt.

NEW ORLEANS, April 6.-Andy Bowen of
this city and Jack Burke of Texas fought
tonight for the lightweight championship
of the south and a purse of s., 500. of which
$500 went to the loser. The audience was
the largest ever assembled in the Olympic
club house. Both men were in perfect con-
dition. The betting was slightly in favor
of Bowen. Professor John Duffy was
referee. Bowen was seconded by Tom
Anderson and James S. Fadden. while
Burke was looked after by John A, Sulli-
van. George LaBlanch and Harry Black.
The fight commenced at $50 O'Clock.
In the opening round Bowen landed
good right on Burke's cheek, and the lat
ter clinched. Breaking away Burke was
fought into corner, ana when the round
ended was in the lead.
In the third round Burke scored good
ief. on the neck and drew away to avoid
punishment. Burke was again fought to
the ropes, Bowen landing two heavy lefts
on the head. o.,
Both made good exchanges in the fifth
round. In the seventh the referee caution
ed Bowen for his foul fighting and clinch-
ing. 1t was anyone's hight up TO the
| twelfth round, when Bowen landed good
hard punch In the eighteenth round
Bowen caught Burke on the nose with
sumner. which was the hardest blow OF
the fight up to this time. lu the twen-
.ieth Bowen was staggered by hard rap
on the face, the round closing IN Burke's
favor. In the twentv-third round Bowen
was knocked down twice.
| In the twenty-fifth round Bowen was
nearly knocked down by two punches IN
the head, but his opponent failed to follow
| up his advantage. In the twenty-slxth to
| twenty-eighth rounds honors were easy
though Burke was half knocked down Ia
| the twenty-eighth.
Up TO the forty. fourth round there was
practically nothing done, and the udlence
| began to show signs of WEAKNESS. ln the
! forty fifth to the forty-eighth the fighting
began to grow hot. Bowen knocked Burke
down in the forty-eighth, and the gong
alone saved him from being counted out
| In rounds forty-nine to fifty-three, in
| elusive, Burke was very weak, and Bowen
| went at him fast and furious. Many
blows were struck, but the home mans
| poor iudgmet was evident, and Burke
| managed to hold out for round fifty, IN
which several blows were hit, both men
| going to their corners weak. In round
| fifty one nothing was done.
! In the fifty-fourth TO the fifty-siXth
round, inclusive, the audience grew TERRI
! bly, tired and called Tor a draw. The rel
| cree would hardly order the men to Tight,
| but Police Captain Barrett said that there
! should be no draw when the fight was not
| brutal.
Rounds fifty-eigbt to sixty-two inclu-
sive looked queer to old ring habitues.
and many thought the fight fake
Up to the siXty-seventh round nothing
had been done, and it looks as though the
| fight would continue through the night.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, april 6.-IhIS ait
ernoon Thomas O'Rourke, manager for
George Dixon, the teather-welght Cham
pion, received a telegram from John 1.
| Griffin, accepting the formers challenge
for u contest before the Couey Island club
Oh June 80 The match will be for
| purse OF 200 and a side bet of $40, ,O0O.
A veritable family medicine box, BEECH