The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-11
GRIFFIN KNOCKED OUT.
smith Wins the Feathsrwelght Cham-
piOnShiP Fight In the Fourth Round,

1nith WINS tne HeNtheFWelsht NhAnn-
piOnShiP Fight In the Fourth Round,
RoBY, IND, July lO.-Ths feather
weigh. championship battle between
soIIy Smith, Of California, and Johnny
Griffin, Of BrainTee, Mass. at the Col
lumbIan athletic club tonight attracted
crowd OF over 1000 people. The boys
fought for a purse Of 81, 900 and also the
title Of the feather.welght Champion-
ship Of the world. AT noon they were
weighed in at the clubs scales and In
each instance they failed TO tip the
stipulated weight OF l22 pounds.
George Dixon, the llS'pound cham
pion Of the world, with his manager,
Thomas o'Rourke, was on hand and be.
fore the contest between Griffin and
Smith challenged the winner to fight to
Q finish for q purse OF from 5000 TO
$4,000 side.
As curtain raiser Jimmy Barry, Of
Chicago, and Pete Shea, OF Portland,
0regan, were scheduled for a ten,Found
30, They went into the ring at los
pounds. James j. Corbett, champion
heavyweight OF the world, George
Dixon, Denver Ed Smith, Billy Mayer,
Young Griffin, and other prominent
sports were present
When the bantams, Barry and Shea,
stepped into the ring at 10 o'clock they
received a great ovation. In the first
round both acted for the most part on
the defensive. In the second round
Barry commenced rushing tactics, and
landed on Shea when and where he
pleased, knocking him down once.
In tho third hot exchanges we're the
order. Shea landed on Barry, knocking
him TO the ropes. After clinch Barry
landed heavily on Shea's neck. when
he got in some terrific blows on Barry'a
kidneys, having a telling effect.
Both we're badly winded at the end Of
the round. In the fourth Shea APP
peared too tired and Barry rushed him.
There was considerable hot intighting
and Barry knocked Shea down twice,
The gong sounded and that was all that
saved him. 1t wac terrific round and
Shea's seconds threw up the sponge
afterit.
The event Of the evening was the one
in which Johnny Griffin and Solly
Smith contested for the ieather-weight
championship Of tho world, and fol,
lowed Immediately after, Both the
lads appeared in the best condition.
Griffin was looked after by Dan
Creodon, William Crowley, Nat Howes,
Jimmy Carroll, aud B. II. Benton, time
keeper. Smiths seconds were Sam
Fitzpatrick, Seward Smith, Joe Choyn-
ski, and Wyatt Erp, time keeper
Round /. The men spared cautious
ly for an opening. Griffin lowered far
above the form Of Smith. After q
clinch Griffin lands on Solly's cheek.
Solly rushes and upper cuts Griffin az
the ropes.
Round 2. Smith again acts on the ag.
gressive and adopts wild rushingtacics.
Hot fighting followed.
Round 8. Smith again rushes Griffin,
The latter leads and catches Sol on the
neck. Both land heavily on the
stomach. Griffin corners Sol, but the
latter smashes him in the left eye.
Sally lands on Griffin's neck, which
staggers him, He upper cuts him and
lands on the stomach, knocking Soiiy to
the ropes. Solly went back at him and
landed a blow which nearly upset
John.
Round 4. They come up smiling.
Griffin landed two on sol's neck which
made him grunt Sol landed with .
hot one on the stomach. Sol then got
blow on the neck which sent him
reeling. He staggered all round the
ring but Griffin fails to follow his
advantage. Sol appeared TO be
very groggy at this point, but
suddenly arousing, he caught Grit
fin with a terrific blow ON the
point OF the law knocking him down
and out. II was very unexpected as the
crowd was under the impression that
Sol was all but ont. The fight was one
of the hottest ever fought between
feather weights. Smith did most OF the
leading aud although his blows were
wild, he evidently knew his mane