The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-01
TWO FIGHTS AT ROBY.

ticipants arrested.
TWO FIGHTS AT ROBY.
Mayo Bested by Baker and George Green
by Paddy Smith.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
RoBY. Ind, July 3l.-Four Thousand
sports saw Paddy Smith and George Green,
better known as y Dung Corbett." fight for
the lightweight championship and purse
of $780, in the ring of the Colum Disn Ath.
letic Club in this sporting Indiana resort.
tonight The loser was consoled with $500.
Green is q protege of champion Corbett. and
learned to fight by being boxingmaster IN
San Francisco. His opponent is brother
of Denver" Ed Smith. who whipped God
dard. The men weighed in at 13S pounds.
and honors were even in the matter OF be-
ing backed. Smith was seconded by Joe
Choynski. Dan Murphy. the trainer. and
Peter Jackson and his brother Ed. Billy
Delaney. the trainer of Jim Corbett. was
with the American champion In Green's
corner.
The sporting appetite Of the crowd was
whetted first by ten-round 60 between
William Mayo who went mp against Fitz-
simmons to be knocked out. and Henry
Baker. both local pugilists, for . purse Of
$500 and o side bet OF the same amount.
Mayo and Baker entered the ring at 10 p.
NJ. George Siler acting as referee. Neither
of the men showed much science. In the
first round the call of time alone saved
Mayo from being knocked out by q swing.
ing blow on his jaw. which sent him stag.
gcring against the ropes. Both got winded
in the second round. and IL was give and
take. with no hard hitting, aud the men
retired to their corners aboat even.
The third and fourth rounds were
consumed mostly in epsrring foI
wind. Mayo. who had the longer reach.
forced tho fighting toward the last but
Baker kept out of his way. In the nth
round Mayo was game. but he was afraid Of
Bakers swinging right. and the round end
ed with neither man having the best OF it.
The last round opened with sparring for
wind, and Mavo chased Baker round the
ring, but Bakers turn came at last: when
he delivered a swinging left-hander on
Mayo's jaw. followipk 1t up with the right
on the same spot. Referee Siler at first
counted out Mayo. who was barely able to
stagger to his corner. but the beaten man
would not give In. and as time VAS not
called Baker was ordered to 20 at him
again. He smashed Mayo twice in the face
against the ropes and then the seconds
threw up the sponge.
AT 1850 President O'Mslley made the an.
MitchelPs signature to fight Corbett before
the Columbian Athletic Club. In few
remarks complImenting Corbe;t, he ex-
planned that the latter had agreed TO fighs
before the Coney Island Athletic Club. the
club pledglng itself to get MitchelPs sigma
ture. CoTbett. although sacrificing u large
sum of money, still desired the Coney
Island Club to keep its contract.
THE sMITH-GREEN MILL"
At 1O:45 o'clock Paddy Smith and George
Green shook hands. The men advanced
cautiously as If sizing each other up. Smith
led and some infiRhting followed. In the
mixup Smith got an Uncut on the break
away. and the referee warned him.
Second R0und-Smith rushed, but Green
met him with q forcible left in the face.
The men closed and Smith landed with his
left Green getting in hard body blow.
The men clinahed twice. and when Smith
clntched Corbett around the neck be
reached for the heart. There were cries Of
foul. but she referee explained that the
rules permitted it with one hand free.
Third Round-Green opened by rushing
and landing right and lett In succession on
Smith. the latter retalisting on Green's
face. Smith got In hard one on Green's
jaw against the ropes. The arc lights went
out in the middle of the round and the
referee ordered the men TO their corners.
An anxious and provoking wait of forty
minutes as spent IN singing, yelling In
dian style. stamping OF feet and clapping
of hands. The arena was not in total
darkness. because the moon shone clear
through the open roof. Electricity was
abandoned and three immense headlights
were placed just alongside and above the
ring and four hanging oil lamps suspended
over the ropes.
Fourth Round-Green landed on Smith'a
wind with bis right. and the Denyer man
retaliated on the Californian's jaw. Smith
rushed and landed on Green's face, and after
q return hit the men clincoed. Green got
in hard left blow on Smiths face. follow
in it up with heavy hits with both lists.
The round ended In Green's favor. Smith
seemed TO have the best of 10 at infighting.
Fifth Round-Green landed has left three
times on Smith'e face without any return
blow being given. Smith clinched, but
failed to count, and he again showed q dis
position TO tight foul The referee again
warned him. Fast infiehting followed.
Green getting IN most of the hits and meet
ing Smiths rushes with jaba The round
ended even.
Sixth Round-Green gotin hard straight
lott on Smiths face. He followed it up
with three heavy bits In the same place.
and Smiths rushes did him no good. Lreen
got In his right and left rapidly. and the
round ended largely in the Californian's
favor.
Seventh Round-Green opened il by land
ing with his left on Smiths face. They
ciipched at the ropes. and there was some
severe inhghting. which Green got the beat
Of smith got in several hard lefts on
Green in the face. In q rush Green got IN
o great hit which sent smith against the
ropes The Denvcrite clinohed. and tried
TO keep his face away from Green's fists.
The men rolled over against tho ropes.
Smith underneath.
Eighth Round-Smith rushed Green ae
the ropes getting In q good body blew,