The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-19
TWO FIGHTS AT THE ISLAND
VAN HEST WHIPS RUSSELL AND
SMITH KNOCKS OUT WILLIAMS.
Both Contests Short and Vigorous-Russen
Clearly Outclassed While the Latter Bout
Was one Both Fast and Furious-How
the Sports Bet.

thusiastic crowd OF people took advantage
of the fine weather tonight and visited
Consy Island TO see the two fights
scheduled to take place before the Coney
Island athletic club. Promptly at $50
p. m. Johnny Van Heest of Chicago came
on the stage accompanied by his seconds,
Billy Dacey, Danny Mcbride and Dan
Sullivan, ali of New York. Danny Russell
was but a moment later. His seconds
were Jimmy Carroll, Fred Bullen and
Jack Reagan.
Round Ivan Hest led and sent Russell on
the floor with clean left hand punch. Rus
sell got 10 his feet and went in 10 land his left,
sending Van TO the floor. where he stayed until
the allotted ten seconds. During the balance
of the round the boys Rugged and pounded at
short range.
Round 2-Vnn sent Russell to the floor with
hard right aud was himself sent down by
right had swing. Russell was tired. The gong
saved him from going out NanHeest landed
o. will, planting his blows squarely on the jaw
every time. Russell was sent 20 the floor
peatedly. The boys c.inched and both did
some grand in-fghting
Round 3-Russail came mp weak with Van
Heest strong and confident Van, landing
hard left which he followed up with his right
on the jaw aud Russell went down. He got up
staggering like a drunken man and Van APP
pealed TO the umpire as 10 whether or not he
should hit him again. Russell came at him
and again was sent TO the floor where il
supposed he would stop, but he was there for
medicine and proposed to take it, hoping to
land his right, but tho opportunity did not
come, as Van rushed him, sending his right
and left on the nose. which was bleeding pro-
fusely. he was so weak he could hardly
stand, and the referee stopped the bout and
gave the fight to Van Heest.
\ -Iat. l.
ing to be fifteen pounds the bigger man.
The Second Contest.
There was no time lost in putting the
final bout OF the evening on. and by ten
minutes after the cracker-jacks of the
evening were comfortably seated in their
corners, surrounded by their seconds.
Tom Williams OF Australia was looked
after by Warren Lewis of New York and
Tom Burrows and Arthur Walker, both of
Australia. "Mysterious" Billy Smith of
Boston was seconded by Alex Gre1gains of
san Francisco, Billy Hennessy and Jimmy
Kelly, also of the same place. Williams
wore white trunks with black belt, while
his opponent wore black tights. They
both looked the picture of health and
strength.
Round 1.-The men spared cautiously fog
an opening, each seeming 10 try and size the
other up. Smith led with his left, which
landed lightly. Williams rushed him in an
awkward way, which is characts ristic OF the
Australians. Suddenly they went at il ham
mer and tougs. Smith pounded Williams
hard and Il was give and take with some of
the hardest fighting ever seen at the island. The
blows struck were something awful,
Williams being sent to the floor re.
peatedly. He game and took his
terrible punishment while inilictng almost as
hard himself. Smith went down from a clean
right and left. lie arose and went a. Williams
like mad bull. Williams unable 20 stand
the rush and was forced TO the floor. When he
arose Smith again sent him down with right
hand swing on the ear. Ii Was impossible TO
keep tab on the blows struck. as il vas give
and take. with Smith landing harder and
oftener. The referees had no breaking TO do.
as they were both anxious TO keep away. When
the gong sounded Williams was almost out and
his seconds tried hard 70 get him in Tx
Round 2-Ihe moment the gong sounded
they were at each other like two wild beasts
and slugged away with left and right like two
crazy men. Not one second OF time was lost
aud II was easy to be seen that il was only a
question OF endurance. Neither man paid the
slightest attention to science but made bout the
purely brute force. Smith was the better OF
the two and had slight Advantage in reach.
bull. The fighting was unexceptionally
fast and furious. Both men stood up like
stone walls. 1t was the style of fighting that
could not possibly last long as both men we're
showing signs of fatigue. They were both
badly marked and bruised from the terrific
punishment they had received. Williams was
knocked down several times in this round be-
fore he received the Knockout blow. Each
time he come up gamely. but showed greater
signs Of fatigue. Smith, too was quits I'M
steady on his feet, even when he plauted the
finishing blow with his right on the point of
Williams jaw. Time, 2 minutes So seconds.
The crowd arose and shouted like
pack OF fiends. Smith, Smith" they
yelled. Some Of the spectators who had
evidently BET on Smith took chairs and
began dancing in the sisles. 1t was evi-
dent from the good nature of the sports as
they filed out that they had put their
money where they put their opinions.
Williams was a much used up man, while
Smith was little better, but success kept
MIN smiling. de forgot his aches and
pains because he has now the opportunity
he has sought for during his entire career,
to fight Jack Dempsey to finish.