The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-22
KNOCKED OUT IN TWO ROUNDS.
Jerry Flowers, Champion of the Pacific
Coast, Whipped by Iko Hays.

Coast, whipped Dy lko mays.
SPOKANE, Feb. II --TAe glove contest
last night under the auspices of the
Falls City Athletic club between Ike
Hays and Jerry Flowers will not be set
down in the records as a marvellous
event from scientific standpoint. In
fact there was not a scientific move
ment on either side, but the hardest
Singing ever perpetrated in any ring
during an equal space OF time. The
personal sympathy of the audience was
manifestly in favor of Flowers, but the
betting judgment was all On the other
side, consequently no money changed
hands at the ringside.
Bad blood was discernable iu the vi
cious glowering of the huge Jerry from
his corner during the arrangement of
the preliminaries and the keen and
equally wicked glances shot back by the
Montanaian.
Both men started in on the same line
of tactics--to win In the first round If
possible. There was no preliminary
sparring or running. 1t was just hard
knocking at short range throughout the
fl rst round, interrupted only by frequent
clinching, which gave Referee Edwards
a great deal more business than he con-
tracted for In persuading them to break
away. Jerry had little the best of 1t
In this round and was greatly jollied up
by shouts of encouragement from his
friends in the audience. In a we'll
directed half swing he undoubtedly
would have foored his antagonist, but
the agile Isaac was too quick for him
and dexterously evaded the sledge-ham-
mer blow by simultaneously springing
backward and lowering his head, leav-
ing Jerry's monstrous right cleaving the
air above. Honors were nearly even at
the end of the round, with apparently a
slight advantage in Jerry's favor, pro-
vlded the Helena boy did not outwind
him in the event of a protracted con
test.
The fight was brought to a finish in
Just one minute after time was called
for the second round Jerry again at
tempted his swinging stroke, which
missed its mark, and with a straight
punch HAYS landed right-hander un.
der the jaw. flowers reeled half way
round and fell on his face. AS he al
tempted to rise his upturned eyeball.
told the spectators on the Tide facing
him that he was already whipped
man. Nine was counted before he had
one foot firmly planted on the floor ant
another seconds delay would have saved
him further punishment Staggering t.
his feet he reeled forward with the des
peration of a wounded animal, only 4
meet another terrific blow that brough
him down again. He could not com
! up in time and Hays was declared tn
! winler.
Several hard knocks In the first roun
gave Hays physiogomy the appearance
of an architects rough shetch sheet
showing I'll varieties of by windows
He was by far the worst punished ma
f of the two, Notwithstanding his victory
t Flowers is reported as saying that h
t will never fight another battle to a fl
0 ish. About 400 spectators witnesse
r the contest.
Gust German challenged the WHINE
t and Chester Edwards announced tha
q President Wilson of the Hope Athletl
e club, who was In the audience, had
n nan weighing 135 pounds whom h
n would back against any man of h
S weight, the contest to occur either
IS Spokane or Hope.