Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-07
A FURIOUS CONTEST
Joe WaIcott Conquers
Dick O'Brien.
A BADLY BEATEN MAN.
Both Men Exhibited q Wonderful De-
gree Of Science and Strength.

Pree OF science an0 StreDgth.
BosroN. July I-Lovers of the oours-
geous man, As shown by prowess In the
squared circle, haven't seen such salts
flying battle In this city In years as that
Of last night between Dick OBrien and
Joe Waleott
II was corking battle from the first
call of time until, frustrated at every
point, outpointed. disfgured, nonplussed
and thoroughly beaten man, O'Brisn
fell on his face and suceum bed He didn't
Quit and he wasn't knocked out In the
ordinary sense of the word. He was
punched out Hammered so hard that
he dropped from sheer exhaustion and
lost consciousnesA
Walcots proved the wonder that his
friends have always claimed him 20 be.
but which has been denied by many on
the score of his gsmeness. Despite the
many blows of his adversary. he fought
on with all the desperation OF the gamest
of white men. He had q terrific battle
from the start. and unless the posssssor
of a stout heart would surely suocumb
TO the blown which O'Brisn landed time
and again on his face and jaw.
O'Brien took . terrible punching. his
Jaw, eyes and body showing the awfully
telling blows from the negro. waicott
did not bear . mark, but doubtless his
body will be sore for many . day, for
O'Brien's right hand was sent there innu-
merable times.
1t was peculiar hghA First one would
have an advantage, and then the tide
would change and his opponsnt who q
minute before seemed to be rapidly grow
ing groggy, would suddenly make dying
effort, and his friends would cheer. for 10
looked then a. though he would end the
fight
The lads were In grand condition, and
no fault could be found with either man.
for they plainly showed that they had
trained most faithfully. The dsrky
looked like the diminutive giant In pio-
ture books. the muscles Of his black body
standing cut like whipcords. while
O'Brien, standing foot over him. surely
looked as though he would be an easy
winner, IL size counted for anything.
o'Brien was favored By tho spectators
Following 10
IN. Battle By Rounds
Round THE men sprang nimbly 70
the center and, after feeling for an open
ing, waloott raised O'Brien's chin with
his left He recsived light one on the
ribs In return, and both returned % the
center of the ring. A half dozen wild
rushes by Walcott were cleverly lodged
by O'Brien, who ducked, and In one in
stance going TO his knee to avoid . vicious
right-hand swing. O'Brien managed 70
tackle him once or twice with easy lefts
before the call of time
Round 2-The Uund vas opened by an
ill-judged left-hand swing of yoe's for the
head. O'Brien crossed him with HIS right,
and when his glove was lowered a stream
of blood was flowing from the negro's
nose. wslcott swung right and left for
the white lads head, and one Of these
landed on O'Brisn's left optic. A quart
bottle Of water was thrown into the ring
at rhis point and missed the fighters
heads by less than foot and fell among
the spectators. Who threw IL or with
what tnteut It can hardly be imagined.
The fght went merriiy On during the ex-
oitem ent, and the call Of time found the
honors in favor OF o. Brisn.
Round s-O'Brien allowed Walcott to
place no less than six left-hand swings on
his face and head. O'Brien, with a we'll
measured right on Joe's Jaw. sent his
head hying bpck. He followed this up
with n stin lett on cne Douy.
Round 4-walcott, after missing a
left hand lead, repeated the trick, this
time landing on 0Brien's nose, which
ysarted the clsrst Three times more did
he place his glove on the spot O'Brien
was very weak and once dropped to his
kneea
Round 5-with rush both men met in
the center and both sent out right and
left. No enc could distinguish one blow
from another. and In this manner they
fought all over the ring. Il was the
gYaudest exhibition Of ''slugginR" that
Boston ring-Roers had ever seen
From the sixth ~ tho eighth round Il
was all Wslcott, with fierce punching.
But he couldn't seem to knock him down.
In the ninth O'Brien recovered we'll,
and at the end Joe was quite groggy.
Round 10-Slssh. bang, went Joe's left
and right. He followed this with a
vicious right-hsnd swing. and O'Brien
slipped TO his knees, the dsrky going
over his PROSTATE body. 0'Brien allowed
the darky 70 hit him when and where he
pleased.
Round li-Jos was met with q stiff,
half armed, riaht-hand swing. He only
punched O'Brien when q good oppor-
tunity offered. Toward the close Of the
round a left-hand punch was placed on
o'Brten's already damaged Jaw.
Round i9-walcott planted left and
right on O'Bren's jaw and neck; 0'Brien
made feeble attempt TO return the COM
plimsnt, but his best was only . push,
and the we'll measured blows Of the
negro sooa told the story, for after .
swinging right on the Jaw o'Brien gaEsd
vaoantly into space and sank to the
hoor, rolled over. and In bAis position he
remained until long after the 10 seconds
allowed him were counted, and Walcott
was declared the winner.