Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-23
HE LACKED sand.
PugiliSt Harris Falls Be-
fore Joe WaICOtt.
.IT WAS A SHORT CONTEST.
White Mans Science Consisted OF Fall.
ing to AVOID Punishment.

BOSTON, June 2s-Sssming discouraged
at the shouts of 9OOe spectators, or pos
sibly by the blows Of Joe Waloott which
seemed to land so fast that the crowd
could hardly distinguish one from an
other. Nike Harris, the much lauded
''conQu eror" of the colored man, sank to
the door last night aud failed to rise be-
fore the allotted 10 seconds were up, and
the pride Of Boston's colored population
Was again u victor.
The scene was the Casino, and the fght
was the long ed-f for battle between
Joe Walcott and Mike Harris of New
York, who at one time received . verdict
over the dusky lad.
Waloott had all bis own way from the
start Even the best that can be said for
the New York man is that he Ii tricky.
but he lacked the sand that is essential
TO good pugilist. and from the time
tine was called seemed anxious to lie
down and run around rather than fight
The first round was all In favor of the
black man, and after this ID was only
question OF how long Harris would stand
the 'gaff." He slipped to the floor three
times, but always managed to get up In
the required 10 seconds. Neither man
did much execution, but whatever was
done was on the dsrkey's side.
Settled Down 60 Business
Walcott started In to finish his man
quick in the second round. aud chased
him round the ring. swinging right and
left In rapid succession. He was over
anxious however, and In one of the rushss
received n stiff lefthander In the mouth,
which caused him to think while be-
fore making the next Harris didn't fol-
low up his advantage, and in another
second Joe had him on the ropes, giving
him q couple OF hard ones on the Jaw and
body. This weakened the visitor, and
Waloott again attempted to finish him,
this time being prevented by the gong.
The third round was but a repetition OF
it's predecessor. Walcott doing all the
leading and punching, Harris seeming
content to duck and dodge out Of harms
way. Toward the close Of the round. Joe
got In a good one on Mikes eye that
started the blood, which. with the gore
from his nose. drawn In the previous
round, gave his seconds . chance to work.
Harris started of we'll In the fourth
round, landing on the darkey's mouth,
which gave the audience, who were
with" him, chance to yell. He tried IL
hot on" on the body. and when he
30 received another left full
In the face.
Harris ., Tired.
IL luUkea IA .Ic nth as though Harris
wanted to stop, for twice did he drop to
his knees without being hit. He sue.
ceeded, after getting three or four
punches on the jaw and face, in keeping
out Of the negro's way until the call Of
the timekeepers sent them to their cor
ners
The sixth and last round was short and
sweet. O'Rcurke told his man to bring
the thing to a close, and this the little
fellow. who was fully foot shorter than
Harris, did with q rush. He followed
Harris about the ring. landing right and
left very rapidly. 30 fast. In fact. that the
spectators couldn't count them. Harris
was getting quite q hammerng, and,
after Walcott hit stiff enc on the Jaw,
he fell TO the floor. and remained there
until Mr. Kelleher said out"