The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-19
DECLARED A DRAW.
FIGHT BETWEEN WILLIAMS AND
PEPPERS LAST NIGHT.
Williams All But Knocked Out in
the Sixth Round-Before That He
Had the Advantage-The Fight
BY Rounds.

A congregation of the sports of Og-
den and Salt Lake assembled in the
Novelty theatre last night to witness
the contests between Jim Williams,
champion of Utah, and Henry Peppers,
of California. and Bob Thompson, of
Salt Lake. and Billy Lynch, of the
Golden state
The contest between Thompson and
Lynch was disappointing. Lynch
played the policy game of lying down
whenever his opponent tented at him,
and Thompson had no opportunity of
landing. In the sixth round, Chief of
Police Davenport interfered, owing to
the disturbance of the crowd The ref
cree. Mr.. Gill. stated that when the
chief of police interfered and after he
heard the call of time he could give
no decision.
After an interval of thirty minutes,
the principal event of the evening was
commenced.
Peppers was the first to enter the
ring and was shortly after followed
bv Williams. Frank Purcell, Bob
Thompson and Jim Stark were behind
Peppers: and Henry Williams and Billy
II.
Shocks was chosen as referee, and Ira
Thomas and Mike Fitzgerald acted as
time-keepers. Both men appeared in
good condition, but Peppers was evil
IDENTIFY the better trained of the two.
First Round-When time was called
both men jumped into the center of
the ring. Both men were working
cautiously for an opening, and in this
round not a blow was struck.
Z ~
jumped into the ring it was apparent
that both men were confident.
Peppers was the first to open. he get
tinf in a light body blow on Williams
and the latter missed a heavy right.
Peppers again landed and both eX-
changed heavily. Williams then got
in a heavy one on his opponents face,
followed it with another above the
heart and Peppers retaliated on Will
Jams neck. Peppers landed above the
heart. both exchanged and the men
clinched. The Utah boy got in an eff
fective one on the body and time was
called
Third Round-At the opening of this
round Peppers got in several light
body blows, and both men were yet
taking the fight easy. The men clinch-
led. and Williams missed tremendous
swing with the left. Peppers landed
on the neck, Williams hit him on the
face. the men clinched and time was
called.
Fourth Round-Pepper led twice and
got his opponent on the body, and fol
lowed with a face blow. Williams
then got in his left with good effect
the men clinched Williams again
landed his right; Peppers got in a
Williams got in his right lightly on
Peppers face; Peppers hit out at Will
liams, the men clinched and time was
called.
Fifth Round-The men sprung light
" into the ring. Both had blood in
their eye, and evidently meant bust
ness. Both exchanged heavily and
clinched, Peppers landed his left on
Williams face, followed it with the
right. and feinting with the left struck
heavily with the right. Williams then
Opened out, hit with the left and miss
led a sweeping blow with the right
Peppers again got in the left with lit
tie or no effect, Williams retaliated
both exchanged and then clinched
Williams again led and got in a hard
one on the face and the round ended.
Sixth Round-Peppers landed on
Williams neck. Williams missed with
la terrific right. Then followed a hot
exchange right and left. The men then
clinched. After the breakaway and
while Williams was confident, Peppers
lstole in on him with a right on the
Jaw. 1t was a clean knock down, but
i Jim was up again in dazed condi-
ton. and Peppers pounding away on
him when time was called. The ref
cree declared it a draw
1t may here be said that Our JIM
was the most surprised man in Utah,
when he received the blow that sent
him down. He was over confident, and
lit cost him dearly. The great mistake
he made was in Immediately rising to
his feet, when he might have staid
down the nine seconds and come up in
lighting conditions instead of being
dazed, as he was, and allowing Pep
pers to beat a tattoo upon him. Jim
was over confident, and it has taught
him a lesson that will not be lost upon
Ihim in the future. He Immediately
made the offer to continue the fight
then and there, agreeing to knock Pep
pers out in four more rounds. The offer
was not accepted.