The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-26
NEITHER BADLY PUNISHED.
The New Orleans Man Was the
AggresSor.
THE ENGLISHMAN WAS GAME.
In GiVe-and-Take Style They
Fought Twenty-Five Ordi-
nary Rounds.

RINGsIDE, OLYMPIC CLUB. NEW Or
LEANS. Sep. 25.-The entertainment COM
menced with friendly exhibition bout OF
four rounds between Young Critic. the
Australian, and Mike Dunn. Critics
work was much appreciated by the audi
ence which num bered about 5000
The event of the evening as then an
nounced, and Jack Everhardt Of New
Orleans and Stanton Abbott of England
entered the ring to fight for purse OF
$500. The referee warned the men in
reference to fouls.
Everhardt was seconded by F. S. Willis,
J. j. Bates and the Sutherland brothers;
Abbott by John Dunn, Billy Piimmer, Aft
Robb and Billy Chittenden.
Round 1-Everhardt commenced the ag-
gressor. Abbott assuming a beautiful de-
fensive position. Everhardt landed good
left in the stomach, and brought the right
over the EngliShman's jaw moment later
Just as the gong sounded Everh ardt landed
a good left on the stomach and brought the
right on the jaw for the third time.
Round 2-Eyerhardt commenced the
round, landing some very rough blows on
the head. Both men scored lefts, but
Everhardt landed a wicked right on the
neck.
Round 3-Everhardt landed a vicious
left on the body. repeating it moment
later without return. Both men scored
hits on the body.
Round 4-Everhardt had the best of il.
The Englisbman was fought to the ropes.
Round 5-Everbardt landed two vicious
punches on his opponents head, and the
latter clnched 10 avoid punishment
Everhardt landed the right on the Jaw
and a vicious body blow. Both men
landed Cd the head. Everhardt was the
aggressor. Abbott landed good right on
the heart.
Round 6-Abbott landed a fair left on
the jaw, and ducked away from o vicious
swing Everhardt lauded a lett stomach
punch moment later. Everhardt landed
left and right. the latter on the head. H.
bott escaped several right. swings, but
usually ducked into left upper-cuts. Alb
bott was cut on the chin with LETT Ref
cree Duffy announced first blood for Ever
hardt.
Round Abbott ducked into an upper
cut and received two frightful blows on
the jaw, landing body blow in return.
Round 8-There was some heavy fight
ing in the centero of the ring and Abbott's
right eye was bleeding.
Round 9-Everhardt landed lefton face
and received right in return. Abbott
landed two right body punches.
Round I0-Abbott again ducked into an
uppt rcut and received left punch in the
face. landing right in return. Abbott
was nearly knocked down with a straight
left in the face and staggered from a blow
oh the head.
hound 11-Eyerbardt landed a left on
the body and nearly fell TO the ground.
Abbott landed right on the head and got
a left in return.
Round 12-Abbott landed some gooc
punches, driving Everharit to the ropes,
where he uppercut the home man
viciousIy with the left. but in the thir-
teenth round Everhardt eyened things up
and lost nothing in the exchange. Abbott
received right on the jaw which knocked
his head back.
Round 14-Abbott landed two wicked
let's, one Oh the stomach, the other on the
nose, being the two best delivered during
the fight. but in the fifteenth round he
ducked into heavy lefts and had the worst
of the exchange.
Round 17-Everhardt landed several hard
puDCHcSs 1uC lieub WOIh uutU
the twenty-frst and twenty-second rounds,
when the hitting was heavy. Everhardt
having a shade the best of 1t.
The. twenty-;bird and twenty-fourth
rounds were fast and slightly in Ever
hardt's favor, though Abbott came up
strong for the final round.
The twenty-fifth round commenced fast
and furious, Everhardt landing three rapid
rights. while Abbott held his left glove in
a partial clinch. The men clinched re-
peatedly in this round and were ordered
to break. Everhardt was still the ag-
gressor, forcing Abbott round the ring.
Both men seemed very strong. Ever
hardts left landed furiously ON Abbott's
head ard the Englishman clinched to
avoid punishment.
Referee Duffy then declared the fight
draw. The decision was very satisfactory
10 the large audience.