The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-09-29
Everhardt Outfought BY Abbott
of New Orleans.
REFEREE DECLARES A DRAW
The Pugilistic Entertainment Is witness
sed BY an Audience of 5000
Twenty-Five Rounds.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-The
pugllistic entertainment commenced
with friendly exhibition bout of four
rounds between Young Critic, the
Australian, and Mick Dunn. Critics
work was much appreciated by the
audience, which numbered 5000. The
event of the evening was then an
nounced, and Jack Everhardt of New
Orleans, and Stanton Abbott of
England, entered the ring to fight for
81, 500 purse.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round one-Eyerhardt commenced the
aggressor, Abbott assuming beautiful de-
fensive position. Everhardt landed a good
left in the stomach and brought his right
over on the Engishmans jaw a moment
later Just as the gong sounded, Ever
har 1t landed good left on the stomach
and brought right on the jaw.
/ Round two-Everhardt commenced the
round, landing some very rough blows on
the head. Both men scored lefts, but Ever
| hardt landed wicked right on the neck.
| Round three-EYerhardt landed vicious
lett on the body and repeated it moment
later without return. Both men scored hits
/ on he body.
Round four-Everhardt had the best of
it, The ELglishman was fought to the
ropes.
Round five-Everhardt landed two vicious
punches on the Englishman's head and the
latter clinched TO avoid punishment. Ever
hardt landed a right on the. jaw and a
vicious body blow. Both men landed on
the head. Jack was the aggressor. Abbott
landed good right on the heart.
Round six-Abbott landed fair left on
the jaw and ducked away from vicious
swing. Jack landed left stomach punch
and a moment later landed left and right
on the head. Abbott was cut on the chin
with left. The referee announced first
blood for Everhardt.
upper-cut and received two frlghttul
punches on the jaw, landing body blow
in return.
Round eight-There was some heavy
fighting. Abbotts right eye was bleeding
Round nine--Jack landed a left on thu
face. Abbott landed two right body
punches.
Round ten-Abbott again Gucked into al
: uppercut and received a left punch In tn
! face, landing a right in return. Abbott wa
nearly knocked down with straight left il
the face. and staggered from blow on tn
! head.
2 Round eleven-Jack landed left on th
, body and nearly fell to the ground. Alb
bott landed right on the head and got
! left in return.
I Round tWeIYe-ADDOtt lanueu some goo
punches, driving Jack 10 the ropes, but 4
the 18th round Everhardt evened things u
and lost nothing in the exchange. Abbot
+ got right on the jaw which Knocked al
head back.
, Round fourteen Abbott landed tw
wicked lefts, one on the stomach the othe
. on the nose, being the two best he deliV
cred during the fight, but in the ffteent
:. he ducked into a heavy left and had tn
J. worst of exchange.
:. Closing Rounds,
In round seventeen Everhardt lande
several hard punches. The men did ligt
work until the 21st and 22d rounds, whe
u the hitting was heavy, Everhardt havin
a shade the best of it..
n The 23d ami oath rounds were fast an
slightly in Jacks favor
u Round twenty -tive-Commenced fast an
r furious, Everhardt landing three rapi
y rights, while Abbott held, his left glove
a partial cinch. The men clinched repeat
! eddy in this round and were ordered
:. break. Everhardt was still the aggresso
v forcing Abbott around the ring. Ever
= hardt left landed furiously on Abbott
= head and the Englishman clinched FRI
s quently to avoid punishment
q Duffy declared the ii ght draw.