The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
Raphael's
INCORPORATED,
SAW TWO KN0CK0UTS,
Spectators at the Riverside
Athletic Club Witness
Hot Fighting.
"Shadow" Maber Showed His Back
and Was Bested by Young
Corbett.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 19.-The sport
ing fraternity who visited the Riverside
Athletic Club house tonight saw two
knockouts in two fights. Both were in
double quick time, and while the second
was apparently due to the carelessness of
the defeated man, both were interesting.
Shadow" Maber, the young Australian
who has not been defeated, though he has
met the best men of his class in the prize
ring, was the vanquished in the star bout
of the evening, and he may charge his de-
feat to himself and his inattention to the
simplest of the most vital rules of sparring.
He was knocked out simply because he
turned his back to his antagonist" Young"
Corbett, and walked away in careless and
apparently unconcerned and unsuspecting
manner.
He was dealt a knockout blow in the
seventh round when his chances of success
were at least with those of his opponent.
AT the beginning of the round Maber and
the stockily built young fellow whom
Champion Corbert had picked out as the
coming fighter of his class were both in
prime condition, though the stiff lighting
they had done since the first round had
unquestionably affected their strength.
Maber led a good blow into Corbett's wind
and followed him into corner. He
lodged blow aimed at his head and
caught swinging one, intended for his
stomach, on his arms, which he cleverly
got in the way of Corbett's gloved fist.
1t was now Maber's turn to retreat to a
corner, and light Intellectual exchange of
blows ensued. Maber lodged out, and.
turning, walked away toward the center of
the ring without taking the precaution to
keep his eye on Corbett's movements. He
had done the same thing in the same way
several times before in the fight, and Cor
bett had evidently made up his mind to
catch him. Stepping lightly to Maber's
side from behind he swung his left forcibly
on Maber's jaw. The blow was stag
gerer, and before Maber could gather his
"Shadow" fell to the floor limp and un-
conscious. 1t was just minutes and 81
seconds from the time the seventh round
began. Maber had the advantage in height
and little in reach. Young" Corbett
(or George Green, which is his real name)
showed splendid back and shoulders and
powerful muscles.
Johnson of this city and Tommy West of
Chicago, announced as 145-pound men.
They were to have eight rounds. but West
started in with wicked eye and quick fist
and knocked Johnson down and out in two
minutes and five seconds in the first round.
West exhibited superior cleverness and an
enormous hitting force. He led first on
the right jaw of Johnson, who countered
lightly, and a little later the latter
placed his right on Vests cheek. A
little cautious sparring followed, when the
champion saw an opening and sent a
stinger on the Baltimore boys jaw. John
sons eyes rolled sleepily around and he
careened over and fell to the floor. He
took the full time limit to arise and made
q game effort to last until the end of the
round, but West was too shrewd to let his
advantage slip and dealt the already de-
feated man another hard blow, which sent
him again to the floor, where he remained
until Referee Charley White of New York
counted him out