The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-04


got up in front of a good man he was
credit of the man with the dark COM
plexion that he fought as long and as
hard as he could, although none of his
work counted for anything.
Taylor made monkey of him from
the time the gong sounded for the first
round until the referee counted him
out in the middle OF the eighth
There was d good audience in at
tendance; some of the leading people
of the city being seated in the crowd,
and every one seemed to thoroughly
enjoy all the events.
Prince was first to shy his castor into
the ring. He did not manifest the
same degree of pugnacity which char
accrued his actions on the night
when he put Johnson, 1.-THE Sugar
House Wonder" TO sleep and evident
ly understood that he had a fight on
his hands
Taylor ambled in with a sort of /
don't care whether school-keeps-or-
not air and took his seat. The usual
preliminaries were arranged and at 10
| o'clock the club referee called time.
The Prince sprang to the center with
his usual vicious look-that look which
took ali the sand from the last man he
/ fought-and at once started in to force
! the fighting. He landed left and right
on the white mans jaw and neck and
for Il time it looked as though some
thing serious was going to happen. At
ter allowing the darkey to pound him
promiscuously for a few seconds, with
out even making motion to defend
/ himself, Taylor broke away and ran
around the ring laughing like man
! does who realizes that he has a soft
! thing and wants the public TO under
stand it. The Prince was raZzled-daz-
zled by this kind of work and took a
/ seconds time in which to think over
what he had run up against and
while he was bordering, Taylor
! landed one on his neck which caused
his head to so back an inch or SO.
! partly with the effect of the blow, and
partly from establishment Just TO
: demonstrate that it was done Gil pur-
/ pose, Taylor sent in a hot one on the
! chin and the gong sounded with the
prince wondering what manner OF d
/ Prince wondering what manner OF a
In the second Prince led on the neck
! and got a counter on the jaw for his
pains. A clinch followed in which
Taylor was thrown, an act which he
returned by promptly knocking the
black man down by a heavy right on
the chin. The Prince was groggy,
right there and then, but for some rea-
son Taylor did not follow up his ad-
vantage, else the account OF the bat
tie would end right here.
In the third everyone expected the
white man would rush in and do the
duSky boy up at once. On the con-
trary he contented himself with max
ing a circus Of the latter once more.
Again did he place both arms to his
face and permit the Prince to pound
him around. When he had encouraged
the black fellow to this extent. he led
on the chin. getting a sharp tap along
side the ear, which, however, was not
damaging. Taylor then led for the
chin and missed. The black tried to
get IN on cross. but it was no use;
the other was too quick and slipped
away. Several clinches were Gndulged
IN during one of which Prince slipped
away and in sharp rally got in on
the side of the white 1nan'S head an
act which made his second smile.
Iaylor never minded it in the least
put continued his funny business.
1t was evident that TAYLOR was ma X
Ing target of the negro's chin. He
came up in the fourth and led for it.
and got 1t, getting away from -etl1rn.
An instant later he raped The darker
smartley in the bread basket. Prince
rushed matters n little and several
times clinched He tried it too often.
however. ara but for the prompt nc
ton of the referee would have como
over Taylor's head. Ending His ,6Tnd
by some more funny business, TayIor
sot the black man so angry that when
the gong sounded it left Slim in +ba
centre of the ring shaking his fist at
Iaylor who was laughing in his cor
ner. ' vi
landing a body blow which made bie li se ~
0ndS smile again. Taylor smiled toa
Inc Prince clinched and in the breaIt
i hway me white man was thrown to his
Knees out he recovered in time 10 get in
one on the chin which was a corixer
Prince retaliated by smart one on the
nose winch drew blood. Taylor came
nack apparently groggy. which prompted
tne remark from the colored man 'You
can TOOL me that way" Taylor stageer-
ed around the ring, apparently ali but
up sah' and he began the waking IN
process, only to get another welt in tx
kisser which caused him to change his
mind The round closed with Prince as
mad as a hornet. To lor laughed ar HIM
and the crowd reared
me Prince got in some work in the
lacking steam. Taylor was thrown to his
knees in a clinch and OH the break awav
wired in three or four on the negro's
In the seventh the beginning of the END
hove in sight: Taylor for the first time
woke up and began. lighting. The darkey
Il
three fans. He couldn't hit the white
man or get away. With right and left
Taylor drove his man all around the ring
and as the gong sounded had him on the
ropes whipped man. The call of time
saved him.
The eighth was short and sweet The
Prince came up as grog2y as "A sailor
who had been three days ashore He could
NOT put up his bands in any shape A
stiff punch in the wind took what brenIh
chin, followed with a quick left and the
Black Prince went down to rise after
ten seconds, with the aid of his seconds
Prior to the mill proper, Sam Clark and
Roy Condie spared three warm rounds.
which was followed by Johnson and a
young man named Case from Montana.
who put up a good mill Case is here
looking for a match with any one from
1873 to IA pounds. He shows up we'll and
is Shtfty young fellow on his feet
Johnson made a fair showing with him
but it was not due to his ability that such
was the case.
Taylor has fought thirty-nine battles
and is a good man. His victory over the
intends TO follow the ring. IT shows he
lacks Judgment to begin with Last night
be lost his head at the wrong time He
also lacks science. Although he is a hard
hitter, he does not know how 10 land vet
and needs some training.
Taylor Will try for another go while
here and a match will doubtless be made
with some local man.
jim Williams Fight.
Jim Williams and Mexican Pete will
try conclusions ut Creole tomorrow night
a private letter from the former saws
the betting is quiet. Jim advises all his
friends to stay away as the Colorado men
are not betting any He says the other
man is a hard game but he expects to
win.