The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-25
PEPPER DEFEATS KING,
The Twenty Round Contest
Decided in Eleven
Fierce Battles.
King Is Practically Knocked
Out.

Henry Pepper defeated Joe King in
eleven rounds at the Colma Athletic
Club, San Mateo County, last night.
'Potrero" shaughnessy went down before
EMISSION" McGrath in ten bloody rounds,
and everybody who attended the mills had
all the gore they wanted.
Sheriff McAvoy of San Mateo County
was on hand with his deputies to preserve
order, but despite the presence of the peace
officers pandemonium reigned.
AT every knockdown the crowd yelled.
Advice was shouted from all parts of the
building to the fighters, and at each luIl in
the tumult the announcement was made
would stop the fight. He finally did when
King went down, bleeding mass, and the
crowd knew be was done for.
a so-called three-round go between Dan
Murphy of San Francisco and Charles
Rochelle of Chicago was announced as
the last preliminary before the great con-
test between King and Pepper. The first
round was an exhibition of catch-as-catch-
can wrestling, though some heavy and
rapid blows were exchanged.
The second round was devoted to SPAR
ring for wind, and when the men came up
for the third and last round both looked as
fresh as the time they entered the ring.
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of the mill as far as points were concerned
No decision was announced.
Henry Pepper of Los Angeles was intro
duced first, stepping into the ring at 9:45.
He was followed a few moments later by
Joe King. Pepper was seconded by Black
Pearl, Young Turner and Harris Martin
King was backed by Tim McGrath, Spider
Kelly and Alex Greggains.
Considerable time was taken up in decid-
ing upon a referee, during which bow
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Bean of the "Olympic'' was selected He
read the articles of agreement between
King and Pepper. Pepper won the toss
and selected first gloves.
The first round was a continuation of
clinches, during which the referee could
do nothing. In the second both men were
groggy in few seconds. Pepper went to
the floor several times, but managed to get
| UP and hold his feet till the call of time.
| During the third round Pepper went out
I side the ropes, but was helped back by his
seconds. AS he came into the ring King
| threw him and struck him as he went
down. Calls of foul were not allowed
AT the end of the fourth round Kings
left eye was bleeding. Pepper appeared
| without scratch, but badly Winded
| The fifth round was uneventful though
some rapid exchanges were made. In the
| sixth King led the fighting at the start,
| but the exchange was SO rapid that it
| looked as though either man might go out.
| Pepper did most of the fighting for while,
but King got back and eyened up the
round.
King let his left down four times on
| Peppers throat and chin in the eighth
round and had his man groggy, but failed
| to follow up his opportunity. Pepper re-
| taliated a moment later, but failed to gain
any particular advantage. AS time was
| called Pepper was in his corner in a clinch.
at the beginning of the ninth Kings
| eye looked as if it was crossed with the
| right, but he made good use of the optic,
despite the flow of blood, until time was
called.
! King went to his knees in the tenth, but
| got up again only to be knocked down.
| Pepper beat him all over the ring, and as
| he neared the timekeepers King kicked
| Pepper in the STOMACH, but as the referee
| did not see it the foul was not allowed.
King was practically out.
They came up for the eleventh round
| both badly winded. King received some
severe punishment before he had reached
| the center OF the ring.
! Pepper was using right and left with
such telling effect that King kept an iron
grip upon him to keep from going to the
| floor
! The two men worked around the ring
| until they reached the northeast corner
where Pepper delivered crushing blow
with his right, which sent King reeling to
| the floor. While the timekeeper was
counting Sheriff McAvoy jumped into the
| ring and stopped the fight His action
was hardly necessary, as King was prac.
tically out, and the referee awarded the
| fight to Pepper.