The Washington times., 1895-06-14
FOUGHT A GAME BATTLE
1t Took TNenty-si1 Rounds for Nc
Cam to Knock Out Wilson.
Put to Sleep by a Chance Blow When
He Seemed to Have All the
Advantage.

Tho reopening of the Eureka Club last
night witnessed without exception the
best fight that has been seen for years
around Washington.
Despite tue fact that he was knocked
out, Howard Wilson, the clever light
weight of the District of Columbia, demon
strated to his admirers that he is a hard
bitter, and one of the gamest boys that
ever stepped into a ring.
Wilson went into the ring weighing lust
128 pounds, while his opponent, Jack
McCann, OF Chester, Pa, easily tipped the
beam at 145. Wilson did all OF the fighting
and up to the twenty-sixth round had the
best OF McCann Then chance blow on
the chin put the Washington boy down
and out
The preliminary bout between Jack
Ward, OF Baltimore, and Joe Bennett, Of
this city, was not put on owing to the
non-appearance of the Baltimore lad who
hurt bis hand while boxing at the River
side club Wednesday night.
AcCann and Wilson therefore went on
at once and stepped into the ring about
O'Clock. Pat Ready and ''Pocahontas"
Mason did the honors for Wilson while
Tony stannard, McCann's brother, and
John j. Smith, well-known horseman,
Were in McCann's corner. John Duffy Of
ficiated as referee and Eddie Heath
held the watch.
The men both fought a game, square
battle. Wilson showed the most science
and his blows appeared to have more force
than AcCann's. He landed againand again
on his opponents face and wind, but the
Chester lad seemed to be made of iron and ,
before the fight had gone far, gained the
soubriquet OF Stone wall"
He had a vicious right, but Wilson's
clevernesS at avoiding punishment served
him in good stead, as he again aad again
escaped a hard swing by lodging cleverly
or dropping to the floor.
The blow that settled the Washington
| boy came in the middle OF the twenty
sixth round. McCann made a pass at
/ Wilson, but the latter lodged and made
rush at his opponent. when a stilr,
shOrt-arned blow met him Oh the point
OF the chin nd he went down. He came
to just as the referee counted ten aud
made brave attempt TO rise to his feet,
but was clearly out and again sank into
uncOnsciouSness.
The fight by rounds follows:
First round-AfteT spaUing for wind
few moments Mccain started to rush
matters and got in a swing OH Wilson that
floored him. He was on his feet in a
moment, however. and although some
what daZed. landed corker or McCann's
jaw and got away without a return.
Second round-Wilson came up fresh,
but in making a swing at MCCann, slipped
and again went down. He was up ike
lightning and, starting IN on MCCann,
reached his nose and left optic in rapid
| succession, dra wing blood from the former
and nearly closing the latter
From then up to tie tenth round il was
/ give and take, with the fight in Wilson's
| favor, but it would have been a hard matter
| TO pick a winner McCann showed the
most punishment, both OF his eyes n0w be
ing in bad way, and blood flowing from a
cut on the side of the face
Mccain suddenly woke up and from the
eleventh to the twenty-liTst round forced
the fighting, but did not land on Wilson as
often as the latterdid on him Inthetwenty-
| first Wilson landed a corker, which dazed
AcCann and the Washington boy forced
matters from then on and was &c tting all the
best OF it when the twentysixth round came.
Twenty-sixth Tuund-WilSOn started in
To- follow up the advantage he seemed to
have aud cOuntered with his right on Nc
Cams neck. The latter swung q; him
aud Wilson got Il way, bar immediately
made rush. when McCanu got in tht. blow
that told aud Wilson went down flat on
his back.