Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-27
Tim EVANS KNOCKED OUT.
OSCAR GARDNER, THE "oMAItA KID"
WAS roo MUCU FOR HIM,
Gardner Had the right All Ills own Way
Prom the start aud Punched Evans
Out In the Third Round
sporting News.

Jimmy Evans met his Waterloo last
night The "oll I'm" thought he stiIl had
iieht left In him. but 1t took oscar Gard
ner. the omaha Kid" just three rounds
to convince him that he was mistaken The
battle was very one-sided and Gardner
could certainly have ended 1t In the first
round had he cared to push matters to a
finish
The fight took place Mt A quiet resort
south Of the city, where many mills have
been brought of, and was Witnessed by a
gathering Of perhaps fifty lovers Of the
sport 1t was announced that the 10 was
to be for the gate receipts ten rounds
revised Marquis of Queensbury rules, the
best man at the end OF the ten rounds. nc-
cording to the decision OF the referee, to
take all
After the usual waste of time in settling
the rrollminaries and kicking because
there was not enough money In sight, the
comhatHnts got into the ring shortly after
10 O'Clock. Evans said he weighed about
i34 pounds ana Gardner weighed ten
POUNDS less. Both men came to the center
8milIng ana went at 1t briskly when time
was called for the first round. 1t was cvi-
dent before n minute had passed that
Gardner was the only one in II. lie could,
apparently hit Evans when ana where he
pleased, while Evans was not able to land
an effective blow on the clever kid" In
the very first encounter Gardner landed
right and left, and. after two or three
clnches, from which the referee had fairly
to pry the men apart Gardner found an
opening ana landed heavily with his right
on the side of the head. sending Evans
down. Evans head hit the hard oak noo-
of the ring with resounding thump and
II looked Tor moment a. II the fight
would end right there, but he was up he
fore the referee had counted five. Near the
close of the round Gardner landed a heavy
left swing on the face and followed 1t up
with left punch in the body which made
Evans vince visibly. II was all Garduer's
round and Evans only saved himself by fire.
Quent cllnChes.
In the opening Of the second round
Gardrer landed with his left twice In
rapid succession and Evans got in blow
with his left on Gardncr's face which did
no damage. Gardner just missed a vicious
right hand swing which would have ended
the fight. The round was mostly made up
of clinches, after one Of which Gardner
landed his right on Evans left eye with
telling effect. Evans was badly winded
and a beaten man when he went to
his corner.
There was very little fight left IN Evans
when the men faced each other for the
third round. Gardner was using a sort
of half pivot blow with his left which
did great execution, ana Evans was una
bic to stop it, Gardner got Evans in the
latter's corner and punched him rapidly
with his right and left and raining the
blows on his head mad face. Evans was
weak and groSgy and cllnched to save
himself. When the referee broke them
Evans half fell and Gardner finished him
with n left hand tab. Evans went down
and was counted ont. He might have
been able to rise to his feet again, but 1t
would have awaited him nothing. Gardner
said he was unwilling to continue fighting
further in any event. Evans was in
such condition that he was afraid to pun
ish him any more. The referee awarded
the fight and the purse TO Gardner, who
was untouched.