The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-25
WAS RATHER TAME SPORT
Tile Angel City Athletic Club Enter
tainment Last Night
Several Hundred Business nen Saw McLain and
Whitesides Box Fifteen Quiet, Harm
less Observation-Disclosures

At the Angel City Athletic club last
night Bill Whitesides of Los Angeles and
Bob McLain of San Bernardino boxed
fifteen rounds for purse. When the first
of the preliminares was called there
were a large mum Der OF people present,
and among them were to be seen some
of the most prominent business and pro-
fesslonal men in the city.
The first of the preliminary bouts was
called about half past 8, and consisted of
four-round set-to between Billy Gala
CHER and one Scotty, local light of the
ring. The amiable Gallagher made it rs
easy as possible for the gentleman with
the queer name, and then Jack + ogaIty
and Fred Began came out for four
rounds. They made lively PAIR and
kept themselves on the go without doing
anything to hurt the features of either
man. Next came Jack Frazier and Pablo
Aaevado to try out for four rounds.
They made most comical pair, and
Frazier sp5nt most OF his time trottln g
around the ring poKing his face in his
opponents glove.
Finally the event of the evening was
called. and the two coored boys came
out. McLain is about twelve pounds
heavier than Whitesides, but the quick
ness OF the latter more than made up the
difference. They went to work without
any preliminary nonsense, and the first
round was spent in Whitesides chasing
Mchain all over the ring. although there
were no blows of any Importance struck.
For the first seven rounds there was box
ing of a peculiar kind displayed to the
admlring audience, but in the eighth the
men seemed to wake up and they began
to fight. Whitesides found out that the
longer reach of his opponent enabled him
to stand him Off in the most approved
fashion, and got several punches ON the
tip of his Afro-Roman nose. though 1t
did not seem to I'M ure that organ to any
alarming extent. DURING the tenth
| round the spectators became trlhe
NOISY, and the referee at once stepped
into the ring and declared the fight off.
| After sDme persuasion ne was prevailed
on TO let the affair go on. though warn
| ing the onlookers that any repetition OF
| their unseemlv conduct would cause the
| instant stoppage of the entertainment.
So Whitesides went at it again, and
| seemed to grow careless, taking several
| opportunities TO place his countenance in
| the way of his auversary's glove, whose
long reach enabled him to perform this
| feat without any undue eXertion. The
! fourteenth was the liveliest round of the
whole affair. Whiteside. rushed on his
man time and again. and in several in
stances he would land backhand blow
that caused Mr.. McLain to shuttle. In
return the latter would poke that long
arm of his out intn space, and land some
iabs on the physique of the dusky gentle
man opposed to him. In the fifteenth
the referee announced that be wDuld give
a decision on the result of that round
and SO both men came at it hard. White
sides landed hard on the classic nasal an
| pendage OF the yellow gentleman in from,
of him. aud the ruby blood flowed down
| In return he put some hard blows on
| the neck Of Whitesides, and honors were
| even. When the end of the round came
there was no decision to be made, anc
so the referee announced, and the people
! disperss1.