The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-10
The Los Angeles Boy Gets the
Decision
MULDOON'S "PICKANINNY"
Also Gets Away With His Euglish
Opponent
Fatty Purtell Whips James Ferns a
Topeka-Denver Ed Smith 10
Bested by Joe Goddard


Associated Press SpecialfWire
LONDON, Nov. 9.1There was q brill
liant array of sportsmen present to-
night at the National Sporting club to
witness the fights between "Solly" Smith
of Los Angeles and willie" Smith, the
featherweight champion Of England, for
a twenty-round contest at 11S pounds
for purse of $2500 and the champion
ship of Great Britain, andNbetween Null
doon's "Pickaninny," otherwise known
as BILLY" Hill, and an English unknown,
who is Arthur Callan of Manchester
In the first event Solly Smith won
easily in the eighthround and in the Sec
ond event Hill was declared the winner
in the fourteenth round.
The two Smiths got to work very
promptly after entering the ring. Solly
led off very low, and on repeating the
dose was cautioned. Willie Smith
played waiting game, SO that little was
done until the third round, in which
Solly stood well, therefter having mat
ters entirely his own way. He punished
his opponent severely in the eight round,
when the referee stopped the fight.
In the succeeding event Callan made
a desperate effort against Muldoon's
"Pickaninny," but the contest was
spoiled by a lot of hugging by both con-
testants. The American had the adj
vantage of height and reach. Callan had
the best of the fifth round, but the sixth
ended in favor of the American. The
succeeding rounds were mostly in favor
of Callan, but in the fourteenth round
the American settled the business and
won the fight with hit on the jaw Of
his opponent
Mike Dooley has challenged Joe God
dard.
FAT BUT MIGHTY
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov 9-The fight be.
tween Paddy Purtell Of Kansas City
and James Ferns of Fir City, took place
near Galena, Kan, tonight. Purtell was
in bad condition, being fat and fiabby,
while Ferns was in the pink of condition.
The bout ended with the third round,
when Purtell knocked his man out. 1t
was very hot fight and it is said to be
the first time Ferns has been defeated.
DENVER ED BESTED
JOHANNESBURG, South African
Republic, Nov. Gin a prize fight be-
tween Joe Goddard, Australian heavy
weight, and Denver Ed Smith of Col
orado, Goddard won in four rounds.
Sporting Life says Of last nights con-
tests before the National Sporting club:
The hurricane style Of fighting which
the visitors adopted completely puzzled
the lads. "Solly" Smiths low hits were
purely accidental.
The Sportsman says: Willie Smith
was merely target. Solly Smith show
ed up what difference exists between
a natural fighter and an exhibition
boxer.
NEW YORK BOUTS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Four thousand
people assembled at the Union Park
Athletic club tonight to see the bouts be.
tween Mike Sears Of Boston vs. Charlie
Kelly of New York, ten rounds at lis
pounds; Kid Mcfarland, New York,
VS.. Harry Peterson Of New York.
twelve rounds at catch weights, and
go between "Scaldy" Bill Quinn of Potts
town, Pa, and Dick O'Brien of Boston,
at catch weights. The first bout was
awarded to Sears and the second to Nc
Pharland, who aspires to the worlds
championship light weight honor.
In the third round of hte chief event
the Pottstown man dazed O'Brien with
a right and left on the face, but in the
fourth was reeling from O'Brien's
rushes He stood up until the thirteenth
when O'Brien smashed right and left
at will The result was then foregone
conclusion and "Scaldy's" seconds
threw up the sponge.