The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-02
BROOKLYN BOY wILTED.
HE MADE A GAME ATTEMPT, HOW
EVER.
Both Men weighed in at One Hun
dred and Thirty-EiGht Pounds
Fight Had the Approval of All the
Prcminen Sporting Men Who
Were Present-TUo Minor Events.

ment. The referee was John p. Eek
hardt Of New York and the official
time keeper was John Mack of Albany.
About 1900 people witnessed the con-
tests
The first bout was between Mike Nc
Manus Of Albany and George Siddons
of Chicago. 1t was for 10 rounds at
12S pounds. Siddons was awarded the
decision on points.
The second contest was between
Charles Johnson of Minneapolis and
Wyiie Evans. a colored youth from
California. It was an easy victory for
Johnson, who knocked his man out
in the second round.
The principal bout of the evening was
between Jack Everhardt of New Or
leans, the champion lightweight OF the
south, and Billy Ernst of Brooklyn.
Both men weighed in early in the even
ing at 13S pounds. 1t was one of the
finest fistic encounters ever seen IN
this section and met with the approval
of some of the most prominent sporting
men in the country.
Everhardt had at his back Charlie
Johnson of Minneapolis and Al Lunt of
Philadelphia as seconds and Fred En-
erick as bottle holder. ErnSt's seconds
were Dan Gallagher and Fred Ernst
of Brooklyn, while George Burke OF
Brooklyn held the bottle.
Among those present were Paddy
Ryan, Jimmie Dime, Larry Burns, Joe
Burke, Fred Ernst, Spider Kelly and
Jack Hanlev of Philadelphia. 1t was
announced that the winner of the bout
would be matched against any light
weight in the world for a purse of $4,-
000 to be put up at once by the man
of the MVarS clIlD
Round 1-Everhardt got in rights on
the neck and Ernst fouled. He landed
on Everhardt's chest and after feint
which Everhardt ducked, gave nice
upper cut. Ernst was most aggressive.
Everhardt ducked a right and received
left on the chin.
Round Both went in with some
vicious lunges. Ernst landed an eX-
cellent upper cut on EVerhardt's chin.
The southerner retaliated with
squawker-a blow which touched Ever
hardt's windDiDe This was followed
by a facer. Ernst had the best of the
round.
Round S-Ernst landed heavy right
on Everhardt's face. 1t was case OF
business on both sides from this out.
Ernst fought Everhardt to the ropes.
Everhardt rallied and made Ernst's al
ready bleeding nose emit more claret.
Fierce infighting closed the round.
Round 4.-Everhardt tried swing
but missed. His opponent followed
suit and landed. In a clinch Ernss
made what appeared to be foul and
was Kissed. He got a short rib rooster
in return. Everhardt kept up his left
jabs until he landed on the face of
the Brooklyn boy. HonorS even.
Round 5.-A fierce upper cut from
Everhardt reached Ernst's face and
made him stagger. Two others landed
on his body. The Louisiana man
landed on the nose but clinched to
avoid further punishment.
Round 6.-Ernst got down to business
and Everhardt was equally anxious for
a final settlement. Ernst punched his
mans face at Will, while Everhardt
got in rib rooster with his right and
met another stunning facer. Ernst
made two overland swings which told
on both sides of the face. Honors
even.
Round Ernst landed and when
they clinched struck Everhardt A
cross counter resulted in a clinch and
Ernst landed again. A quick inter-
change of face blows at short corners
delighted the audience. Everhardt hit
Squarely in the face and received for
his pains two right upper cuts.
Round S.-Everhardt rushed but got
a singer, paying back with a left in
the face. In return a punch in the
neck made him finch. Everhardt
played for Ernsts nose, landing four
times in quick succession. 1t was
Everhardt's round.
Round 9.-Everhardt started for
Ernst's nose again, but missed. He
avoided a heavy swing and continued
his efforts, landing twice on his op-
ponent's nose. Quick interchange of
face blows followed Everhardt hit
right and lift, landing on Ernst's head
at will. He struck the bloody nose I'M
til there was no semblance of such an
organ on his face.
Round 10.-Everhardt's left struck
Ernsts nose at the outset and two
more followed suit. Ernst was look
ing to land a chin blow and nearly
succeeded with right upper cut. By
plays at countering wound up the
round.
Round 11.-Everhardt again made
savage rushes for Ernst's nose and got
facer and heart blow in return.
Ernst picked up courage and got in
two blows but took in return a punch
on the neck.
Round 12.-Ernst landed his left on
Everhardt's chest and neck and fol-
lowed it I'D with a rush that ended In
an upper cut on the southerner's face.
Skiiful guarding was exhibited bv botb
combatants- Everhardt began his face
punching tactics again, while Ernst
tried his swinging jaw blow with no
effect. The last punch was a soaxer
on Ernsts bloody nose. Everhardt had
the best of it thus far
Round 13-This was a fierce round
Everhardt landed his right five times
Then he went for Ernst's chin and
clinch followed. The southern man
forced Ernst to the roDes repeatedly
and clinching resulted
Round 14.-Ernst's lead took Ever l
hardt on the neck and in the cIinch
ernst took his opponent on his Shout
ders. Interchanges of blows followed
Ernst landed right and left on the
body and went in to knock his man
out He was clearly the stronger of
the two at this time. Everhardt picked
up little courage towards the close
and touched the hornpipe twice by the
time time was called.
Round 15-Ernst began with body
blows and landed once. Both men were
tired when the round closed and IT
looked as if neither could stand the
fierce mitigating much longer.
Round 16-Ernst kept UP the leading
but his blows had no more effect t5an
so much water on ducks bacl,
There was very little fighting done.
Round 17-EverharCit lost no time in
forcing matters, landing his left on the
nose at the outset. He got a right on
the neck in return. The round was
clearly Everhardt's.
Round 18-Everhardt landed on his
opponents face and neck with left
and right respectively. Then came a.
jab on the nose but Ernst got in with
q good face blow and upDercut on the