The morning times., 1896-03-17
HlLCOTT Wis 1 WINNER
Bright Eyes Collins Knocked Out
in the Seventh.
GAME BUT BADLY PUNISHED
Eureka Athletic Club at Long Island
City Was the Scene of the Hard
Battle-JOe Was in Fine Form and
His Blows Were of the Wicked
Order.

Long Island City, L. T., March 16.-The
Eureka Athletic Club, formerly weIl-knOwn
as the Puritan Athletic Club, was opened
tonight with twenty-rCund bout between
Joe Walcott, the co!orcd wonder, ami Scott
Collins, better known in pugnistic circles
as Bright Eyes, for the premier attrac-
ton.
The club has been entirely renovated, is
capable OF seating between 1000 and 5000
people. Notwithstanding the bad weather
there was far crowd seated around the
roped arena long before the fight COM
menced. Walcott was a favoritc at 100
to 30 on. He was looked after by his
manager, Tom O'Rourkc, George Dixon and
Sun Ashe. Professor Charley White
Jim Bates of Texas, and Joe COnely or
Newark, were bright Eyes aids.
AT 1875 O'Clock Wa!CCtt took his seat
in the ring and was followed shortly
afterward by Bright Eyes" The bout
counter which was five rounds shorter
than was advertised for. Time was called
at 1916.
THE FIRST ROUND.
Round 1-Aftera Ot OF Sparring WalCott
landed right hand swing on the body.
Bright Eyes" uppercut Joe with the left
shoulder. They mixed it up and Joe
swung his left twice on the nose, draw
ing Good. They were clinChed when tie
bell rang.
Round Light sparring. walcott swung
his right and caught Bright Eyes on the
face. Bright Eyes swung and oe
ducked. the Texan oyerbaIanced and
slipped. ] oe rushed and sent his left
hard on the jaw, forcing Bright Eyes head
down. WalCottfell Shorthand" Bri ight Eyes
landed corking right on the neck. Joe
landed twice lightly on the chest and FOL
lowed his man with a watermelon grim
when the bell rang.
Round 3. WalCott was first 10 work and
pasted his man right and left on the face.
Bright Eyes put his right twice on Walcott's
jaw, but Joe retaliated and put both hands
on Bright Eyes face, nearly pushing him
through the ropes. Bright Eyes Iabbed his
man with the left and uppercut him with the
right. Joe shot both hands on Bright
Eyes face and the SOutherner Went down.
A hot rally followed, both exchanging right
and lefts on the jaw.
WALCOTT's THREE JABs.
Round 4.-Walcott jabbed his man three
times with the left on the face and sent
hard right on the body. Walcott kept
after his man and landed right and left
but Bright Eyes evened up with a
COrklng right on the Jaw. Bright Eyes
landed hard swing on the Jaw and Joe
shot his right on the face. Just before
the gong sounded Joe pounded his man
twice with the left on the jaw. The bell
was sounding as Joe landed again nd
there was cries OF foul
Round 5-WalCott went at his man and
forced him 10 his knees. Bright Eyes"
swung a hard right on Joe's head Joe
swung left on the nose that made Bright
Eyes - nose bleed. Hard fighting fol-
lowed, and Joe swung his right twice
staggering his man. They clincbed and
the referee stepped between them. While
the referee was between them Joe swung
his left hard on the neck. and the house
rose TO foul, but no foul was allowed
Round 6-Joe rushed at his man and
floOred him six times in succession, with
right aud left swings on the jaw Joe
kept after his man and pushing both
gloves in his face, floOred him gain. Bright
Eyes" clung to the ropes and got up only
on the ninth count. Joe pushed him again
and he went down The bell sounded, ana
saved Bright Eyes from q count-Out.
He was on the floor when the bell rang
Round =" Bright Eyes was groggy but
game. Joe landed with a right on the