The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-17
JOE wALCOTT WINS.
Bright Eyes Gives Up in the seventh
Ronnd mt Long Island City

New York. March fs-The Eureka Ath-
ietic Club al Long Island City threw open
its doors tonight for its initial boxing
contests. The club house vas formerly
occupied by the Puritan Athletic Club-
The principal go sas between Joe Walcott
the eolored wonder. and Scott Coihns.
better known as Bright Eyes. OF Texas.
These men were TO have fought al FL
Paso last month. but Dan Stuart. not be-
ing able TO bring any Of the fights on
except that OF Fiizsimuor and Manner,
paid a forfeit and the colored boxers
signed to fisht here tonight Both men
weighed In at III pounds. Although the
weather was very much against anything
like a good attendance. there were fully
200 present when the first bout was
called. Dan Stuart looked after the in
terests OF Bright Eyes Walcott was the
favorfte at odds Of to / and TO :
Bright Eyes was seconded by Charley
White OF New York: Jim Bates. OF Dali
las and Joe Conley. OF Newark. n }.
Wascott was asquired by Tom O Rourke.
George Nixon and Sun Ashe. Of Boston
Naicott was the first to put in an appear
ance He got into the ring at i0.5 O'Clock,
ana Bright Eyes came through the ropes
a; l9:ia-
Round bright Eyes after some spar
ring sent his right to the head. ana W al
cott SWING his left to the head. Walcott
uppercut on the body with his right. and
Walcott countered his left on the face
Walcott landed his left on the ear. Bright
Eyes got Wild and Walcott smashed him
right and left on the body Bright Eyes
was bleeding from the nose at the cali OF
time.
Round e-WaIcott led of with his left
on the face. and followed up with
heavy left on the same place He then
put in two let's on the neck. and right
and left on the neck and face Walcon
sent his right on the body and his left on
the breast. Bright Eyes seemed scared
and began running around the ring rom
Walcott. who sent his left TO the heaa
again. Bright Eyes tried several swings,
but failed to land
Round 3-Walcott led of with light ieit
on the face and a hard right swing on the
head. Bright Eyes got In ieft jan on 'he
neck and Waicott landed heavy rlsht
swing on the neck. Bright Eyes coun'ered
with right uppercut on the BODY anu
left lab on the jaw. Walcott put IN bo1h
hands on the neck. Bright Eyes swung
his right on the neck. and they were Fush-
ing when the gong rang.
Round +-Walcott led off with both hands
on the neck. and then both jabbed right
and left on the body. Bright Eyes iahied
AGAR on tn. neck. Walcott sent poth
hands on the body and neck. Bright Eyes
got in a heavy right on the neck, and wal
colt showed him 10 the rores Bright Eyes
sent his right heavily on the face, and
WaIcott replied with right and lett
smashes on the body and neck.
Round 5-Waicott sent in two left iabs
on the face Joe sent in left on the neck
and knocked Bright Eyes down with a
right swing on the neck. Bright Eyes got
in a right swing on the neck and staggered
Joe with another on the same place Both
slugged hard with rights and lefts on me
face Bright Eyes uppercut a right on
the body Both countered with lefts on
the body and neck. and at the call OF time
Bright Eyes swung his left on the neck
Round s-Walcott rushed and upperclt
A right on the body. ard knocked Bright
Eyes down with punch on the jaw. Joe
then landed two rights on the jaw. snd
BRIGHT Eyes went down twice more Again
Bright Eyes went down. and stayed there
nine seconds from another Of Waico-t s
rights WaIcott scrt in right and eft
hand smashes on the body and face. and
put tho Texan down in quick time. Bright
Eyes was knocked down seven times in this
round
Round 7-walcott led off with left on
the neck. and knocked Bright Eyes to the
floor With left swing on the neck. Again
BRIGHT Eyes went to grass from Walco L :
eft Walcott went al him with a left on
the face and right on the neck. and
once more Bright Eyes went down. He got
rp only 10 20 down again. Bright Eyes
took his time in getting up. but he was
sroggy. and Walcott sent IN another left
swing on the neck. and the Texan went
down.
Charley White JUN ped into the ring and
threw un the sr3nge. Rs he saw II was 10
asa Tor Bright Eyes 10 20 any further. for
another blow would have finished him
TIE referee declared Walcott the winner.
amid the cheers OF the spectators. Time
Of last round. . minutes s. Sc, ands