The San Francisco call., 1896-05-29
Z|EGLER LAID
HAWKINS Low.
A Spirited Eight Round Go
at the Peoples
Palace.
HAWKINS GAME FIGHT
His Style Better, but He Was
Not So Strong a
Fighter.
THE REFEREE HIT BY KELLY.
Danny Mahoney and Joe Sullivan Put
Up Six Rounds to
Draw.
THE REFEREE HIT BY KELLY.

The Shannon benefit at the Peoples Pal
ace last evening opened with a six-round
contest between Danny Mahoney and Joe
Sullivan. According to the fstic bill of
fare the referee was to give decision "on
points," but when the bout came to an
end Henry Peppers, who was selected to
referee the match, stated that the contest
ants had agreed before entering the ring
that, if both men were fighting at the ter
mination OF the sixth round, the contest
should be declared draw. Mahoney had
unquestionably the best of the argument
in every round but Peppers, acting under
instructions, called the match draw.
The event of the evening followed this.
1t was an eight-round contest between
Owen Ziegler of Philadelphia and Dal
Hawkins of San Francisco.
After Sergeant Burdsell examined and
weighed the mittens the fight went on.
Hawkins was esquired by Tim McGrath
and Spider Kelly. His opponent, Zeg-
ler, was looked after by George Allen of
| Chicago, II. Kennedy of Philadelphia and
Frank Hart OF New York.
The referee selected was Ed Homan, but
as that distinguished sporting man and
retired champion boxer had some impor-
tant business downtown and did not ar
rive in due time, Jimmy Carroll, the pop
ular lightweight boxer, was chosen.
1t was IL o'clock when the event of the
evening was called. Ziegler appeared in
splendid trim. He wei ghed 1873 pounds
and his opponent, Hawkins, tipped the
scales at 131 pounds. Ziegler looked much
larger than the San Francisco lad and
was certainly more powerful
When the boxers toed the scratch It
| could be seen at glance that the Phila-
delphian meant business. He did not de-
lay In lddllng and prospecting for the un-
guarded spots of his antagonist, but sailed
right IN for business. The first rush he
made at Hawkins gave the latter a sur
prise. In the language of the sports Haw-
klns found that he was up against hard
game.
Ziegler made desperate attempt to
break Hawkins neck by swinging his bio
right fist at Hawkins left ear. The latter
cleveriy ducked 1.-The duke" but was sent
to his knees the next instant by smash
on the shoulder: Ziegler sent out very
fast and wicked pace, but several of his
blows missed Hawkins and spent them
selves on the smoky atmosphere.
Dal very fortunately for himself got
away from right and left swings any of
which would have sent him to dreamland
had they landed on the killing" spot.
w
ard the end of the round, when Hawkins
took immediate advantage OF good OPEN
ing and sent the rushing Fastener into
the ropes with right o the Jaw which
was little bit too high to bring lattering
results to the puncher.
Zeigler was up in jiffy, aud although
he landed several stiff punches on HaW-
kins' face and body the latter stood the
grueling and retired to his corner when
time was called wondering what would
come next. The round was short about
thirty seconds of the actual time-three
minutes.
In the second round Ziegler dashed at
his game like a wild bull, and in his
awkward way actually flung right and left
handlers at little Dal. Everybody ex-
pected to see Hawkins head roll off the
stage, but in this they were disappointed.
Ziegler's blows frequently fell short, but
the ones that landed made Hawkins look
decidedly scase.
The clever San franciscan puzzled Ziee-
Ter by his quckness in getting away from
blows which would certainly have ended
the mill had any of them struck the right
spot. Hawkins frequently stopped Ziegler
with good straight let's and an occa-
sional right on the neck, which the
hurricane" of Philadelphia did not iancv.
In the third round Hawkins staggered
Ziegler with a back-hander on the chin
but Ziegler returned the compliment soon
afterwards with a left-hand swing which
caught Hawkins in tie pit of the stomach.
Hawkins planted two hard straight left
handlers on Zeigler's nose just before the
call of time.
In the fourth round Zieg.er rushed
Hawkins to his corner and landed
three blows on Dal's face, This was fol-
lowed by rally, in which Hawkins
missed wicked right at Ziegler's neck
and received jolt on the jaw, which
staggered him. Ziegler rushed wildly at
Hawkins and made desperate attempts TO
knock the San Franciscan out brt failed.
Hawkins certainly had the short end of
this round.
Hawkins, to the surprise of the specta-
tors had the best of the fifth round. Zieg-
Ter was pretty well exhausted from the
wild attempts he made in the previous