Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-17
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Wolcott- Fought GameIy and
L ID Seven Rounds FioOred Seven
Times in One Round.
New York. March 16.-At the Eureka
Athletic Club tonight the principal 90
was that between Joe Walcott. the col
ored wonder and Scott Collins, better
known as Bright Eyes" of Texas.
Both weighed in at 142 pounds.
Walcott got in to the ring at 1875
O'Clock and Bright Eyes came through
the ropes at 1912.
Round / Bright Eyes after some
sparring sent his right to the head and
WalcoU swung LETT on head. WalcOtt
left ON body. Bright Eyes uppercut on
body with right and Walcott c0untered
left ON face. Walcott landed Lent on
ear Bright Eyes GOT wild and Wal
c9tt smashed him right and left on
body. Bright Eyes was bleeding from
the nose at the call of time.
Round . WaicoJt led off with left on
fac and followed up with a heavy left
hand on The same place. He then put
i'm two lefts on neck and a right and
left ON face and neck Walco-t sent
his right on body and left on breast
Bright Eyes seemed scared and began
running around the ring from WalcOtt
who sent his lefr TO jhe head again.
Bright Eyes tried several swings but
failed TO land.
Round 3. Walc0tt led off with left on
face and a hard right swing on head.
Bright Eyes got in a left jab ON neck
and Walcort landed a heavy right swing
ON neck. Bright Eyes countered with
a risht upper-cuton body and a left jab
ON the jaw. Walco,J put i'm both hands
on neck. Bright Eyes swung right on
neck and they were rushing when the
gong rang.
Round f. Walcott led off with both
hands ON neck and then both iabbed
right and left on body. Bright Eyes
landed again on neck. Walcott sent
both hands on body and neck. Bright
Ewes got i'm a heavy right on neck and
Naicott showed him TO the ropes.
5rght Eyes sent his RIGHT heavy on
race and W7lco.t replied with right and
lef' smashos on body and neck.
Round ;. Wglcott sent i'm two left
JabS on the face Joe sent a left on
meek and knocked Bright Ewes down
with a light swing on the neck. Bright
Ewes got i'm q right hand swing on neck
and staggered Joe with another ON the
same place. Both slueced hard with
IiSl'S ana letts on face Bright Ewes
upper-cut right on body Both coun-
Tered with lefrs on body. Walcott
smashed several rights and lefts on
body and neck. and at call Of time
Bright Eyes swung left or neck.
hound o. WalcOtt rushed an unper-
cut right on body and knocked Bright
Eyes down with a punch on the law.
Again Bright Eyes won't down and
stayed there nine seconds from another
OF Walcott's rights Nalcott sent in
right and left hand smashcs ON body
and face and put the Texan down twice
n quick time. Bright Eyes was knock
eo down seven times i'm this round.
Round Z. WalCOtt led of with left ON
neck and knocked Bright Ewes 10 the
t.0or with left swing ON neck. Again
h'Isnt Eyes went To- grass from Wal
COTS left WalcOtt went at him with
a lett ON face and a right on neck and
once more Bright Eyes went down. He
got up only TO 20 down once more from
q left ON the jaw. Bright Eyes took 1il
time IN getting up. but he was gropgv
and WalcoJt sent in hard left swing
ON the neck and the Texas wonder went
down. Charley White jumped in the
ring and threw mp the sponge. as he
saw it was no use for Bright Eyes to 90
any further rs another blow would
nave finished him. Referee Carroll
declared Walcott the winner amid the
cheers OF the spectators. Time of last
round two minutes ffty-fve seconds.