The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
VAN BUSK|RK
WHIPPED DAVIS.
A Short and Savage Fight
at the Olympic
Club.
ROCHETTE BEAT But LER
Green and Macarthur Boxed Four
Pretty Exhibition
Rounds.
A BIG CROWD WAS PRESENT.
Bantam Danny Mahoney Was Not
Able to Best Frank Smith,
New Fighter.
A BIG CROWD WAS PRESENT.

any kind of fight he wanted There
were bloody fights and clever fights, and
iong-range fights, and to wind up knock
out complete and sudden enough to satisfy
the most fastidious lover of hard-hitting.
The gymnasium of the clubs Post-street
headquarters was crowded. when Jim Cor
bett walked in about $3.50 clock and took
his seat amid round of cheers.
Faces that have not been seen about a
ring for years were there, and all seemed
to enjoy the sport.
1t is remarkable that of the eight men
who took part in the bouts five were men,
bers of the club and two made their debut
as professional boxers.
H. G. Butler of the Olympic Club and
Charles Rochette. the weli-known light
weight, were the first pair of boxers in the
ring. both being in good CONDITION, with
Butler two pounds the heaviest st 135.
Al King refereed the bout, which was
eight rounds.
After a moment spent in measuring
each other, Rochette rushed in and deliv-
cred right swing shat reached Buffers
temple, bringing thin stream of blood.
For the rest of the round Roehette fol-
lowed his man cautiously about the ring,
getting in a good lett during one rally
with ut return.
Butler tried rushing and clinching tao
tics in the second round. evincing lack
of inclination to break away. but Rochette
met him at his own game, and had much
the best of the rallies. Butler was ratified.
Toward the end of the round be stopped
hard right swing with his eye.
Butler fought fouily in a clinch in the
third round and dazed Rochette with a
swing. Then he held Rochette and
k,0A I<f,ly
The police were compelled to interfere to
prevent the bout from becoming a bloody
encounter, such as has recently brought
odium on the sport.
A long wrangle between the police and
the referee stopped the fight long enough
| to give Rochette q chance to recover and
he gave Butler the worst of the succeeding
| rallies.
| In the fourth the fighting was savage,
| both getting hard swings and both going
groggy. Rochette's LETT eye showed signs
! OF closing.
| The next two rounds were sIugging
matches from the word go. Both were
covered with blood and weak, but they
| Tough on trying for knockout.
| In the seventh round RochetIe had his
| opponent all but out and chased him
about the ring, hitting him at will, though
not strong enough to put him down.
! The last round was the hottest of all.
| Rochette pounded Butler all about the
| ring, but the latter came up gameiy for
| his medicine. He was staggering weakly
up to Rochette when the gong sounded.
He was terribly punished, his whole face
| being swelled, while, with the exception
of a cut over his eye, Rochette was unin-
| jured. The decision in favor OF Rochette
was popular one.
Frank Smith, another Olympic Club
| boy, went on for eight rounds with Danny
Mahoney. Smith weighed lis and Ma
honey 113. Al King again acted as ref
cree. Both looked to be we'll trained and
tgot down to business as soon as the gong
sounded. Smith was the most aggressive,
but his blows all fell short, while one OF
Mahoney's old-tlme right swings con-
nected hard with Smiths neck.
The second round was slow Smith gain
ing more confidence but failing to land
effective blows. Mahoney remained on
the defensive.
In the ird round Mahoney lanaed a
couple of light lefts that Gid no great
damage and just missed q right that
would have foored him had it landed.
The fourth round was slow, each waiting
for the other to attack.
The fifth round was little more lively,
some good exchanges taking place, in
which Mahoney had shade the best of it.
Both showed bad temper III clinch, and
LLeH W E4 pain tudt IL Ndo Ohig
ary, shook hands in the center OF the
ring.
A swing on Mahoney's chin in the early
part OF the sixth round, made him see
stars, and Smith had the best OF the
round, Danny fighting for time.
Mahoney had shade the worst of the
seventh. though a hard right swing cut
Smiths eye open and sent the blood
coursing down his chest. Smith was the
most aggressive and he tried hard to land
knock-out in the last round, but Maho-
ney's left kept him away. The Olympic
Club man was given the decision on his
aggressive work.
The third event was the eGreen-McArthur
four-round bout, III which Manager Ken
nedv announced that there would be
neither referee nor decision.
1t was evident when the men went to
work that they were not there to hurt each
other and the blows, while some of them
were stiff, did no great harm. The crowd
evidently saw that the bout was simply an
ex. lbition and failed to get up enthusiasm
enough to yell. The boxers put more
steam in their blows in the third round,
and the crowd began 10 applaud. Both
landed stiff blows on ribs and jaws, McAr-