The morning times., 1896-12-31
Both willing and Game.
Moore a Fair Boxer.

Moore Fair Boxer.
Dick Moore il one of the fairest boxers
that has ever been the fortune of the
local patrons Of the sport TO look upon.
He dis,laiIIs small practice in the ring, AMI
] his showing last night installed him a
! favorte above all foreign fighters who
might stop in Washington en- route.
Neither Raedy nor Moore were pun
iSlued severely. Pats right eye swelled
up like a bubble and cOlored like an egg
plant during the melee, as a result OF
| Dicks jabs, and Dicks left eye went
into mourning after the third round, but
with the exception OF these slight disturb
ances and a few scratches on the body
( made 10y the seams of the gloves, uo
damage was apparent.
Pat snatched little claret from Dick S
| nose in the early part Of the fight, but the
| flow was stanched in the first interim
! following and b.ood was a scarce article
thereafter.
Pat and Dick shook hands after the
/ battle, and a mighty cheer Went up from
thecrcwd. Prof. Duffy decision gave the
utmost satisfaction, and everybody Went
honepleased in every particular.
Moore said IN his dressing-room that
Raedy was the best man he had ever met
and predicted bright future for the local
| This opinion was heartily concurred in by
Henry Baker, Moore's trainer.
The gate receipts approXupating $500
were evenly divided between the principals,
! Raedy was seconded by Jack DAILY Of
wilmington, Billy Wilson, Billy Nash,
/ Pat Collins and Jim Jamey.
Moore was esquired by Henry Baker, his
manager, and Joe Lewis.
! Prof. John Duffy was the referee and
! Charley Miller was chosen time keeper
The officials gave the utmost satisfaction
the Young Mems Athletic Club chapcroned
The event in their usual satisfactory
! manuel
The principals entered the ring at l ]
! O. clock Both were cheered, Raedy's
/ greeting being IN the nature Of an ovation
Following is the fight by rounds:
The Rounds.
Round Moore showed an aggressive
| spirit, tut Raedy stepped straight blow,
countering on the face and landed heavily
| on the OIy. MooIe made a fierce struggle
to hIt with his right kaedy duckcd and
landed with his left.
| Round 2-Raedy led with his left and
Moore warded off the blow. The former
| Iabbed with his left ard made clever
duck to escape right swing. Raedy let
| 20 with his left and caught n oorc on the
| nose.
Round 3-Raedy sent swift left straight
| on the face, and second later landed with
| his right on the breast. Moore ducked a
| right swing and caught Raedy on the
| right eye with a round-arm blow.
| Round 4-Moore was in pushing mood
| and made several passes, but failed tc
land. Raedy was cautious and fought bacl
a. h.,o
| Round 5-Raedy fired straight one On
the nose and a right swing on neck.
| Moore landed hard on Raedy's face,
! drawing a streak under the right eye.
| Moore cleverly ducked one of Raedy's right
| swings.
Round 6-Racdy uppercut in regular
| FitZSimmons fashion. and drew blood.
retaliated with in-fighting and clinched
and was on the defensive.
Round Both men hoped lightly snd
| spared for wind.
Raedy Slipped.
Round S-Raedy sent III swift right
on the breast, and left on the jaw
Moore let go his right and Raedy in duck
ing, slipped and went down. Recovered
! quickly. Hit light one on Moore's face
Round 9-Both men were fresh. Moore's
face was swollen and Raedy's eye looked
bad The latter waited an opening, and
i
breast and clinch followed. Moore ducket
a hard right swing as the gong sounded.
Round 10-Raedy landed his left on
the face clean. Moore sent in swift one,
on the neck and jaw and Raedy counteret
hard on the nose.
Round IL Raedy was the fresher of the
two, and on feint with his left he drew
Moore out and landed a singing blow oil
the neck. Another on the nose was fol
lowed by a body blow. Moore got in {
slight upper cut Raedy iumped awsv.
Round 12-Moore was sparring for wind
Raedy let go his left and landed slightly
twice on the jaw. Moore could not land
but escaped swinging right by ducking
Round 13-Both men fought Shy. Raetly
WAS anxious and landed once on the neck
Moore was hard after a body blow, hui
Raedy warded it off in clever style.
away.
Round l4-Carful fighting was the order
Moore getting out of the way of two right
swings.
Round 15-Raedy was a trifle slow t,
respond, but he went at Moore in a vicious
fashion, landing twice, fast on face ant
breast. Moore countered on jaw and sen
in hot one with his right on the belly
Round I6--Raedy landed at will an,
ducked a terrific right. Moore was yer!
cautious.
Raedy Ambitious.
Round lT-Raedy landed an awful righ
on the jaw and received jab in the face
Moore was shy and showed science in saw
ing himself and not making any attemp
TO hit.
Round ls-Raedy vas fresh, and aftel