Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-12-19
TWO HOT FIGHTS AT THE BAY.
Joe Cans OF baltimore knocks Out
Rachette OF san Francisco.
HE BAY.

| San Francisco. Dee. 14.-Joe Cans ct
baltimore knocked out Charlie Rocherte
o. San Francisco in the fourth round.
ane Jack Ward of Newark n. j.. vas
| awarded the dicision over Jimmy An5hony
of Australia in a 10-round contest Ihe
first pair fought at 49, pounds and the
latter at liz. Rochette put up Il 5000
fight until near the end of the fourth
round, when Cans swung a left on the
head, staggering Rochette. and before he
could recover Cans put his right straight
on the point of the jaw. Rochette went
down. but arose in 4 dazed condition ana
swung wildly under Il rain of rights and
lefts ON the head, from Nniel the san
Eranisco man went down. ana TIE gong
rang. 1t was apparent he could NOT Ie,
spond and Referee Young Mitchell de-
elared Cams the winner
In the first round Rochette stopped
Cans With a straight left in the fl1e ev-
cry time the latter came at him. Cars
landed only one light left on he head.
The second round was without note
worthy features
II, the third Rochette stopped Cans w: III
q left on the face. and in q rusn Cans
swung right and left hard on the heac.
In the fourth Cans cornered his reed.
Roehette put a hard left on the head ana
right on the body. Cans followed It AZ
and swung right and left on the hcad.
Rochette got a straight loft ii the face
and a hard left swing on the head. stag
geling him. Before he could recover
Cans landed a straight right IN the Jaw
and ended the fight.
Anthony and Ward.
In the other contest, i'll the first r0un1
Anthony forced matters. landing well
With the right, but got several hot .cft
swings on the head and neck. Anthony
kept at his man in the second round iab-
bins Ward in the face with his lefr, Wand
put a hard right on the left eye caUs.
ing a slight cut.
Round 3-A clever exhibition of leads
and counters with Anthony forcing Ward
lround the ring. Just at the close Ward
put Il vicious left swing on An-houT's $
ace, staggering the little Australian.
In the fourth Anthony kept persistenriy
Il Ward, jabbng his left on the nose ana
ace, bringing the blood in Il steady flow.
Ward got in two or three hard rights.
ull on Jimmy's ear, but they did no dam
ge.
IN the firth Anthony put in two hard
lights over the Kidneys, and cot Severat
lights and Iefus on the head and neck,
ut without apparent damage.
In round six Anthony kept Ward going
backwards, but the little New Jerseyman
howed cxtreme tleveruess ia avoIaiu&
Nnthony's rushes. Anthony repeatedly
COX Wards blows in order to get in close.
Is the latter had much the longer reach.
In the seventh Anthony swung his left
ind
learly doubled Ward up. and the LATER
lnished the round by breaking ground
nd cIinching.
Round S-Anthony rushed Ward aud
acl1 came back with some hard Swings
II the head and neck, but Anthony did
lot seem to mind them.
Anthony went at Ward in the ninth,
rying to corner him. in order to use his
light, but the little New J erseyman Vcry
ieye:Iv s,at 10y. Anthony hoWevct.
.o in his left on the face bringing blood
n a stream from a cut on the nose At
he call of time Ward was grcggsF.
The tenth and last round was fast from
he start, with Anthony forcing Ward
bout the ring and trying for Il knock
vt Ward countered beautifully. but his
lows lacked furnishing power and he was
ecidedly weak at the close.
Young Mitchell. who had been am
as referee lin the interest of
al sport, surprised u great many peo-
lie By deciding that Ward had the better
+ the contest Anthony had forced the
lghting in every round and was fighting
trong at the finish, while Ward was ap-
arently saved by the gong in the seventh
nd eighth rounds, Ward, however,
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