The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-15
HE WAS KNOCKED OUT BY JOE
WALCOTT IN THE SEVEN
TENTH ROUND.
SCALDYS PLUCK WIS WONDERFUL
He Was Repeatedly Knocked Down, But
Hung On with Tenacity-"Ped-
lar" Palmer Knocked Out
Johnny Murphy in London.

between Dick O'Brien of Boston and
Dick Moore of st. Paul. The second and
principal bout of the night was twenty
round contest between the colored boxer,
Joe Walcott of Boston, and "Scaldy Bill
Quinn of Pennsylvania.
There were 5000 people in the club
house when Moore and O'Brien entered
the ring. O'Brien had a shade the bet
ter of the opening round, but in the sec
ond he came very near going out from the
effects of three straight lefts on the face,
and after Moore had landed hard jab
ON the jaw the gong saved O'Brien.
Moore had decided advantage during
the third round, but in the fourth O'Brien
made the contest very interesting for
Moore. Both played for body and face,
but O'Brien did not please the experts
by his fancy movements.
In the fifth Moore fought cleverly, but
O'Brien went back at him with rapid
work, using both hands on the body and
face. Moore protected his jaw with the
left mitten, but the force of the blow was
so strong that it reached Moore's jaw,
and the St. Paul man went down and out
in short order. Time of the fifth round,
2 minutes and 81 seconds.
Referee Hurst then declared O'Brien
the winner. The big event was next in
order.
Round Quinn led off with left on
the face. Walcott ripped left on the
body. Walcott swung right on head and
Bill put in a hard left on body. Walcott
smashed his left on Scaldy's eye. Both
swung lefts on body, and Scaldy sent a
hard right on the wind, and Walcott did
the same.
Round 2-Walcott landed left on face,
and both exchanged lefts on body. Both
exchanged lefts and rights on body and
head. Walcott swung right on back OF
head and jabbed him in the face. lie
landed good left on body, and Bill sent
his left in the face. Walcott jabbed left
ON body, and swung his right hard on the
head. He put Quinn to his knees with
n hard right swing on the head, and the
gong saved Scaldy.
Round 3-Walcott led off with two left
hand labs on face. He tried hard to
reach Ouinn's body, but he overreached
himself and fell against the rope.
Round 4-Quinn landed hard left on
face. Walcott ripped left and right on
Ouinn's face, and got in good hook on
Ouinn's neck with left. and Jabbed the
same glove twice in the same place
Quinn tries to divert the PUSHES of wal
colt. and he was very tired when the
round ended.
Round 5-Walcott opened with left OF
face. Quinn sent left on body and SWUNG
| left on eve. Walcott sent back two marc
lefts on body. Then Walcott sent righ'
and left on head.
Round Quinn tried a right swing, bu
fell short. Then they mixed up in ho
exchanges with both hands on the body
and face. The. pace was very fast, ant
Scaldy grew rather weak Walcott out
pointed the PENNSYLVANIA, and TOWARD
the end of the round Quinn was IN a very
weak condition.
Round 7-Scaldy came up to the mari
in fairly good shape, and landed let
lab on the wind. Both landed lefts OF
body and right on head. They swung ant
iabbed with both hands and finished the
round in wild work .
Round S-Scaldy led off with a left
smash on body. Walcott sent his righ
on face and wind. Bill tried three times
to swing with right hand but fell short
Walcott knocked Scaldy down with
right-hand swing on head.
Round 9-They opened with left eX
changes OH DOuy anu luCe' tNdiuJ "'
right on head. Joe ripped his left hare
on the stomach twice, and sent his righ'
across the face. Bill tried hard to dodge
his leads, but he showed his face twice
into Walcott's left uppercuts, ana WheI
the bell rang he was very weak.
Round 1O-Walcott landed left on heao
and neck. and then he rained lefts anC
rights on face and body. Bill was game
and got back with two good lefts on the
head. The pace was too not Tor MN, an.
Joe put him on his back with a left Jol'
on the jaw. Scaldy surprised every one
hy jumping to his feet in a second, anc
he cleverly fought out the round.
Round 11-Walcott had very decided
advantage in this round, as he punched
Scaldy continuously with both hands or
face and body. Quinn was wonderfully
| game, however, and swung his rlgh'
| twice on head with good effect.
Round 12-Walcott jabbed his left re
peatedly on the face, and Scaldy sem
| back his left on face and body, and Wal
colt tried hard TO put his man out, bu,
he failed to land on the right spot.
Round 13-Walcott landed heavily OF
the head and jaw with right and left
He Knocked Scaldy down six times with
| right and left hand swings, but the tenac
| ity of the Pennsylvania was more thar
| Walcott could down, and Bill fought bach
gamely until the gong ended the round.
Round 14-Scaldy came up fresh, ant
| sent in a right on head and left on body
His gameness won the sympathy of the
crowd, and when he landed n hard left or
the head and right smash on the face
| Walcott staggered into his corner at tho
| call of time.
Round 15-Walcott began with three
lefts on body, and Scaldy got back will
hard left on face. Walcott landed 6
right swing on the back of head and two
hot lefts on jaw. Walcott administered
lot of punishment to his opponent, hui
Scaldy was game. and earned the plaudit'
of the sports, who cheered him for hi:
pluck.
Round 16-Walcott rushed with left OF
body. and followed with right on body
and face. He knocked Bill down with &
right smash on the jaw, but Bill came
| Immediately back, and was ready fol
more when the gong sounded.
Round 17-Walcott rushed again, land
| ing left on body and right and left OF
face. Bill was sem down three times
with right swings, but he managed t.
come up gamely, and in the most plucky
| manner fought back. His pluck held hin
up. but his strength soon gave out, ant
after standing more punishment than the
ordinary man could bear Quinn wal
knocked out by left-hand swing on thu
jaw. The time for the round was 2 min
utes and SO seconds.
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