The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-31

case the blow resulted fatally.
Details of the Fight.
MASPETH. L. l.. March 3o.-Jack Ever
hardt and Horace Leeds, ,ight-weights. met
tonight at the Empire Athletic Club, Mas
peth, l.. l. They were scheduled for a
twenty-fve-round contest Devotees of the
ring came from all points of the country.
crowding the arena till more than three
thousand spectators were watching the
contests. Everhardt was somewhat the fa-
vorite in the betting. although Leeds had
lots of friends. AS a curtain-raiser Frank
Erne, of Buffalo. and Jack Downey, of
Brooklyn. boxed ten rounds. Tim Hurst
was the clubs referee.
AT o'clock Jack Downey entered the
ring with his seconds, Tommy Butler, Pete
Farrell, Joe Martin and Jim Mcvey. Frank
Erne made his appearance two minutes
later with Charley White, Frank Zimpher
and Jack McTiernan, as his esquires.
Downey and Erne each weighed under the
limit of rs pounds. The men shook hands
at s07 o'clock. The bout was we'll con-
tested. Both men had advantage at times.
During the ninth and tenth rounds Downey
received severe punishment and when ref
cree Hurst announced the bout a draw
| protests against the decision.
Then came the event of the evening The
! men shook hands and it was announced
| that Queensbury rules would govern the
contest. Leeds was the taller and had the
additional advantage of reach. In the first
round Everhardt landed left on the face
after little preliminary sparring. In
rush Jack sent his left to the body and his
| right on the neck. Leeds put his left on
| the body and Jack landed his left ON
Leeds's ear as the gong sounded. Both
were very scientific. In the next round
| Leeds got in his left on the mouth. Ever
hardt sent his left to the chin and Leeds
clinched. Leeds jabbed his left on the neck
at the call OF time. Jack tried left for the
| body in the third, but fell short. Leeds
landed his left on the body and they
clinched. Jack got in his left on the body
| Then he rushed and sent left and right
on the body and face. Both landed lefts on
| the face. Leeds got I'M three rights on the
In avoiding a rush, Leeds slipped to the
floor near the ropes. This was Leeds's
SOME HARD EXCHANGES.
| Jack opened the fourth by landing his
left on the back Of neck after two clinches
Horace landed his left on the body and
Jack sent his right hard ON the head
Leeds jabbed his left on the chin and right
on the body. The round ended in a clinch.
In the fifth Leeds got in good left ON the
face, but he fell in avoiding a rush. Jack
sent in two lefts ON the face and Leeds
landed his left on the body. Jack then
landed his left on the body and Leeds sent
his right ON the face and two lefts on the
Dody. Leeds staggered Jack with hard
body with their rights and jabbed let's on
| neck in the SIXTH Horace landed a very
not left on the body and both countered
| with their lefts on the faces Leeds landed
four times with the left on the BODY and
used both hands to good advantage on the
face and body AS the gong rang Jack
round Leeds led with his " left left on on
the stomach d,, and and face and forced the
Leeds played hard for the body and landed
his right and left. Both smashed right and
left for the body and face at the opening
of the eighth round. Leeds landed his LETT
face. Leeds uppercut with his left on the the
face and landed his right on the body. Jack
got In hard left on the face. Leeds then
landed lefts on the body and face and Jack
weakened. Leeds sent in a fearful left on
the wind and another on the Jaw Ever
ended In the ninth both exchanged iefts
on the face. Jack landed twice with his left
on the wind and right on the chin. Jack
threw him off and sent his right and left
On the face and stomach four times. Leeds
had easily the better of this round and
Jack was ssgrowing very weak from Leeds
stomach punches. In the next round Leeds
landed his left on the stomach Both ex-
esna5nged sa5 n; nard iefts on the face; Leeds
his right to the face. Horace put his lef.
hot on the jaw and right on the stomach
FIVE times to the face Leeds got in a good
right on the chin and left on the stomach
at end OF the round. Both very tired. In
the eleventh round Leeds again led left or
the stomach and Jack landed his left or
the face. Leeds again put his left on the
wind twice. Everhardt landed stiff left or
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stomach mach T Leeds p landed m asais sh' ON ON tht tht
stomach and they exchanged lefts on the
face. Leeds put his left on the stomacf
sent In two left-handers on the wind. Leeds
led his right on the wind in the twelfth
changed lefts on the face. Leeds put his
left on the wind and Jack his right on the
face. Leeds got left in on the face an(
Leeds landed hard left on the chin Leeds
jabbed right and left on the face and JAG.
answered with a left on the stomach
Everhardt looked very tired when he wen,
to his corner.
MORE STOMACH PUNCHES.
The thirteenth opened with stifr lefts OF
the face by both men. Leeds led his lef
on the wind and Jack got In right OF
the face. Leeds landed his left on tn.
stomach and Jack went back with his lef
and right on the wind. They exchanged
| lefts on the face Jack landed twice on tn,
face and Leeds punched very hard with hi
left over the heart. Leeds sent his left oil
the stomach and again over the heart. Jacl
got in a right on the wind and Leeds place.
his right over the heart. This was a yer,
hot round and both were tired when IL wa
| over. In the fourteenth Leeds landed righ
on stomach twice. They exchanged lefts OF
the face. Leeds put his right on the heart
Jack landed his left on the ear and Horac'
, aGain put In his left on the stomach Iced
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