The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
WAL Colt WAS
ALL BUT OUT
Given a Hard Encounter by
Tommy West of
Boston.
Dick O'Brien Refused to Fig bit,
but the Crowd Saw a
Battle.
Fast Pace Cut Out by the Clever Lad
Who Entered the Ring as
a Substitute.


promised to be a fizzle at the start the
nineteen-round set-to between Joe Wal
colt, the colored welter- weight champion,
and Tommy West of Boston. al the MARI
borough Club tonight, proved to be fast
and furious fight. Dick U'Brien, who was
originally booked to meet Walcott, backed
out, to the disgust of the crowd. When
the bout started the crowd Kissed at being
taken in and many left the hall.
Probably 20 to could have been gotten
against West up to the eighth round, but
after that the jeering of the spectators
changed into cheering as the plucky white
boy at first held and finally punched the
hitherto invincible "Black Wonder"
In the seventeenth and eight zenith
rounds Walcott was all but ont, but West
did not have the strength nor science to
give the coup. Owing TO a mistake of the
timekeeper time was called at the end OF
the nineteenth round. Charles White
gave the decision draw.
The first six rounds were farcical West
was suffering from stage fright and Wal
colt was holding back. The opening of
the seventh was the same, but West shot
several let's on the face and Walcott went
to his corner bleeding.
Round S-Walcott hooked hard one on the
ear. West landed left on the neck. Joe led,
but was stopped and West sent another left
on the ear. Joe shot right on the body.
Tommy put his left on the wind, but sent back
a right and left on the head. Joe put q great
left on the wind. Tommy retaliated with
right on the stomach.
Round 9-Tommy came up and got a right
hook on the ear. Walcott landed right and
left, but was countered hard. Joe was fight
ing for all he was worth now, but Tommy was
game and had gotten over his fright. The
Boston boy was fighting back in great style.
Round lowest put strong left on the
wind. Joe sent in both hands to the head
twice, but left a great opening which West
missed. Walcott was trying hard, but West
stopped most OF the blows Tommy was
bleeding. but plucky, and was laying for
hard punch.
Round 11-Walcott rushed, but was stopped
with a right that sent his head back. West put
right and LETT on the wind and left on ear
Joe sent a hot one to the ribs. Some fierce ex-
changes followed, of which West had all the
best. Just as the bell rang West put in right
that made Joe wobble aid the colored boy
was tired. This was Vests round.
Round 12-West landed left on the head.
Waleott rushed TO clinch and used his free
hand. West jabbed hard with the left on the
right. staggering the black man, who came
back wildly to a clinch. Walcott putin good
eft and took Il left and right on the head in
leturn. Both were fast firing. West Landed a
I'm asher on the jaw as the bell rang.
Round 49, Walcott came up desperate.
West jabbed him on the face and laughed.
Both swung lefts on the wind. Walcott sent
a good left to the face. West sent not left to
the neck. Walcott swung wildly for the head
and was clearly guessing. West landed right
and left swings, driving Walcott to the ropes,
where the colored boy fell and caught Vests i
legs. Fierce exchanges followed and West
sent the colored boys head back. The crowd
went crazy for West
Round 14-Walcott was wild and could not
find West. Tommy put hard right on the
neck and shot strong left to the wind. Both
countered heavily on the body. West landed
right and left on the head. West swung right
on the ear. AS Joe came in West shot out q
left that nearly took Walcott's head off. Three
hard punches on the head made Walcott stag
ger and run away.
Round lowest jabbed his mans head with
the left and Joe rushed in and clinched.
Tommy sent two lefts on the face without q
put right on the jaw that sent Joe Keeling.
West hooked his LETT hand on the face twice.
straight right on the face and. Walcott ran
away. Both Joe's eyes were in bad shape.
Round 16-Walcott rushed IN to rough 1t,
and the referee had to separate them. Tommy
put right on the wind and Joe uppercut his
man in the clinch. hard right on the jaw
made Walcott try wrestling tactics. West
drove his left and right to the face. ending
Joe TO the ropes. They exchanged lefts on the
neck. Joe swung three times, but missed. He
was very wild.
Round 17-Walcott came in with 8 left on
the chin, but was countered with right and
left on the face. He then sent hard left on
the wind. Both countereG on the body. Both
swung wildly. Walcott put hard one on the
wind ana Tommy shot a right on the heart
The black put left swing on the ear but was
sent 10 the ropes a moment later After this q
swinging left doubled him up and sent him to
the floor. He got up groggy and West forced
him all around the ring, punching him hard.
The referee had TO pull him off West four
times. Joe was groggy but West did not ap-
pear strong enough to finish the trick.
Round 1S-WaIcott put hard left on the
ear, but West met him with stiff one on the
mouth. Joe sent a hard left swing to the kid
neys, but was nailed on the nose with jab
aud uppercut as he tried TO get away. West
hands. West forced Joe back with left and
right on the head and then drove hard left,
following it up with right the ear, and
caused the blood to flow again. Twice again
Tommy landed on Joe's head, but the latter
swung hard right on the wind and got in
light left as the bell rang
Round 19-Walcott drove a right to the Jaw
and West abbed him on the swollen mouth
twice. West then crossed his right on the ear
and Joe broke ground West missed with his
left, but landed his right on the head. Joe
was wild and got hard jab on the face. Wal
colt tried rushing, but West punched him in
the wind. Both crossed with rights on the
head: West jabbed a hard left and Joe
clinched.
By an error the timekeeper declared
that this was the last round, and the
referee called the bout draw.