The morning times., 1896-04-23
PtYTOH THE CHAMPION
Won the District hidd'eW Eight
Title From Dick Phillips.
DECISION GIVEN ON A FOUL
The Local Man Repeatedly Threw
Peyton and Finally Pushed Him
Over the Ropes-The Referee Then
stopped the Fight-TOdy BANKS and
Alec Brown Fought to IA Draw.


TO the Nonparcil Club On the Biauensburg
road last night to witness battle for
the middle weight championship of the
District of Columbia.
BilIyPeytou an ebony-hued d Sandow from
the wilds OF New Jersey, was the aspirant
for the championship laurels which have
for the past two years rested Oh the brow
of Dick Phillips. Aud right noply did
the jersey go after them. That he would
ultimately have snatched them from his
dusk yoDponent wasulmC st oIal certainty
bu, ne was saved the trouble at tie beginning
OF the heventh round, the decision beng
given TO him on foul.
IT. was Two years ago at the tOurna-
ment given by Richard K. Fox at kernan's
Lyceuip Theater, that Phillips won the
championship medal by vigorous use of
his ''dukes'' Since then he has ably
defended the title.
Phillips is Wa shingt oman born and bred
ana his constituents outnumbered those of
the man from the land OF swamps and
MOSQUITOES, ten to one. From this IL would
be- gathered the he would fight his
prettiest.-
LOST HIS NERVE.
But such was not the fact. Whether it
was the massive frame and bad eye of
his opponent that scared him or the
stupendous sum for which he was fight
ing-there being nearly S7o IN the house
wOulu De llaiu 90 say. certain IL is Ulat lie
was seized with bad case or stage fright
all TO pieces.
When he was not butting Peyton with
his- s-Mead he was JabbinS his elbow into Ills
features or thro wing bim over the ropes.
The referee stood TINS sort OF proceeding
for six long rounds and then announced
that the next man committing 4 foul would
blye the decision gwen against Inn.
Phillips theredpon altered bis tactics
and for fully fiIteen SECONDS OF the seventh
round fought like GeLteman. Then.
finding too much o. stlain upon hls
nerves, he Gecioeo 10 settle Ils antagonist
for good ana all. Catching bun with la II
Nelson he backhee!ed ana threw him
backward over the ropes. Then in true
school boy fashion ic proceeded 10 pummei
hin good and hard.
AWARDED TO PEYTON.
AT this stage Of the game Mr.. Raedy in
terfered and awarded the contest, purse.
and championship to PeytOn. Whereupon
the New jersey delegation went wild with
delight and gave tire victor the glad
hand" with vim ard gusto that woui0
n- ,!CIy ,1uuIt tC "a tttttr tau>c.
The opening bout Of the evening had
been announces! as Il fiftecnfrouItu ars uTIent
between Joe Mack and Alec Brown. Owing.
however, TO tie former syiitieniafi hayi.g
been detained by the minioGs OF the law
for pdrtlClpd ting ia GLItt iIlue kafnt OF
crap, Tody Banks was substituted IN h!s
place.
promise to be Of much' interest TO the
spectators who had seen the same boys
box dozens IF times. The youn gsters
fooled them, however, and put up go >
thai brought down the house fOuy seemed
TO nave Il shade The Lest OF II. but not
enough to warrant tie deciSiunt, When the
referee announced the boat a traW every
one but Tody was satisfied.
Then came the battle royal. PeytOn
was the first to show ausf marched upon
the scene, accompanied by his brotLer'
| Robert Peytoa, and Al: ,Jomson. DE
was QuiNsiy followed by stntihps, with
| George MCCOY, George Phillips, and Frank
| Bundy doing the nonors for nm.
LIMITED TO TEN ROUNDS.
| The referee announced that oT ing to
the scarcity OF long green taken IN at the
| door the bout would be limited 10 ten
rounds. This was not received very
| gl~ciously by the audience, but when the
! men commenced TO give sparrlng ex
! hIbitton they rose as one man and kicked
| hn!n long and loud.
! This was soon remedied. the men made
| 10 night and the ceremonies proceeded.
P.ie light by rounds follows:
Round l-Peyton started III TO rush mat
| ters, and going ut hls man like wild
/ bull planted right and left on h!s anatomy
IN RAPID succession. He ducked return
| and swung left for face but fell short
! hlllips put his right on Peytons meek
| fic-ce slugglng followed, and when the
| gong sounded Phillips looked some what
| tagged.
Round 2-Peyton smashed his left on his
1
The ear. He retaliated by sending his
! left across on Phillips and swinging len
| into stomach. Both clinChed and hung
| 10 eacn oJncr like brothers. Gong.
Round 3-PhilIips was good ana scared
by this time. Peyton put right and left
in rapid succession on face and head and
then Pniliips started his foul tactics.
Round AT the sound or the gone
Peyton rushed to Phillips corner like q
fash and swung ior his head, but Eel
short. Philips then caught him by the
arm, and with a quick turu threw him To
| the ground.
Pes Ton was mad clear through by this
tiWe, and gave him as good as he re-
ceIvcd.
Round 5-The same tactics OF smuggling
right and felt were repea ated in this round
! with PeNton having ali the best or 1t.
Round 6-Phllips got in good one witt
| his left on the face. he then Ell with rlght
but fell short, and clinching, attempted tC
| throw hisopponent. Toward the close the
round he repeatedly fouled.
Round Z, and last-Raedy cautioned botf
| men thatthe fight woudD De given onthe hrs,
foSl he saw. Peyton led with right and fol
lowed with left on face. They ciinched anC
Phillips pushed the Jersey man backward'
over the ropes. They were gotten on theu
feet, and Saedy awarded the fight tt
Peyton.