The morning times., 1896-03-31
In the Fifteenth Round Ever
hardt Laid I'm Out.
HARD AND FAST BATTLE
Pace Was Hot From the Call OF Time
and Some Hard Blows Were Ex-
changed Man Was Tn
conscious When He Was Counted
Out-Big Crowd Present.


| afearfulblow on the tipof the chin and went
down unconscious. lie lay Iifeless while
1 he was counted out and the fight awarded
/ TO Evcrhardt.
The stars lost no time in making their
entry. Trey weighed in at 1876 rounds.
/ Leeds was looked after by Tom o Rourke
/ aud Jack Parker and Bob Anderson of
| Atlantic City. Everhardts esquires We're
! Martin Julian. Tommy White and Jack
/ Deforest. Both men were in fine fettle.
/ The betting Just before the start had come
down To even money.
Time was ca He'd at 10 O'Clock, and they
went in fierce at the start.
For the first seven rounds the fighting
was quick and hard. some heavy blows
being gotten in on each side.
! Ii was in the eighth that he battle reached
/ its most exciting stage and from then on
the rounds were as follows:
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
/ Round s-Leeds rushed in and caught a left
! on the Jaw. He tried again and put the
! left on the chest and swung left the second
time unuer Tie arm. They clInched and
| second later Leeds swung Ills left catching
/ Everhardt hard on the Jaw. Everhardt
clincled and Leeds punched him with his
| free hand. Leeds broke ground as Ever
| hardt was after him. but did no damage.
! Leeds landed a hot upper-Cut on the chin
! Everhardt swung his right. Leeds ducked
| and coming up shot his left hard on the
/. i.Southerners shortTibs. They were Clinched
I when the bell rang.
Round 9-Leeds walked up lcisurely and
| planted his left on Evcrhardt's chin, TAX
| ing Jacks left on The head in return. Leeds
| rushed fiercely and drove his left on
| Everhardts wind. Leeds tried right and
/ left for the body, but was stopped. The
1 third time he planted left on the ear and
| a right on the body. A second after
/ Leeds crossed with his right and planted
| II hard on the Southerncrs jaw, staggering
! him. Leeds was punching Everhardt
| harder than Lavigne did, but Jack took it
Emilingly.
DOING HEAVY WORK.
Round 10-Leeds' left lead was neatly
stopped. However, on the next attempt
|he put the left on Jacks mouth aud re-
peated. following with a right on the
ibS. With all the punchings he had re-
,eived Jack had no mark 10 show. Leeds
MI 4ru shing in. caught hard one on the mouth
rom Everhardfs left. Leeds landed a
hard one on the arm and put the right on
he Chin. Everhardt came back quickly
and planted his left on the ear. Leeds
wung twice, but was stopped. He came
u aud crossed the right. but was short
They were clnched when the gong changed.
Round ll-Everhardt landed a left lightly
bn the mouth but Leeds evened up with Il
light on the ribs. Leeds swung the left
@<& JuL Was slOpIitu- ltetlS rushed ana sent
Packs head back with left on the chin.
Ieeds seemed 10 be wearing himself out
punching Everhardt. Leeds rushed in and
M wuug right and left on body and face.
1veThardt started TO fight back with a
mile on his face. AS Jack rushed Horace
rossed with the right on the jaw. Ever
ardt was smiling serenely when the gong
M ung
BOTH WERE PUNISHED.
III,
topped. Jack ducked a vicious swing
nd shortly after put his left on Leeds
ace. Leeds swung hard left on the wind
e tried the right but missed Leeds
lanted a left on the chin and got Ever
ardts right on the ear. EverhaFdt crossed
Is right for the jaw but was q little
hort. Following up, Jack drove bis left
ito Leeds face and hot rally followed.
eecs was giving the Southerner the elbow
great shape.
Round l3-Leeds rushed and hooked his
eft on the Jaw, taking Everhardt's right
n the mouth. They Cnched after the
reaEaway. Leeds went after his man
nd caught him with the left hard on the
w lbs. Both were fighting yiciousIy. Ever
ardt landed left on the face, but was
ouutcred with the right on the chin. Jack
ras as strong as lion and came back at
is man every time. At the end of the
ound Leeds seemed a bit bothered.
III BEGINNING OF TIE END.
Round l4-Everhardt set The pace and
,Rded the right on Leeds ear. but caught
GRACE slcft uppercut on the face moment
itcr. The pace was hot and both men
Fere fighting rercely, but Leeds seemed TO
weakening. Leeds kept punching his
ban, but Jack stood right up TO him and
Grace seemed TO Ee lighting himself TO q
andstill.
Round I5-Everhardt opened with a short
IL on the chest and followed with right
b tire ear. Jack kept Horace in the latterS
rner, and the Atlantic City mans blows
ere wca kened in their force. Horace kept
shing his man, and as they came together
yerhardt landed left hook on the front
the chin and Leeds went TO the floor.
# o the spectators il looked as if Leeds fell
lore from sheer exhaustion than from the
prce of the blow. He was unable TO get
D and was counted out.
@ IL was long time before Leeds recov-
red consciousness. He lay prone in the
orner of the ring while his seconds worked
yer him trying to bring him back. He
ras breathing all right. but was uncon-
cious. He had 10 be carried from the ring
nd regained consciousness in the dressing
pom.
The Knockout came unexpectedly. Leeds
ID all the leading in the first ten rounds.
nd was completely exhausted when he
as put to sleep. The blow was a mild
ne. and the Atlantic City boy went out
ON sheer fatigue.
The utmost secrecy was observed while
eeds lay in the dressing-rOom. The new
aper representatives were de MED ednlis-
on. and the police were called in to help
eep the reporters out. 1t was learned
hen the ammonia bottle was placed 10
eedS' nose after he was brought to the
rcssiDs-rootn he became conscious for
loment. IL was only momentary, and he
Elapsed into Inconsistencies again. DR..
andermann of Philadelphia and DR.. Ryan
Newark worked over him from 11:10
ntil 11:4O before signs of returning life
ecame manifest. Just at IL 40 he opened
Is eyes and moved his head. Conscious
ess returned slowly but surely, and a few
minutes before IL O'Clock Leeds was as
sted from the clubhouse and taken to
lew York.
Bowling League Notes.
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