The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
JACK EvERHARDT
DEFEATS LEEDS.
An Exciting Contest Before
the Empire Athletic
Club.
BOTH MEN ARE GAME.
It Is a Give-and- Take Battle in
Which Much Punishment
Is Inflicted.
RUSHING TACTICS CHECKED
In the Fifteenth Round the Atlantic
City Pugilist Is Knocked Out
Completely.

il eeds OF Atlantic City, al the Emplre
Athletic Club tonight was won by Ever
hardt. Everhardt's well-known abilities
as hard puncher and game 'un" TO
take punishment installed him as favorite
in the betting with odds of IL to 20 on.
Tim Hurst was referee and Frank Free
man held the watch. The attendance was
large.
The curtain-raiser was a ten-round argu-
ment between Frank Erne OF Buffalo and
Jack Downey OF Brooklyn. The lads
turned the scale around 125 pounds. The
bout was declared draw, but 1t was
most interesting one. The men were
badly punished.
The stars lost 10 time in making their
entry. They weighed in at 1856 pounds.
Leeds was looked after by Tom O'Rourke,
Jack Parker and Bob Anderson of At
~lantic City Everhardt's esquires were
Martin Julian, Tommy White and Jack
de Forest. Both men were in fine fettle.
The betting Just before the start had come
down to even money. Time was cal led at
10 o'clock.
Round 1-They spared for q long time.
Everhardt was the first to land with right on
the neck. Leeds made two wild rushes, but
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lightly on Leeds ear. Both of them came near
falling. Leeds swung with the left, but Ever
herdt ducked. They exchanged straight lefts.
Jack led with the left and Horace countered
with the right on the heart as the bell sounded.
3 Round Leeds stopped rush with the left
on the mouth. Everhardt landed the right on
the face and they clinched. Leeds led with the
left and Everhsrdt ducked. Leeds swung
right lightly on the body and Jack put both
hands on the body. Everhardt feint ed, and
Leeds ducked Jack brought his left up hard TO
the Atlantic City lads face. Leeds left led for
Jack, but was stopped with the shoulder.
Round 3-Everhardt rushed at his man,
but was blocked nicely He tried again and
took left on the face, while Leeds got away
cleverly. Jack landed right on the ribs and
repeated il with The left on the other side OF
the body Leeds then planted his left twice on
Eyerhardt's nose, drawing the blood. Jack
rushed, and in ducking Horace slipped to his
knees. Both men were doing very clever work.
Round 4-Leeds rushed and wss met with
a right on the ear. He came back again and
they clinched. Both landed head and body
blows in a rally. Jack rushed and Leeds
planted his left on the chest, and as Jack
clinched Horace punched him twice on the
head with his free hand. Horace put his
right over the heart. They exchanged lefts.
Jack rushed twice. but was stopped cleverly.
Round 5-Leeds rushed and planted his left
hard on the wind. Horace tried again and
Jack planted his left on the back of the head.
Leeds rushed and Everhardt ducking, Leeds
went over his shoulder onto the ropes and al
most out of the ring. Recovering he rushed
again and landed the left on EYerhardt's face,
but took couple OF stiff lefts in the wind in
return. Eyerhardt got a stiff uppercut and
Leeds followed with q couple OF jabs on the
face
Round 6-Leeds swung the left hald on the
jaw. Rushing in, Jack caught Leeds with the
LETT twice on the jaw and Immediately after re-
ceived hard right on the heart. Leeds swung
with the left, but was stopped. A second later
Leeds planted two straight jabs on Everhardts
mouth and followed it up with right on the
body Leeds again landed the left on the chin.
Leeds rushed in and landed his left almost at
viii on Everhardt's neck. Everhardt put his
right on the ribs after the bell sounded.
Leeds round
Round Leeds rushed and put his left on
the chin, receiving EYerhardt's return on the
neck Leeds again landed on the face, while
Jack eountered with the right on.the wind.
Leeds neck and shoulders were raw from
stopping Everhardts blows. Leeds swung and
caught Jack on the ear. He rushed fiercely
again and landed the left on the body, but
took s. heavy swing on the neck.
Round S-Lees rushed in and caught left
on the jaw. He tried again and put the left on
the chest and swung his left the second time
under the arm. They clinched, and a second
later Leeds swung his left, catching Ever
hardt on the jaw Everhardt clinched aDd
Leeds punched him with his free hand
Leeds broke ground as Everhardt 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 Southerners short ribs.
They we're clinched when the bell rang.
Round 9-Leeds walked up leisurely and
planted his left on Everhardts chin, taking
Jeck's left or the headin return. Leeds rushed
fercelv and delivered his left on Jacks wind.
Leeds tried right and left for the body but was
stopped. The third time he tried he placed 1t
hard on the Southerner's jaw, staggering him.
Leeds was Furnishing Eyerhardt harder than
Lavigne did, but he took it smilingly.
Bound 10 - Leeds left lead was neatly
stopped. However, on the next attempt he
nut the left on Jacks mouth and repeated,
following with right on the ribs With all
the punching he had received, Jack had no
mark TO show. Leeds, rushing in, caught
hard one on the mouth from Jacks left.
Leeds landed hard one on the arm and put
his right on the chin. Everhardt came back
auickly and planted his left on the ear Leeds
swung twice, but was stopped. He came in
and crossed the right but was short. They
clinched when the gong changed.
Round l1-Jack landed a left lightly on the
mouth. but Leeds evened up with right on
the ribs. Leeds swung the LETT, bnt was
s:opped He rushed and sent Jacks head back
with a left on the chin. Leeds seemed wear
ing himself out Furnishing Everhardt He
rushed in and swung right and left on Ever
hardrs body and face. Everhardt started to
fight back with smile on his face. As Jack
rushed Horace crossed with the right on the
jaw rdt was smiling sereneiy when
the bel rang.
Round 12-Leeds swung his left, but was
stopped lack ducked a vicious swing and
shortly after puthis left on Leeds face. Leeds
swung hard lett on the wind. He tried the
right but missed. Leeds planted left on the
chin and got Everhardt's right on the ear.
Everhardt crossed his right for the jaw, but
was little short. Following up, Jack drove
his left INTO Leeds face ana hot rally fol-
lowed Leeds was giving the Southerner the
elbow in good shape.
Round l3-Ieeds rushed ard hooked his left