The record-union., 1896-03-17
SEVEN HOT ROUNDS.
Hammer-and-Tongs Fight Before the
Puritan Athletic Club.
Joe WaIcott knocks Out Scott Collins
The Latter F1oored Six Times
in One Round.

| LONG ISLAND CITY G. l., March
16-The Eureka Athletic Club, former
| ly well known as the Puritan Athletic
| Club, was opened tonight with
| twenty-round bout between Joe Wal
| colt, the colored wonder and Scott
| Collins, better known in pugilistic cir
cles as Bright Eyes," for the premier
attraction.
The clubhouse has been entirely rem
| cvated. Notwithstanding the bad
weather, there was a fair crowd pres
| ent Among the well-known lights in
the fistic world who were present was
Dan. Stuart. The Walcott-Collins bat
| tie was to have been decided at Stuart's
memorable FL Paso carnival
| After an argument between Tommy
West of California and William Quinn
of Hatfield, Penn, in which the latter
was given the decision, the stars of the
evening We're Announced
Walcott was a favorite at 100 to 40
The bout was announced as a twenty
round encounter which was five rounds
shorter than was advertised Time was
| called at 1910 p. m.
Round AFTER a lot of sparring Wal
cott landed a right-hand swing on the
body. Collins upper cut Joe with the
left, and Walcott landed a left swing
on the shoulder. They mixed it up, and
Joe swung his left twice on the nose,
drawing blood. They were clinched
when the bell rang.
Round blight sparring Walcott
swung his right and caught Collins on
the face. Collins swung and Joe ducked.
The Texan overbaIanced and slipped
Joe rushed and sent his left hard on the
jaw, forcing Collins head down. Wal
cott fell short and Collins landed a
corking right on the neck. Joe landed
twice lightly on Tie chest and followed
his man with a watermelon grin"
when the bell rang
Round 3-Walcott pasted his man
right and left on the face. Collins put
his right twice on Walcott's jaw, but
Joe retaliated with both hands on Col
Inns face, nearly pushing him through
the ropes. Collins jabbed his man with
the left and upper cut him with the
right. Joe shot both hands on Collins
face and the Southerner went down.
A hot rally followed
Round 4-Walcott iabbed his man
three times with the left on the face.
and sent a hard right on the body. He
kept after him and landed right and
left, but Collins evened up with a cork
ing right on the jaw Just before the
gong sounded Joe pounded his man
twice with his left on the jaw The
bell was sounded as Joe landed again.
and there were cries of foul
Round 5-Walcott forced his man to
his knees. Collins swung a hard right
on Joe's head. Hard fighting followed.
They clinched, and the referee stepped
between them. While the referee was
btween them Joe swung his left hard
on the neck, and the house rose to a.
foul, but it was not allowed
Round 6-Joe rushed at his man and
foored him six times in succession with
right and left swings on the jaw. The
bell sounded and saved Collins from
count out. He was on the floor when
the bell rang.
Round collins was groggy. but
game Joe landed a right on the law
and the Texan went to his knees. Col
Inns got up with a last despairing eff
fort, and planted his right on Joe's
neck. 1t was only a flash in the pan.
Walcott came back at him like wild
car. Five times Joe swung fearful
rights and lefts on the neck of Collins.
sendlng him down, and each time he
got up Sroggier than before At last
Walcott measured the distance care
1uily, and with a fearful left hand
SWING on the jaw, fioored the Texan.
collins fell on his back with thud and
turned completely over. He put his
race on his hands, and lay there with
MS limbs twitching. Before the referee
could count him out his hackers threw
up the sponge.
The last round lasted two minutes
and fifty-fve seconds