The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-31
FELL AFTER THE FIFTH ROUND.
DACEY UNABLE TO STAND BILLY
DUKES PUNISHMENT.

Dropped Unconscious After Five
Rounds of Vicious Jabbing in the
Pastime Club Athletic Club Ring.
A Wrangle over the Receipts Re-
fore the Fight Began-Dacey
Claimed a Foul, But IL Was Not Al
lowed.
Billy Duke added another to his list of
victories last night, when he knocked out
Ed Dacey of New Orleans in the fifth
round at the Pastime Athletic Club.
The men entered the ring to fight ten
rounds for a decision. but in the latter
part of the fifth round Dacey stretched
himself in the air, got on his toes and
tell over in the prettiest kind of way,
unconscious, while the blood poured from
his nose.
There was some slight wrangling on the
part Of Dacey before the bout took place.
The attendance was rather small, and
Dacey announced that he would not fight
for what money there was in the house.
Ullman stated for the club that it had
done all in it's power to get a crowd and
the men were obligated to fight, no matter
what the receipts were. Duke was silent
and sullen, but was willing to go on for
what was in sight. Daeey, however, said
he would count crossties between here
and New Orleans before he would He
did not say so in a braggadocia way,
however, but assumed the air of a Ches-
terrified as he excused himself to the spec
tators before retiring to don his fighting
clothes.
There were several dead-game sports
among the spectators who wanted to see
the men come together, and they ANNOUNCE
ed their willingness to put up something
on the side if the boxers would agree to
go on. Several well-known sports coughed
up S. piece, and with some smaller con-
tributions a snug purse was made up. Da-
cey wanted to peep at it to see If it was
green, and being assured that it was,
agreed to box.
The question of a referee was then
brought up and Ultima was requested to
connection with the club, he did not care
to oficiate, but upon being urged by the
crowd and both principals he agreed to
do so. The bout then began.
Daeey struck a sort of grand stand at
titude as he stepped to the center of the
ring and this Immediately "queered" him
with the ''profesh." Duke looked deter
mined and vicious and well-known sport
offered to bet Dacey would not last fifteen
rounds. The men were only to fight ten
rounds, but the bet was not taken.
The first round was rather tame. Duke
began to play at once on Daeey'S nose and
kept it up for five rounds. 1t was easily
seen that Dacey was outcassed. Duke
began to warm up as the fight progressed
and got in some hard punches on Dacey's
nose and one on his wind.
Dacey looked like a goner in the fourth
round. He made several rushes at Duke
and got in singing upper cut on Dukes
chin, which made him stick out his tongue
and laugh.
The fifth round was Dukes as far as it
went. He got in several jabs on Dacey's
face and wound up by planting a fierce
blow on the latter's neck. The men clinch-
ed and separted. Dacey squared off for
a second, then Strengthening himself, fell
like a log.
Referee UlIman gave the decision to
Duke and Dacey was attended to. He re-
vived in few moments and wanted
to continue the fight, but of
course it was too late. Dacey contested
Ulman's decision and contended he was
butted by Duke in the clinch, which caus-
ed his Knockout. The specta tors, how
ever, to man, disagreed with him ami
his kick didn't count.
Dacey's drop was most peculiar and
looked to be either an attack of vertigo
exhaustion or a fake.
There were several minor bouts between
small colored boys before the main event
and some of them were very amusing. The
entertainment was the last that will be
given by the club in it's present quarters
as 1t will have to vacate them. New quar-
tiers viii be found and the club will be
reopened and run on an entirely different
basis.