The morning times., 1896-12-02
.EVERHARDI' BLOWS TOLD.
Lightweight Champion Defeats
RBiIly Ernst in Twenty Rounds.a
BROOKLYN BOY WAS GAME
Landed Licks ON Everhardt In First
Part of Fight. but Weakened To-
ward the End-NVinner VIII BE
Matched Against Any Lightweight
In the World. $50 r

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Albany, n. Y, Dec, 1.-THE opening OF
the Myers Athleuc Club in this city tonlgnt.
was attended by one OF, the largest gath
erngs ever seen at local fistic tOurna-
ment. The referee was Jonn +. Ecknaidt,
Of New York, ant. the official tImekeeper
was John Mack of Albany About 2,CO0-
people witnessed the cogtcsts.
The principal bout Of the evening WAS
between Jack Everhault, of New Orleans,
the cfani.Ion iIgntweiryIJ ur The .,ouuii.
and Billy Ernst, OF Bfpdelyn. Both men
weighed in cary III the evening at las
pounds. -
it was one Of the finest fistic encounters
ever seen in this sectIon and met with the
approval of some of ths most prominent
sporting men in the CUYntry. Evcrhardr
had at his back Charlie johnson OF Min
neapolis and AL Lunt of Philadelphia as
seconds and Fred Limerick as bottle holder,
Ernst's seconds We're Dan Gallagher and
Fred Ernst Of Brooklyn, while Joe Burke
of Brooklyn held the bottle.
Among those present were,Paddy Ryan.
Jimmie Dime, Larry Burns, Joe Burke,
Fred Ernst, Spider Kelly, and Jack Han
ley, of Philadelphia.
1t was announced that the winner of the
bout would be matched against any light
weight In the world for a purse of 81 OCu,
to be put up at once by the mana cement uf'
the Myers Club.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Following is the fight by rounds:
Round 1-Everhardt got in two rights on
the neck and Ernst fOuicd. He landed on
Evcrhardt's chest and after q fcint, W hicii
Everhardt ducked, gave nice uppcr-cut.
Ernst was most aggressive. Everhardt
ducked a right and left on the chin.
Round 2-Io II men went in with some
vicious lurges. Ernst landed an excellent
upper-cut on Everhardt's chin. The South
ern lad rctaliated with n squeaker, Low
which touched Everhardt's windpipe. This
was followed by facer. Ernst had the
best of the round.
Round 3-Ernst landed heavily with his
right ON Everhardt's face. 1t was case
of business on both sides from this po,Iu
ont Ernst fought Everhardt to the ropes
but nothing resulted from the break
away. EveriIardt rallied and made Ernst's
already bleeding nose emit more claret,
Fierce in-fighting closed the round.
Round 1-Everhardt tried II swing but
missed. His opponent followed suit and
landed. In u clinch Ernst made what
appeared to foul and WIS hissed He
got short-rb roaster in return. Ever
hardt kept up his lert iabs until he landed
on the face OF the Brooklyn boy Honors
even.
Round 5-A fierce upper-cut from Ever
tNst'htt tdtt anu MIN
sIaSGet- TWO others landed on his body.
Tie Louisianan landed on the nose, but
ciinci.ed To avoid further punishment
ANXIOUS TO END 1T.
Round 81 Ernst got down to business and
Everhardt was equally anxious for a final
settlement. Ernst punched his opponents
face al will, while Everhardt got in a rib
roaster with his right and net another
stunning facer. Ernst made two overland
swings which told, On both sides Of the
face. Honors even.
The next twclye rounds wercho,iy fought.
both men getting in SONG hard iicks
EvERHARDT THE WINNER.
| Round 1s-Evcrhardt landed ON his op-
| ponent's face with left and right respective
| ly. Then came a jab on the nose, hut Erns,
| got even with ai.cood face blow and an
upper cut on the jaw. This made Jack mad
| and he nearly had Ernst out when time was
| ca lied. D. " -fE'1sf"
| Round 19-Jack began with body blows
| Had Ernst met any one OF these lungrs
| made for the face 1t would have been
| all day with him. The round closed with
| a neck blow from Ernst.
| Round 20-EvernaraG pushed the fight
ing from the start. First, he landed on
| the neck with his right. arih heinmetliately h Y
followed with "A letter. Ernst countered
| a had right only to receive a slap ON
/ the left ear.
\ Jack forced Ernst To the ropes. That
was the beginning of'tiic end. From this
| Time to the close Ev verhardt h ad the
Brooklymte at his mercy, using his head
| rs a punching bag. -i-tta
| He pushed him down. and when Erns.
| arose he was like a rag and fell easily at
| Everhardts right handler As the Brooklyn
lad was unfit to continue time was called
and Everhardt was declared the winner