The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
One of the Cleverest Feather
Weight Contests Witnessed :
in This City.
A LOCAL LAD THE VICTOR.
Graduated From Amateur Pugilism by
Besting an Imported Fighter
With a Record.


graduated last night from the ranks OF
amateur pugilism to the plane OF the pro-
fe ssional slogger with honor TO himself,
glory to his State and profit to his back
ers. In eight fast, exciting and stubbornly
fought rounds, he succeeded in trailing in
the dust the colors of Jack Savage. the
imported feather weight with record
won in and brought over from Australia.
1t was Raphaeps first professional ap-
pearance in the ring, and though he held
the amateur lightweight championship OF
the Pacific Coast even his most ardent ad-
mirers had some little misgivings over the
result of his encounter with fighter of
experience and one who boasted of an ex-
cellent record in Australia.
Raphael had but a week in which to
| train, and even during this period did not
cease to perform his regular duties at his
place of employment. Betting the day
before the fight was considerably in favor
of the visitor, aud for this reason the
hackers of the clever fighter of home pro-
duction were the more jubilant over the
victory.
About thousand admirers of trained
| Drawn and muscle were present at the ex-
| hibition of the Colum bia Athletic Club
last night at the Peoples Palace. The
great attraction of the evening was the
| eight-round fisticuff match between Frank
Raphael and Jack Savage, the latter
! better known as "Yank," for purse OF
$4,000. When weighed at noon each turned
the scales at just I26 pounds, and both
were in condition to thoroughly satisfy,
in every particular, their respective Sec
Onds and hackers.
Louis Myers opened the evenings pro-
cramme with a display of clever club
| cupir ,nin ond M fCIInwa6 " RiIi-y nf1u-
nigan and Billy Cook, who killed time for
the spectators by some lively sparring in
| three-round go.
J. Spiro, a. Brill, J. Meagles and J.
| Davis were the next to appear, and were
| introduced as catch-as-catch-can wrestlers.
| There were four falls in all. Meagles was
| first pltted against Davis. The former
won in few minutes after some clever
work, notable among which was a head
pivot that would have done credit to a
professional ground tumbler.
Spiro and Brill proved to be two ath-
letes of somewhat larger proportions than
the first two, and their work was not
nearly so lively nor so clever. Spiro
! proved the victor in short order. In the
next round between Meagles and Davis
| the latter won, and in the last go Brill
scored fall. Thus honors were fairly and
agreeably divided. Brills victory was
won largely with the aid of his legs, which
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of his adversary, who had formed bridge.
| Spiro was Kept in this position until his
neck and back muscles could stand the
strain no longer. Then his shoulders
sank to the ground, and the affair was
over.
There was to have been q six-round
| glove contest between Arthur Hawkins
and Jack King, but owing to hitch in
the arrangements this event was declared
| off.
At minutes past 10 o'clock time
was called for the first round of the big
event. Dan Whealin acted as timekeeper
| for the club, Bob Haley performed the
same duty for Raphael and Bob Harris for
Savage. Billy Smith was referee. The
| seconds OF Raphael were Alex Greggains,
! Charlie ROchette and Vincent White, and
| Savage's seconds were Jimmy Farley,
Jimmy Anthony and Charlie Cough.
| Long distance fddling and drawing
| were the features of the first minute of the
first round. Each was wary and cautious
seeking apparently to discover some OPEN
ing without danger of counter. Then
| Raphael led off with and landed lightly
with his left on the right cheek of the man
from the Antipodes. There were some
quick exchanges, but no damage was
| done. There was some more long-range
sparring and Raphael again took the ag-
1 gressive, but got a clip on the neck and
another in the face for his temerity, but
without in the least being affected there
! by. At one time Savage crowded his op-
| ponent rather closely, but just before time
was called the local lad got in his right
and left in quick succession.
The second round proved to be one of
the hottest of the contest, both men in the
| beginning seeming hungry for work.
| Raphael, however, maintained the aggres-
sive, but his adversary was not slow to
respond. There were numerous quick
and vigorous exchanges. and toward the
end of the round Savage was kept busy
getting away from a connection with
Raphael's mltts.
In the third and fourth rounds there
was little to call forth announcement
| from the spectators, but the fift was a
"corker." Raphael had apparently gauged
his man and was more than ever aggres-
| sive. He landed whenever and wherever
he pleased and virtually made a chop
| ping block of Savage. The latter took his
punishment bravely and in many cases
made some clever counters, but there was
no steam in his delivery.
Spurred on by his experience in the pre
ceding round, Raphael rushed the sixth
| round from the Jump, but Savage had ra-
covered from the hot rally of the fifth. and
showed up well in this and in the succeed
ing round, though compelled to take CON
siderable punishment.
The eighth and last round opened with
iead Dy raphael. Savage then took
things In hand, and for a few seconds kent
the San Francisco boy moving about at
lively rate. Then Raphael started in in
earnest, and for the remainder of the
round swung his right and left at freonent
| intervals with telling effect. SAVAGE
showed cleverness as before in counterinS
but could not evade RaphaePs Quick apd
strong delivery, nor could he land with
any force. WIN
AT the conclusion of this round the fiobt
was awarded to Raphael amid the wild
howllng and cheering of the whole house.
Raphael was Immediately snrronndsd
by friends and carried to his DRESSING
room, where, as some one remarked. he
did not seem to have been doing enoueh
tighting to get warmed up. There was
not a mark or blemish to show that the
recent amateur had gone through eight
rounds OF sharp battle with profess