The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-17
WARM WORK.
The Thousand People at Hamil-
ton Hall Were Pleased,
AS were the Police Who were
Present to Preserve Order.
GILMORE WINS EASILY
Wade Watts Aimed to Knock
Out Finney-Nit.
Hun" and Cain Furnish Fun
Other Sporting Gossip.

The athletic entertainment given by
Dick Cooley at Hamilton hall, last even
ing, furnished the livsliest fighting seen
in Topeka for long time. There were
two matches which lacked being fms h
fights only in length. They were savage
from the start. e''-s>~
Wade Watts quit in the seventh round
of his 10 rounds for 'points" with Jim
Finney. 1t was evident that the only
point" Watts wished to make was to
put Finney to sleep. Failing in this
and worn out with his exertions the
coiored featherweight left the ring in
the seventh round ami cheers for Fin
nev.
The two bantams had hardly grasped
hands before Watts was lighting. Finney
had = sore spot on his nose aud Watts
touched this for blood at once. He
rushed from the start and followed his
jabs with wicked swings and uppercuts
which generally missed.
Finnsy did little more than to partial
ly protect himself during the match. His
leads were like drops of rain. When
Watts went in, however, the white man
usually stopped him with a stiff one from
his left.
Finney smiled throughout, and was in
the best temper possible. Only twice
did the smile fade. In the fourth and
fifth rounds Watts gave him terrible pun
ishment. When Finney came up in the
sixth the smile was gone and he looked
in earnest. Only for an instant, howev-
er, for he began laughing again. In
blow. The latter dropped his
guard and snsered This angered
Finney again, but only temporarily. He
couldn't get in fighting mood.
In the fifth and sixth rounds Watts
stood with his hands down half the time,
while Finney danced around him and
tapped him lightly iu play. and the
crowd Kissed aud asked Finney to put
him out.
Watts made a last attempt in the sew
enth, but he was exhausted. His swings
were wild and his legs seemed to weak
en-. He left the stage at the end of the
round.
II couldn't do anything because every
time l started In Cooley began to die
tate" said Watts Immediately afterwards
to friends in his dressing room.
"Don't blame me; ] gave you all the
chance in the world said Cooley, who
refereed
At this point Finney came in and Watts
challenged him to go to finish. Finney
said he would talk to him this evening.
The rounds were only min. 20 sec.
long.
If Scotty Cain had not been clever he
would nave Deen up against II when hun
Youngman. colored, and he got in the
ring. Youngman was much the lighter
but ne has rip snorting, soul rocking,
heart disease way of fighting that caused
an opponent to feel tired after the first
round. Cain did all the leading, but
Youngman countered and would not quit
in mix up He is fast and is fighting
Immediately on q break away. Cain
had the best science and uppercut the
negro in fearful manner. He had the
best of the 3-round bout Youngman
whipped Frank Bradshaw in twelve
rounds.
Two lively rounds were fought by Cain
and Harry Bradshaw. Cain was heavier,
but Bradshaw was more clever, and the
bout was nearly stand of.
Woods and Gilmore wrestled in five
different styles. Woods won the catch
as catch can and side hold while Gilmore
took the Graeco- Roman, back hold and
collar aud elbow. and the match. Each
fall took about a minute.
The four round go between Jim Hall
and Charley Bradshaw was tame. Hall
is much the better man.
The attendance was excellent.