The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-31
LEEDS WAS COUNTED OUT
EVERHARDT IND LEEDS HAVE Il
HOT IGRTATM4SPETH

There Was Hard Hitting in the Fifth
Eound--Leeds Made a Great Kally in the
Eighth - In the Fifteenth Leeds Was
| Rendered Unconscious.
Maspeth, L. l., March 20,---The twen-
! ty-tive-round contest between Jack
Everhardt of New Orleans and Horace
Leeds of Atlantic City attracted large
number of sporting men to the arena
of the Empire Athletic club tonight.
! There We're 5000 present.
Everhardt's we'll known abilities as
a hard puncher and a game-un to take
punishment installed him as favorite
in the betting at II to 10.
The curtain-raiser was a ten-round
argument between Frank Earne of Ruf-
/ falo and Jack Downey of Brooklyn.
! The men turned the scale at 125 pounds,
! the contest was spirited one from
beginning to end. Many hard blows
Were exchanged. In the ninth Downey
1abbed Earne on the nose, drawing
blood. The men were fighting furiously
when the bell rang at the close of the
tenth. The referee declared the fight
a draw. Everhardt and Leeds then ap-
peared. They weighed in at 1856 pounds
The men exchanged only a few blows
in the first and second. In the third
Leeds planted his left twice on Ever
hardt's nose, drawing blood. Jack
rushed and in ducking Horace slipped
| to his knees
In the fourth the men warmed up and
exchanged several stiff blows.
In the fifth rounds there was hard
hitting. Leeds rushed and Everhardt
ducking, Leeds went over his shoulder,
on to the ropes and almost out Of the
ring. Recovering he rushed again and
landed the left on Everhardt's face,
but took a couple of stiff lefts in the
wind in the return. In the sixth Leeds
landed most of the hard blows and
it was Leeds round.
In the seventh there were hot eX-
changes and Leeds made a great rally
staggering Everhardt just before the
bell rang.
In the eighth round Leeds landed four
stiff uppercuts and rushed Everhardt
repeatedly Jack was shaky when the
gong sounded
In the ninth round Leeds rushed
fiercely and drove his left on Ever
hardt's wind and car. Later Leeds
| planted his right hard on the southern
er's jaw, staggering him.
In the tenth there were many lively
exchanges of blows, but honors were
even.
In the eleventh Leeds rushed and
| sent Jacks head back with a left on
the chin. Leeds seemed to be wearing
himself out punching Everhardt.
Leeds swung right and left on body
and face. Everhardt fought back with
a smile on his face.
There was furious fighting in the
twelfth. Honors We're about even, but
Leeds was stronger.
In the thirteenth both fought vicious
ly. Jack came back at his man every
time. AT the end Leeds seemd q bit
bothered.
Everhardt set the pace DIN the four
teenth. The pace was hot and both
fought hard, but Leeds seemed to be
weakening. Leeds kept punching his
man, but Jack stood right up to him
and Horace seemed to be fighting him
| self to a standstill.
In the fifteenth Jack kept Horace in
the latter's corner and the Atlantic City
mans blows were weakening. Horace
kept rushing his man, and Everhardt
landed a left hand hook on the front
of the chin and Leeds went down. 1t
looked as if he fell more from exhaus-
tion. He was unable to get up and was
counted out.
Leeds was unconscious for a long
time. His seconds worked hard over
him for while and then took him to
his dressing room.
The utmost secrecy was observed
while Leeds lay in the dressing room
The reporters were denied admission.
| Two doctors worked over him from
l1:10 until 11:40 before signs of life be-
| came manifest.
A few minutes before ~ o'clock Leeds
was assisted from the club house and
taken to New York.