The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-15
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49, p" Thorn ''' o.' :. the
,v.,nh-sreEEain' and sfeis-
~ right T''sn's "".na. ." q
-rsrxs Crowd Present At
- Fights-

~csSrrcrO. April f4-The IN
"a .-rsrtafnrneut OF the Pacific Aeh-
So sun~zs~sed ali the elements dear
~ s,rnns Of boxing and 500 spec
= y r.-t away happy There was
81 . srsencs, gaFneness and blood,
go s~-v-h the contests were enough to
90 49, most enthusiastic
s~sr.trrlar stars. as advertised. were
s,.x Greggains. q San Francisco
w~s,ekf With a reputation for clever
$50 lag Steiner, who has absorb
- ~ Champion Fitz.immon.' glory
.,.~. association with that celeb
.ss,. he was preparing for mis- fight
s-rs<st Al Carson. The Agnew-
- contest. however. divided the
-. = po!nt OF fast lighting. Agnsw
- 80 man out in the twelfth round
f-..s-s ard Steiner both showed up
- a slight advantage in favor OF
...sr a. regards condition. The first
$3.50, were slow. Greggalns merely
-. his man and trying TO draw
rxcept in the thirteenth. four
.rs fifteenth rounds. Greggalns
So. srrressor and had the best of the
-. ~ ia most OF the landing. seldom
=. a land with his left hand jabs on
800 face. After the tenth the San
---es.es man began TO tire. and in the
.-..e.th a couple Of swings from eteiz-
xnt him rseling TO the ropes with a
= .ysr the left eye. He was almost out.
:. .vsd himself by cleyerly ducking his
ss.srsns's swings He recuperated won
s~ssify and IN the fourteenth sent Stelz-
:, - the floor with crash from q right
go or the jaw. Stelzner arose, dazod,
- uanxsez 10 stay the round out by
hnsH
.-~s rot havsne sufficient strength left
Z sss.h him From this time on IL was
- an even thing, both men being tired
z u such a condition that a good stir
-srb would have settled IL. The referee
- II a draw, which decision was gen
ally satisfactory.
4 the frst and second rounds OF the
,s.ss.Thompxon fight Agnew did all the
z.s.nx. Thompson contenting himself
MI an occasional right swing. which the
rsxsgo lad easily avoided. With the ex-
.s.s,oz OF hot right punch on the negro
hx Agnew struck no very effective
xsss Thompson adopted hurricane tao
as in the third. but after Agnew had
ssasd a right swing on the Jaw and a
~ ounch In the wind he again assumed
~ astenslve. They got together at close
sssrters, however. at the end OF the
rand and the gong rang in the midst OF
boz rally. In which honors were easy.
re pace set In the third was too hot TO
As., ard the pair eased up for wind in the
tssrsh. but In the next Agnew landed both
banas on his opponents jaw and Thomp-
soa yissbiy weakened. He recovered.
saa cane up strong for the sixth. swing
~ his right upon Agnew's ribs half a
easea times without return. In the sew
sash Thompson again essayed 10 rush
asi,srs bat soon tired. and after receiv-
lr hard right swing on the jaw ciinched
q every opportunity. Although some OF
Is klows lacked steam, Agnew was quick
b foIlos up his advantage in the eiev-
nth and sent Thompson 10 the ropes with
hard right on tn. Jaw. Thompson had
d b carried 10 his corner.
Agasw sent his man down I'm the twelfth,
sad upon regainlng his feet. Thompson
ra away. but Agnew followed him up
sad knocked him down with a right swing.
Iaompson remained on his knees until
eeanied cut.