The sun., 1897-03-21
LYONS A LUCKY BOXER.
HE MEETS JOHNNY LATACK AND
WINS IN THE LAST ROUND.


Callahan and Harrnshcr Fight Draw-Tho
Belmont A. C.'s First show Success.
Dolly Lyons OF this city scored an unexpected
victory over Johnny Lavack OF Cleveland in
the last round OF their twenty.round bout at tho
first show OF the Belmont A. c., 12ith street
and Eighth avenue, last night.
About $500 persons were present. Jimmy
Carroll of Brooklyn was referee, while Fred
Taral, tho jockey, was timckccper. Just before
tho show began the management announced
that the club would In the future be known as
the National Sporting Club, owing to the fact
that several clubs have been chartered in this
city under the name OF Belmont.
Billy Rotchforl OF Chicago, Tommy Whites
pupil, and Frank Zimpher of Buffalo opened the
sport with a ten-round bout at 11s pounds Tho
boxers were equally matched in point OF clever
ness, but Zimphcr seemed to be the harder
hitter. Rotchford led Off with straight left,
finding Zimpher's face, and then brought his
right tacross. Zimpher, however, ducked cleverly,
and put his right clean into the stomach.
Rotchford's left leads were much In evidence
In the second. third, and part Of tho fourth
round, and made the Buffalo boxer bit weary.
Frank, however, in the fourth reused himself
and drove in his left into the body with telling
effect. Rotchford began to tire under the blows
and was forced to embrace.
Zimpher began the fifth round quite strong,
but suddenly weakened after getting some more
stiff lefthanders on the face and neck. Rotch-
ford failed TO take advantage OF his antagonists
plight and allowed him to come around in good
shape.
There was very little fighting in the sixth
round, but in the seventh, eighth, and ninth
rounds the boxers came together in lively style
and swung and countered with much force.
Rotchford still played havoc with Zimpher's face
through the medium OF his left, but could not
bring his man down. Zimpher began the tenth
with determined rush, landing full swings
with both hands on Rotchford's head and jaw.
Rotchford was very groggy and looked as If ho
would fall at any minute. He recovered how
ever, and nailed Zimphcr hard until the gong
sounded. draw was expected. but Rotchford
received tho award
Sammy Callahan OF Buffalo and Mike Far
ragher OF Youngstown. o., figured in the next
go, limited to ten rounds at 1875 pounds. Far
Tagher nSSo was substituted for Jim Holmes Tho
raghers pretensions as n puRilist are his ability
to swing wildly and take unlimited punish
ment.
Callahan. who had never before boxed in pub
lie in this city, showed up in fair form, but DEM
first and second rounds Callahan drove in his
right with pile-drivtng force into the ribs, and
sent sent Farrasher back few PAGES. The latter.
and caught him on the neck just as he was about
70 duck. The blow nearly sent Callahan of
his pins.
Farragher seemed greatly refreshed in the
third r, round; and punched away for the body.
began to show signs OF collapse. In the fourth,
fifth, and sixth rounds Callahan recovered suf-
fhcientiy to smash the Ohio boxer stitty in the
, The moro punishment Farragher received,
however, the better he seemed to like it, for he
lahan began the seventh round with vicious
upper cut, but missed it by nearly yard Cal
In the ehd ana nah n
Callahan had the better of the, exchanges.
In the last round FarTagher scored heavily, and
referee was compelled to call the bout draw.
rounds at III pounds Lavack and Dolly Lyons.
entered the ring at 1927 o'clock. Both boxers
far from being in share and Locked aS
Dolly's jaw in the first round, but Lyons evadcd
the blow by pushing his head to one side. Lyons
him to the ropes pes with ''' a rush. and % in the
clinch, got home his right in the wind. In the
Two blows in this spot from his left made Lyons
stagger. but the latter was full Of fight and re-
with sh 1ab on the mouth Then they
close OF the round Lavack sent Lyons half way
across the stage with a heavy jolt on the vital
spot.
Lyons put several left short-arm uppercuts on
L.avack,s chin in the third round, but they did
hard with his left. Lyons mixed it up
near near the end but did not get out Of the
matters in the fourth round. and kept Lyons
on the. defensive. Both boys exchanged some |
Keep eoof 9us
Lavack found Dolly's jaw twice. but the blows |
were only glancing ones, Lyons nearly dropped |
Lavack rushed for the most part of the fifth |
round, and raised a mouse over Lyons's right |
eye with his left hand
Lavack rushed Lyons TO the ropes at the begin |
ming of the sixth round, but couldn't land. Lyons
seemed to be better Judge of distance ana kept |
neck and ear, The boxers only fddIed in the !
seventh round M put in the eighth Lavack kept
blows had considerable ginger behind them. and |
made Lyons clinch. Lavack tried TO use u left !
,or the stomach and right hook for tho jaw in |
way. Then l.avack used different tacti s. and |
lcary put his man through the ropes with a |
clean right on the cheek
Layack missed many wicked leads in the tenth |
,ound and overreached himself trying to put |
Lyons to sleer, The misses seemed to
was tho aggressor. in the eleventh round |
and put. his left into the stomach twice.
He tried @ 10 land the same hand on the
The latter sent Lavack's head back with his left |
N the twelfth round and pressed him TO the
again forced Lnvack back. Lavuck ran into the
,amo hand trying to deliver n right swing. and
In the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds Ia
vack kept aiming for Lyons body but Dolly
'tavcd him of cleyerly. The Cleveland man
round. but missed a left swing. Just as Lyons
,ame up however, he punched him on the law
With the same hand and made Lyons reel toward
he ropes.
Lyons scored two jabs in a pretty mix-up
which followed IIonors were easy in the III.
eenth and sixteenth rounds. In tho seventeenth
.ound both pugilists got in some hard blows
Lyons staggered Lavack twice with lcfts on tho