The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-11
FOUGHT TwExTY-sIx ROUNDS.
Jack BOIan's Victory Over the tier
rible Swede."

Jack Bolan's Victory over the tier
rible Swede."
Jack Bolan of Cincinnati got the deci-
sion over John Lawson, the Terrible
| Swede," in the twenty-sixth round last
night at the Pastime Athletic Club. Both
men put up a strong fight, and neither
was the winner until the round in which
Joe Morris, the referee, gave the fight to
Bolan on points.
The men entered the ring at 9:45 o'clock.
In the toss-up for corners Bolan won. In
| his corner were Billy Duke and Jack
| thornley,, while the Swede's seconds were
! Tommy Corcoran and Scotty Garfield At
| the touch of the gong by Time Keeper
| Muh,berg and the referees call of time. -
the men stepped to the center of the ring.
| The first rounds were slow, the fighters be-
ing neither of them apparently anxious to
mix things up at the start. Hard blows
were given and returned from time to
| time, but advantages that were patent to
| the spectators were often not followed up.
The Swede forced the fighting for the
| first fifteen rounds but did not set a very
lively pace. His leads were such la their
! force as to indicate the reason of his
| having had the adjective terrible pre-
nXed to his nationality, but they were al
ways met by Bolan with either a quick
| side step or peculiar method he has of
doubling himself in a knot. When he does
this one knee or the other flies up danger
| ously near his antagonist. He was warn
| ed by the referee that if he fouled the
Swede in this way he would lose
| the fight. Bolan answered that
| he was ready to lose 1t if
he did so, but his knees continued to fly
| up as he jerked himself into knots to
| avoid Lawson's stiff punches.
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attention to Bolan's knee action, but it
| was evident that his man was not fouled.
AT the beginning of the eighteenth round
| the referee told the men that they would
nave to wake up and get into the fight
| he seemed to think that the pace had not
| peen lively enough, and the crowd backed
| MN up. Things picked up some, and if
there was any advantage it seemed from
then on to rest with Bolan He warned
| the men again at the twenty-third round
that they were there to fight, and that the
patrons of the manly art were there to
see miX-up. His talk was
not without effect and in the
twenty-fourth round it looked as If
the SWede was on HIS feet 10 stay. but a.
very short time, Bolan's straight leads
We're finding his head so steadily. The
can OF time saved him, however. and
Tor the twenty-fifth round both men
s''NS,u up IN good form again, and the
v
AT the conclusion of the twentv-eftb
round the referee announced that another
round would have to be fought before he
could give decision. Bolan demurrad
al TINS. but on the agreement for the
nght being read, which provided for one
addltional round till the refere could give
decision he gave in. Time for the
CWehty-slxth and last round was called.
Inc determination to end the bout was
written on both faces Bolan forced the
hghtlng, and at the call of time the Swede
was weak on his feet. At tha
end of the round Refere Morris
awarded the fight to Bolan. Neither man
was badly punished in the fight. No blood
moved and the fighters were i'm fine trim
neither being winded through the long 90
Both weighed about the same. though Ro-
ian Is nearly head the taller and has
d great advantage in reach. The fight
was good one, however, and each man
was in to win '''''''
hVely preliminary bout of four rounds
between the "Cockney Bantam" ana the
Young Swede," took well with the
crowd. Both young fellows are clever
with the gloves, and they made the omen
ing event worth seeing.
The crowd was rather small h,,+ vor,,
orderly It was we'll pleased with the
Hsuc entertainment and also with the an
nouncement of Billy Dukes challenge TO
tommy Corcoran 10 meet him again soon
and the latters acceptance. This fight ~
as not as the last between the two. when
Corcoran got the decision after twenty
nVe rounds, will be a rafting good one