The San Francisco call., 1897-04-15
AGNEW WON AN
EASY VICTORY
Thompson Did Not Care
to Fight It
Out.
Greggains and Ste zner Fought
Well but Ended in a
Draw.
A Good Nights Entertainment Under
the Auspices of the Pac hc

Iue sports who witnessed the contests
| at Woodward's Pavilion last evening un-
der the auspices OF the Pacific Athletic
Club retired more than pleased with the
entertainment. The first event was an
eight-round so between white
man named Golf and a colored
gentleman named Johnson. but Golf had SO
much the better of the argument that the
bout was stopped in the second round and
the decision was given in favor of Golf.
Referee Gilbert Pringle was selected to
decide the two "events OF the evening"
The first was tifteen-round contest
between Lon Agnew and Thompson, the
colored lightweight of Salt Lake. This
was hrst-class bout up to the eleventh
round, when Thompson fell in Agnew's
corner just as the gong sounded the end
OF the round.
The blow he received was not heavy
one, but the coon, for reasons best known
10 himself thought that he had had
enough OF the game and concluded to go
out by the easy route. The gong saved
him for another round, and in the twelfth
ne went down three times. and, although
he dropped the last time to his knees
without receiving a blow, he remained
down until counted out.
1t can be safely said that he either
showed the white feather or was in
fiuenced by gamblers 10 allow his op-
ponent to win. He fought well up to the
time he fell in Agnew's corner from a
slight jab in the mouth.
The next and last event was twenty
round contest between Jack Stelzner and
Alex Greggains.
For the first twelve rounds Greggains
scored good lead. His blows, 1t is true,
lacked steam, but he continually kept his
glove on the left size of Stelzner's face
until bright red spot made its appear
ance on his opponents jaw.
Occasionally Steiner landed a body
blow and a left which landed slightly on
Greggains' nose, but the fireman had cer-
tainly all the better of the argument up
to this point of the game.
In the thirteenth round the excitement
commenced, as the fighting was COMPARE
lively tame up to this juncture. Stelzner,
prompted by his seconds TO move in and
accomplish something, made a charge at
his clever opponent, and in a rally he
happened TO land his right on Greggains'
jaw. The fireman staggered back and re-
ceived LETT hook under the ear, which
sent him 10 the boards.
Greggains regained his pins before the
ten seconds were up and Stelzner rushed
at him like mad bun.
Greggains, who was in partially dazed
state, ducked cleveriy from right and left
swings aimed at his jaw and saved him
self from defeat by hard clinchlng.
Steiner sashed at him wildly, but
failed to plant his big bunch of fives on a
vulnerable spot.
The gong sounded and Greggains was
given another chance to redeem himself
There was great excitement when the
fireman was hurried to his corner by his
seconds.
In the fourteenth round Steiner made
another rush at his game, but Alec was
800. ala
blows and upper cuts by duckipg and
guarding. Finally Steiner grew a bit
weary, and toward the end of the round
Greggains caught him two hard left jabs
on the jaw, which dazed the famous
trainer of Bob Fitzsimmons.
Steiner recovered from the effects OF
the blow and landed right hook On Greg
gains neck, the receiver landing up
against the ropes, almost gone; but Stelz-
ner was so far exhausted that he could
not send home a finish blow and again
the gong saved Greggains.
When time was called for the fifteenth
round and Ste 'zner toe6 the scratch, his
left ear looked like caulihower. 1t
was swollen 10 the size of a baseball, while
Gregsains' left eye was almost closed.
BotE men being weak from the fast fight
ing OF the previous rounds there were only
few exchanges in the round and no dam
age was done.
In the sixteenth round Stelzner made
one more attempt to land his right but
Greggains ducked and sent his rieht
across, landing squarely on the point of
Stelzner's jaw and sending the receiver on
his back.
The excitement now was intense, and
everybody was standing up and shouting
for Greggains. Stelzner was down seven
seconds, but when he got up and faced the
music he placed his hands over his face
ana protected himself from a knockout
until tile DELL came to his rescue
The seventeenth, eighteenth and nine.
teenth rounds were uneventful. but in the
twentieth and last round Greggains forced
the hghting and opened Stelzner's cauIi-
flower with stiff swinging right-hand
| punch.
The blood flowed down Stezner's shouI-
ders and Greggains was looking for an
opening to send home the final touch
when the gong sounded and both mon re-
| tired to their respective corners, tired and
satisfied that they had put up good mill
that was satisfactory to the club and the
spectators.
The referee decided that the contest
| was draw, but although the decision was
fairy satisfactory it must be said that
Greggains had done all the leading and
had taken the offensive from first to last.
He certainly had good shade the bet
ter OF the mill, and a decision in his favor
wouid nave been received with general
| satisfaction.
Ihe contests were first call all round
Jim Neal, the horseman, was one of the
audience at the fight, and when he left
the arena he found some one had picked
MS pocket to the amount of $160 in coin
and notes. Harry w. Walden was locked
up at the Seventeenth-street station on
suspicion of being the thief