The record-union., 1897-12-28
Joe WalcOit and Tom Tracy Meet in
the Ring al Chicago.
Six Hard-Fought Rounds Declared by the
Referee to be a Draw.
In the PreIiminaries Harris and
Rauch Fight Six Rounds, Sturoh
and Flanagan Have a Set-to
and Lyons and Sanley Meet in
n Six-Rouud Bout, the Decision
in Each Event Being Draw.

Al 6ach ESent Being Draw.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Joe WaIcott and
Tom Tracey met tonight for six roun,ts
IN the Winter Circus building at Harmon
court and Wabash avenue. The decis-
ION OF the referee Was a draw. the de-
clsion being accepted as an emiuentIv
1alr one by the crowd. Before the fight
II was announced that if Walcott won
The hight he was open to fight for the
mlddieweght championship OF the
world. And" said Sol Van Praag. VINO
made the announcement, he has posted
Sl,OOU with Louis Houseman of CHICAGO
as forfeit, and he prefers Kid Mccoy"
This was greeted with jeers by the
crowd and loud cries of "Lavigne. La
vigne!"
O'Rourke then authorized the an
nouncement that Walcott was matched
TO fight Kid Lavigne at 1851 pounds. the
fight to come of February 22d, in San
Francisco.
Walcott was the first in the ring. and
was followed quickly by Tracey. In the
latter's corner We're Billy O'Connell. Joe
Choynski and Billy Stiff. Behind Wat-
cott were Bob Armstrong. Billy White
and Tom O'Rourke. George Siler acted
as referee. Walcott weighed very close
to 100 pounds. Tracey between I40 and
40
Round /. Waicott led with his left. fol-
lowed it up and caught Tracey with his
left lightly on the body. Tracey landed
his left on the face, and then a left on
the body, and the men clinched, both
hitting hard with the free arm Wal
colt landed on the kidneys with his
right. Tracey got two rights to the
breast as the gong sounded.
Round >. Walcott landed a right on
the face and left on the body Wal
colt then rushed, and a clinCh followed
both men fighting hard with the free
arm. Tracey landed a hard left in the
face, sending Walcott's head back. Ira
cey landed a left on the breast, then led
with his right. Walcott ducked, and
landed both hands on the body as the
gong sounded.
Round ). Tracey landed right on the.
body, and Waioett came back at him
witis another of the same sort Tracey
then sent his right to the body. and
Waicott put his left on the face. Tracey
rushed, and the men clinched. Walcort
getting a hard right to the body as
Tracey closed in on him. Tracey sent q
hard left to the jaw, and the men clinch-
ed. Both We're fighting hard will, the
free arm when the gong sounded. and
neither would let go, Referee Siler hav-
ing hard time to separate them.
Round 4. Tracey landed his right on
the body, and then put his right on the
jaw. Tracey then sent his right to the
body, and got a left on the jaw, Walcott
countering very neatly. Tracey sent his
right to the body again. and put his left
hard in the face. and clinch followed,
both men punching viciously with the
free arm. Walcott put his right on the
body, and the men clinched, Tracey get
ting a left to the face in the breakaway
Round >. Tracey landed a hard left
on the jaw as the men met in the CEN
ter of the ring. He then rushed swing
ing at Walcott with the left. He slip
ped and went to the floor, Walcott
catching him with a left hook on the
head as he went down. Tracey was up
in few seconds. before the referee had
any time to count. WalcOtt landed Il
right on the body, following it up with
the left. and a clinch followed. Tracey
sent his right hard to the body, and q
second later repeated the dose in a Wig
orous fashion. 'Walcott rushed, getting
men slugged in a lively fashion, Tracey
putting in right and left on the body
in the mix-up. Walcott landed his right
on the body as the gong sounded. AT the
close of this round Tracey was bleeding
slightly on the left cheek.
Round g. The men went right at it as
the gong sounded, and both landed light
rights on the body, and a clinch follow
ed. Tracey put his left on the face. Both
led for the body with the left. Both
were blocked, and a clinch followed.
Tracey, who was somewhat inclined TO
keep away in this round, got his right to
the body and Walcot got in a light left
10 the breast. rushing Tracey to the
ropes. Walcott then landed a right on
the body. Tracey got a light left 10 the
face and then sent his right hard on the
body. Walcott then put his left on the
mouth, and Tracey got right hook on
the jaw, neither doing much damage.
The men fought hard throughout. and
the number of blows landed was about
even. Tracey reached Walcott nearly
every time he went for him, and was
the more clever in keeping out of the
way. but Walcott landed heavily when
he had Tracey where he could get at
him.
The preliminary bout was between
Harry Harris and David Rauch Of Chi
cago. the former at 1001a pounds and
the latter at 106. 1t was for six rounds
and declared a draw.
Joe Sturch of Chicago and Steve Fan
aean Of Philadelphia met at 1O1 POUNDS,
Malachi Hogan of Chicago acting as ref
cree. The refereessleclared the bout q
draw. although the majority thought
Flanagan should have the decision, he
having landed five blows to one by
Sturch.
Henry Lyons and Eddie Sanley. both
of Chicago. fought q six-round draw,
both men fighting hard throughout. Di-
rect1v after the close of this bout, Ira
cey and Walcott entered the ring.
Captain Horace Draper Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2'.-Captain
Horace T. Draper died of paralysis at
his home in Landsdowne, suburb Of
this city, aged So years Captain Dra-