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right ON the jaw, d each showed the
effects OF the blow
Round l3-Both jabbcd lefts in face,
and West sent "A straight left on the nose.
Walcott planted a right in the wind and
Walcott began TO spit blood. Another
left on the face from West did not i'm
prove the negro's condition, hut the
colored man sent n left on the wind and
West counteracted It's effects with right
on the jaw. They wound up the round
with left and right on the face from
Walcott and right on the nose from West.
Round 1i--Walcott swung left on the
wind, West sent his right to the face. Both
jabbed rights i'm the breast i'm clinch.
Walcott forced the fighting and in clinch
jabbed right on the wind. The crowd
yelled foul, but the blow was permissible
under tho rules. Walcott earned the
cnmity of the spectators at the end of the
round for not breaking cleanly, but the
referee said that under the rules they
could hit with one hand free.
Round i5-Both men ran into n clinch,
and they repeated this three times. Then
Walcott swung his left on the wind, and
Tommy sent his left three times to the
mouth, making the negro spit up more
blood. West punched Walcott to stand
still in this round.
Round l6-west opened with three letts
in the mouth, sending walcott's head
back and bleeding his nose afrash. Wal
colt jabbed "a light left in the wind
Walcott stopped "A beautiful left with his
nose after trying To get an opening West
just held him off till the end of the round
and administered pretty bit of punish.
ment all over the negro's body before the
gong sounded
Round 17--This round opened with
clinch. In the break-away West got in
right uppercut on the body. Both jabbed
lcfts on face, with Walcott on the defen
sive. After an interchange of rights and
lefts on body and head, West sent i'm
straight left on the nose. .Walcott was
evidently deeply impressed with the force
OF the blow, and kept out of Vests reach
during the remainder of the round
Round 1S-Walcott led with left on
body and West sent his right on neck.
Walcott rushed and got in right swing
on the wind. West jabbcd his left four
times in the face without return and
sent his right over on the jaw three times,
but too far back TO do any damage. Wal
cott swung his right on the head, but IL
was a glancing blow, and at the end Of
the round he swung his right heavily on
back of Vests neck.
Round l9-Thcy opened with IA clinch.
Walcott led left for stomach and West
right for head. West .jabbcd his right on
the ribs and "a left on the nose and sent
fearful left on Walcott's cheek. Neither
seemed to have much strength left but
West proved to he the stronger and sent
his left hard on the ear, and again on the
nose. Walcott rushed and swung his left
twice on the wind at the end of the
round.
Round 20 and last--Walcott led off
with light left on the face. West replied
with two lefts on the nose. West tried
hard for a right swing, but Walcott
clinched. After they broke away, West
sent in two hard lefts on Walcott's stubby
nose, which put il out OF ''gear," and
followed this up with right and left
smashes on the body. Walcott rushed
and hugged when his blows did not land
He was clearly outponted and when the
bout was ended Referee Dick Roche de
cided in Vests favor. This verdict was
greeted with loud and prolonged cheering