The herald., 1897-08-27
RESULTS IN A VICTORY FOR THE
NEGRO
Eighteen Rounds in Which the Col
cred Lad Did About All the
Effective Punching
Associated Press Special Wire.

motion among the followers of the ring
as the meeting tonight of George Green
and Joe Walcott. The fight was prac-
tically a championship affair. Green is
acknowledged to be at the head OF his
class, since Tommy Ryan has outgrown
the welters and Is now taking on middle
weights. Green's victors over Mysteri-
GUS Billy Smith at Carson last March,
after Smith had given Ryan such close
call in New York few months previous,
places him second to Ryan among the
welterweights. Walcott's well-known
record as a hurricane fighter, and his
long string Of victories in the east, led the
public to believe that memorable con-
test would be the outcome Of the meet
ing Of these sturdy young men.
Application was made to Police Judges
Low and Wallace today by Jacob Hal
pin for warrants for the arrest of the
principals in tonight's contest between
Green and Walcott, but both officials re-
fused to issue them.
Woodward's pavilion, holding 1000
people, was jammed to the doors. The
betting tonight was 10 to 7k in Green's
favor. Jack Welch acted as referee.
From $50 until $50 crowd extending
two blocks fought for admission to the
pavilion in order to witness the fight.
There appeared to be no diminution in
the number about the building, and
when the capacity Of the building had
been reached, about 1000, the doors were
closed in the faces Of at least $500 men.
Green was knocked out in the eigh-
teenth round, after one Of the fastest
fights ever seen in San Francisco. 1t
was rather one-sided, however, Walcott
leading in every round with perhaps the
exception of the second and twelfth.
Green showed none of his old-t time dash
and vim, and seemed to be utterly at
sea in meeting and guarding against the
sturdy little colored mans rushes. Green
is essentially body fighter, but tonight
he did not land half dozen good body
punches during the entire eighteen
rounds. Walcott took his opponents
light left-hand jabs with smiles and
paid him back with right ross-counters
on the head and jaw. Green fought
against time after the sixth round, and
several times after he was groggy and
hung to the colored man in the clinches.
The eighteenth opened up about the
same as that of the dozen preceding
rounds. After about minutes fighting
Walcott landed a right and left on
GREEN'S jaw and clinch followed. In the
break Walcott brought his right across
and knocked Green up against the
ropes in Walcott's corner, helpless, with
his hands down. With we'll directed
right-hand blow on the jaw Walcott
knocked the Californian through the
ropes in the negro's corner. Tim
hal Wi n
upon the ring platform until he was
counted out. Green was carried to his
dressing room by his seconds.
From the first to the sixth rounds the
fighting was fast, Walcott rushing and
Green avoiding his blows and occa-
sionally putting in body blow or jab
in the face with his left. No damage to
either man had been done when the
sixth round opened In the sixth Wal
colt knocked Green down with right
on the jaw. Green remained down the
limit and rose only to be sent down
twice more before the round closed. How
ever, Green came up fresh and stood
Walcott off during the seventh, in spite
of the negro's efforts to put him out.
In the eighth round Walcott went at
his man right and left, landing nearly
every time. Green fought back gamely
but only saved himself by frequent
clinching. In the ninth Walcott again
tried to finish the Californian but Green
fought back, and when he got in stiff
body punch the crowd yelled with de-
light Walcott landed a swinging left
on the jaw but George stood up and de-
livered rib roaster with his right over
the heart and the round closed with
Green in better condition.
The tenth opened with rush by Wal
colt but Green punched the negro in
the stomach and slapped him. Walcott
kept at his man and landed right cross
on the jaw. Green dropped but got up
in time. Then George went down again
but was once more up in time. A third
time Walcott sent him down and third
time Green staggered on his feet. All
this round Green received fearful pun
ishment He was on his feet when the
round closed.
In the eleventh Green got up somewhat t
revived and got in a hard right over
Walcott's heart The negro kept at his
man, but Green kept out of harms way.
Walcott swung right and left on the jaw
but Green kept his feet. Walcott eased
up bit in this round.
In the twelfth round Green's good con-
dition enabled him to recuperate quickly
and he came up briskly. Only to re-
ceive right on the jaw that shook
him up. George swung his left couple
of times but missed. Walcott went in
to finish him but could not land the de-
sired blow
In the thirteenth Walcott went at his
man like a cyclone and delivered his
blows with wonderful rapdity. Green
got in left swing on Joe's stomach. his
first effective blow of the fight. He land
ed several good ones and it was Green's
round. The crowd went wild with de-
light at Green's wonderful exhibition of
gameness.
In the fourteenth Walcott rushed as
usual, but Green stood him off with a
stiff left in the stomach. Green PLAYED
for Walcotts S body and took some of the
steam out of his antagonist
In the fifteenth Walcott landed several
times on the head and Green retal;ated
with right over the heart. Walcott's
favorite blow was a right cross on the
Jaw and his short arm joltS did grea
damage.
Sixteenth round-Walcott went in to