The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-27
WaIGOtt Was Too Much for the
California Champion.
Knocked Down and Out in the Elghteeth
Round.
The Co1ored Boy a Hurricane
Fighter. and Pushed Matters at
Every Opportunity, Green
Seemingly Being Utterly at Sea
in Meeting and Guarding
Wo1cott's Rushes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-Joe
Walcott knocked out George Green in
the eighteenth round tonight, 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 show
ed none of his old-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 with smiles, and paid him back
with right cross-counters on the head
and jaw.
Green fought against time after the
sixth round, several times after he was
groggy, and hung to the colored man
in the clinches.
The eighteenth opened up about the
same as the half dozen preceding
rounds. After about a minutes fight
ing WaIcott landed a right-hand left
on Green's jaw, and a 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 negroes cor
ner. Tim O'Rourke held Green up with
his foot on the ring platform until he
was counted out. Green was carried
to his dressing room by his seconds.
No attraction in the pugilistic line
since the FitzsimmonS-Shark fasco
in this city last November has caused
as much commotion among the fol-
lowers Of the ring as the meeting to-
night of Green and Walcott. From
$50 until 9:30 a crowd extending two
blocks fought for admission to the pa
vilion 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
We're closed in the faces of at least
$500 men. The betting was 10 to ~
ia Green's favor. Jack Welsh acted
SIS referee.
From the first to the sixth round the
fighting was fast, Walcott rushing and
Green avoiding his blows, and occa-
sionally putting in a body blow or a
jab in the face with his left. No dam
age to either man had been done when
the sixth round was reached.
In the sixth Walcott knocked Green
down with a right on the jaw. Green
remained down the limit, and arose
only to be sent down twice more be-
fore the round closed. However, Green
came up fresh, and stood Walcott off
during the seventh, in spite of the ne
gro'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 game
ly, 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 a
stiff body punch the crowd yelled with
delight. Walcott landed a swinging
left on the jaw, but Green stood up and
delivered a rib rooster with his right
over the heart, and the round closed
with Green in better condition
The tenth round opened with a rush
by Waicott, but Green punched the ne
gro in the stomach and stopped him.
WSIcOtt kept at MS man, ana IandeO
alright cross on the jaw. Green drop
ped 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 a third time Green
staggered on his feet. All this round
Green received fearful punishment He
was on his feet when the round closed
In the eleventh Green got up some
what 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 a bit in this
round
In the twelfth round Green's good
condition enabled him to recuperate
quickly, and he came up bris6ly, only
to receive a right on the jaw that
shook him up. George swung his left
afcouple of times, but missed. Walcott
went in TO finish him, but could not
land the desired blow.
In the thirteenth Walcott went at his
man like a cyclone, and delivered his
blows with wonderful rapidity. Green
got ir n left swing on Joe's stomach,
his first. effective blow of the fight He
landed several sr0Qd ones and it was