The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-27

San Francisco, Aug. 26.-Joe Walcott
knocked out George Green in the 18th
round tonight after one of the fastest
fights ever seen in San Francisco. 1t
was rather one sided, however.
Walcott took his opponents light left
hand jabs 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 hanging.
to the colored man in the clinches. In
the 18th it opened up about the same
as the half dozen preceding rounds.
After about a minutes fighting Wal
colt landed a right and left ON Green's
jaw and a cIinch 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 a we'll directed
right hand blow on the jaw, Walcott
knocked the Californian through the
ropes in the negroS corner. Tom
O'Rourks held Green up with his foot
ON the ring platform, until he was
counted out.
THE STORY.
From the first to the sixth rounds the
fighting was fast and furious, Walcott
rushing and Green avoiding his blows,
and occasionally putting in a body blow
or a jab in the face with his left No
damage to either had been done when
the sixth round opened.
In the sixth Wolcott knocked Green
down three times and Green only saved
himself by cNnching and going down.
However Green came UP fresh and
stood Walcott off during the seventh,
in spite Of the negro's rushes and eff
forts 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 was apparently no match for
his dark opponent. Green saved him
self frequently by clinching.
In the ninth Walcott again tried to
! finish the Californian, but Green fought
| back, and when he got in a stiff body
blow the crowd yelled with delight.
| Walcott landed a swinging. left on the
jaw, but George stood up and delivered
! a rib rooster with his right, over the
heart, and the round closed with Green
| in better condition.
The tenth opened with a rush by
Walcott, but Green punched the negro
in the stomach, and stopped him. Wal
! colt kept at his man and landed a
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 a
third time Green staggered to his feet.
All this while Green was receiving
fearful punishment. He was on his
feet when the round closed.
In the eleventh round Green got up.
| somewhat revived, and got in a right
over WaIcott's heart. The negro kept
at Green constantly, but George. 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 Green's good condi-
! ton enabled him to recuperate rapid
| ly, and he came up briskly, only to re-
ceive a right on the jaw that shook
him up. George swung his left a
| couple of times. but missed. Wal
colt went in to fnisih him, try
!. ing to land deciding blow.
In the next, Waicott went at his man
like a cyclone and delivered his blows
with wonderful rapadity. Green got
in a left swing on Joe's stomach, his
! first effective blow of the fight. He
| landed several good ones, and it was
! Green's round. The crowd went wild
with delight at Green's wonderful exhi-
bition of gameness.
In the fourteenth Walcott rushed as
usual, but Green stood him off With
stiff lefts in the stomach. Green 9
right eye was closed but he tough:
| gamely on. Green played for Walcott' s
! body and took some of the steam out
of his antagonist.
Round 15.-Walcott went after his
man and landed several times and
! Green retaliated with a right over the
heart. Walcott's faVorite blow was a
right cross on the jaw and his short
arm jolts did great damage.
Round 16.-Walcott went in to finish
his man. and7r rushed him into the cor
ner. Green was tired and could not
keep away Green landed occasionally
but could do no harm.
Round 17.-Walcott was now consid-
cred q sure winner, and the crowd be-
gan to melt away. The negro could
! not knock his man out, and. beaten as
he was, Green fought .viciously. A left
on the jaw staggered Walcott and
there was a howl of delight from the
! benches.
Round lS-Walcott's in fighting dur
ing the clinches was very damaging.
| He landed a short arm right and stag
! gered Green. Another on the jaw sent
! Green on the floor for eight seconds.
Green got up groggy, and Walcott
! knocked him against the ropes and put
! him out with a succession of jolts on
! the jaw.
Green was carried from the ring un-
conscious and it was several minutes
before he recovered his senses.
THE TURF.