The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-19

SAN FRANCISCO. May is-The much
advertised boxing contest under the aus
pices OF the olympic Club, which recently
withdrew from the Amateur Athletic AS
ISOLATION. and the management OF which
has embarked in the prizefighting business
for revenue, was not the success which had
been predicted. The club. which claims 10
be among the pure athletic clubs on the
Coast, counted on the support of its 2.000
or more members TO lend their patronage
to its pugilistic enterprise, but in this IL
was disappointed. II had been repeatedly
announced by the management that moth
Ing but square and gentlemanly contest
would be allowed; that all the men had
been tried out" and found to be In per-
feet condition. fulfilling all the require
ments of the agreement
And yet at the very beginning one of the
men advertised as a star contestant.
brought on from New York, weighed in
ten pounds over the scale OF weight agreed
upon Notwithstanding this big advantage
OF Leonard over his opponent, Cans. the
coiored lad agreed to go on and fight.
When the men were called to the center of
the ring for the customary handshake, as
an earnest of the absence of all ill-feeling
in their bout. Leonard violated all rules
and ethics of the prize ring by deliberately
splitting in his opponents face There was
which did not subside for minute. but
Cans kept cool. and seemed contA-- IN walt
his opportunity for wiping out the Insult
caused by the disgraceful exhibition of his
opponent which he did.
The fight began with both sparring
cautiously Cans took the lead from the
start. and In spite Of the fouls of his OPP
ponent. kept his head all through. The
fight was good and fast 10 the end. and
arlx he Ia
cision to Cans. so
During the first few rounds Leonard
used his overweight unfairly. fighting
roughly and somewhat foul with consid-
cradle clinching. Cans held his own
without much aggressive work until the
ninth round which was decidedly Cans.
He led from start TO finish. and set a pace
which proved too fast for Leonard. In
the tenth and eleventh rounds Cans
fought Leonard all over the ring, and
had the Beau Brummer' going when the
gong sounded. In the twelfth Leonard .
overweight began to tell in his favor. and
the crowd called TO Cans to claim foul
which had been previously committed by
Leonard. but the colored lad kept on
fighting. At the end Of the fifteenth both
men were weak and fighting cautiously.
with Cans In the lead. but lacking the
strength 10 put his man out. At the end
clared Cans the winner.
In the bantanweight contest LAWYER was
given the decision over Reilly In the first
round.
Jenries Puts Baker out.
When Baker and Jeffries stood up. JEFF
ries looked 70 be In much the better con-
dition. The nght began with Jeffries
aggressive. Jeffries landed left on the
face and tried with the right. but Baker
ducked cieverly. keeping out OF the way.
In the second round Jeffries lands hard
lef; on Bakers wind. and the latter retail
ates with right on the neck. Jefries
cilnches. and strikes In the clinch for
watch he IL Kissed. Jeffrfes tries with
his left. bar Baker ducks and clinches.
Jefries strikes in the hreakaway and Is
again Kissed ~ the crowd.
The third round vas entirely In JEFF
res favor. The big fellow forced Baker
about the mig. trying hard "a. land a
knockout. but the Chicago man was too
spry FOR him and cieverly eluded hts
rusnes-
In the fourth round Baker started In "a
rush. and ala not give the California man
any rest. striking cut with both right ana
left for the body. This round was In IA
vor 81 Baker
Fifh round-Baker landed several Sc
we're punches over Jeffriss' heart. who
also landed 4 couple OF stiff let's on the
Chicago mans face. This round was
IN Bakers favor
sixth round-Jerries went ~ Baker.
forcing him 20 the ropes. and landed some
terrific ieft-hand j0ltx on the Jaw. Both
men struck in the breakaway. and the
crowd cried foul. but the referee said the