The herald., 1897-12-28
JOE DIDN'T WIN
And So Will Not Challenge
Kid Mccoy
SIX ROUNDS WITH TRACEY
SAW GOOD sLuaeINa BUT NO
DECISION
SIX ROUNDS WITH TRACEY
Bouts Between Smaller Pugilistic
Lights-McCoy Challenges Fitz-
simmons-Trainer Dead

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Joe Walcott and
Tom Tracey met tonight for six rounds
in the Winter Circus building at Har-
mon court and Wabash avenue. The de-
cision of the referee was draw, the
decision being accepted as eminently
fair one by the crowd. Before the
fight it was announced that if Wolcott
won the fight he was open to fight for the
middleweight championship of the
world.
"And," said Sol Van Praag, who made
the announcement, che has posted $1,000
with Louis Houseman of Chicago as
forfeit, and he prefers Kid Mccoy"
This was greeted with jeers by the
crowd and loud cries of "Lavigne, La
vigne" O'Rourke then authorized the
announcement that Walcott was
matched to fight Kid Lavigne at 49,
pounds, the fight to come off February
22d in San Francisco.
Walcott was the first in the ring and
was followed by Tracey. In the latters S
corner were Billy O'Connell. Joe Choyn-
ski and Billy Stiff. Behind Walcott were
Bob Armstrong, Billy White and Tom
O'Rourke. George Siler acted as referee.
Walcott weighed very close to $50
pounds. Tracey between 14S and 145.
THE FIGHT
Round 1-Walcott led with his left,
followed it up and caught Tracey with
left lightly on the body. Tracey landed
left on the face and then left on the
body and the men clinched, both hitting
hard with the free arm. Walcott landed
on the kidneys with his right. Tracey
got two rights to the breast as the gong
sounded.
Round 2-Walcott landed right on
the face and left on the body. Walcott
then rushed and a clinch followed, both
men fighting hard with the free arm.
Tracey landed hard left in the face,
sending Walcott's head back. Tracey
landed left on the breast, then led with
his right Walcott ducked-and landed
both hands on the body as the gong
sounded.
Round 3-Tracey landed right on the
body and Walcott came back at him
with another Of the same sort. Tracey
then sent his right to the body and Wal
colt put his left on the face. Tracey
rushed and the men clinched, Walcott
getting a hard right to the body as Ira
cey closed in on him. Tracey sent a
hard left to the jaw and the men
clnched. Both were fighting hard with
the free arm when the gong sounded and
neither would let go. Referee Siler had a
hard time to separate them.
Round 4-Tracey landed his right on
the body and then put his right on the
jaw. Tracey then sent his right to the
body and got left on the jaw, Walcott
very neatly. Tracey sent his
right to the body again and put his left
hard in the face and a clinch followed,
both men punching viciously with the
free arm. Walcott put his right on the
body and the men clinched, Tracey get
ting a left to the face in the break
away.
Round 5-Tracey landed hard left on
the jaw as the men met in the center of
the ring. He then rushed, swinging at
Walcott with the left. He slipped and
went to the floor, Walcott catching him
with a left hook on the head as he went
down. Tracey was up in a few seconds
before the referee had time to count.
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lowed it up with the left and clinch fol-
lowed. Tracey sent his right hard to
the body and a second later repeated the
dose in vigorous fashion. Walcott
rushed, getting in left and right on the
body and both men slugged in lively
fashion, Tracey putting in right and
left on the body in the mix-up. Wal
colt landed his right on the body as the
gong sounded. AT the close of this round
Tracey was bleeding slightly on the left
cheek.
Round 6-The men went right at it as
the gong sounded, and both landed light
rights on the body, and clinch followed.
Tracey put his left on the face. Both
led for the body with the left. Both
were blocked, and a clinch followed.
Tracey, who was somewhat inclined to
keep away in this round, got his right
to the body, and Walcott got in a light
left to the breast, rushing Tracey to the
ropes. Walcott then landed right on
the body. Tracey got light left to the
face, and then sent his right hard on the
body Walcott then put left on the
mouth and Tracey got right hook on
the jaw, neither doing much damage.
The men fought hard throughout, and
the number of the blows landed was
about even. Tracey reached Walcott
nearly every time he went for him, and
was the more clever in keeping out of
the way, but Walcott landed heavily
when he had Tracey where he could get
at him.
THE OTHER BOUTS
The preliminary bout was between
Harry Harris and David Rauch of Chi
cago, the former at 1001a pounds and the
latter at LOG. 1t was for six rounds, and
declared draw.
Joe Sturch of Chicago and Steve Flan-
agan of Philadelphia met at 107 pounds,
Malachi Hogan of Chicago acting as
referee. The referee declared the bout
a draw, although the majority thought
Flanagan should have the decision, he
having landed five blows to one by
Sturch.
Henry Lyons and Eddie Sanley, both
of Chicago, fought six-round draw,
both men fighting hard throughout. Di-
rectly after the close of this bout, Tracey
and Walcott entered the ring.
NO DECISION
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-Mattey
Matthews of New York and Owen Zeig-
Ter of this city were the star attractions
at the arena tonight in a six-round fight.
Zeigler scored the only knock down in
the fourth. Matthews rushed the fight
ing in the last round, and Zeigler tried
to get out Of his way. When time was