The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
CHICAGO FIGHT i DRAW.
No Decision in the WaIcott-Tracy
Sfx-Round Co

CHICAGO, Dec: 27:-Joe Walcott and Tom
Winter Circus building, at Harris court
and Wabash avenue The decision , I., OF the IN
copied eminently a fair one by the crowd:
Before the fight it was announced that II
Walcott won the fight he was open to light
for the middle-weight championship G, the
world and, said So.van Pra1g, who made
the announcement, he has pos ed 500 with
Louis Houseman, OF Chicago, as forfeit and
with jeers by the. crowd and loud cries OF
"Lavigne," "Lavigne.' O'R9urke then
authC4ized the announcement that Waicott
was matched to fight Kid Lavtgne> at l37
San FRANCISCO Walcoct was first in the
ring and was followed quickly by tracy.
In the latter's corner was Billy O'Conneli,
Joe Choynski and Bill Stiff; behind Walcott
were Bob Armstrong Billy White and Tom
ORourke. George Siler acted as referee.
Walcott weighed very close to 40. Tracy
between 143 and 145 pounds.
Wacott led with his left, in the opening
round and followed it up and caught Tracy
with his left lightly on the body. Tracy
landed left en- the face then LETT on The
body, and the men clinched,, both hitting
hard with the free arm. Wa.cO.t landed
en- the kidneys with his right. Tracy got
two rights to the breast as the gong sounced:
In the second round Wacott landed rig1t
on the face and a left on the body. Wa.c)tt
rushed and a clinch followed, both ~ men
fighting hard with the free arm Tracy
colts head back with a straight lett. Tracy
landed a left en- the breast then led with his
right Wa!cott duched and landed both
hands on the body as tie gong sounded
Tracy lanGcd IL: IN the body to open
the third and W aic ut came back at him with
another of tie saIee s-rt Tracy then sent
his right to the rody and Walcott put his let
on the face. Tracy rushed and the men
clinched. v alcott get ing haid right to the
body as Tracy closed in on him. Tracy sent
a hard left to the jaw and the men cl.nched
Both were fighting hard with the free-arhi
when the gong sounded, ard nel her "ouii
let go, Referee Sjler having hard tine TO
part ther.
In the fourth Tracy landed his right on the
body and then his right On the jaw. Tracy
then sent his right to the body AMI got
left en- the Jaw Walcott counterins very
neatly Tracy sent his right to the body
again and put his left hard in the face and
a clinch followed, both men punching. vicious
ly with the free arm. Nalcott put MS fight
on the body and the men clinched, Tracy GET
ting a left to the face in the breakaway.
Tracy landed a hard left on the jaw as the
men met in the center of the ring Tor the
fifth He then rushed, swinging at Naicott
with the left. He slipped and went to the
floor WaIcott catching him with left hook
on the head as he went down. Tracy was up
before the referee had any time to count
WalCott landed a right on the body, following
it up with the left and ciinch followed
Tracy sent his right to the body and sec
ond later repeated the dose in vigorous fash
ion. Walcott rushed, getting in a left and
right on the body and both men siugged in
Lively fashion, Tracy putting in a right and
left on the body in the miX-up. Walcott
landed his right hard on the body as the
gong sounded. AT the close of this round
Tracy was bleeding slightly on the left cheek
In the sixth the men went right at it
as the gong sounded and both landed light
rights on the body and a clinch followed.
Tracy put his left on the face. Both led
fer the body with the left; both were blocked
and clinch followed Tracy. who was some
got his right to the body and Walcott got
in stiff left on the breast rushing Tracy
to the ropes Walcott then landed a right
on the body. Tracy got light left to the
face and chen sent his right hard On the
body Walcott then put left on the mouth
and Tracy got a right hook on the Jaw
neither doing much damage. The men were
sparring in the center of the ring when the
Both fought hard throughout and the
number of blows landed was about even.
Tracy 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 Tracy where he could
get e. him.
The preliminary bout was between Harry
Harris and David Rauch, of Chicago, the
former at 1907 pounds and the latter at JOG
mounds. 1t was for six rounds and was de-
clared a draw. Joe Sturch, of Chicago, and
steve Flanagan. of Philadelphia, met at 107
mounds. The referee declared the bout a
draw although the majority thought Flana-
ean should have had the decision, he having
landed five blows to one by Sturch. Harry
LYONS and Eddie Santry, both OF Chicago,
fought a six-round draw, both men fighting
hard throughout. Directly after the close
of this bout Tracy and Walcott entered the