The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Details of the Fight.

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 ope-sided, how
ever, Walcott leading in every round
with the exception of the first and sec
ond rounds. Green showed none of his
old time dash and vim and seemed to
be utterly at sea ut meeting and guard
ing against the sturdy little colored
mans PUSHES. Green Is essentially Il
body tighter, but tonight he did not land
half Il dozen good body punches during
the entire eighteen rounds.
From the first to the sixth round the
hghting was fast and furious, Walcott
rushing and Green avoiding his blows
and occasionally putting in Il body blow
or Il Jab In the face with his left. No
damage to either had been done when
the sixth round was opened.
In the sixth WalcOtt knocked Green
down six times and Green only saved
himself by clinching and going down.
However, Green came up fresh and
strong and stood Walcott off during the
seventh in spite of the ncgro's rushing
efforts to put him out.
in the eighth round Walcott went at
his man right and left, landing nearly
every time. Green was apparently no
self frequently by clinching.
In the ninth round Walcott again
tried to finish the Californian. but Green
fought back and when he got in stiff
body blow the crowd yelled with delight
Walcott landed swinging left on the
jaw. but George stood up and received
n rib-roaster with his right over the
heart, and the round closed with Green
in better condition.
The tenth opened with rush by Wal
colt, but Green punched the negro in
the stomach, which stopped him. Wal
colt kept at his man and landed 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 to grass and
again George staggered to his feet. All
the 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 right over
Walcott's heart The negro kept ut
Green constantly, but did him no harm.
Walcott swung right and eft IN The
jaw, but Green kept his head. Walcott
eascd up bit in this round.
In the twelfth Green's condition
enabled him to recuperate rapidly and
right on the jaw that shook him up.
George swung his left couple of times.
but missed. WalcOtt went in to finish
him. but could not land the deciding
blow.
In the thirteenth round Walcoit went
at his man like a cyclone and delivered
his blows with wonderful rapidity.
Green got in a left swing on .Toe's stom-
ach. his first decisive blow OF The fight.
lie landed several good ones. This was
Green's round. The crowd went wild
with delight at Green's wonderful ex-
hibition of gameness.
In the fourteenth round Walcott
rushed as usual. but Green stood him off
with stiff lefts in the stomach. Green's
right eye was closed, but he fought
gamely. Green played with WalcOtt's
body and took some of the steam out of
his antagonist.
Round -Walcott went after his
man and landed several times and
Green retaliated with right over the
heart WalcOtt's favOrite blow was
right cross on the jaw, and his short arm
jots did great damage.
his man and rushed him into the corner.
Green was tired and could not keep
away. Green landed occasionally but
could do no harm.
Round 11-WalcOtt was now cOnsid-
cred a sure winner and the crowd began
to melt away. Joe could not knock his
man out, and. beaten as he was. Green
fought viciously. A left on the jaw
staggered Walcott. and there was
howl of delight from the benches.
Round 1S-Walcott's mitigating dur
ing the clinches was very damaging. He
landed short-arm right and staggered
Green. Another on the jaw sent Green
to the floor for eight seconds. Green
got mp groggy and Walcott Knocked him
down again and put him out with sue
cession of iolts on the jaw.
Green was carried from the ring I'M
conscious and it was several minutes be-
fore he came to-