The record-union., 1897-10-01

blows, Spanjer on the body and face
and Agnew on the neck. Spanjer landed
on the neck twice and they mixed
things. SDanier put hot one on Ag-
news mouth that sent his head back.
Exchanges, followed by Spanjer land
ing in succession on the face. neck and
body, and Agnew came back with one
on the neck. Spanjer put in three hot
ones on the throat in succession and
sent Agnew's head back with a hot one
in the face. Spanjer was rushing things
and showing his superiority as boxer,
but although his blows were heavy, they
did not seem to affect Agnew much.
Fifth round-After exchanges and a
clinch, the men SPARED for an opening
and when it came it was followed by
heavy exchanges, Spanjer landing heav-
lily on the face and Agnew on the body.
Counters on the neck followed and
Spanjer put in his right on the face,
Agnew reaching the body Spanjer put
in his right on the face twice. Agnew
landed on the throat following 1t with
one on the body and one on the throat.
Spanjer overreached himself and left
an opening for an uppercut which, had
Agnew been quick enough to have taken
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battle. SDanjer landed on the face and
Agnew on the body. Spanjer got in a
heavy one on the body and showed his
eleverness by ducking to avoid a vi
cious right swing that turned Agnew
clear around. Spanjer missing his
chance to get in a decisive blow. This
was a fast round. with Agnew on the
aggressive and Spanjer seemed a little
weak from wasting his strength on
blows out of distance
Sixth round-Spanier led off with two
i'll the face and Agnew got in light up
percut. Spanjer was growing stronger
having evidently got his second wind
and was the aggressor. He landed heav
ily on the neck, and A@new returned
the compliment with a heavy one. Span
jer put in one on the neck and Agnew
one on the body. Both spared for
wind, and Agnew landed on the body
and SDanier on the neck. Agnew put
one in the throat and lively exchanges
followed. A hot one by Soanjer on the
neck led to more heavy exchanges.
SDanjer landed a hot one on the face,
and Agnew came back with a couple on
the neck, and Snanjer retaliated with
two in succession on the neck. He
ducked Agnew's right swing and put
in two more on the neck. When the
bell rang Spanjer was stronger and Ag
new seemed weak
Seventh round-The round opened
with counters on the face and neck,
followed by heavy exchanges on the
body. Spanjer ducked a couple of swings
and landed on the neck, receiving a stiff
punch on the body. Spanjer landed on
the body and Agnew retaliated. Sew
eral body blows from each followed and
Agnew put one on the throat. Spanjer
saw his opening and bored in, raining
blows on ASnew's face and neck and
knocking him down with a right
handler. Agnew partly lifted himself
on the ropes and hung there several sec
onds When he got to his feet Spanjer
hit him right and left, knocking him
nearly through the ropes. He got up
piuckily, however, but could not ward
off the storm of blows Spanjer was
pouring in on him. He was knocked
down twice and nearly through the
ropes again, but showed himself a per-
feet &utton for punishment and the
gong saved him.
Eighth round-Agnew came up grog-
gy, but plucky and determined to the
last. Spanjer rained blows on him and
he took them gamely, being hardly able
to put UP his hands to ward them off.
Referee Sullivan, seeing that he was un-
able to defend himself, stopped the fight
and gave the decision to Spanjer.
Then some of the San Francisco men
raised a howl and climbed on the stage.
Some one assaulted the referee and was
handed a hot one for his pains and went
off the stage backwards. The police in
terfered and stopped the first disturbance
that has ever happened at an Athletic
Club contest.
Some of Agnew's friends contended
that the seventh round was prolonged
over the proper time and that had it
not been, he could have pulled through, |
but it is very doubtful, if time had been
called after the first knock down in that
round, if he could have recovered his
ground.
His gameness in the face of heavy
punishment and his determination not
to give up the fight excited the admira-
ton of all and won him many compli- !
ments and he received three rousing
cheers before he left the ring. AS for
Spanjer, he received a perfect ovation /!
from his friends.
1t was a clean, fair, gentlemanly con-
test from beginning to end, and both
men won golden opinions for their con-
duct throughout