The San Francisco call., 1897-12-17

pretty even thing. Both men went 10
their corners smiling and convcrsed con-
slderably during the fight, principally
about breaking away from the clinches.
1t was stand off, then rush in, swinging
both arms, IN tue .ourIh round, much the
same as in the others. Neither man re-
ceived much punishment in the fir,t part
of tne round, most OF the blows landing
on the arms and BODY. Connolv V re-
ceived a stiff one on the nose and had
Hawkins chest and body rosy from his
frequent blows on those places. Hawkins
1 lett eve was tritle closed.
Hawkins opened The fifth round with a
right swing intended for the Jaw, but
which went gIancing over the New Bruins
wicker's neck. Connolly ducked away
from several of these swings which were
intended to do him harm. Connolly
planted his left hard on the stomach a
couple of times and made Hawkins vince
hawkins just scraped the top of his op-
ponent's head with a left swing Con-
molly, rushing in, met a stiff straight on
the nose. The round closed with a rush
and a cinch in Hawkins corner. Con-
nolly's clear, white skin was red all over
in spots from the blows he had recei ived
Hawkins did not show the effects of the
battle so much except on the chest and
left side.
After the opening rush in the sixth they
exchanged half a dozen left and right
swings at the head, windmill fashion.
Hawkins put in his right hard on the
face, and, trying again. founo that his
man was not there. Connolly rushed
hawkins to theropes and in the exchange
that followed got the worst of IL. He
rushed again and was met with q straight
lett on the nose. Connolly's clean and
pretty style OF fighting won him many
rlends. This Is not saying that Hawkins
did not also fight fair, but ne was not as
clever as his opponent. Not much appar-
ent damage was done in this round.
Inc feature of the seventh was right
swing that Connolly landed on Hawkins
| Jaw, lch nearly stopped the Frisco led.
II as the only good blow struck in the
| round. Connolly continued his clever duck
| Ing tactics gelIing away every time from
hawkins straight and swinging lefts.
Opening the eighth round, Hawkins
| put MS lett straight on Connolly's m Duth
and 1t ratified the youngsters teeth. He
! al o got IN lett swing on the neck. and
la Or met one OF ConnOily's rushes with
another straight left. Connolly got in
some hard body blows, but seemed TO
have less steam behind them than hi.
heavier opponent Hawkins put in a
straight left on the jaw, and found Con-
molly fighting back at him at the close of
| the round just as hard as ever.
Connolly put in a hard left on the
stomach at the beginning of the ninth a
sort OF hall uppercut, ducking again
and again from Hawkins left. Connolly 5
lett shoulder was almost raw from glanc-
ing blows that were intended for his face.
his lett eye was almost black and half
c'oseu hawkins showed no facial marks.
put ms body was red from the waist up
Hawkins got in occasionally on the face
ano seemed the stronger of the two.
In The tenth they came together with a
rnsh, ending in clinch, without dama,e.
hawkins got in hard left on the Jaw.
ana put III terrific lett swing over the
eve that made bad cut from which Con.
molly bied freely. Both men were soon