The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20


In what was probably the best box
ing bout for q decision ever witnessed
in this city, Bobby" Dobbs, the coll
ored boxer, of Minneapolis, and the
lightweight champion Of the west. last
night defeated Hugh McWinters, OF
New York city, also a colored boxer.
in twenty rounds before an American
Sporting club audience in Music hall.
They weighed in at 1856 pounds. Nearly
400 spectators were present and they
saw the club management keep its
promise to give the very best kind of
entertainment in the fistic line.
McWinters did most of the early
fighting, but his superior strength and
splendid condition were outclassed by
Dobbs experience and knowledge of
every trick and ruse known to the
pugilistic trade.
Dobbs' famous right was scarcely
used and never with great effect until
the eighteenth round when he landed
it full and clean on McWinters' lower
jaw. That was the beginning of the
end. During the remainder of the
round and through the nineteenth and
twentieth McWinters by repeated
clinching only saved himself from be-
ing put out. When the twentieth closed
he was as near to sleepy-land as man
could possibly be and still be able to
finish.
CLAIMED A FOUL. -,
foul was unjustly claimed by those
In McWinters corner in the eighteenth
round. Following Dobbs' effective
right cross on the jaw he rushed
straight left into McWinters chin and
sent him to his knees in the latter's
corner. McWinters quickly regained
his feet and stood bending with one
glove on his knee and the other
stretched toward the floor. He was in
this position when Dobbs administered
an upper-cut.
Cries of foul" filled the hall and Nc
| Winters handlers chimed in, but Ref
cree Pat Murphy very properly ignored
the claim as no part of McWinters'
| person touched the floor, his belt eX-
cepted.
In Dobbs' corner were his trainer,
Ed. Bowman, of New York city, and
kid" Brown. McWinters was at
tended by his backer Matthew Ken
nedy. of New York city, who looks
out of place in a ring; Harry Kyle
New York colored lightweight of
promise, and"Billy" Gibbons, of De-
troit. Eddie Coleman and Dominick
Gibbons, both of this city, were time
| keepers.
| McWinters was a splendid example
of the athlete and showed a remark
| able hitting power up to the time he
felt the right, which, in the eighteenth
| was the beginning of his quietus. At
the start he was the aggressor and
| probably on account of his lesser re-
| pute, earned the sympathy of the au-
dience. 1t was not their fault that
Dobbs won.
DOBBS' GAME.
Dobbs was content to take an oc-
casional dose in the ribs or high on
his head from both left and right in
| order to escape by clinches or back
stepping scores of McWinters' blows
| directed toward vulnerable point.
1t was this plan of battle, up to the
eleventh round, which kept Dobbs
fresh while his opponent was wasting
steam, although McWinters' work did
not fag him to the extent expected.
In the twelfth round Dobbs began
to work, and finished the round with
several lefts on the face. He later
continued his rushing, and in the con-
stant clinches revealed his knowledge
of how to worry and weaken his OPP
ponent. Time and again he was eau
toned by Referee Murphy about his
elbow, head and knee. There was not
a mark on either man until the sew
erteenth, when a slight trickling OF
blood started from McWinters' nose
The flow quickly stopped, however
and when the bout ended neither con-
testant bore any evidences of the bat
tie.
| McWinters occupied more than hall
the allotted time to rise after feeling
Dobbs' right in the eighteenth. Clinches
saved him from going out. He con-
tinued to clnch during the nineteenth
end Gucked himself out of the path OF
several swings that might have ended
the bout. In the twentieth round Nc.
| Winters was sent to his knees foul
times, but always on mitigating anG
within reach of Dobbs' legs. When the
last gong sounded the New Yorker
was all but out.
KANE VS.. GIBBONS.
The preliminary Ground event be-
tween Pat Gibbons, of Pittston, anC
Mike Kane, of Minooka, 135-pounC
men, was justly decided in favor o
the latter. He did not, however, ap
pear to be as clever as reports had in
dicated, though he is a strong, well
built young fellow, and with prope
handling may develope into a gooC
one.
In place of the battle royal" whicl
failed to materialize, owing to tn
weakening of the five candidates,
brief bout for purely amusement pur
poses was put on between Harr,
CCurtright and colored fellow, VIII
had expected to win the royal" bu
, who was glad to use Courtright as
substitute for the other pleasure.