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The twenty.round bout between Con Doyle Of
Chicago and Harry Fischer OF Brooklyn, which
was decided at the Polo A. @. last night, was
disappointment A large crowd was present.
Doyle showed great gameness, but was very
slow. Fischer was not In condition, and lost
many opportunities to settle tho contest earlier
than no did. Doyle's poor shape told, and he
went down In the seventeenth round moro
from exhaustion than anything else. Frank
Abrahall was referee, while John Hart acted as
announcer.
Jack oBrien and Mike Lyons, both OF this
city. figured In the opening bout at 100 pounds
for eight rounds. o'Brien forced tho fight from
the beginning and sent home some hard knocks.
His blows were cleanly delivered, while Lyons
was wild and erratio. In the second round
Lyons adopted foul tactics. and was cautioned
continually by tho referoo In tho sixth round
Lyons was brought TO task again, and In the
ninth round. when he resorted to tho Same tao
tics Referee Abrahall disqualified him and gave
the verdict to O'Brien.
The second bout introduced Mike Roache Of
this city and Howard Wilson, colored. of Wash.
ington. They agreed to shape It for ten rounds
at l35 pounds. Wilson was In fne shape, while
Roacho was not in the best Of trim. After q
series Of rapid exchanges in the first
round, Wilson put his left twice into the face and
escaped without return. In the second round
Wilson opened the lighting by administering q
series of body punches, which made Roache hug
quito affectionately and placed him in distress.
After fddling about for a little while longer
Wilson sent q straight right.hand punch into
rolled on his back, and was counted out
Then came the fnal bout between Fischer and
They hs sehsa n at 1SG o
twenty rounds Neither man seemed to DO In the
best Of condition. Most OF the first round was
hs Fssbep led with his left in the so1ond
end touched Doyle on the eye. Doyle swung,
ae red with sispPSs Ss s again
ed. boyle braced UP in the third and played for
Fischer's body. Harry's defence, however, was
good. Fischer made Doyle go back several PAGES
n the fourth with vicious s swing alongside Of
ner where he got home few fierce upper cuts
Fischer did not lose any time in the afth and
feinted with his right and drew Doyle on; As
he did so the latter ducked slightly, and Harry
caught him on the right ear with his left, split
Fischer was the aggressor in the sixth, seventh,
and eighth rounds, and ho thumped Doyle hard.
Con stood his gruclling gamely and laughed at
his opponents ineaectual attempts to put hin,
out In tho ninth Fischer tried to land the Same
Corbett in the last round OF their fight, but
Doyle was on the Lookout lockout and E,ssn guarded n him
Belt well. DOyle SnOwed evident signs OF
fatigue in the tenth. Fischer. owing to his
poor condition, could not do much damage
And contented himself by jabbing and stopping
Doyles rushes. The latter got his left several
times on Fischer's nose in the eleventh. Fischer
thumped Doyle numerically in the twelfth, but
his blows did not have much effect. Doyle had
2 shade the better Of the thirteenth, and mado
Fischer vince with two hummers over the right
eye.
mark full OF confidence. and went after Fischer
with both hands. Harry managed to catch
Doyle on the neck Just as the gong sounded.
The blow only shook the Westerner up, how
ever. Most OF Fischer's blows found an abiding
place on Doyle's visage and body In the fifteenth.
AS the gong sounded Fischer landed n couple
OF right handlers on Doyle's Jaw, sending him to
the ropes reeling. Doyle. although very groggy,
was still full Of fight and Fischer was cautious.
Acting on the advice Of his seconds in the six
teenth Doyle rushed Fischer but the Brooklyn
man blocked him cleverly. In mix-up Doyle
hit Fischer on the wind and the latter grunted.
He evened this blow by planting his right on the
jaw and his left in the ribs.
Doyle was bleeding from the mouth and nose
when he stepped up for the seventeenth. He
threw his left glove into Fischer's face. The
latter then began swinging and pressed Doyle to
the ropes. Con, after receiving a yolley Of
dropped his hands. While Fischer was raining
blows upon him he fell to his knees, but quickly
arose. His seconds, however, seeing that 1t was
useless for him to ntinue. throw up the sponge.
Fischer received the decision