The herald., 1897-02-18

! Fifth round-Cotton came up lively
| and Burns Immediately started out to
| follow up his tactics of the fourth round.
He rushed and tried left upper cut.
! followed by a right swing which
| Cotton ducked and clinched. Burns
| jaw, missing Cotton altogether and be-
ing carried nearly into the ropes by his
momentum. Cotton then found an un-
guarded place and the beginning of the
! end commenced. The negro landed
twice on Burns neck and body, knock
ing him to the floor, where he remained
for six seconds. Cotton was eager to
follow up his advantage and as Burns
rose to his feet landed on the stomach
| sending the Chicago man down once
| more. Burns took little time to rise
and was met by swing on the temple
| which came near doing the business.
| Nine had been counted by the timekeep-
er when he managed to get on his feet
and made wild rush at Cotton, clinch-
ing and being saved by the call of time
When he went to his corner Burns look
ed a beaten man and was much dis
tressed.
THE KNOCKOUT.
Sixth round-Burns came up much i'm
proved by the short rest Both men were
breathing heavily from their exertions
Burns opened by swing at the negros
head, landing with the right, Cotton
clinching and, stumbling, falling to his
knees. Again Burns tried a right
swing, which Cotton ducked, and
clinch followed. Cotton rushed and
landed with right and left on the body
and ribs, sending his man down, where
he stayed for full nine seconds Cotton
was ready for him as he rose, and landed
straight drive in the face, on the left
cheek, knocking Burns over like a ten
pin. Nine seconds more the now van
quished man stayed down, then stag.
gered to his feet and made a wild rush
at the waiting negro, swinging his left
and exposing his heart. Cotton was
quick to take advantage and landed q
half-arm swing directly over the heart,
Burns going to the mat in a heap.
Prone on the floor he lay for few Sec
onds, then painfully raised on one arm,
but he was gone. The timekeeper
counted ten and the fight was won.
Cotton was escorted to his dressing room
by jubilant friends and Burns was as
sisted to his corner, where he rested for
few minutes and then went to his
quarters.
The blow over the heart has made
him sick at the stomach and he was
utterly disheartened. Once in the pri-
vacy of his room he broke down and
cried, but soon braced up and in tho
course of fifteen minutes appeared ali
right His face plainly showed the ef-
feet of the terrible blows from the ne
gro's right, being cut in several places
over his heart was big red spot where
the knockout blow had landed, and his
stomach had evidently received it's share
of hard knocks. He had little to say
about the fight and soon departed with
a small coterie of friends.
Cotton bore few evidences of the fray
to of olra
and he said that he felt the effects of
Burns leads. Cotton was free to ac-
knowledge that in the fourth round he
was somewhat distressed, but he never
entertained a doubt as to the result Of
the contest. Asked whether he should
accept Gallagher's challenge to box the
winner, he replied that he could not at
present make an answer. He had won
his fight and did not doubt his ability to
hold his own against any welter-weight
on the coast.
]. J. Jeffries, the East Side heavy
weight, according to the latest reports
from San Francisco, is in the finest fet-
tie for his match with Jack Stelzner on
Monday night. The match will take
place at Woodwards pavilion and will
be the chief event of the revival of the
California Athletic club. The ten-round
contest is for purse Of $1,000, and will
be refereed by Hiram Cook.
Surrendered to Thieves
The legislature has formally surren-
dered to the thieves 1t had practically
been done before. The whitewashing of
Duckworth was only formality. Three
Southern California assemblymen have
disgraced themselves by going on rec
ord as Duckworth men. They are Ken
yon, Goff and Guy. Let them be remem-
bered and blacklsted hereafter by all
parties.-Pasadena Star.
The oratrix grew impassioned.
Such an institution" she cried, 1--WE
must either mend or end"