The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-03

Ring-Large Audience Saw the
Contest.
Jir; Judge, of this city, defeated
Dick Case, of Utah, in their 20-round
glove contest last night before the
American Sporting club. The bout
lasted the limit. Case had the best
of the early fighting, but after the
sixth round it was anybody's victory.
IT was in the wind-up that Judge did
his greatest execution. He followed
UP the advantage gained by hard
straight left on Cases face and had
him clearly in distress when the gong
sounded. 1t was a hurricane finish to
the fastest bout ever seen in Music
hall and, barring an accident, 1t ap-
peared as though Judge could have
made it a finish with a half-minute's
more time.
While the seats were not all filled,
comparatively few of them were va
cant Well known professional and
business men were in the audience,
which contained maybe 200 persons
from Wilkes Barre, Pittston and other
nearby towns.
The principals weighed in at 3
o'clock at Purcell's baths. The scales
We're set at 145 pounds and remained
set after each man had stepped upon
them. Case weighed 1922 pounds dur
ing the morning when Judge also was
about the same weight. 1t is probable
each man weighed about 1441a pounds
on the scales and 1867 or 147 pounds
when they entered the ring.
JUDGES WARM RECEPTION.
Judge was the first to appear on the
stage. He received an enthusiastic
greeting as he stepped through the
ropes. With him were Bobby Dobbs,
his chief adviser; John Tighe, Paddy
Hopkins and Tom O'Rourke, of New
York His time-keeper was Ed. Cole
man.
Case got a warm reception, too, when
he first came into view. His sole at
tendcnts were his trainer, Harry Tut
tie and Harry Davis, of Cleveland
His time was kept by his manager,
BILLY Roche, of the New York Sun.
Dominick Gibbons was timekeeper for
the club and Mike Kelley was referee.
When the men We're called to the
center, the striking difference in their
physical makeup was noticed. AL
though their weight, as noted, did not
vary more than pound Judge out
pointed Case in height and reach. He
appeared fully two inches taller and
with his lean, loose and clean build
made a startling contrast to Case who
was as short and solid as a barrel of
meat, Legs, body, arms and neck were
all on the round and heavy principle
Contrary to what might have been
expected Case was the livelier on his
feet. Throughout the battle he was
always going in and out or circlng
| about his opponent evidently with the
intention OF worrying him. He sue.
ceeded in doing so anyhow. While he
pursued these shifting tactics his
hands were not idle. The fight was
over and Judge had not learned how
or when to strike.
JUDGES LEFT WORKS LIKE A
PISTON.
Case made his mistake in trying to
force a boxer who is happy at that
kind of game. The Scrantonian was
always willing to go his man one
better. Judge kept his left going like
piston, making a hinge of the back
of Cases neck and blocking most Of
his leads. Judge nearly always placed
his return, but scarcely ever with his
| right hand. 1t was a left-handed bat
| tie by both men throughout, but when
Judge did cut loose with his right,
particularly in the sixteenth round,
| when Case took advantage of nine
seconds on one knee and in the tWen-
teth, Case had ample reason TO real
ize what that right could accomplish
Case tried to win from the call of
time. He forced Judge to the ropes
twice in the first round and in one of
| these mix-ups Judge hit his right elbow
against '~ post when drawing it back
to strike. 1t paralyzed that arm and
rendered it almost useless for anything
but body blows until well along in the
contest. For three rounds Case did
| nearly all the leading. He showed to
| splendid advantage and caused his
manager to remark: "Ill give Judge
| six rounds"
In the fourth round Judge tired of
| being on the defensive without a show
of return medicine. He followed Dobbs'
| advice and jabbed his left into Cases
| face repeatedly. Toward the close
| there were several hard exchanges in
which Judge Jared the better 1t was
| his round. He continued to put his left
| glove into Cases face during the fifth.
CASE WINS FIRST BLOOD.
In the sixth round the hardest blow
up to that point was a left hook which
Case landed over Judges right eye
| The eye began to swell and was put in
a sad state of repair by later similar
| blows. In the eighth round Judges
eye was badly swollen and Case scored
first blood.
Cases left hooks on the head had
given him a clear lead up to the ninth
but in that round Judge fought like a
tiger. He countered on Cases ear with
a vicious right and was quick to fol-
low with left on the wind and a right
uppercut under the heart, but he
WINGED under a stiff left which Case
landed on the stomach near the close
of the round.
Judge twice failed to cross with his
right in the tenth. Both men worked
with right and left on the body and
| quit even. When the twelfth opened
Judge fought case ito his corner. Wher
they squared away again Case tried tc
force the issue and received for his
pains three straight lefts in the face
the kind which caused him so much
worry earlier in the game He con.
tinued to play for Judges face and in
two mix-ups badly marked that par
of the Scrantonian's anatomy. He did
this work well and won the thirteenth
round.
CASE FALLS.
Judge cut loose with his right in the
fourteenth and smashed one on Case.
| neck. The latter slipped and fell. HI