The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-12

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punch from Gardner. who stays in tho
center OF the ring. while Bezenah
makes the circuit around him In search
OF openings. 80,
Fourth round--Aga!n Gardner rushes
Into q clinch. Gardner rushes, Bezenah
partly evades and Gardner In turn Is
sent to the ropes. The spectators cheer
Bezenah's clever work. While Bezenah
wasn't looking Gardner got In a dou-
BILE without q return. Just before the
close Gardner staggers his opponent,
and Bezenah, too, responds desperate
ly on Oscars head.
Fifth round-Toward the close OF the
round they mix up lively, honors even.
Bezcnah Is rushed into a corner and q
clinch. Again he 10 sent into his own
corner and hot work ensues. Bezenah
swings his left for keeps, but Gardner
retallates hard under the chin.
The pace Is fast, too fast to be main-
tanned long without damage to some
one.
Sixth round-Bezenah Is rushed to
the ropes, but Gene comes back Then
there Is a niiS-up, with honors even.
Bezenah Is again sent to the ropes by
the Omaha boy. GarGner ducks ;clev-
erly and evades terrific swing, but as
time is called the Covington man lands
heavily. II b
Seventh round-Bezenalr rushes the
Kid to the ropes. Gardeners face Is
bleeding, but he Is as,active and wicked
as ever. Bezenah plays for Gardeners
bad eye Bezenah gets G hard one on
the jaw. Gardner rushes and on the re-
bound from the ropes both fell. Card
ner offered to assist Bezenah to his feet,
and the spectators cheered.
Eighth round-Bezenah swings twice
without effect. Gardner rushes and
Gene runs. Again he repeats these
tactics. Bezenah is pushed into his
corner again. They exchange heavily
and clinch. The honors are even. though
Gardner labors under the handicap OF
his bad eye, which forms target for.
BeZenah's blows- SO
Ninth rouRd-They 60 at It fast and
furious in Bezenah's corner. BeEenah
lands more frequently. but the blows
so far have lacked force Ga.dne:
swings with terrific force, misses, but
rushes the CovinSton boy into q cor
ner. Gardner IS now on the aggressive
and rushes frequently. Bezenah Is
plainly worried, and Is entirely; on the
defensive.
Tenth round-Gardner again pushes
matters, but finds Bezenah a hard one.
Gardner landed finally very hard, and
Gene was forced to his knees In his
own corner. Bezeaah swings heavily
with left and lands. In a corner they
exchange in fast work, both being stag
gered. Bezenah then staggers Gardner
with a hard right on the jaw.
Eleventh round-In IN exchange
Gardner slipped and fell, but was up in
n second. Then there Is fast work. both
being In It for keeps. Bezenah lands on
that bad eye again. Bezenah Is pushed
into the ropes again and nearly over.
Then there is another corner set-to In
which BeZenah got the worst end OF the
bargain. Bezenah landed on the neck.
without return. just as the SONG
sounded. ai
Twelfth round-Bczeaah gets in a
couple and Oscar srunts. Then there Is
more fast and hot work. Bezenah is
cautioned not to use his elbow again
Gardeners right Is very dangerous and
he uses 1t frequently. Gardner lands
one on jaw that hurt, but In return he
Is rushed TO the ropes. AT the close they
were ciinchins. 81
Thirteenth round-Thcy begin at long
range, but soon come together. and
honcrs are even, until Gardner is sent
to the ropes. Bczenah leads all the
time for his opponents bad eye. Bezen-
ah was twice caught on the jaw and
staggered. Then he goes after Gardner.
but he is too quick and eyades the
Covlngton boys rushes.
Fourteenth round-Gardner barely
ducks away from q straight and hard
one. There Is more clinchins. Gardner
swings and lands and follows up his
advantage by rushing Bezenah TO the
ropes hard. They come together rough
and tumble and both do execution.
! Gardner lands as BezeIah tries TO ges
out Of a bad corner. - "a 49,
Fifteenth round-Doth are wea-led.
Bezenah Is staggered by Il stiff punch
and sent down by n terrific swing. Re-
cree SImcoe begins counting, but Be-
zcnah is up at eight" Gardner tries
| for the Knockout and succeeds in
knocking him down again. Again the
Covinston boy reEains his feet and
| shows himself n p!uckys boxer. Gardner,
| IN his caScrncss for q Knockout, slips
and falls. Gardner swings and misses.
but lands with the left and Bezenah
| goes to the ropes, and down for the
third time in the round. Gene gets up
slowly and works desperately to avoid
defeat. The nons finally comes to the
aid OF nearly beaten man. w
Sixteenth round-They cllnch and
both are cautious. Gardnc: slips and
Bczenah swings, but misses. Bczenah Is
not yet beaten. They exchange heav-
| lily, both being far from active on their
| feet. Gardner PUSHES and both fall.
| Then both 60 at each other for keeps
and end up in a heap, cllnched on the
floor. 1t Is n most desperate contest
Seventeenth round-They exchange
swings heavily. Bezenah gets out of a
corner by neat lodging. Bezcnah falls
when Gardner pushes him into close
quarters In n corner! Bezcnah rushcs
and lands, but the blow was returned.
Isescnah is agaln sent Into O corner and
clinches desperately to save himself.
Eighteenth round-E3ezenuh sends an
upper on Gardner good and hard and
another on The neck. They exchange
blows and Gardner goes 10 his knees.
Bczenah got the same dose a second Ia
ter Gardner PUSHES and puts n stiff
one on Bezenahs jaw, They exchange
ut the close, but neither seems able to
land % knoek.ont. 4 =; 4 fiSSji 4
Ninetecnth ronna--They go at 1t ham,