The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12
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To A F0RTY-RUUNU DkAn
80. u.z.nah ana Oscar Gardner nat.
N, ~ the bridgeport Arena Monday
Nirht-BszsnAh Scored Knoek-DO"h
10 the Third,
Tor the fourth time In their respect
u purilistlc careers, Oscar Gardner
IA Eugene Bezenah met in the roped
rcno This time last night at the Bridge
an Athletic Club. They were to have
ore twenty rounds or 10 a decision.
nj vent forty rounds to draw. After
bSv vent twenty rounds, Referee John
Mummy ordered twenty more, and ms
declaration OF a draw was eminently
satisfactory. 10.
throughout, and at no time cared to
work al short range. He tooR barrels
N punishment, and an ordinary pug
would hive gone down under II, but Be
Ecnah is a strong boy, quite clever a
nm puncher, and had the advantage OF
on pounds in weight. He had agreed
"a weigh 1872 pounds or under, but tipped
he scales at 1854 In the afternoon. and
h ls probable he didn't weigh less at
he ringslde.
II was Gardeners last contest with a
lightweight, according to his statement
before the contest. Hereafter he VIII
stlck to his own class-the feather
veight-lnd IN so doing he Is exercising
rood Judgment. While he chased BeZe-
hah around and escaped with little pun
lshment, It il risky for man at t2a
bounds going against man like BeZe-
nah, and expecting to put him out.
TwIcc they boxed fifteen round draws,
Gardner got questionable decision In
lwenty-ore rounds here last winter, and
last night they drew at forty. Gardner
WAS never in danger, and he outpOlnted
bis man at all stages. He, however,
look too much OF proposition, and II
IS doubtful II he could ever put Bezenah
but
For the first time In his contests here
Oscar Gardner was sent to the floor
Dnee. BeZenah did Il In the third round,
though It wasn't the cleanest Of knock
downs. It looked for awhile that Beze-
nah would get to pillow-land before
twenty rounds, but he kept In good
Bhape and managed to keep his stomach
put Of reach often. He isn't the popular
siyle OF boxer. being too much afraid
of getting In close quarters, and mostly
.trikes after being struck. a draw Is his
long suit.
Probably 500 persons were present, and
bill were satisfied with a draw, for II
was exactly o'clock this morning
'Hhen the draw was announced.
In one OF the prelimlnarles, McNa-
nte and Neal. the Bellalra bantams,
went four lively rounds. Then Kid Wan
ko and Eddie Gardner mixed them up
Tor the same number of rounds. WanKo
WAS as big as the side Of n house,
nnd he will be as big as Sharkey II he
keeps on growing His weight made
Eddie tired In the last round.
Until the main bout. Hackett's orches-
ira played several enjoyable selections.
AZ 10 O'Clock Oscar Gardner entered the
ring He was seconded by his brother,
George Nau and Walter Campbell, OF
Phila dclphiG, eX-chlmpion. 126-pounder.
Behind Bezenah were Kid Wanko, Tom
ms Cavanaugh and Mr.. Callahan. The
rrowd wlS onthustd by"Yankee Doodle"
from the orchestra as a starter. Be-
Ecrlh Looked trim and clean. and had
nn apparent advantage In size and
weigh; over Gardner. By rounds the
contest was az follows:
Round /. Bezenah lead left on face.
oscar returned It. After an exchange,
BpEenah slipped TO the floor Oscar lead
left and upper curt with same when Be
Eenah ducked. Oscar gets best OF mix
lp in corner Oscar very much the ag-
greSsor. and succeeds In finding body
and face. BeEanah ducks several swings.
Round ends In a clinch. Gardeners
flurd.
Rcun ?. Lszenah iabs left on face.
rhey mix rights and let's on face Card
rr finds body hard in another mlx-up.
BIS right swings hard on body In an
tchanEe. Of which there are several on
b. smuggling order. Bezenah puts n
rptty right I'm Oscars mouth. He does
again. He jahs mouth with left.
Round 3. Bezenah starts In lively after
he face Oscar puts left hook on body.
be repeats H. and swings right on heart,
but has to take head punches in return.
oscar swings hard on jaw, sending Be-
Lsnah to the ropes. Then they start to
Blug. Bezennh hitting face hard and
oscar pounding body. Very fast work,
With steam behind both mems blows.
Bezenat sends Gardner 10 the floor
slth 9 swing on Jaw. Oscar Is up In a
lccond, and gong sounds.
Round 1. BeZenah leads on face, and
gives more than he receives In an eN-
They keep up their fast pace
Oscar lands very hard on face, and
staggers Bezenah, who Is quick to re-
rurn. but he doesn't land to such advan-
'aEe. They mix II. and Oscar viciously
swings and hooks body. He staggers
Bczenah with swing on the jaw, but
but the C0vIngton boy comes back at
him with hot one in the same place.
Round 5. The round opens with hot
mix In the corner. and It's give and take
With vim. BeZenah lands pretty hard,
and pushes Oscar back and keeps swing
Ing FOR face. Oscar whacks him stiff
one on body. and got In few OF his ia
vorItes In this round.
Round G. BeZenah opened with face
jabblns. Oscar landed left on body and
swings on face when he gets Bezenah in
a corner. He got him there again, and
slipped TO the floor. Oscar
keeps working him back into the cor
ner, and manages to reach him one good
stomach punch.
Round I. The fast work continues, Be-
zenah on the defensive. Oscar lands
hard let's on Jaw twice. Bezenah looks
rather tired and his leads fall short.
Oscar keeps backing him Into corners,
but doesn't land effectively. It is his
round
Round 8. Bezenah fetched Oscar one
81 his own favOrltp swings on stomach,
but Oscar bests him IN the exchange.
Bezenah knocks oscar to the floor with
n stifr left swing. Gardner Is, up in n
second. and getting BeZenah In n corner,
Furnishes him right and left. BeZenah
cllnches. More mix-ups, and Bczenah
cllnches or ducks to get out of them.
Round ., Bezenlh puts light left on
lace. He lands there stronger. He ducks
In his corner 20 avoid a swing, They get
IN the corner again, and oscar lands
hard on Jaw. Bezenah runs away from
him. Az usual. they arc in BeZenah's
corner most NJ the time, but without et-