The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-26
It was an upper that would have count
ed. Farragher got in a vicious left just

It was an upper that would have count
ed. Farragher got in vicious left just
before time. tit
: Round 11-Stelzer rushes and lands
lightly twice. Stelzer tries his left
swing again and misses. Stelzer ducks
Into an ppper-cut. Farragher's left finds
home on the body. Both are wary to-
ward the close.
Round 12-Both are wary and little
danagetis done. Then Stelzer goes into
one OF his wild rushes and gets the
worst OF 1t. Stelzer gets in a right swing
that hurts. Stelzer steps on Farragher's
toe and the latter ,w!nces.,
Round 13-Farraghe: ducks into two
let's from the Columbus lad. Stelzer
Is doing oil the offensive work
and his antagonist IS severely
handled. He misses another left
swing. but lands one second la
ter. Mike finally lands, on. tho neck, but
the honors for the round were Stelzer's.
Round 14-Farragher gets in two
without a return blow. Buck does the
rushing, but Is met hard. Mike finally
gets In the game and for two minutes
the. blows came fast and furious on
both sides. First 1t appeared that Stel-
Ger was goinU but he RECEIVERS and
finally when the gong rings, Farrasher
Is almost gone. The spectators cheered
the two boxers wildly.
Round 15-Buck IS doing all the
rushing and leading, but finallyis stag
gered by q hot one OH the jaw. Mike Is
on the defensive, but gives hard when
forced. Just as time. Is called, Stelzer is
pushing matters, but Is hit hard one
In the jaw. Buck Is standing up under
a terrific amount OF punishment and on
the aggressive. too. 5s,..
Round 1e-Buck swings his left again
and lands StelZer swings dangerously
near the belt. Both; are nearly exhaust
ed. Buck Is stlll on the aggressive. but
Is not able to land a Knockout.
Round 1I-Farragher swings. but,
misses. Then Buck lands two on the
face, but Mike returns the compliment
on the side of the head. Mike gets. In
three without q return and his admir-
swing as the round closes. 3 K
Round 1S--Mike lands two in the
face, staggering Buck into his corner.
Farrsgher rushes and swings across
Bucks back. They exchange hard on
body. Farragher PUSHES for keeps just
os time is called.
Round 19-Stelzers rushes continue.
with blows OF equal force. Neither Is
Going fast work. Farragher gets in 4
LEFT swing on Stclzer's head. StelZer
lands 9 hard left. Farragher pushes his
glove Into Bucks face hard. Farcaghcri
rushes and lands two lefts. Then Stel-
ger rushes and Mike has the worst Of 1t
in the exchanges. q
Round co. (thc last)-Thcy shake
hands as they meet in'the center Of the
ring. Then Farragher PUSHES and
reaches the face, but the German
counters hard. Then Stelzcr pushes IN
his oar. but does little execution, In fact
both men are so tired that It Is evident
q Knockout will not be scored. Buck
goes his length and rushes twice, land
Ing lightly. He tries again for the
head and is met with q straight one
from Mike that staggers him Into his
corner. Then FarraEher swings with
his dangerous left, but misses. He re-
pcats his rushing tactics. and meets
with better SUCCESS, staggering the Coll
umbus man. They are exchanging light
blows when time is called.
Referee Bennett then announced his
decls!on--a draw, entaIling an equal d.
vision OF the 5000, which was the box4
crs sixty per cent OF the receipts. The
decision was well received. =