The sun., 1898-10-11
JACK DAILY BESTS ZE|LER
Wilmington Lad Wins From the
Only Man Who Got a De-
ciSiOn Over Mckeever.
THE FIGHT WAS A HARD ONE
Zei.Ier Outweighed DAILY About FIT:
teen Pounds But Proved no
Match for j Jack-.-Full Twenty
five Rounds Were
Fought.
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Zeigler twenty-five rounds, was given a
just decision by Referee Dowdell.
The fight was warm one from start
to finish, and although Zeigler out
weighed Daily about fifteen pounds, hs
was no match for him in science. DAILY
had only six days to train for the con-
test and was in no shape whatever.
The rounds which had direct bearing
on the final result are given below.
Those which are summarized did not
materially aid Referee Dowdell in max
ing his decision.
FIRST RouND-Ziegler put light left on
stomach and repeated it moment later;
DAILY barely reached the shoulder with
right and Owen landed stiff left on the
wind; on his next try Owen was met
with lett upper cut and Jack swung
right OH head.
SECOND RoUND-Owen drove right for
stomach but was short, and Jack met
him with right on chin and chopped left
on head; Owen had better luck next
time and sent right twice to body, Jack
chopping on face and clinching; DAILY
chopped twice with left on head; Jack
chopped right on shoulder and drove
two good lefts to the jaw; Owen back
with right and left on head.
The third round was an easy 60, but
in the fourth Zieglar nearly sent the
Wilmington lad down. In the fifth
round number Of stinging blows were
exchanged, but no damage done. In the
sixth DAILY worked his "chopping" left
with rapidity, but Ziegler managed to
stand them gamely. In the seventh
round Ziegler planted two good lefts on
Daly's stomach as the gong sounded.
EIGHTH RoUND-They swap body
punches, after which Jack sends left to
the jaw; Owen misses three swings and
DAILY catches him with right and left jabs
on the face. Then Jack sends hard left
to the wind, chops left four times on
head and swings a hard right to the ear;
Owen keeps coming in and Jack misses
a right swing but lands left square on
the jaw.
NINTH RoUND-Daly starts in to force
matters, they run into clinch, both
landing right on the body, Jack puts a
right on the jaw; Owen paying him with
right drive on the cheek; Jack chops
twice with left on the head; Owen works
both hands on the head and takes a
straight left on the mouth; he rushes
Jack to the ropes pasting him with right
on head Jack pushes left to cheek, and
brings right around to ear. Owen play
ing for wind.
DAILY hammered Ziegler pretty lively
on the head in the tenth round and him
self ducked well meant left swung
from Ziegler.
TENTH RouSD-Owen in with right Oh
the chest; then he crowds Jack to the
ropes where they wrestle and both 60
down; after rising Owen lands right on
the body; Jack scoring two misses;
Ovens right finds ribs and DAILY misses
a left, slips down, Owen falling over him;
OWENS right drive for the wind gets to
the mark, but Jack returns with right
and left on the head.
Sparring marked the 10Th round and
succession Of clinches aud foot races was
stopped by the gong in the 18th. The
14th, though an even round was lively
one and Daily went to his corner with
his nose bleeding. Jack clearly had the
best of the argument in the 18th round;
using his left "chops" with great effect
on Ovens head.
SIXTEENTH RoUND-Daly chops left on
face, blocking Owens left; Daily tumbles
in spring back from left jab; after aris-
ing Owen swing right on the ear; Jack
banging the jaw with right and chops
with left on head; Owen turns Jack
around with a left on the cheek.
Ziegler forced matters little in the
seventeenth round, hammering Daly's
ribs with heavy right hand swings. The
eighteenth was finished after lot of
harmless jabbing. A smart counter of
right hand swings marked the nine
teenth round, each landing telling blows
on body and neck. In the twen-
tieth DAILY banged Ziegler's head
again and again while Owen paid more
attention to the body. In the 2lst
round DAILY rushed Owen to his corner
where Ziegler fell DAILY generously assist
ing him to his feet.
The 22nd was without incident. Sew
eral exchanges we're made but without
damage.
All through the 23rd round DAILY
pasted Ziegler over the head rushing him
around the ring. The round ended by
DAILY chopping heavy blow on Ovens
ear.
TwENTY-FoURTII RoUND.-Jack begins
with chop; Owen rushes and crowds
him to the ropes; Jack jabs left on face;
Owen brings his right hand to jaw; Jack
jabs left on face; they run into clinch
Owens left going to the jaw; Daily at
tempts no hard punches, but he stands
off; Owen rushes with right swings.
TWENTY-FIVE RoUND-Jack's left lead
is blocked and he meets Owen rushes
with right on ear; Owen drives his
right to the ribs, Jack jabbing left on the
face; Owen swings right on body; Jack
bangs him with both hands on the head
and landing left on face; Owen sends
left to jaw and right to body; they mix
it furiously; Owen swings rig hit on the
chest and they mix it again, with honors
even.
They are still at it when the bell calls
them apart.
The referee awarded the bout to Jack
DAILY. The house appeared to favor Zieg-
ler and there was much cheering for the
defeated man and counter cheers for
DAILY, Owens friends were in the major
ity, however.
A kind heart is fountain of gladness,
making everything in its vicinity freshen
into smiles.
Owing to the unusual amount of work