The record-union., 1898-04-21

him about the ring, but thrice clipped
Ray in the face so well as to put the
latters head back on his shoulders with
uncomfortable suddenness Ray was
cool and his face inexpensive. John
son was eager, and crouehed like a
tiger for its prey. Ray rarely lifted his
eyes from the floor apparently Just
such an expressionless boxer has never
been seen here, while Johnson was all
fire, aggression, nervousness and drive
The second round was largely in
Johnson's favor. There were several
clinches in which Johnson mostly
brought up under Rays arm. Ray was
thrice plugged in the face, and once
on the throat While Johnson got sew
eral doses in blows about the shoulder
and breast
In the third round Ray showed the
first symptoms of punishment received
in sthe wind, for which Johnson con-
stantly played. His tactics seemed to
be to await assault, and in Johnson's
rush to get in under and uppercuts and
deliver swings against the head It was
a fairly even round.
In the fourth johnson rushed Ray
around the ring at lively rate and
played on the throat and head of his
antagonist freely, receiving some stun
ming blows on the jaw in return.
The fifth round was much like the
fourth, almost a repetition of it. though
here Rays experience was manifest in
his getting away from Johnson's rushes
better Ray delivered several heavy
body blows and one torturing stomach
punch in this round, and got in return
some messengers of force about the
throat and over the heart that gave
Johnson's friends great satisfaction
The sixth round had the variety of a
slip by Ray that brought him nearly to
his knees, leaving Johnson an oppor-
tunity, in the judgment of his friends,
that he failed to improve, to knock the
head off of his opponent The truth is,
he was not near enough, and Ray was
too handy in recovering his feet. 1t
was an even round
The seventh round was greatly John
sons way, Ray taking body blows that
seemingly ought to have knocked the
breath out of him, and would have but
for his ability to neutralize half their
force by his strategic withdrawal be-
fore the delivery was finished.
The eighth round was about an even
The ninth was very hot work by both
men, but with Johnson still the ag-
gressor.
The tenth was pretty even Ray
showing some advances and offering
battle more than in any previous round
He was still in good wind, cool and
passive, so far as his countenance be-
tokened anything He got in some
he foa
would have distressed the younger man
a good deal if the latter had not been
the stern stuff that he is.
In the eleventh round Ray had de-
cidedly the best of it. He had his Sec
ond wind by this time, and manifested
a disposition to lead, but gave it up
before the round was over. He con-
tinued his elbow tactics and the glove
heel-work
The thirteenth was an even thing,
the spectators laundering applause for
the wonderfully sustained power Of
Johnson in doing three-fourths of the
work
The fourteenth round was hot stuff
throughout, and ended to Johnson's ad-
vantage In this round Johnson
warmed Rays ears no less than nine
times, punched him in the throat three,
and in~the stomach FIVE times. receiving
in return but two telling raps.
The fifteenth was close fighting. hard
hitting and stiff punching on both sides.
The sixteenth was a red-hot affair,
with about an equality of hard hits
given and taken. Ray had perhaps a
little the best of it, but not leading
much leaving most of the work of that
order to the other man.
The eighteenth round was decidedly
Rays, and the nineteenth left honors
easy. In this bout Johnson exhibited
more skill, and proved that he guards
we'll and knows how to receive blows
on his gloves intended to knock the
head off him 1t was a lively round,
and ended amid wild cheering. It was
now evident that there would be a
draw, and the twentieth verified the
forecast.
And so ended one of the neatest, hot
test and most aggressive boxing con-
tests ever held in this city. And. by
the way, it was, as said already. one
of the best managed all round There
was no lowering. no kicking, no pro-
testing, and no failure to provide for
the comfort of the audience
GRIFFO AND M'CARTY.
The next pugilistic event announced
to take place here is that between
Griffo, the Australian lightweight
champion, and Bull" McCarty of Phil
adelphia. The contest will take place
in the Old Pavilion on Wednesday even
ing next, the 9th inst, under the
auspices of the Sacramento Athletic
Club.
Griffo was to have fought Kid Parker
last week, but the latter was taken
dangerously i'll. McCarty was selected
as about the most available man in
Griffo's class, and has been substituted
for Parker. He is said to have once
fought Griffo a twenty-five round
draw, and has long string of victories
over prominent men under 40 pounds.
The combat will, it is believed, be
one of the best ever witnessed here and
that of last night between Johnson and
Reay will serve as an appetizer for
local devotees of the ring.