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on neck, and another on jaw. Marshall


arm punch on jaw. Marshall ducked a
right handed swing. Marshall led and
| fell short, and Gardner placed right and
| left on wind. Jerry landed ON face,
raising a lump over Oscars left eye and
| bringing first blood Jerry ducked and
again cleared Gardeners right. Gard
| ner's round.
| Round seven-Jerry put left On neck
twice. Marshall put left on side Os-
car put right punch on jaw. Gardner
stopped three leads in rapid succession,
and the audience applauded. Gardner
placed left on neck. Gardner put left
hard on ribs. Jerry put right on
stomach and in face.
Round eight-Marshall led and Gard
ner ducked. Oscar put a straight left
jab on wind. Jerry put left on face.
Gardner put left on wind. jerry put
left on back of neck Both did re-
markedly clever ducking. Gardner
put left light on face. Very scientific
work IN TINS round.
Round nine-Gardner jabbed him in
the face, putting him against the
ropes, and jabbed a stiff right on
wind, getting away both times without
a return amid loud cheers. Oscar put
left in ribs Gardner put right and
left hard on jaw. Marshall looks wor-
ried Marshall put left on neck
Marshall stopped Gardner, and he fell
to his hands Gardner ran to his cor
ner as the bell sounded. Gardeners
round.
Round ten-They fiddled and Gard
ner put left on neck. Marshall placed
two light taps. Gardner put stiff
punch in the wind and Marshall sank
to the floor. He was up at the count
of nine. Oscar put another in the
same place, but with less force. Oscar
landed on jaw as the round closed.
Gardeners round.
Round eleven-Jerry looks worried,
but is aggressive. Gardner put left on
ribs and right on side. Gardner put
swinging left on face, and then played
for the wind, landing two short arm
labs in succession. Gardner swung
left on jaw, and Marshall countered
on ribs. Gardner playing for the wind,
ard enthusiasm is intense. Gardner
put another left jab in wind, and Jerry
went down for nine seconds. Jerry
hugging teraciously, and hanging on
Gardeners neck, and the crowd jeering
him. Marshall went down from an
other punch in the stomach, and the
gong sounded.
Round twelve-Crowd urges Gard
ner to finish him" Gardner after the
wind and very fast. Gardner put an
other stiff left handed punch in the
wind, and the colored boy went down
for nine seconds. He went down the
second time from a blow on the jaw.
Gardner right after him, and put two
more jabs in the stomach. Marshall
leading and showing surprising
strength. Another jab on the ribs, and
the colored boy is again on the floor.
Each time he takes full advantage OF
the referees count. Just before the
gong sounded Jerry went to the floor
again with jab in the stomach.
Round thirteen-Oscar led off with
another jab in the ribs. Oscar placed
stiff left jab in stomach. Jerry on the
floor nine seconds, and swings wildly
when he gets up. Gardner placed lefts
on face and stomach, and the colored
boy goes down again, Jerry leading
but missing and making a very weak
defense After mix-up in Jerry's cor
ner. Oscar found an opening and sent
a stiff uppercut With his right, which
connected with Marshall's anatomy
over the heart. The colored boy was
lifted sqrarely off his feet and fell to
the floor in a heap. He succeeded in
getting to his hands and knees and
started to crawl, but could not arise.
He was counted out, amid enthusiastic
cheering, but was all right again with
in a few minutes.
McClelland and his hackers will meet
representatives of Gardner at Bader &
Maurers' this afternoon. Representa-
tives of clubs are requested to be pres
ent.