The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
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ms nght between Dick Case, Of Seattle.
u.ssy Dohbs. Of Memphis, Tenn. at
s - last Monday night. was by long
.ss creates: contest ever pulled Oft
80 -. es+y. ard Il is I'D dlscrecit 10 Case
80 loss. In the second round he had
r.-hbs almost out
- urser-Journal, the leading morning
- louisville says that too much
-. he said OF Cases gameness. He
e.ssensly expected 10 whip Dobbs and
- aeht Kid Lavsgne for the light
-. championship OF the world. He has
a.. chance with any lightweight In
800 today. He Is a terrific puncher
"a his willingness and ability 20 stand
..-sa,,ruent AZ. surpassed BY no boxer II
sais country
ssr..s.bs cams here, as his manager said
-.-s- tha second round. holding Case TOO
.ssapav. This almost lost him the battle.
ssss, he got the swing On the jaw he
<..~h. a cautious. clean. splendid fight.
fafber be has few equals in the
- There were at least thirty knock
Agvus during the contest"
r.n creedon, the Australian middle
..s~ht vno recently lost TO kid" MCCOY,
..Srresa the fight. He had no interest in
.,her contestant 20 his opinion is w0rth
asssfrg II have been a fighter all my
YES said Creedon. "and / have seen
ss;eral thousand and among them. all
- b<s, contests. since / arrived In this
ssmsry, This scrap. which has just ended,
g n FAR the beat ! over saw II Case had
- been put out IN the twentieth ] would
h.rs rfyen DobDs the decision. He had
,k.y<sf Of Il after the tenth round. Case
i. atssst the gamest fighter / ever saw
~ pobbs Is one OF the cleyerest II was
- OF the cieaDest most scientific and
RES. bouts ever pulled off anywhere
ifev reading these comments I felt
och better than / did when the ASSOC
sssd Press announcement came to the ef-
~ that Dobbs had knocked out Case
rS impression has prevailed In this city
shxt Case went out before a coffee and
s.nker' fighter. The truth OF the matter
I that ha met his defeat at the hands
q the winner OF 30 ring batres.
c,syer fighter and a consumGate ring gen.
esxi the acknowledged coIored lightweight
CHAMPION Of the world. I do not think
Cases star eclipsed by any means, pro-
ysded OF course. hs attends strictly TO
hussness. The fight showed cenclusively
ssat he n a glutton for punishment Never
t<fere In his life was he hammered. 1t
ka been his. custom TO put his men out
II limited number OF rounds, conse-
agentiy a long drawn out fight wore or
I'm more than It would otherwise He be-
cane nervous at the failure OF his blows
70 put Dobbs out, and kept going TO
him Dobbs Gas clever enough TO size
VI the situation and take advantage OF 1t
b meeting Cases rus7es with strong left
jars on the nose, eyes and mouth. Dobbs
reserved nervous and physical energy and
at fne same time inflicted punishment
vale Case wasted energy and did not
reach the right spot THE end came In
the last round says the Courier Journal.
Case had been hammered until his face
Was black. His cheeks and lips were
pulled and both eyes were almost closed.
Throughout be had fought like champion.
Terrific left swing after left swing had
hs PAINTED on the colored mans chest.
hsek and face. but the colored boxer man.
aged TO make them a little too far 10 the
left or right. or too high or too low and
kept iabbing away with his left. After
he used a right and left upper-cut. which
found Cases heart and weakened him
mnch.
IA thay neared the end Case was
pumped out. A grin was on Dobbs' face.
As c1e came forward To take hts medi-
che Dobbs jabhed him with HIS left flush
90 the mouth and hooked him with his
rShs on the jaw. Even before Case fell
lpabs turned and walked 10 his corner and
sask hands with his seconds. He knew
Z sas all over.
Case lay on tho floor at full length.
naa Creedor. the cx-mtddleweight cham
pien of the world. toied off the seconds.
AZ nine Case made a move To rise, bu.
creedon stopped Isobbs giving him tho
escssson."
ne men entered tho ring shortly after
5cicck. Jim Watts. VIII Foster, and
Mos Anderson were In Dobhs' corner
Australian Jimmy Ryan. Patsy Mulligan.
Patsey Gruhhs were behind Case. As
Case and Dobbs came together for the
aFs round IL was noticeable that Dobhs
ss taller and had longer reach, Case
VAS a tribe heavier. For two minutes
they felt each other out. Case ducked n
efi. They cl.nched and exchanged light
!ef,s
Case went at pobbs Ike demon I'm the
see0nd. landed terrific left on the
s,prsaeh and cleverly avoided lead for his
~. Hs landed with his right on the
hw and followed with a right swing on
ne chin knocking Dobhs fiat on his hack
Doebs took his full allowance before get
iag up. Dobhs was groggy. Case wen. at
I'm hammer and tones. but Dobbs avoided
sc!ous lead and the gong saved him
1shhs came up strong for the third round
saieh ended with hopnrs ABOUT even. per-
1Fs Case had y frtfie tho better OF H.
hc'A landed some terrific blows In the
lsurtA and Case went through the ropes
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