The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-23
BERNSTEIN THE WINNER.
HE 0UTPoLNTS sANTRY IN TWENTY
ROUNDS AT THE LENOX A. @


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Both Put Up n Glenn bout, but the Local
Man Keeps His Rival on the Defensive
Chicago Boxer Strong mt tho Finish
Root Floors Lansing Twice and Wins.
For twenty rounds at the Lenox A. G. last
night Joe Bernstein Of this city attacked Eddie
Santry. the Chicago boxer. with the result that
the latter was steadily outpointed. There was
no stage OF the game when either was In
trouble. and the bout was clean. we'll contested
and interesting. santry's face was pretty well
bunged up, but he was almost as strong as the
victor when the battle ended.
The seating capacity OF the big amphitheatre
was not overtaXed when the preliminary bout
OF twelve rounds at catch weights was put on.
The principals were middleweights. Tom Lam
sing Of Louisville and Jack Root OF Chicago.
Charley White, as usual, was the referee. The
men were big and strong. and the crowd
saw visions OF slugging the moment the
first bell sounded. Root. who had never
been seen In the East before. surprised
tho sports by cutting the pace. Lansing
had beef. looked upon as a sure thing. but after
the second round Root had such an advantage
that the Louisville mans followers looked blue.
LansinR's left eye was cut and In the third
round he remained almost wholly on the de-
~fensive, although he brought into play n left
chopping blow that carried a danger signal.
Lansing was tired in the fourth and dropped to
one knee without receiving q blow. He also
ran away from the rushes by the Chicago fighter
which followed. Roots nose was bleeding in
tho fifth. but no kept OH forcing his
opponent, who. though still tired. was
yet a dangerous proposition because OF his
heavy-hitting ability. The sixth round had
scarcely begun when Root got to close quar-
tiers and in n hammer-and-tonRs miN-un. he
louisville fighter staggered and caught hold Of
the ropes. at the same time turning away from
his rival. who: With In cool deli6erati2n and &C,
the chin. Then the referee interfered and de;
clared Root the winner. The time Of this round
meet the winner OF the Creedon- Bonner bout.
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goan was unearthed by Parson Davies, and tho
The betting on the Bernstein lSantry go. the
star event, was 100 to 90. with the former pop
SleF S SH }bs t,T Ths s6 slqIR lttiS tsf,6 6sd d fiIIed up up PRETTY fSstS
being about :2.500 persons present. The con-
ditions Of this match were twenty rounds at
Bernstein. had the larger number Of c%onstit-
vents With Snd hin him. nj, Judging n69 IISc lT9 IN h the APP. 9Ppl a a
they squared of, They agreed to break when
Bernstein set tho gait with fast leading and
physically the superior of Santry. but the latter
was trained to make a long. patient fight, such
tried a heavy swing for the jaw in the second
round. and. as Bernstein ducked, the Chicago
up Joe fought him all over the ring. Santry
keeping coolly on the defensive until the bell. :,
his speed by landing a couple, Of rights that
shook the local boxer up considerably; But he
p pre- e IRE IL not to hasten Ia tercd T fRa t irsr as Bae e nstfb
ing a rush Bernstein sat down, in the fourth
round round b. 6pt Is he }S% n nTs sn up quickly Ky a4 s1o with H. a
cash was insignificant, however. and didn't
Bother Eddie a BIT. Bernstein continued his
trickled down his cheek,
santry received instructions from Tom
Sharkey, who was in his corner. to cut loose in
the sixth. and when he obeyed he found that
Bernstein was hot stuff at this style Of fighting,
and eighth rounds. Bernstein keeping at his
work persistently with Santry continuing on
yentful and possibly a bit tame in the estima-
ton Of the more bloodthirsty, ring patrons, but
cause Of the fact that Bernstein had two to one
the better OF the whole affair.
so mazda dam MSHS With w IN a tn series issi of le sRo HOOKS iRiis' en
Joe's face. He, also made his presence felt in
t ths t tsR vent a BY piETe adil9Rlns P 1iEPs, Be naFs Gn
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New Yorker drop to his knees to avoid punish,
ment.. But Joe, was a long way from being
attack in the fourteenth. Santry. however
was showing an Improvement in his work and
broke even on the round.
Santry landed. a hook on the back of his an
tagonist's head In the, fifteenth which was pro:
ductive of a stagger. Still Bernstein hammered
Eddie's face and eyes with the usual bruisinR
results. Bernstein did the bulk. of the work In
the next two rounds. although, he did not have
much to spare. The eighteenth was the fastest
round of the battle. and the crowd cheered as
the men slugged right and left until they be-
came locked on the ropes. Bernstein missed &
vicious right handler that he aimed for Santry's
Jaw, and both laughed.
When they had grasped hands at the begin,
ming OF the twentieth round the crowd urged
them 10 make. a hot finish. They mixed 1t VI
with honors about even. Santry showing tina
he had strength enough left to fight all nigh
II necessary. The referee decided in favor o
Bernstein. and there was nniYersal sotisiaction