The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-24

Bobby Dobbs last night made quick
work of Bob Kane in what was to have
been a 90 round bout before the Ameri-
can Sporting club in Music hail. Kane
was put out in the fifth round. He was
down eight seconds early in the round
and was four seconds overdue when
he finally got his quietus Kane was
cutclassed by the Colored champion
from the start. Pat Murphy was ref
cree.
Although about 400 persons were
present the audience was not as large
as was warranted by the repute of the
two performers IN .he main event, one
the colored lightweight champion of
the world, and the other the champion
of the Pacific coast at his weight. 133
pounds. Dobbs was handled by Jim
Judge, p. ]. Maloney and Kid Brown.
Kane's brace of esquires were Harry
Black, of New York city, and Jack
Slavin. of Mayiield. Al Rose was time
keeper for Dobbs, Billy Willetts, of
Wilkes Barre for Kane and Dan Glib
bons for the club. The announcer was
Billy Byrne, of Carbondale. BY rounds
the contest was as follows
Round mot blow was exchanged
although three vicious attempts were
maue Ey Name, Twice WIFI ms ilSill diA'.
once W tn his left, and each for the head.
They ldled and measured distance up
to the png when they were in clinch.
Roun, Both men appeared willing to
make the contest brief once p0hbS
missed a straight left for the face and
Kane made similar errors twice in at
temptink rights for the body. Dobbs let
himself open and encouraged Kane to try
for the stomach. Dobbs uppercutting.
Kane was rushed to corner as the round
closed.
DOBBS AFTER HIS MAN.
Round 3--Dohbs was after Kane ana
had him running from the start. Two OF
the coored mans three left uppercuts
went home and in the lasC mix-up Dobbs
hooked his right heavily on Kanes jaw.
the latter clinchng. Dobbs was smiling
when the round closed. Kane was in dis
tress.
Round lit was quickly demonstrated
by Dobbs that the battle wOIld be soon
ended. Straight lefts on the face, left
uppercuts and two right hooks on the
neck were recorded by the colored man
with startling ceerity.
Round 5-Kane evidently realized that
he would lose at waiting game ana the
crowd applaudec his success in opening
with a right for Dobbs' stomach and n
left for the face. Dobbs jumped away
from each, the blows landing lightly.
Dobbs then resumed piston work with his
left, straights and uppercuts and hooked
his right once on the neck. Dobbs went
at his man like hurricane. With his left
he sent Kane to the floor, but the sail
fornian was up in eight seconds Dobbs
rushed him toward the ropes and did the
drop act with a right cross on the Jaw.
Kane was down when ten seconds had
been counted and four seconds later the
colored man was helping Kane to his
feet. He was assisted to his corner by his
= seconds.
Reddy Connolly and Jack Livings
ton" at catchweights furnished good
Ground curtain-raiser The former
would have been the superior of the
two if opportunity had been given him
to demonstrate that fact. The young
ster however, was about him like
woodpecker, jabbing and getting away
without sustaining much damage.
They were in several lively miXups
and Referee Murphys decision that
it was a draw met with general salts
faction.
JUDGE AND hartley MATCHED.
1t was announced that Jim Judge
and Frank BARLEY would box twenty
rounds on March IA. BARLEY is a
Binghamton boxer, and was the we'll
dressed young man introduced from
1he stage on the night OF the Ryan
Judge go as the challenger of the win
ner. He is a pupil of Tommy Ryan,
of Syracuse, and is the boxer who
fought Johnny Coughlin, of Buffalo,
two twenty-round draws and also beat
many good boxers in Western New
York.
Dobbs has two matches in sight, one
with Austin Gibbons, of Paterson, who
has not fought since he was defeated
by Jimmy Handler, of Newark. at the
Broadway Athletic club a year ago.
He has been matched to meet Dobbs
in twenty-round contest at the Pal
ace Sporting club, of Trenton, on
March T. Dobbs has been asking Skel-
ly. his manager, to give him a match
with Gibbons for some time. After con-
siderable trouble Skelly managed to