The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-12

and their faces get It hard, Oscar pun
ishes him in the corner, and out In the
centre works IN on the stomach. Be-
zenah cllnches. They are firing, yet
have lots OF steam, and slug right and
left. oscar throws left into stomach as
the gong sounds.
Round Il. More corner mixes, Gardner
punishes face and body. BeZenah
swings wildly, but manages to ind face.
Then Gardner throws the hooks into
him at an awful clip, and sends him to
the floor with stomach Jolt. Bezenah
Is a lively chicken yet, and is up and at
It. He tries to keep Oscar of, but his
face and stomach are targets for awful
punishment. He tries to avoid II, and
does get out Of lots Of It by his clever
ness.
Round Is. Another corner mix-up, and
Bezenah looks tired. Gardner Furnishes
him with upper cuts. Then they mix
swings. BezeDah Is made q chopping
block against the ropes, but surprises
the talent by staggering Gardner with
swing on Jaw, In another second
ne Is billed for more punishment from
Oscars swings HIS neck and face are
pounded hard. He Is standing the gan
well.
OF the former, except that Gardner paid
more attention to the body. on which he
laid some stlft ones, but there was less
mixing.
Round II. Oscar swings right and lefts
on law. BeEenah came back at him
with stifE punch on face. Oscar throws
a bad one Into stomach. He upper cuts
Rezenah In latser's corner, out OF which
Gene gets out by his reach, tabblng face
good. Oscar whirls right around, and
hooks 1t under Bezenah's guards onto
stomach. He gives him two more stom-
ach punches, "You don't like them,
do you?" remarked the kid" Bezenah
answered him with a sIckly smile.
Round Is. Oscar hooks left on stom-
ach, going through ropes himself. Be-
zenah lifts him out, for which he gets
the glad hand. Oscar pps stomach hard
with both hands, and lands very hard
with both hands on neck and jaw. Be-
zsnah takes lots OF punishment, and
continues strong. He takes advantage
OF every opportunity.
Round 10. After the prevailing dane
ing and corner work, Oscar worked IN
some stomach punches. Bezenah re-
turned the compliment, hut Oscar drove
him back with swings on jaw. Bezenah
tries ducking from more swings In vain.
He Is still strung.
Round 20. Gardner landed left good on
face. They start to slug IT. and Oscar
beats Bezenah hard at that game, and
backs him into corner, where he slugs
body right and left. Bezenah drives him
back moment. only to beat retreat
under more fire. Referee Murphy an
nounces that he will order twenty more
rounds to a decision.
Round q. BeZeRah led on face. Oscar
returned stlft swing on Jaw. He throws
left into stomach. He lands hard on the
neck, and blocks Bezenah, who returns
stomach lab with neat swing on face.
Fast work In the corner. Gardner rap
ping stomach. BeZenah's cleVerness
and strength are applauded.
Round %. Bezsnah resorts to elmches'
but IS behind time to keep OF some
stomach punches. He does fairly well
In an exchange, but moi so well as In
preceding rounds. Gardner Furnishes
face and hooks left on stomach. Bezenah
lands lightly on face. Oscar raps right
and left on face and stomach.
Round 90. Bezenah's strength shows
itself In the way he takes more punish
ment and helps Gardner to his feet
when the latter slips. He is cheered
when he ducks, and then goes after o.