The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-02
1T RESULTED IN A DRAW
Twenty-Five Rounds Between
White and Smith.
WHITE HAD WON FAIRLY
That Was the Opinion of Some of the
Best Judges of Boxing Who Wit
messed the Fi9ht-Smith Took
All Kinds of Chances.

New York, Aug. IA draw was the
decision rendered tonight at the Great
err New York Athletic club, Coney ISL
and. after Tommy White of Chicago
and Solly Smith of Los Angeles had
fought 25 rounds to decide the feather
weight championship of the world. The
men met at l22 pounds. Dave Sullivan
was at the ringside to challenge the
winner and will deposit $1,000 to-mor-
row to bind a match with White. The
very best judges of boxers who wit
messed the light all agree that White
had won fairly n squarely.
smith was the first to enter the ring
with his seconds, Jimmy Rose, Billy
Selfridge, Johnny Connors and Jimmy
Allen. Sam Fitzpatrick held the watch
for Smith. Tommy White got through
the ropes at 20 minutes past III O'Clock.
His handlers were Billy Madden. Gus
Rubin, Charley Golf and Jack McAu-
life.
1t was announced that the men would
weigh l25 pounds on entering and con-
tinu sparTing until ordered to break
away by the referee. The first round
was featureless, but i'm the second Smith
swung a hard left that put Whites eye
in mourning, and in the third jabbed his
right to the eye, drawing blood. though
he received several body blows in re-
turn. In round four Smith sent a left
to head, followed by a right swing to
head that sent White to the floor.
Rounds five, six, seven and eight were
full of lively sparring, but not import
ant. In the ninth Solly again started
blood from Whites damaged eye. In
round IL a left on the head brought
Smith to his knees. At the end of the
,n.I I.-..ls- -. z. Ll1Als-- f~aa1,~
Some stiff blows were exchanged in the
succeeding rounds. but the 18th. 10th
and 18th rounds were tame.
In the 18th White swung his left to
the head and Solly replied with a right
hook on the Kidneys, and in the 18th Solly
rushed and got a stiff left in the mouth.
When they came up again Solly was fun
of fight and rushed again, some hot work
being lone in the mixup. In the 10th Sally
rushed and White met him with a very
stiff left on the mouth.
Round 20-Solly rushed and jabbed a
hard left on the face. He rushed again
ard they clinched without striking a blow.
SolIy was full of fight and sent another
left TO the face and White met him with
a hard right on the face. White jabbed
two lefts on the face.
Round 21-Solly whipped his left hard
on the ribs and missed a right swing in
the ~breakaway. White swung his left
twice 10 the head at the end of this
round.
Round 22-They rushed to a clinch and
Smith brought his right back on the face.
The referee warned him not to repeat
this. Solly jabbed a right TO the face and
they clinched. Solly swung a hard right
to the back of the neck.
Round 23-Solly rushed and hooked his
light TO the ribs and drove his right
straight over the heart. White swung his
right to the jaw and repeated It, sending
Solly to the floor on his back. He was up
in five seconds and made a wild rush.
They clinched and both fell to the floor
twice amid cries of Foul, foul!' White
iabbed a left on the face in wild fighting
and Smith was all but out when the bell
rang.
Round 24-They rushed into clinches
twice and Smith swung a light left on the
neck and jabbed a left in the face. Smith
fought wildly without doing any damage.
Round 25-They shook hands and rushed
into a cllnch. Smith rushed and took all
kinds of chances. Smith roughed it and
both hit I'm the clinches. which were fire.
uuent. Smith swung hi. right lightly "a
the head. White jabbed his left to the
nose, drawing blood again. A clinch fol-
lowed and there was a great deal of rough
%innghting on both sides until the CONS
put an end to the fight. The spectators
by this time were wnd rSn excitement
and were shouting for both men. Refere-
Brown declared the bout a draw.