The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-05

both hands on face twice without return.
Jack blocks Eddie and cannonades HE
face and breast. Jack works both hands
to perfection. and returns for every lead
Gardner lands on wind. Jack jabs him
on nose. They exchange hot ones, and
Gardner stock looms up.
Round 8. Jack continues to land 10 the
better advantage, but not strong. He
places one good one on the neck.
Round 10. Theround opens the same as
the previous. Both are eager to land
Jack lands oftener, but his blows are
not strong. He rushes good.
Round II. Gardner finds the face In
several exchanges, but also gets It there
Jack lands hard on wind. He ruehes
Eddie without damage.
Round IL. Both are as fresh as daisies
and continue TO give a clever exhibition
OF boxing Eddie brings the crimson
from Macs nose and cheers from his ad-
mirers. Jack swings wild. and Eddie
fetches him with an upper cut. Eddie
is keeping after him. and the audience
Is excited. They mix, andit's hot work
Gardner's round.
Round 10. Gardner places left on the
jaw. Jack falls short In. his leads. He
puts one on the breast Both men nrt
70 clever that O long contest is looked
for.
Round II. Jack lands on jaw With
out return. Eddie likewise. Jack uses
his right on the body, and draws the
crimson from Eddie's hose again. Sew
eral exchanges and clinches follow. Mac
finds the fate several times, and the
Pfttsburghers are jubilant.
Round 15. Jack goes after his man.
He sends Eddie to the floor in an eS-
change, but Eddie is up in n second, Ed
die falls from his own swing. Jack 5abs
the face. More miN-ups. Gardner goee
To the floor, and gets UP at eight"
Jack upper cuts him. and has him
against the ropes. He has Eddie grog-
gy, and the game little fellow Is being
chopped a&fuliy. The gong saves Gard
ner.
Round 16. Gardeners face shows pun
ishment when he comes up. Jack 1abs
him In the face,-but.E Eddie returns light
ly. Jack pokes in right and left on face,
Gardner is grogSy. Mac upper cuts
him. They start t -slug. Jack getting the
best Of 1t. but Eddie does well for q
da2ed man.
Round II. Jack tries to finish him.
Gardner hugs closes. Jack Furnishes him
IN the face time after time. He shoots
in right and left On the face. Gardner
Is about gone. He falls, and Mac falls
on him, Jack is tired punching MIN,
He pushes him around the ring, pasting
him hard. Both men r about e1.
hausted, and the crowd cheers Eddie's
wonderful grit.
Round IS. Mac rushes him. Gardenr
starts to play for the wind, something
he should have done earlier In the game
They are at It right and left. Jack
sends Eddie to the floor Tor 4 few sec
onds. Jack upper cuts him with both
hands, and Eddie tries hard to stand
him off. It's a test OF endurance on
Gardner's part. He Is doing good work,
TOO, and Mac keeps rushing and smash
ing him, but can't put him out.
Round 10. Gardner displays great re-
cuperative powers. His face becomes the
target for a haiistorm OF blows. He Il
weak, but so is McClelland. Gardne,
does nubly, but It's all off with him,
Jack lands 4 nimsy blow, and Eddi:
goes TO the fioor and takes the count,
He starts In again and falls. Mac Is
over him, and Eddie, apparently no
weaker than in the beginning OF the
/ round, stays down on on knee. Gavin
Is counting. Eddie Is too dazed to know
tina, ten is counted, and finds that he has
gotten up n second too late. He ap.
| peals to Gavin, bur, Of course, he had
| stayed on the floor too long. and was
therefore counted ott. He would have
| been knocked out In all probability in
another round. The visitors were warm
| In their praises of his work. and Eddie
has more friends nov than ever.