The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-02
WHITE and SMITH DRAW.
Each FosGht Desperately, and the
Closing ROnnas Approached =
Rosgh and TumbIe-GOod Judges
Say Tommy Had the Best Of II.

NEW YORK. Aug. IA draw was the
decision rendered tonight at the Greater
New York Athletic Club. Coney Island.
after Tommy White, OF Chicago and
Soily Smith. Of Los Angeles. had fought
twenty-five rounds TO decide the feather
weight championship OF the world. Both
men met a. I22 pounds.
Dave Sullivan was at the r:ngside to
challenge the winner, and will deposit
s. 90 tomorrow TO bind the match with
White. The very best judges Of boxers
who witnessed the fight all agree that
White had won fairly and squareiy.
Smith was the first 10 enter the ring
with his seconds. Jimmy Rose. Billy Self
ridge. Johnny Connors and Jimmy Alien.
Sam Fitzpatrick held the watch for Smith.
Tommy White got through the ropes at
1t:28 O'Clock. His handlers were Billy
Madden Gus Rubin, Charley Cot and
Jack McAuiiffe. 1t was announced that
the men would weigh Us pounds on enter
ing. and continue sparring until ordered
10 break away by the referee. The first
round was featureless. bur In the second
Smith swung a hard left that put Whites
eye in mourning, ard in the third jabhed
his right TO the eye, drawing blood, though
he received several body blows in return.
II round four Smith sent left to head,
followed by a right swing that sent White
TO the floor.
Rounds five six. seven and eight were
full Of lively sparring, but not important.
In the ninth Soly again started blood
from Whites damaged eye.
In round twelve a left on the head
brought Smith TO his knees. At the end
OF the thirteenth Smiths nose was bleed
ing freely. Some s1.r blows were ex-
changed in the succeeding rounds. but the
fifteenth. sixteenth ard seventeenth
rounds were tame.
In the eighteenth White swung his left
TO the head. and Solly replied with a right
hook on the kidneys. and in the nineteenth
Soly rushed ard got a stiff left in the
mouth. When they came up again Solly
was full of fight. and rushed again. some
hot work being done In the mix-up.
In round 10 Soliy rushed. and White got
q very stiff one on the mouth.
Round 2o-Solly rushed and jabbed
hard one on the face. He rushed again
and they clInched without striking blow.
Solly was full of fire, and sent another
left to the face. and White met him with
hard right on the face. White jabbsd
two iefts on the face.
Round 21-So!ly whipped his left hard on
the ribs and missed right swing on the
breaksway. White swung left twice 10
the head at the end of this round.
Round 22-They rushed to clinch, and
Smith brought his right back on the fa,e.
The referee warned him not to repeat this.
SoIly jabbed right TO face and they clinch-
ed Solly swung hard right to back Of
the neck.
Round 23-Solly rushed and hooked his
right 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 wind rush.
They clinched and both fell to the floor
twice. amid cries OF Foul" White jab-
bed left on the face in wild fighting and
Smith was all but out when the bell rang.
Round 24-They rushed In TO clinch twice
and Smith swung light left OH the neck
and jabbed left on the face. Smith fought
wildly. without doing any damage.
Round 25-They shook hands and rush ID
into a cinch. Smith rushed and took all
kinds OF chances. Smith roughed and both
hit in the clinches, which were frequent.
Smith swung his right lightly to the head
White jabbed left to the nose, drawing
blood again. A clinch followed and there
was a great deal OF rough mitigating on
both sides until the gong put an end to the
fight.
The spectators by this time were Wild
with excitement. and were shouting for
both men. Referee Brown declared the
bout a draw