The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-04
LEON GETS THE DECISION.
Mike Kelly Knocked Out-Black Critic
and Shnrtall Draw.

The sports of New Haven were out
in force last night to see the bouts at
the new Music hall on Court street.
The hall was well filled at $50 o'clock
and the first bout was called at $3.50
o'clock. This was between Benny Leon
and Mike Kelly, slated for ten rounds,
but 1t did not last five, Kelly going out
near the end of the fifth, after getting
the worst of it In the preceding rounds.
The next was scheduled for fifteen
rounds between BLACK" Critic and
Tom Butler. The latter failed to ap-
pear, and Tommy Shortell took his
place at catchweights for ten rounds
at the end of which Referee Austin
announced draw. BLACK" Critic did
most of the work, and his bull-like
rushes kept Shortell busy. But Shortell,
content to land seldom and hard, stay
ed it out, and with his thumb put out
did work good enough to earn draw.
Leon and Munroe then came on for
the piece de resistance. Leon appeared
first seconded by his brothers, Benny
and Jack, and Charley White, the vet
eran ring follower Munroe appeared
shortly after, belted with the American
flag, and was greeted with prolonged
applause. He was attended by his
well known trainer, Petite Butler, his
manager and hacker, Sam Harris, and
Charlie Kelly.
Munroe was there against the wishes
Of Dr. Hawkes., who has been treating
his hand, broken last Monday in a
practice bout with BLACK" Critic. Both
boys looked in the best of condition,
and they kept things lively from the
start. In the first round Munroe rush
ed his man to the ropes, and landed a
strong left. He had the better of the
next three rounds and was ushered to
the ropes in the fifth without damage.
From this point to the eleventh round
honors were easy, Munroe ducking
cleverly and countering with his left
before nearly every clinch Munroe
seemed to come up stronger and cooler
than his adversary in the eleventh,
and from this point both men went in
to finish at once. Leon swung several
wicked hook blows in the next few
rounds, but Munroe guarded with con-
summate skill, eountering with a
straight left, as before. Referee Aus
tin had to caution the men several
times in the succeeding rounds against
hitting in clinches, but Captain Brewer
and his cohorts found no occasion for
interference. The fifteenth round found
both men strong and willing, and Mum
roe then swinging his right for the
| first time held his own manfully, doing
more than his share of the work. Ref
cree Austin, however, did not see it in
| that light, and awarded the bout to
| Leon amid cries of "Munroe. Mum
| roe!" from a crowd of previously order
| ly and well satisfied people. Munroe
walked over and shook Icons hand
| taking things very philosophically. He
was seen in his dressing room imme-
| diately after the bout and was nearly
| as fresh and free from bruises as be-
| fore the contest. In view of his Grip
| pied condition he put up wonderful
| fight. Munroe's hacker, Mr. Harris
expressed his readiness to back him
against Leon for any part of $1,000 or
the same terms and at the same
weight, 112 pounds, in six weeks time
From the spectators standpoint the
| show was a complete success.