The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
OTIS WINS OUT IN
A BATTLING BATTLE.
HE AND DENNIS PUT UP EIGHT
HARD-FoUGHT ROUNDS.
Paddy Maloney Forfeited Half Els
Prize Money, so Tommy Burke
clay" Down-Kennedy Made
Some Speeches.

Manager Jim Kennedy of the Excelsior
Athletic Club was very much in evidence
last night at the clubs monthly lama
teur' boxing bout held in Teutona Hall.
In fact, the versatile James was the
whole works" as one ring-goer tersely
put ii. His speeches were gems in their
way and did much to mollify the few
hundred sports who waited two weary
hours for two amateurs" to arrange
their grievances.
AS a dispute had arisen over a question
of weight between Paddy Maloney and
Tommy Burke, who had signed to fight
at 125 pounds, the event of the evening
was put on first to reconcile the bowling
crowd.
Billy OTIS of the Excelsior Athletic
Club and Jack Dennis of the Olympic
Club were introduced as the bright par
ticular stars of the evening. Referee Nc
Dewitt sent the two men together little
before ten and the long wait was for
gotten in the lively battle that followed.
Otis weighed 1872 and Dennis 1907. The
former possessed superior science, ag
gressiveness and grit and these points
gained him decision at the end of eight
rounds of hard fighting. Dennis was
awkward and less of a ring general, but
he dealt his rival blows that might have
ended the chances of less plucky boy.
In the first wo rounds 1t looked easily
Otis, fight, as in the exchanges he land,
Dennis greatly improved. He went after
Otis, and received some stingers in re-
turn for the blows he landed. Inc blood
flowing from his sore mouth impelled him
to greater efforts. Quickly turning on his
merciless rival he dealt him a left swing
on the jaw, completely staggering him.
Otis was at sea for the moment; and but
for the eagerness of Dennis he would
have been out. He rallied quickly and re-
turned TO the fray with vigor.
Both boys took a severe beating in the
spectators were puzzled to pick the win
ner. In the seventh round Dennis set
such hot pace that his efforts left him
weak and exhausted. Although Otis was
the fresher and stronger of the two his
blows seemed to have lost their steam,
and he could not deliver the coup de
grace.
The eighth round found the two young
sters ready for more gruelling. After
shaking hands. Otis, set the pace, but re-
there by the swings he received in the
stomach and on the jaw. Both were so
interested in giving each other punish
unheard, and Sergeant Brophy motioned
them to stop. Otis was given the deci-
sion, which was greeted with yells of de-
such a good fight that many favored a
draw.
Paddy Maloney, a pupil Of Jimmy An
W th9gB W ahS om gpRy ,r OF v being
to fight unless his rival forfeited half the
purse per agreement, then entered the
riHE ow much Is he n6 over weight:
Jimmy Anthony, and the trouble began.
Burke aroused laughter by his funny
antics: His leads and. foot work We're
something new, and when at the end of
his man even after the gong sounded In
the middle of the second round Burke
dropped in a rally and squirmed as If he
had been struck over the heart. He was
counted out, but the initiated say he
lay down, as he was entitled to "'af''
the purse,
Sergeant Brophy and squad kept excel
lent order during the evenings entertain
ment.