The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
"B0BBY" D0BBS WAS
PLAYING II FOXY
DISQUALIFIED BY REFEREE ST.
LER IN THE LAST ROUND.
The Colored Lightweight Was Evil
IDENTIFY Losing Ground and Re-
sorted to Some of His Old Tricks
Again-Disregarded siler's Warn
ing, but Was Not Counted Out.
Matthews Put Up a Clever Fight
and Would Have Won Out at the
Finish Anyway.

All the New York accounts Of the
Dobhs- Matthews fight at Coney Island
agree that the former Scranton boxer
would have lost the fight even if he
had rot fouled and the impression pre-
walls among those who know the trick
mess Of the colored veteran that he re-
allied this himself and chose disqual-
ifcation on foul in preference to hav-
ing himself declared beaten at the fin
ish
The New York Journal says of the
fight.
at was very hard fight all the way
through. Dobbs entered into the first
round with all the confidence in the
world lighting up his countenanCe
Matthews showed face with an ex-
preston that indicated determination,
without the sign of anything Of the
sure thing" about it, He felt that he
was called upon to Hght, and no mon
key business about it, SO he fought.
before the men nut up their hands
there were many dollars bet on the re-
suit. AT the beginning of the betting
Dobbs was an easy favorite, at odds
Of about 100 to 50. In some cases the
colorCd mans friends offered 100 to 70,
but after half a dozen rounds had been
completed, even money was the best
obtainable by the Matthews end of it.
They fought very evenly, but very
hard, for eight rounds. 1t was ever,
between them in the punching on the
body and face But in the ninth Dobhs
had all the better of the hitting ard
with left on the jaw sent Matthews
down to one knee. Dobbs was in anu
all over Matthews afterward in that
round and Matthews went to his corner
very tired man.
MATTHEW'S KEPT AWAY.
THE Brooklynite took precautions in
the tenth round and stayed away from
anything in the way of a blow that ap-
peared to be coming. Later, Matty
got back his strength and by the
! twelfth round was hammering Dobbs
| or the body with vicious left that
Dohbs did not enjoy.
"Dobbs was doing additional left
hand punching on Matty's breast in
! the fifteenth, when Matthews slung in
| four of his cracks on the stomach.
! DObbs was getting tired and beginning
| to clnch. He was cautioned in that
! round and more before the seventeenth
was over.
"Dobbs even went so far as to ram
| both hands into Matthews face in the
! eighteenth and shove Matthews head
| back Referee George Siler talked to
him in no gentle tone. Dobbs apollo
! gized, but soon afterward forgot him
self, and, in a rush, when he had Mat
thews on the ropes, evidently tried to
choke him with left arm on the
throat.
The remaining rounds were full OF
fire. DObbs did most Of the leading
Matthews was back at him all the
time with jabs on the face and swings
and uppercuts on the body. Dobbs was
! not slow in his movements, although
he was being well thumped. Matthews
chopped him on the mouth with jabs
and the colored man was badly marked
at the close.
when it came to the twenty fifth
and last round, Dobbs made the uSua'
endeavor for a grand stand finish. but
| overdid it. Dobbs clinched and hi
| while holding. Referee Siler cautioned
him again and again. Dobbs was
unable to appreciate the situation
Matthews had thumped him so often
and so hard.
APPARENTLY INTENDED.
after three warnings, Dobbs. with
his left, grabbed Matthews who was
having all the better of the round, and
struck him in the stomach with tn.
right. The referee could not tolerate
the colored mans fouls any longer. am
stopped the contest, disqualifyinl
Dobbs, and giving the decision to Mat
thews, who, in all probability, woulC
have been declared the winner if Ia,
bout had gone the limit"
This is from the New York sun:
cOumn-long account of the fight:
In the twenty-ffth, and what wa
scheduled to be the last, round al tn,
COney Island Sporting club last night
Bobby Dobbs, the former American
colored lightweight, who now claims
England as his country, was disquali
fled by Referee George Siler for adopt
ing foul tactics against Matty Mat
thews, of this city. Had the bout beer
concluded, Matthews would probabl,
have won on points, as he out-classed
out-generaled and Out-pointed Dobb
in majority Of the rounds. Dobb
was warned several times for foulinj
and the offence for which he was dis
qualified was so hagrant that it cou!,
not be overlooked.
Matthews was tired when he sat II
his chair and when the twentieth he
gan Dohbs was apparently in bette
shape. Matthews proceeded to socl
him with heavy swings, but Dobbs KEEP
close and got in a furry of fierce belts
all on the neck and jaw. Matthew