Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-29
WITH FISTS ANDFEET
Charlemont and. Jerry DriscoJl
Fight in Paris.
KNOCKOUT BLOW A KICK
Franch Champion IS Awarded tho Dec Is
Ion over the BritIsher. Finner's
Father Refereed Contest, Which
Was Unfair Throughout.


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PARIS. October 2S--A fight tor -. ooC
francs between Charlcmont the French
champion. ana Jerry" D,iscpll form !
e. champion If the British navy. this
afternoon. resulted in Il victory for tie
former.
There WAS great crowd present ana
the fight ended in the seventh round
hen Driscoll was knocked out BY !:
smashing kick on the groin. Til"
Frcnthman being allowed TO use his
feet III accordance with the French Gus
tom.
The E.nSlishman and several French
| men protested against the decision be-
ing given in favor Of Charemon1 but
the majority greeted the announcement
Of ''EaShoua''
GROrr.SQ UNFAIR.
The i.nglishmcn who Witnessed the
fight declare that it was most gro
1esGuciH unfair from beginning to e:ld.
III" umpiicS We're both F'renchmcn and
one of them actually was Churlenont,
f.. her.
The match was supposed to he under
he Queensbury rules but Kicking in
1he groin" was not barred.
IN" rln" was 512 yards square. The
contest consisted of two-minute round :
With intervals of one minute ana ttn
& conds
Ch:Arlcmont was heavy ana fat. Dis
COL vas light ANA sinewy. Charlcmont
Wore walking shoes and five ounce
gloves We're used.
NO MATCH FOR DRISCOLI.
The Fr"nchnan was no match for
| ''sc"ll, who pounded his opponent $
ace To- a jelly and finally got him III
| .hanccly: but lie Immediately released
| lam. crying out: He has bitten my
II IlpsiN al l.,
again. Whereupon the crowd iecl ed
ana hootc| him. nobody knew WHY
| Finally, Driscol hearing some one
Saout time. stepped and the uproar in
creased, One Of the umrrrs threaten .
co 70 Withdraw wher.upun a French
would act rs umpire. This led Ia a
| Iiscussion lasting four minutes. Civ
[ ms Ghinivmpnt. who Was grugsy time
| 70 recover 1roal the second round. dur
| ing which tharlemont was again nun
l>hcu and the round was stopped be-
fore the time half expired. Chalemont
| being out OF breath.
MUCH EON'DYISAI
RoWdy disputes lasted during The in
| terNal. until Charlcmont was ready fo !,
n" Third round. in which Driscnll
| Grew blood ana landed on the French
mans wind. sending Cl1arlcmont reel
| ms tune and again until the round
unfairly called The fourth fifth
sixth ana seventh rounds We're rcpc-
| tltlons Or the foregoing. though Char
lemont succeeded IN getting in "a few
llckS. In The eighth round Charlelnont
landed an upward Kick on Driscoll' $
groin. Drisc"ll appealed to tbs. spec
taiors against this foul hit ana then
doubled up in agony lnl WAS carried
out Of the ring
came from the crowd and Il number Of
people rushed into the ring and took
| Gh:;rlemont in their arms kissed him
and proclaimed him the victor. The
fight lasted an hour. Charlemont takes
the 10000 francs.
ADD OTIS
! lNSIRRF.CTION GROWING.
| "''utsidc Of Luzon the insurrecton
seems TO BE- growing. Tho insurgents
hold ports in Mindanao, the next lary-
lest island to I-uZon in the Philippines
and said I" be intellectually rich in gold
and silver mines. iron and copper ores
and other minerals. besides POSSESSING
| wonderful forcts Of hard wood Nc
| Americans have dared venture there as
vet us Gen. Otis has sent no troops tr
the island. EnSlishincn and Gerna rs
are prowling about the island getting
all the concessions they can. 1t is sa &
several prospecting parties are at work
4 Sen. Otis reports conflicts between
| the 'robher bands and American sol.
diers in Negroes and Cebu. The Mn.
teen,h. the Eighteenth and the Sixth
and one battalion CT the Twenty third
infantry are now in these islands fight
ing the robber bands. who dig trenches
land occupy towns and make night at.
tacks after the fashion Of the insur.
gents in Luzon.
/ MORE .RoBBER'' STORIES"
~ late report from Cebu is tina
/ some 2.0An robbers" We're mcnacin
our forces and a collision was immi
nent.
The next campaign is going to i,
different from the last. We will sc
out cf the fiat. open country into tn.
mountainous, ;hickly wooded country
II We do not end the war here we vii
have to carry it into the high, rock,
mountains of Luzon.
The insurgents ought TO be firmi,
convinced by this time that we wan
the Manila and Dasupan railroad Ii:
we have fought along that line scvc!
months They know we want it an,
they also know that we are going Il
get i, for hey arc already tearing III
the track, burning the tics. ar;! bury
ing the rails north Of Angeles.
The country east Of the railroad
north Of Angeles to Dagupan, is mnc!
: like it is south Of Manila. except high
cr and broken. West Of the railroad
are high mountains that will offer IN.
insurgents opportunity to retreat. Will
he taking of the railroad we will hay,
: cut off the provinces Of Zambales
IaSgasnan. Tarlac and Panpanga arr
l'ataan from the main part of the is
lana and can lay claim to a good dcn
mere country than the precise amour
| az real estate on which our army j;
now camping.
RAILROADS TORN UP.
From IT," railroad Aguinaldo's arm