The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
SMITH WANTED TO FIGHT IT oUr,
And Get y Draw Instead of n Win
Matthew whips SeiloH.


There was plenty OF fighting at the Coney
Island Sporting Club last night. Otto SelloH
OF Chicago was stopped in the ninth round OF
twenty -nve-round bout by Matty Mat
thews OF this city. Solly Smith Of Califor-
MIA and Frank Patterson OF Brooklyn
then INDUCED IN another twenty-nve-round
encounter. in which the toughest Kind OF
fighting prevailed Patterson was disqualified
in the twcnty-third round for hitting low.
something that he INDUCED in continually. but
Smith would not allow such ruling Then at
the end Of the fight the decision was draw.
when 1t should have gone to Smith.
The unusual attraction for one price OF ad-
mission served to bring out good sized
crowd. The first bout was at 14O pounds. be-
tween Otto Scofr Of Chicago and Matty Mat
thews Of this city. Matthews was in the care
OF Pete Burke. Tommy West and William
Roberts. Seio1's seconds were Jimmy De-
forest. Jimmy Moran. William Mayer and
A Guntzel George Edwards OF Yonkers was
tho referee 1t was q hard-hitting affair,
with plenty OF rushing and swinging by
both pugilists. In the fifth round ScioI's
nose got such a punching that the blood COW
cred his face and Matthews's body. Scilom had
been throwing in stomach blows. and in tho
sixth round he redoutled his efforts in this
direction, but Matthews jabbed his face until
1t was swollen. Matthews workedshard in tho
eighth round and had his opponent in bad
shape In the ninth round Seilolr rallied for only
a moment. Then Matthews Joted him with
couple Of lcfts and followed with terrific
right-hand uppercut on the point OF the jaw.
SeiluG did not staGger at once but before Mat
thews came in again the Chicago man tottered
and would have fallen had not the referee
caught him In his arms. Matthews could have
knocked him out clean with another punch.
l,,t 1f,,Il mad NJ haU UNA
clared the winner. The time OF the round was
l minute and 81 seconds.
Theirs were fully 1000 sports i'll the building
at the end of the first battle. SoIly Smith OF
Los Angeles and Frank Patterson of Brooklyn
came on after delay for taG second TWENTY
pounds. Patterson had in his, corner. Jack
RoHsherty Paddy Moran u Tom Wis21
Tn tsha n'n fFsa Block snd fra nS f SFH
Smiths adherents wanted 100 to 40 in the bet
ting. but the best offered was even money.
Hickey. They were informed that Edwards
would rsSree e or nG9her Shter would Se
cepted. The men agreed not TO hold and
to break clean and to protect themissyes
! gan with his usual rushing tactics and landed
several wild punches in the first round. In the
| right and also missed hall a dozen other swings
to let SDlly DO the WORK III inc liTU TOuul, WIFI
| the idea that Smith would soon tire.
Smith rushed again in the fourth round and
also r9uGhsd IT. IN the cIinshGs ,. Pattfrs son
Cleaner blows smith rushed harder in the
| NTH round but in two flcrco miX;ups he found
n0 hu na'eI Patterson s0no worked To his et in
the face steadily in the, seventh round.
work, Patterson STAYING away and eoHntering,
The latter sitgped down II TIE ninth round
| hA
minutes and the ST2wd SShi5ped Then hen
Whnt tRe sports t9Tmaa od Woman shtng
! Not a square blow was landed by either man.
boxer Patterson was warned for hitting below
the belt in the twelfth round: smith rushed
few few seconds s@%S before the BELL Patterson
bounded up and laRhed h right on n the eye
even. but the fourteenth was n fierce affair.
| Smith landed n fearful swing on the Jaw
mhG %s sd h9i GS9a Leaked
son rushed and sen! soiIy d9wn with smash
hit low. but he was taking. foras Patterson tried
to stop him there was aterriilc miY-up in which
and nniI had the crowd wild with excitement when
the bel rang. Patterson hit low again IN the
on t fad was nn The sn
| ing Increased. pattcrson's blows were weak
now, while Smiths were Just as powerful as
| Patterson landed another foul blow in the
| seventeenth round, whereupon Smith wrestlcd.
| butted, choked and backheeled him. while the
referee looked on in amaZement The nine
t"cnth, round was rcdhoti, Patterson was
head. but he jumped up quickly and cut loose
with q storm Of swings that made Solly
run around the ring. Smith came back
! son went to his corner bleeding. The twenty
| first round had scarcely begun when Smith
| was jolted 10 the boar "a with a swinging right
| on the Jaw He scrambled to his feet and
Patterson proceeded to outront him with
| let's Patterson hit two blows below the
belt in the twenty-third round and the referee
disqualified him. but Smith refused to take the
| terson committed another fou! in the twenty
fourth round but Smith kept Mt him and had a
clear advantage at the close The last round
fraternity u case Of rough house" They did
everything except bite. The decision was a