The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28

| MS opponent, with his left shoulder IN a
vance of The right and his body so dispose
as TO give 1t the hrmest possible position
! Charlem0nt's fine muscles showed 20 gre.
advantage. and his supple joints SCENE
to be capable OF great elasticity. DTisco
held his head erect. while his eyes sougf
those Of his opponent, but Charlemor
didn't meet his steady gaze with equl
calmness.
Sparring for an Opening.
The ease with which Driscoll moved I
the right and left. forward and backward
/ was really remarka ole. and everybody ad
mired the proud defiance expressed in IN
I position assumed BY him with his hea
and body thrust slightly. backward. Will
he was thus sparring for an openinG
I Charlemont danced about trying to dis
able him by kick on the knee pan or tn
| shin bones. | am ashamed TO say so. hu
this brute wore heavy English bulldo
shoes, designed for snow or rain. and a kicl
! by him would be fully as dangerous as
| horses.
Following his mulish propensities
Charlemont in the first round wOrke.
| himself into a fiaring frenzy. and ii di.
one good 10 see him punished again an,
ing Britisher / noticed one Of DriscoP,
right-hand crOss-cOunters particularly
He feigned. giving Charlemont an appar
ent opening to land kick on his leg an,
at the same moment sent out his right.
hand for thf kichsr's jaw. passing iittlt
above Charl amont's left arm, and deliver.
ing with slightly circular motion that
was pronounced eminently artistic by con-
noisseurs- When time was called Charle.
mont's nose mad the appearance of a
bleeding turnip, and his chin, where the
right-hand oross-counter had landed,
showed an ugly swelling.
In the second round Charlemont lunged
with his left for DriscolPs stomach. duck
ing his head to the right and bending his
left knee, but the Eng'ishman brought his
right arm down sharply and threw
Charlemont's arm to the right with a
downward and outward motion. Then he
took the offensive, swinging out the right
arm in half circle for Charlemonts head.
landing over the let eye. which was part
ly closed. As he Jumped forward with his
left foot inside of Charlemonts left. ne
nearly tripped up the kicker. who Went
to his corner very sorry picture.
Used Feet and Fists.
Charlemont in the third round didn't
make single effort to strike DrscOlrs
face, but with feet and fists went for the
Englishman's stomach, thighs, and shins
As he tried to land a right-hander on the
body Driscoll jumped quickly out of reach.
then, as Charlemont repeated the move
ment, he turned slightly TO the right, and
covering the short ribs, received the blow
on the strong part Of the forearm. Charlie
mont hurt his fist severely in this encoun.
ter, while DriscOll was practically un-
touched at the finish of the third round.
Bets then stood seven to one in the Brit
isher's favor, and most of the women
loudly bewailed the fact that they had
little or no ready cash with them
Beginning with the fourth round Charlie
mont betrayed his deplorable tactics even
more brazenly. One of his feet was for
ever in the air trying to hit his oppon-
ents stomach, and the sovereign con-
tempt with which Driscoll regarded these
foul practices was sure to tell against
him in the long run. He escaped without
damage, however, in this round while
CharlemOnt suffered two left hand upper
cuts. The last of these was struck with
Incredible swiftness, and was Il very hard
blow dealt in an upward direction at the
Driscoll stepped forward and
drew back his arm in a business-like,
scientific performance.
No Sense of Decency Left.
The fifth round saw more sparring for
blows below the waistband by Charlie
mont, more activity of his booted feet.
Drlscoll, 1t seemed TO me, was too indif-
erent to these irhuman tactics, and only
.a,,% IL
Irt. ! CONT think he was equally ready |
or defense and attack, and 1 was afraid |
le would suffer, though he had proved |
limself a straight hitter and supple |
nough on his feet. Besides Charlemont |
lad. to all appearances, lost the last rem
ant of his sense of decency, and his at
acks by foot were savage in the extreme. |
70 result
Charlemont launched forth in the sixth |
ound with his right foot, striking Dris- |
oil nearly in the pit of the stomach, yet /
OF with full force. But even so, the Eng
shman tottered for the moment. If he had |
allen, l believe Charlemont would have |
lmped on him with both knees. yet Dris-
oil drew back as he raised himself and |
hen stepped forward again with the right !
Dot. THIS seemed to confuse Charlie
lont, who foolishly put his neck right in
ne way of his opponents swinging left
and blows, now falling upon him with
elling effect. If the Englishman's
trength had not been previously i'm
aired by Charlemont's foul kick. he
-ould probably have knocked him clean
ut of the ring.
In the seventh round Charlemont dode-
1 successfully all of DriscOIPs intended
lows, while at the same time sparring
'r an opportunity to use his feet. No re-
lit.
The DiseracefuI Foul.
In the eighth Charlemont seemed to
ave come to the conclusion that he had
etter give up playing the mule, as Dris-
III was onto his tricks in that respect.
} he kept his feet for their proper pur-
'ses; but it was plain to all spectators {
lat he was trying to land below the I
aistband. At this the Englishisen in |
e crowd looked indignant and even hor- I
fed, while my own cOuntrymen-a5 far
they understood the sitUatiOn-Setmed |
ated at the prospect of victory, no mat |
r how IL was won For thirty seconds
more DTiscOll guarded MS body in true
!entiflc style, but CharIemOnrs attacks | Z
ere so fierce and delivered In such rapid {
ccession, that the BTtisher had 10 re-
rict himself to the defensive. Suddenly. !
ter swinging Highlander by Charlie {
ont, Driscol uttered a cry, then went
wn and crawled On all fOurs to his I
air, where he sat down with difficulty. !
ID with agony painted on his eounte- {
nee. "Charlemont has fouled me" he
id, simply, as soon as he could catch [
5 breath. while the Frenchman str-ck T
attitude, and declaimed in ponderous
yle that it was a mishap. and that he 7
rs sorry for IL. c
Oriscoll. much 10 my surprise. accepted
c excuse. which was backed I'D by
seconds, and the ten sec
ds having thus been frittered away | :
e judge declared the fight at an end. | !
ing the decision and the money 70 Z
arlemont Z
Host OF the countrymen hOwled with ! r
light az this. but the women sided with ;
iscoil. who. for his magnanimity. had | r
IN maitreated IN the most shameful :
inner. Baron Rothschild. who Is
1rough sport, was with us Heisaid II L
aHSmont had acted as he did in Eng c