The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
WALCOTT KNOCKS
OUT EDWARDS
Done in the Thirteenth
Round.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Joe Walcott,
the colored pugilist, knocked out Billy
Edwards of Australia at the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight in the thirteenth
round of what was to have been
twenty-round bout.
Walcott had Tom O'Rourke, George
Dixon, Jack Dougherty and Charley
Miller behind him as seconds. Edwards
seconds were Dan Creedon, Tom Will
liams and Charley Peet. The principals
appeared to- be in excellent shape. Wal
colt was a 2-to-1 favorite in the bet
ting. The opening round was not very
lively; in fact it was rather tame, and
honors were even, most of the punish
ment being delivered on the body.
In the next Walcott had much the
better of the argument, landing rights
and lefts on the face and body very
effectively, while Edwards seemed un-
able to land a good blow.
In the third round Edwards was still
very. unsteady in his work and Wa!cott
was all over him continually Edwards
was nearly sent through the ropes with
a terrible left on the wind and only
saved himself from getting out of
bounds by grabbing Walcott by the
legs early in the round. Edwards was
much distressed when he returned to
his corner The Australian did great
deal of Sprinting in the fourth, but Joe
got TO him frequently with both hands.
bearing in all the time. Edwards landed
a right on the body and left on the
neck at close quarters, but Walcott
went back at him savagely. In break
Walcott struck Edwards and there were
cries of Foul" but the referee only
cautioned the negro and the men con-
tinued, Walcott having everything his
own way.
The fifth round showed no harm in
Edwards and Walcott sailed into him
with left and right swings which made
the Australian look like novice. Ihe
next round was only a repetition OF the
previous ones, Walcott sending left Jabs
TO the wind and swinging his right 10
the head and kidneys. Edwards grew
weak as the round progressed, but he
made a squirt at the close, sending left
and right to the head With little dam
age.
Edwards took desperate chances in
the seventh. He fought very wildly,
while Walcott used his hands with good
Judgment Edwards hooked hard left
on Joe's chin, jarring the negro's head.
Joe jumped back with a vicious LETT
hand swing, which Edwards lodged.
Walcott still on the aggressive,
forced his opponent all over the ring,
landing lefts and rights on the body
and head in the eighth. Once toward
the end of this round Edwards landed
a hard left swing on the side or Joe
head which almost took him off his
feet Joe righted himself quickly and
Jumped back at Edwards, boring in
with both hands till the bell rang.
The ninth round found Walcott still
forcing matters. Billy made several
attempts to counter his opponents $
leads, but Walcott was too clever, and
smashed Edwards repeatedly on the
face with vicious lefts and jabs, forcing
him to the ropes frequently
Edwards was certainly very game
and came up readily for the tenth
round. But his ganIeness was of little
use against the sledge-ha hammer blows
which Walcott rained upon him. I'D
wards fell down in the middle of the
ring from a body blow and remained
down nine seconds. Walcott flew at
him like a gamecock when he got up
again and pummeled him hard and
fast till the gong sent them to their
corners.
Walcott opened the eleventh round
with a hard left on the face and Billy
clinched. Edwards swung his left to
the jaw and Walcott sent his left to the
stomach and his right over the kidneys.
There was plenty of infghting, of
which Walcott always had the better.
Beginning the twelfth round the men
rushed to a clinch, after which Ed
wards sent in a hard left on the wind.
Walcott returned with a right in the
ribs and a left smash on the face, fore
ing Edwards to the ropes, where the
referee had to pull them apart. Ed
wards met Walcott suddenly with
right swing on the jaw, which sent Joe
staggering fully ten feet to the ropes.
Edwards was too tired to follow up,
and Walcott came back like cyclone,
mixing it up until the gong sounded.
Edwards landed a left swing on Wal
colts head in the thirteenth, but Joe
sent back a left on the face. which put
Edwards on his back. Nine seconds
elapsed before Edwards got up. Wal
cott got him at close quarters and sent
him down again with left on the body
and fell on top of him. AS soon as they
shaped again Walcott rushed and
jabbed his left to the face. following it
UP with right on the point of the jaw,
which sent Edwards down and out,
with his head hanging over the bottom
rope. Edwards had to be carried to
his corner where he soon revived.
Walcott was declared the winner. Time
of round, PAS.