The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-26
THEY FIGHT TO THE LIMIT.
EORTY-ETTE ROUNDS IN THE RING
At COMFY ISLAND.
Tim Callahan of Philadelphia Outpoints
johnny Ritchey OF Chicago in n Twenty
Round Anair-Cole, tho Trenton Well
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Round Anair-Cole, the Trenton We'll
terweight, whips Charley johnson.
Two ordinary glove fights were decided at
the Coney Island Sporting club last night In
the first affair which went twenty rounds. Tim
Callahan OF Philadelphia outpointed and
consequently defeated Johnny Richie OF
Chicago. In the second bout, which lasted
twenty-five rounds. George Cole. the colorod
weterweight OF Trenton, beat Charley John
son. white. OF St. Paul The latter received a
hard beating.
There was not large crowd present when
Richie and Callahan camo together for
the first bout OF twenty rounds at 10
pounds. George Siler was the referee.
Ritchic landed a left on the jaw in the second
round and then resorted TO heavy smuggling in
order to drop his man. who was unsteady.
Callahan. however. was good at infRhting too.
and toward the close Of the round he had the
Chicago man guessing.
As the third round was ending Richie aimed
a wild punch that missed Callahan and came
within an inch of hitting the referees head.
To show that it was an accident Richie shook
hands with Ser before sitting down. In the
next three rounds Callahan used his left with
such precision that Ritchies nose began to
bleed.
In the seventh round they rou ghed It, Callahan
getting bloody mouth They were fighting fast
and viciously. Callahan seeming to be the bet
ter puncher Richie was in some trouble when
the eighth round ended. Callahan reaching the
Jaw and body with powerful lefts. 1t was give
and take in the ninth and tenth rounds. Cal
ahan had the points in the eleventh and
twelfth rounds. Richie was SO badly Off that
Callahan might have finished him had
he known enough to follow him up
In the thirteenth round Richie. in avoiding a
rush. slipped down and upset pail OF water
over his seconds. Richie came near
tipping over the pail in the opposite
corner in the next round. Callahan had a
distinct advantage when the bell rang.
| Ritchie resorted to inilghting and heavy slug
| ging in the fifteenth round. with the result
| that he put Callahan on the defensive.
| The sixteenth round was full Of rapid eH-
| changes. in which Richie showed improve
| ment in his work. Callahan had the seven
teenth round. but at that he lost many
f Rtehie was again in distress during the
| eighteenth round but as in the other rounds
the nineteenth round Rltehe was warned for
laying his weight on Callahan IN clinches. me
Cole and johnson were matched to go
twenty-five rounds at l45 pounds. There vas
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Johnson was knocked fiat as the bell ended
Bleeding in the third round md As Cole rusGed
WITH terrible swings snc JohPSon Thppsh an
himself in vain attempting to put his man out.
Johnson thought that roughing might do some
| OF with great swings and had big advantage
when time was UP. Johnson received some
| the stomach. but his grin was still in evidence.
! Cole scored another clean Knock. DOWN IN
the sixth round. and had his man on the ropes
MIR Johnson. turn me loose" warbled Cole
as he rushed in the seventh round and almost
unscrewed the st. Paul mans head with a
game aud came back with blows that sent the
sell out. though, with more hard blows. Which
landed wherever they were sent. Johnson
and got his right eve split for his trouble, He
turned himself loose in the ninth round and
VAS mSre sG9 Ess for on d the
ndt make in the t smce round hd and h a
a left hook under ne chin being .the
and was SO full Of fight that Cole. Who was try
ing 10 finish him quickly sensibly desisted
In the three following rounds Cole had things
pretty much his own way. but Johnson was toe
tough a .proposition to DROP,
in Coles favor. Johnson did some iightnG
in the seventeenth round, and the crowd
| encouraged HIM, but Cole was not hurt
stomach punch put johnson down in tn,
eighteenth round. and Cole, made punching
bag Of him after that. When the nineteen II
round ended Johnson's seconds said that the r,
was something on Coles gloves Siller smelle(
OF the mitts and said they were all right
johnson was still protesting about them whey
he came up for the twentieth round
He had an "oil OF mustard" bee in hi
bonnet and 1t would not get ont
From this point to the end ot the last roun,
Johnson received a humping that would hay
chopped nm ordinary man in his tracks Coli
was the winner.