The sun., 1899-09-23
REFEREE WHITE PUNCHED.
OSCAR GARDNER's MANAGER Oh
JECTS 10 AN HONEST DECISION.

OECIS ~ Nv hoNESI DHCfStON.
Jack Hamilton of Troy, Defeats tho Coma
ha Kid" Fairly and Paddy Sullivan
Swings His Fists-The Big Crowd Upholds
the Ruling aud Condemns the Assault.
Oscar Gardner. the Omaha Kid" who has
been regarded by many ring followers as the
successor Of George Dixon to the feather
weight championship. was fairly defeated at
the broadway A. @. last night by Jack Hamil-
ton OF Troy. hitherto classed among second
raters. Whether 1t was the fact that Gardner
fought poorly or that Hamilton showed
remarkable cleverness does not matter much.
for the twenty-five round bout was clear
demonstration that. on points. gcneralshp.
clean hitting and ability to receive punish.
ment, Hamilton was undoubtedly Gardner's
master. When the referee. John White. justly
decided Hamilton the winner. there was .
great outburst OF enthusiasm from 1000
spectators. who believed that the proper
ruling had been made.
No SO. however,. with Paddy Sullivan. brother
to Senator Dry Dollar Sullivan and manager
OF Gardner. As soon as White had given his
decision he got out OF the ring into the time
keepers box. Sullivan, who had been watch
ing the defeat OF his pugilist from a seat near
the door. now leaped into the aisle and made
his way to where White was standing Uttering
an oath. Sullivan jumped at White and struck
him in the face with vicious blow. White
demonstrated with Paddy. who quickly dealt
him another heavy smash on the jaw. The no.
lice who stood near the fracas. were stupefed.
Capt. Chapman finally ran up and begged Sui
livan to desist. The latter was still trying to
hit White, but tho referee. keeping his temper.
quietly walked away Sullivan vowed that he
would get even with White later. While the
row was going on. the crowd looked at 1t in
silence. but after 1t was over Sullivan was de-
nounced.
Gardner was at one period a 3 to / favorte
and even money was waRered that Hamilton
would not stay ten rounds Possibly this had
something to do with the violence OF Sullivan's
assault The fight inside the ring was not
sensational but it was fast. Hamilton was
big surprise from the start.
Gardner did not show his usual speed. put
little force into his punches until the last half
dozen rounds. and was impressvely out
pointed.
The IN The the
other, with the idea Of ending the twenty
round go as soon as possible. They met at
: smuggling match: Both were GEoeey at var:
and in the eighth round DIVER was 80 badly
beaten after two hard knockdowns that Referee
White stopped the go and declared Morrison
dardner,s seconds were Andy Walsh, louis
Green. Frank GoIlyer and Julius % Mack % Hamil- h.1
and and Billy wilson. + TSey We're % matcRed t to U meet
Is a. l22 pounds. MaTquis Of QHeensberry rules;
\ slighter in build. but he was not afraid
Sh GepE to Gose he eS
crowd BY, shpfling slowly about with his guard
| tho second round and amazed both Gardner
and the crowd by having good advantage
In the third round Hamilton stopped the ma
| lority OF the blows aimed at him and. stu
| too. and those who were Offering pa to on
| Gardner fow minutes before began 10 shake
In tho fourth. round Gardner landed a, num-
Der Of heayy leits in the face He missed ter
After that he cooIly walked to his corner and
rubbed bis shoes in the roSn While s the Troy
Gardner eTS the th roSnd r1 With hurrcans m
ySS9ps Sr6E hSmtSn projected bs 6v himself well
in n 9b % the ssyeph Ta 1od
the latter rushed and caught him squareiy on
the law: Then Oscar Oscar IN had TO q9,t his iooline
Ham lton had the eighth round on leads. Gard
her stii taEnE aah1 z matters nat easy The Kid vas
rushe! hin! and swung rereatly to the head. 1t
was was HamlIto1s on round, q %srdaer sr being out,
| pointed. bhTuneT was SUN OdHnk IN inc tentn
points. The blows Of both men were not injur-
ioTs and the crowd began to urge them on Panor
being about equally divided. Hamilton had
his isopponent shaking in thetwelith round from
showing was 90 Disappointing, that 9 number
was over Gardner landed a heavy right
swing the which
iEht began. In the thirteenth round; H&mil-
ton scored clean knockdown with q left hook
The aoEpd sa
he was as slow as blind man. He showed
sna G f IN Over tho thFsn neary rES
hand swings to, the Jaw. Hamilton did not
appear to mind them and seunG as close as he
man ITO corner in the fitesnth round and
MIXED Il 4 Gardnsr's bloEs we're now heavier
right on the jaw drove Hamilton away Just as
round until Gardner belted him on the Jaw
with right swing and put him half down.
eighteenth Hamilton reached the jaw with
swings and also brought the blood from the
Ham llton started mix up in the nineteenth
round, but Gardner ripped in two terrific rights,
one Of which bled the nose and the other Jared
rrsstreatsd Hamilton vas in perfect condition;
effective blows in the twentieth round, Hamll-
ton did the better fighting In the twenty-f first
round and Gardner $ fri ends looked blue.
IIamilton's work in the twenty second round
entitled him to an even break. md it seemed
that he would win. barring accidents. They
were swinging hard all through the twenty
third round. Hamilton holding his own. In the
twenty, fourth. round Gardner put right
with all his force squarely on the point OF
the jaw, but Hamilton came back with
punches that made Oscar blink; ThS Kid was
handler on tho jaw. He hustled to his feet and
Hamilton tried to repeat the trick. The result
was fierce miN-up to the end. Gardner tiring
The referee decided in favor OF Hamilton.