The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
FOX WINS IN TEN ROUNDS
The Referee DisqunIifies Reilly For FoulinE
At tho Pelican A. G.


Martin Reilly. who came on from Lowell with
the reputation OF having fought twenty
round draw with Spike Sullivan. besides hav-
ing whipped several other good ones, stacked
UP against Jack Fox OF this city at the
Pelican A. o. last night. and proved
to be something OF a counterfeit Reilly
showed fairly good form for three rounds.
Then he fought like q novice and finally re-
sorted to the foulest kind OF fighting to avoid
being fairly knocked out The referee. Frank
Herold"after number Of warnings. disquali-
fed him In the tenth round and gave the light
to Fox. The men met at 1873 pounds.
Fox was the first to lead in the opening
round but 1t fell short and before Fox had time
to get on his guard. Reilly drove his right
straight into fox's stomach almost doubling
him up. Fox made another rush with right
swing for the head which Reilly ducked. at the
Same time swinging his right for the jaw.
which barely missed its mark. Reil-
ly was fast on his fect in the
second round and he easily avoided most OF
Jacks fierce PUSHES. Martin also had good
right hand which he used when the oppor-
tuuity offered with effect. Fox landed one
good swing In the third round, but Just before
the round ended Reilly made the inside OF his
mouth bleed with straight Jaw.
The fourth round was all in FoL's favor.
After getting in n light tap on the nose. he led
Reilly into clinch with a neat feint and them
after the break he made Martins head wabbe
with two straight jabs Reilly's nose was
bleeding and he was not so confident when tho
round closed. They both mixed it up lively In
the nth round. Reilly scored twice on FoxS
body with left and right, but the
latter opened deep cash under
Martins eye with terrific swing
Reilly's eye was badly swollen in the sixth
round. and Fox lost no time in making 1t
worse by planting two swings on the damaged
optic. Reilly used his elbow and shoulders on
Foxs body, which made Jack protest to the
referee Fox used his left on Reillys head 40
often in the seventh round that Martin was
spinning around the ring before the gong
sounded.
Reilly did most OF the fighting with his head
and shoulders in the eighth round. every
chance he got driving his head into Fox's ribs
with the force of battering ram. Reilly re-
peated this offence so often that he was repri-
manded by the referee, bnt apparently took no
notice of the caution. In the meantime Fox
kept pounding him on the head with short arm
swings and twice he almost turned Reilly
completely around.
Fox was tho aggressor in the ninth round,
Reilly resumed his former tactics In the tenth,
which proved to be tho last round. He
almost upset Fox after tanning his
head into the latter's stomach. Then
Fox pounded him w against the ropes
and Reilly became so Infatuated that he
butted Fox with his head at every opportunity.
Finally tho referee sent Riley to his corner and
declared Fox the winner. His decision was
received with cheers
Eddy Cain and Maxy Hough OF Brooklyn.
wore the principals in tho first bout OF ten
rounds at 115 pounds. Hough did not show
any OF his old-tmc form. while Cain displayed
some cIeverness HouGh had the better OF the
first three rounds. "a he did most OF the lead
ing and had Cain on the defensive. After that
however. Cain went to the fore and more than
held his own. The referee declared the bout q
draw.
The second bout introduced Tommy Shortell
OF New York and Harry APPEL. an ex-amateur.
They met for ten rounds at l3o pounds. Tho
contest was far above the ordinary prelimin-
airy affair. both boys being very scientific and
fairly good punchers. 1t was pretty even up to
the nth round. Then APPEL landed two heavy
swings, making Shortelrs nose and mouth
bleed. Arfeli did tho most leading but Shor-
tells defense was almost perfect. APPEL was
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