The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-05
eAsEY's KNOCKOUT.
story of Yesterdays Fight Given
Round by Round

! story of Yesterdays Fight Given
Round by Round.
Seats for, the slugging match at Lex
1ngton park yesterday sold rapidly. and
when the gates were thrown ODer p,
great crowd filed through the turnstfles
and sought points of vantage from. ., II Oh
an unObStructed view of the arena cor d
be had The contest was to be TO I'm
! 1sh, Nick Young rules. and the & ad a
tors We're St Paul and Kansas City Ow-
ing to the recent knockout administered
to Milwaukee, st. Paul was install d IA
Xorite, but Kansas City found many ad-
mirers who were willing to wager eel
money that the gladiators from the vii
lage by the Kaw would be there at the
finish. Joe Cantillon was selec ed 10
referee the bout. Charles Comiskey
held the watch for st. Paul and Jimmy
Manning, performed q like office for Kan
sas City. st. Paul was first to shy its
caster into the ring, promptly followed
by Kansas City. Time was called at
3:45.
Round One-Friend led to Burke. who
landed a light right on the nose. Erie d
countered on the ST Paul fielder. and
Burke was counted out at first. Friend
had Geier going when the St Paul third
baseman landed a stiff uppercut past
second, reaching first Glenalvin put In
a hard Jab on Friend, sending Ge;er to
third. and in mixup Ge.er scored
Glenalvtn was knocked out by CAMEL,
and Isbeu received his quietus from the
same quarter. St. Paul l. Fisher toe1
the scratch and put in hot right-hander
to Miller, who was cross-countered, Geisr
to Isbell, and counted out by Referee
Canttllon. The referee made a rank de-
cfsfon, declaring Fisher had fouled Tuck
Turner and the Kansas Cityan was given
first. There was rally at the scratch.
Pot
were tangled, Turner going out from a
clever left jab by Spies. Camel was
knocked out by Geier Kansas CITY. O.
This was st. Paul's round
Round Two-St. Paul came up smiling,
with Lally at the scratch I.ally | d
with the right and was countered by
Miller, who landed half-arm lab that
sent Lally to sleep Shugart fidd ed and
led left to McVicker, who crossed with
the right and sent Shugart to grass
Friend coaxed lead from Clarke and
sent in the right and Clarke was out
fully ten seconds. No runs. Kansas CITY
toed the scratch. looking as fresh as a
daisy and none the worse for the drub-
bling received in the first round Hoff-
mefster hbbed, and was counted out,
Geier to Isbell. McVicker SPARED for
an opening. His leads were cleverIy
parried by Fisher. and in a rally on the
ropes McYicker was knocked completely
was out at first. No runs Honcrs
easy.
Round Three-Spies threw science to ths
winds and went right after Friends first
lead. There was q miX-up with Miller,
and Spies was carried to his corner,
Friend fibbed until Fisher had fouled
three times, when the ST. Paul pitcher
led with the right and found an opening,
the force of the blow throwing McVicker
into the air and landing Fisher on third,
Burke was knocked out by a chance blow
and Friend and Camel landed on Geier,
sending him to grass No runs Wilson
fouled Shugart and was retired Friend
led for Fisher three times and went to
the bench, having failed to land. Miller
Tented, drawing Fisher out, and manag-
ing to reach first in the mix-up. Turner
scored Miller by a right-hand swing on
the nose of tho ball that sent Clark to
his corner bleeding freely-at the heart
Then there was a general mix-up between
Fisher, Rothfuss and CAMEL, and when
the men were broken away Kansas City
was given two runs by the referee This
was decidedly Kansas City's round
Round Four-Honors were easy In this
round Neither side could land effective
ly and the referee called time with no
tallies.
Round Five-st. Paul came up for the
fifth round with a determined air that
boded no good for the Kansas Cityites.
Shugart placed a hard right on Mcyicl6-
ers mark, and when the visiting right
helder recovered consciousness Shugart
was on second Clark committed a foul
and was disqualified by the referee. Spies
then took advantage of McVicker's grog-
gy condition and scored Shugart on a
jab that went right to the point.
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