Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-02

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in corner and put several jabs on the
neck anc breast. Honors even.
| In the sixth, they exchanged stom-
aeh jabs with one arm free. McClel-
land placed left hook on the neck
Eddie put right swing on Jaw. McClel-
land leading in sprint around the
ring. McClelland tripped Eddie and
| almost took him off his feet, the crowd
| kissing.
The seventh opened rather tamely,
/ but after nearly minute of cautious
! sparring, Eddie sent right lab to the
wind. McClelland hooked lett to the
/ jaw. A sharp exchange at close quar-
| ters. Exchange of right hooks on the
| jaw.
Both men came up fresh in the next.
| Eddie put a straight jaib in the ribs,
and cleverly blocked left hook for
I the head. Eddie blocking very clev-
| erly. McClelland chopped twice with
his left. Gardner put straight right
! in the stomach.
! In the ninth, Gardner opened with
| a right handler in the ribs, and Me-
| Clelland landed lightly on the head.
| They exchanged rights on the neck.
| After a clinch, Eddie was dazed by
| straight right on the face. Jack put
left hook on the jaw. Eddie uppercut
on the ribs. Both lighting at merry
| clip as the round closed, amid great
cheering.
In the tenth McClelland came up ag-
gressively, but inflicted no punishment
Jack chopped with left. Eddie hooked
left to point of chin. Eddie tripped
and fell In a Glinch Eddie found tho
body, and is showing up much better
than in the earl: rounds.
In the eleventh Eddie secured the adj
vantage in several mix-uDs. He sent
McClellands head back with a straight
punch. They exchanged swinging
rights on the head. Fighting fast with
honors even. Jack missed right
swing, and Eddie chopped with left.
Eddie chopped again, and found body
Gardeners round.
, McClelland jabbed right to neck in
the next and Eddie countered ON Shout
der Exchange of swings on head.
With one arm free Eddie put stiff right
in stomach. Tame. McClelland open
ed aggressively in the Thirteenth. and
landed several stiff punches on the body
and jaw without return. Jack put
straight right on jaw and hooked left
to neck McClelland swung right to
jaw, and Eddie dropped to his knees to
escape. McClelland doing fast and eff
fective work. McClelland's round. In
the fourteenth McClelland was jeered
after failing In one or two tricks. Nc
Clelland put left and right on neck.
Eddie ho%-ed left to jaw, and in a
clinch put right over heart. Jack put
right on body.
In the fifteenth, McClelland appeared
to be the fresher Gardner put two
right jabs on the body. MeClelland
swung left to jaw. In the sixteenth
| McClelland again opened aggressiyely.
He swung his right hard to the jaw,
and dazed Eddie. Jack put left in
stomach. Jack swung right to neck.
Eddie missed a left swing. Eddie put
light right and left to body. Jack rush.
ed Eddie to corner, and landed several
times without return. McClelland's
round
The fourteenth opened with the men
| fddling for a few seconds McClelland
put two stiff rights on the jaw, and
went after a knockout. but Eddie had
steam left and stopped him.
| In the eighteenth McClelland threw
! Eddie to the floor, but he was up In
stantly. Jack rushed Gardner into his
| corner Jack rushed and they wrestled.
Then Eddie found the body and rushed.
/ and the crowd encouraged him. He
/ found the body several times. The
1 fighting was furious as the bell sound
! ed. Gardner's round.
| In the nineteenth the excitement was
, at fever heat In the first mix-up Ed
+. die jabbed on the body. He fell short
I on two uppercutg MeClelland rushed
him savagely. Then they spared eau
7 tiously. Eddie blocked several leads
/ for the head. Jack caught Eddie with
! his shoulder. and sent him 70 his hands.
( Eddie groggy as the round closed.
4 The pace was killing in the last
/ round. They shook hands. McClel-
/ land opened aggressively McClelland
put two straight rights on jaw. but
| thew lacked steam Gardner on the de-
z fsnsive. McClelland forcing the work,
/ and Eddie contenting himself with
weak attempts to block. At this stage,
after about two minutes Of fighting.
1 Oscar Jumped into the ring and grabbed
& McClelland. Eddie protested Nc
Clelland retired TO his corner upon be-
4 ing released. and referee Gavin awaFded
/ the decision to him.
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