The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-11
BEN JORDAN KNOCKED OUT.
EDDY SANTRY FINISHES THE CLErER
ENGLISHMAN UNEXPECTEDLY

End Comes in sixteenth Round After the
Foreign Boxer Outpoints Hts Man
| Chicagoan Gets Jordan Into Corner and
| Lands Left in stomach and Right jaw.
Another pugilstc favorite went wrong last
night when Bon Jordan. tho English feather
weight champion. who year ago out
| pointed and defeated George Dixon.
was Knocked out In the sixteenth round
at the Lcnox A. c. by Eddie Santry OF Chicago.
! The deciding punch was surprise. 1t
was clear right hand swing on the jaw.
which followed lefthander in tho
| stomach that helped to do the
| trick. Up to that stage Jordan by his remark
able cleverners and generalship had outpontsd
the Chicago pugilist. The EnRlishman could
| not stand the fast gait. however. and
was firing rapidly. santry fought with caution
| and splendid judgment He 1oored Jordan in
| the first round but did not lose his head. In
| stead OF fighting himself out in an attempt to
| finish the Englishman then and there. Santry
| took no chances.
| Santry was clever in defence and also cool
| headed in trying stages. He did not cut him
| self loose until he hid his man in trouble. San
try had been fighting himself to the top of the
| featherweight class in the last two years.
| He stands to-day on a par with Dixon and
| Gardner. His victory over Jordan was unex-
| pected. the betting talent laying big odds
| against his chance. Both men had bruised
| faces after the battle.
preliminary bout OF ak rounds at 100
pounds between Andy DAILY OF Boston
| and Billy Gardner Of Lowell provided
| plenty OF fast fighting. DAILY was tho
| aRgressor. rushing and swinging throughout
| the first round. Gardner was more deliberate
in his methods and had n strong punch. In
tho second and third rounds DAILY landed
off hn haa6 NJ which
| nearly sent Gardner down. 1t was even
up in the fourth round. and in the fifth round
Gardner by careful work outpointed the Bos-
| tonian. DAILY had the advantage in the last
round and got the decision on points
The second battle was for ten rounds at 138
pounds. the principals being Jimmy Dunn OF
Fall River and Percy Mcintyre OF this city.
Dunn was cool headed when Percy began
TO rush and mix it. In the second round
both reached the Jaw with impressive swings.
Dunn's punches being more clearly delivered.
Mcintyre was felled in the third round
with a left swing on the Jaw. He did not
stay down moro than couple of seconds and
then proceeded to slug right and left. Dunn
shot in a right hand body blow. but Percy re-
| taliated with a mash that cut open the left
eye. Dunn wound NJ the round with hot
uppercut on tho chin that made Percy clinch.
A left jah made Percy's nose bleed in the
lOuTtn TOunu. lie uRntluk was lHbU anu DOtn
| landed belts that bore fruit. Mcintyre was full
OF fight in the fifth round. but Dunn outpoint-
ed him and also landed the harder punches.
| McIntyre's face was the object OF more
| good blows in the sixth round. but Percy did
| not forget to send back many stiff wallops that
| were fllled with danger Dunn did the leading
| in tho seventh round until Mcintyre caught
him under the ear with terrific right hand
counter.
| This blow was forcetul enough to make Dunn
clinch to the bell. Mcintyre rallied in the
eighth round and with repeated labs on the
Jaw he had Dunn distressed. Dunn's right eye
was closed tight in the ninth round. and the
other was on the way. too.
Mcintyre rushed him and moment before
Worked hsrd for n hc last ronni
but he did not have time enough. He got the
| verdict
He wanted his share Of the purse ' paid to him
In cash before he put up e., his hands; As
wa: coming to him his d.%an va. d.elarsd
Brady was called upon to adjust the matter.
while the crowd howled with impatlence. Fl
nally the Englishmsn entered the ring at 1o:4o
Ms .t 10? stis 60 His secG Rs
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pnd f%nnds at ssy rs
principais SHOOK hands, with Charley While as as
lighters. Harry Ware viii Curiey and Dave ave,
Wallace. were introduced. George Dixon also
was brought into the ring and received an
First Round-JordHn started quickly with tho
rushed. but Santry caught him on the mouth
with the left. Jordan landed a straight punch on
face After ovoins another rush nun ord nS
missed again and Santry landed another left
book on thS o meek; the E 3n IN, oltHehng
and put Jordan down squarely. Jordan got
up and clinohod to the bell.
labs and couple OF swings, that drove the
English champion away. The latter got 10
body He also Blocked rush and Id" pokSi his i eft
into Edde's face. ,Santry came in with his right
Then Jordan got to the ribs with right. and
sho1tiGg the same hand over to the neck he
the be soaEsa Fl. assault cut loose 'hen
Third RoHnd"Jerdan began with lens
Hna then s Gs S9e s tasS
falling onto the ropes and be- ne forced
70 ,o. c.c b., a. 81, the, Chicago boy came
ropes pounding the body and neck with hard
bloTs Both missed swings and then spared
Fourth Round Jordan ran into clnch
ing style to the nose. santry tried couple OF
vain swings, the EnGllshman eouptering
| on tne DOuV. JORDAN TNSneN with the lett
stra ght TO the stomach and Santry cinchod
Again jordan attacked. but Santry countcred
with right on the Jaw and Jordan staggered.
Fifth Round-Jordan's ceverness was i'm
proving so that the, sports were filled with
admiration. He blocked two leads and
tapped santry on tho eye with left Jor-
dan blocked more leads and punched the
ribs With the right santry. tried again and
slashed the left eye open with heavy swing
Santry's right eve was also bruised. but he
came In with vicious swings that put his man
hRound"Santry rushed and had hisman
clinching from swing on tho back. They ex-
changed swings. Snntry eating right home
clearly to the eye. Jordan kept on with lefts
which swellsd the Chicago mans optic to twice
| it's size. Jordan never let up. but Snntry piled
In lefts that made the nose bleed freely
Seventeenth Round-Santrys left went di-
recty to the nose. He followed with n double
swing, Jordan's footwork taking him. well out
and both reached the CIV" Jaw. but But N not mar" hard
enough to score knockdown. Jordan
now. with the idea OF bringing santry's
guard down. but the latter took al the blows
and kept coming to the end Of the round
Eighth Round-Santry escaped a dangerous