The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-15
REFEREE SAYS GARDNER.
BUT HAMILTON rs At LEAST In
TITLED TO DRAW

Many Spectators at the broadway A. c.
| Beiiev. That tho Troy Man Is til. Real
| victor-The "Omnba KID Not What He
| Used to Iie ThomPs Keats wRlcou.
! That Oscar Gardner. the Omaha Kid. has
gone back out Of tho top notChcrs in the feather
weight class, nobody who saw him In
twenty-five round fight with Jack Hamilton
OF Troy, at the Broadway A. c. last night,
doubts for a moment. Several weeks ago
, Hamilton Justly earned the decision over Gard
ner from Referee JohR White, and
the latter was promptly assaulted by
3 Gardnsr's manager. Last night Hamilton
/ showed again that liz was tbs Omaha
I mans master. but tho same referee de-
cided that Gardner was the victor. The latter
surprised a crowded house by his slowness.
weak hitting and lack OF strength. hut
he also astonished tho onloOkots 10y TAX
ing jolts and swings on the point Of
the Jaw without going to seen Gardner
worked his lett lightly in the Troy mans face
all through the battle as the latter came to him.
/, For that reason. perhaps. the referee thought
! that Gardner was entitled to the dcci-
J sion on points. But iair-mindod observers
said that the very worst that Hamilton could
have received was draw. Hamilton j. a rug
ged pugillst. clever. and hard runrner. lie
! was never In distress, while toward the close
he had Gardner up tree.
Walcott OF boston. brother OF the weh-gnoWu
wstcrwelght Of that name. faced Kid Thomas
OIL Brooklyn for twelve rounds at $50 pounds.
Thomas was declared the winner.
Gardner was slight iavorite IN the betting.
His seconds were Pete butler Frank
Colyer. Hugh Arnold and Andy Wash.
Hamilton had behind Inn Frank Hart.
Jimmie Dime and Id Mcdaniel. The corr
ditions were twenty Ave TUunds AT ia pounds.
straight QuesusDeTry rules
Hamilton opened " IN a sU.id loft squarsy on
the eye. Then Gordon mixed it aud jack re-
spondsd with heavy h"inSs. iunIiy "euiiag
tie Omaha kid" bouui,ng into thc rope,
with right on the Jaw uaroner
ssipp-d away At the bell. Ia the second u,ld-
took, them aud Kept coming with swings,
Gardner had 10 time TO drup his hands aud
stfi.- attitude. Tor HariuIOn k-It Il IN ~ tNs
much better accuracy tat tho Troy man went
~ MS corner W tn u boo y nose.
Hamilton never ,et up ~ tue third. ltS got
his left t. tho n'eS sohdly AND 80
pa: in i.ceTs hs, rHn. both ,v. 81 Gar ,,r.:
,kau usual ard sent IN pU-e M tuty
blows in ne hglliclinehes. IT, TIE imsrin Han,
round gu work Gardner was slower 10 40
ii'h and bic hiring was nowners near what (;
through the round and landed tue more
Gardn-t IN nroved in the sixth liza renched
tho neck aud hrsi with 10Th hands aud
incidentally stolr-d hamiion's advance:
|
GaTdnsgs attack wns Il unE"r 10 the first gai
OF the seventh ana Hamilton was guessing, HIT
In the last half the Omaha pugiIst let w AMI
Jack vhs unhIrL
ami though Ga'dnsr hei him ~" sharp bows
In the face anu stomach, he landed -uoulh
sr,aSn 90 tn' az 20 mas We az TrILrat a.,
Gatdnsr's i-fts IL the ninth. art was after h's
lighter on his foot than GagGuer. who had
grown slew hHa,n.
Gardner hal the tenth round liz, showed
some vi his oth-tine sIsrd ANT ru' iumutua
.. on IL. defensive. WIN n. t.g,d dow
.ae, trey mn h., u.s. Thfn gs
neat biocsing a. tho eleventh ue.an, AMI tHrp
} s,itEs ,p,2a tAitti rAg''aA- ., AnLn"s' n
Ter OF terrible ,r mss alter nat. Nh,s Gnr4rtr
sent nis i-t straight to Ga" mouth Tor iGgts
Or, nsr hat no steam in h.' punch. In the
rest The thirteenth ~osr the crowd up a
, great style. Haunt too hustled nn.. be
: Jaw, tiardsrr iumi-.d to his PIN, s'roasly ami
as jack rushed ny not's.t .'n.' ol hmiI ~
. vls'oGs rush liz ,rsasnei lie Jaw as,i,
Win e in: S Gstaoef 'G Goose ,D' 2'' ri
|. swiftly to the chln AMI HzmiI'oa
10 sgt. Of the s,s tho. Voc shot G;o hs iacs
. Gardasr began tn. rrcenth with Hight.
At dsi.nc- by Hami.. on, who followed h. uiuo.
Hnm IN nd N. b:,t.r ri N. ,"unS S ri
' nEhtiug snl e!rectv~ blows. although GArIuor
Q peThnps had al s4Nantsge 90 to.nt..
s Hamilton s.nt Ia hall & H9sr snEshNTs 90
III. isw In e.. Sf,..sh S a,,,,gI meS ,Gg
o1 with riEht-haud, holy punches. INT
Tasr c. led GEon TO io',.w ne ifoG nan w
: tired as he cat hown. vhis Hamilton was stli.
I ssttons a. bul
!. but his blows = ere Ike fnonrr.-. except w
a the miI-up,, ESli thcr d,I nj tsELI 10
; were always on hand. In the ,ig rreruln i iEt.
i.'os sstthe ga,t all the way th'outh usrtuyr
to sTchansiag swings at co's GasGsFs liz
WAS on the roprs ,nuq's ng IN give end
. lsHrng ana most 81 the landInG. lie
Tsachsd Gardn.r's Jaw with III" riGht
out. Oscsrs lsRs wcr. ST. bothcriug hil Tor
}. hsslippsd down twice ~'thou, the iorre Of a
. Hsm,on went In Ike cyclone in the TWEEN
t-h. He pounded tbs Jaw and stomach until
; o'iht ring, HAM csrol u"thius % thob,oWs
tint OSCAR sent Sae" an Segt as los" =. Pos;
aprstty far advantage.
h"wtps Gn!'SS ., tho ~, Nd in 'hG twsGy;
again in the, tw"nty.s.cont. aid wa.
,.d s Ss,n the eo. s2n: .;a' "% n.sr} %
a Tor roInt. with light taps in the ,wcn,y-rhrrI
u but Hamilton rushed hru and ia him retro :.
Z, Ing before heavy assault. Gardner WIS On
. in trouble AMI tha crowd urged JACK 20 finish
him. But the bell cam" - The l. ~ rescue.
. Again III the twenty-toVr'h Hamilton ili I'll
A the fighting. and had Gardner, whose right
hand wHs Injured. on the defensive from hr,l 2,
= boil, Gariper made game rally In tbs AS
q round, but Hamilton did not have IN work hfr
To make an even hr-ak Ot IL. II booked Ike
victory Tor Hamilton or 4 irav, bat the rri.ro,
gave his decision 10 Gardner. Idlt tho GROVE
i sheersd and the rest growled