The record-union., 1899-06-01
TWO BATTLING CONTESTS.
BOTH WERE SHORT, BUT THEY
WERE FULL OF VIM.
Hellman Put Out schwalenberg
and Ed johnson Knocked
Out Tom johnson.

rooms of the Athletic Club last night
to witness the two ten-round glove con-
tests, announced, the first between Al
Hellman and c. Schwalenberg, both
members of the club and Ed Johnson
of the Athletic Club and Tom Johnson
of Marysville.
Five rounds was the sum total of
both the contests, only one-fourth of
the limit, but there was no growing
at the shortness of the bouts, for they
made up in quality what they lacked
in quantity, ending with a knockout in
each case, after a fast battle. Many
pinned their confidence in Schwalcn-
berg, thinking him more clever than
Hellman, but their predictions were not
correct and he succumbed in the sec
ond round. The Marysville man was
not in it from the first and the home
man proved too much Johnson" for
him, the knockout blow being what one
spectator demonstrated "a dandy"
Fred Harris was referee for both
fights and for the first F. Denny and
W. Henley seconded Hellman, while
Louis Payen and E. Schenk did the
needful for Schwalenberg. The men
are welterweights and Schwalenberg is
a couple of inches the taller but He'll
man is more stocky and with three
inches more chest measurement No
more fast and furious fighting has ever
been seen in the clubs room and there
was no rest or sparring for opening on
either side from the start.
Hellman led off on the stomach and
Schwalenberg came back on the neck
Heavy exchanges followed and He'll
man fell. Schwalenberg put in couple
of heavy facers and both got in some
hot short arm work. Hellman lard
ed stiff punch ON the stomach and one
in the face, Schwalenberg countecing
heavily on the neck. He put in a
couple of heavy lefts on the neck and
face and Hellman returned 1t on the
mouth, receiving another stiff punch in
the face. Schwalenberg struck in
the breakaway and was cautioned.
Schwalenberg landed on the mouth and
Hellman put in a hard right on .he
neck in the breakaway and was also
cautioned. The pace was furious and
Schwalenberg had the advantage all the
way through, Hellman being bleeding
at the end of the round
The second round showed no diminu-
ton of the pace and was give and take
from the start. Hellman led off on the
neck and they mixed and slugged each
other. SchWalenberg landed one on the
nose and followed it with a left swing
on the neck. He followed it with one
in the face. but Hellman came back
With one on the neck that sent him
staggering to the ropes and followed it
with one on the breast They mixed
and exchanged heavily. Hellman fol-
lowed up his advantage and getting
Schwalenberg near the ropes, landed q
half-arm left on the neck and SchwaI-
enberg dropped and was counted out.
1t was rafting fight while it lasted.
Next came the match between the
Johnsons. The Marysville man was
seconded by Jim Pendergast, W. Lam
dis and Joseph Jacobs, while William
johnson, w. Henley and w. Surgesson
We're Ed Johnson's seconds After the
men entered the ring, the announce
ment was made that Danny Needham
challenged the winner.
Ed Johnson was aggressive through
out, Tom putting in most of his time
blocking his adversarys leads and
avoiding punishment, while making an
occasional lead and watching for a
chance. He nearly succeeded, too, Just
at the end of the second round when
he barely missed vicious right hook
that, had it landed, might have turned
the tables, but it just grazed his oppo-
nent's face. With this exception, his
blows seemed to lack steam.
In the first round Ed led for the BODY,
but was short He then landed the
left on his opponents right eye thrice
in succession, partly closing it. He
landed on the face and neck again and
again, Tom getting in an occasional
counter Ed had the best of the round
all the way through.
In the second Ed put a light left on
the eye and Tom landed on the neck.
Ed landed on the right eye and On the
body and Tom put one on Eds eye
Ed landed twice on the stomach and
once on the neck. Tom clincainr "a
avoid punishment, They countered on
the face and Ed visited the damaged
optic again, Tom putting a haSi one
on the ribs. Ed put one on the eva
and followed it with a right on the neck
and Tom went down and STAYED Down
five seconds. Tom put one on the
stomach and Ed came back with one
on the face. Tom put one on the breast
and Ed visited the eye again. Tom
barely missed landing a wicked light
hook and Ed missed a left swing as the
bell rang.
Tom opened the third round with a
left on the neck and they mixed up.
Ed put in right on the neck They
exchanged blows and Ed put one on
the sore eye and another on the neck.
Tom put one on the neck, but it lacked
steam and it was evident he was going
and after the exchange of a couple
more blows, Ed caught him on The
point Of the chin with a left upper cut
that fairly raised him off the floor and
he went down and was counted out.