Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-08
stiff right jabs on the jaw, sending the
colored boys head back.

stiff right jabs on the Jaw, Sendlng the
colored boys head back.
| The fifth was lively, although 1t OPP
ened up tamely enough. Hopkins
again was warned about striking in
clinches McClelland sent the colored
boy to the one knee with body blow,
and was roundly Kissed for striking
him while in that position. McClel-
land put right and left on jaw, but
! Hopkins fought back gamcly. Joe
ducking, and missed an uppercut
swing. McClelland again wrestled
Hopkins to the floor. Pittsburg stock
goes away UP.
McClelland opened up the sixth very
f, aggressively, forcing the work, and
Hopkins apparently unable to land.
Each landed right on the jaw, and Jack
placed the odd one, a stiff right Jab,
which sent Jacks head back. The sew
enth was an even break. McClelland
led off with a right handler on the jaw,
and a left on the wind. Joe put jab On
the breast. McClelland landed fire.
quently in the eighth, but there was no
steam behind his blows. Hopkins
| slipped and fell, Jack jumping over
him. Jack put stiff right and left
hooks on the jaw. Joe looked dazed
and tired, but recovered himself and
rushed, forcing McClelland to clinch.
The pair opened up with the fast
work where they left off in the proceed
ing round. McClelland landed weak
right and left on the jaw. Jack rained
rights and lefts on the head. and ice
! dropped to escape punishment Joe
put a stiff lab on the fact. Joe rushed
and was worsted AS the bell sounded,
Jack placed a light uppercut on the
mouth, followed by a right on the jaw.
McClelland's round.
In the tenth, Jack got all the better
Of a mixup at short range. His supe-
rior cleverness counted largely in his
favor. Hopkins wanted to mix up
again, but a right hand jab stopped
him. Jack put left hook on the jaw,
and rushed the Smoky City lad Hop
kins sent vicious right jab to the
wind, which counted The pace began
to tell On the colored boy, who was
groggy when the gong sounded, and
bleeding at the mouth.
Joe opened the eleventh with a left
hook on the jaw, which proved there
was still considerable strength in him.
McClelland chopped the face. Joe
landed straight left on chin. Jack
wrestled and the crowd Missed. Jack
handed out rib rooster with his right,
following it with left hook on the
neck. Fast work stopped by the bell.
The opening of the twelfth found
both men trife tired. Hopkins stood
up against repeated jabs on the head,
which did not hurt him. McClelland
fell over the ropes. Jack still finding
the head without much trouble. Jack
put stiff left on the wind. Hopkins
bleeding copiously from the nose and
mouth.
In the thirteenth Hopkins trunks
were discolored by blood. Jack sent
out right and left swings on the jaw
which staggered the colored boy. He
followed up his advantage, raining in
rights and lefts, and Hopkins went
down. He took the limit to arise. A
lab in the face floored him again, and
he took nine seconds. He Rugged
when he regained his feet, but was
sent down again, again taking the lin
it. 1t was merely a question of endur-
ance. Another right hand jab fioored
the colored boy, but he was gamely on
his feet again when the bell rang.
Fourteenth round-Hopkins still look
ing weak, but makes a good defense.
McClelland takes his time, waiting for
an opening for the knockout blow.
Lots of fddling. Jack placed right
swing on the jaw, and pushed Hopkins
to the floor. A left hook on the jaw
sent him down again, but he was up
Immediately. Hopkins on one knee,
and Jack pushed him over. Jack put
right and left swings on the jaw, fore
ing Hopkins against the ropes, and the
colored boy put all the steam he had
into left jab in the stomach.
Fifteenth round-Joe regaining his
strength, and ON the aggressive. Joe
put left in stomach and on jaw. Jack
sent out straight left on the chin,
(which sent Hopkins backward on the
ropes, and down. He took nine sec
onds to arise. Jack landed left to
stomach and right to jaw, and Joe
went down and this time was unable
to arise when the referee counted off
the seconds. Hopkins had simply
been beaten down. A harder puncher
would have finished him earlier in the
game. McClelland assisted his oppon-
ent to his feet and helped him to his
corner.
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