The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-01
45 ROUNDS OF FIGHTING.
TWO RAFTING BOUTs IN THE RING
At CONEY ISLAND.

Twenty-Round "Go"-rhe Australian
the Winner-Mntty Matthews Defeats
Eddie Connolly in Twenty-Five Rounds.
Matty Matthews Of this city earned the ref
eree's decision over Eddie Connolly OF St
John, New Brunswick at the end OF twenty
five rounds Of swift lighting at the Coney Island
sporting Club last night.
Connolly was clearly outpointed. but was
game and dangerous to the end OF the contest
Matthews put up the best fight OF his career
and surprised his friends. In the preliminary
bout OF twenty rounds Jerry Marshall of Aus
tralia beat Bod Allen Of Boston.
Jerry Marshall Of Australia and Bod Allen OF
Boston. both colorcd. shared it in a twenty
round preliminary bout at the featherweight
limit. George Edwards was the referee. Allen
was a rusher. pure and simple. He was not 80
clever as the Australian, but was strong and
a hard sugger. He chased Marshall during
the first two rounds. wasting terrific swings
on the atmosphere. while the Australian
had no trouble in landing lrft-hand count
ers in the face whenever they came TO a
stand still. Marshall did more clean jabbinR
in the third round, but In the fourth Alleu be-
gan tactics that made the Australian think
the ring was ON fire. The Boston man rushed
like football player. swinging both hands like
mallets wrested in the cinches. and roughed
1t until Marshall was either on the run doing
hugging act. Aliens cyclonic methods were
continued in the NTH round. Marshall turned
his back on more than one occasion and ran as
if n mad dog was after him.
Allen soon showed signs OF bellows to
mend" aud let up. So did the Australian. and
the sports began to tell them to go at it again.
Allen was plugged ont in the sixth round. and
Marshall beat a tattoo on his face with rapid
punches They were running smuggling clinch-
ing and tumbling to the floors on top OF each other
N bp Gpypnth round while tho crowd rparp1
with laughter Allen got his second wind in
the eighth round and reached the stomach
with punches hard fought enough to make
Jerry hang on. Marshall got down to real
business in the ninth round and scored point
after point with apparent ease Allen was
weary again. but vicious at all times.
In the tenth round Allen revived once more
and with a couple Of lucky smashcs on the
Jaw he had Marshal guessing when the bell
sounded. The latter almost doubled Alien up
with stomach punch in the eleventh round.
hut did not know that heihad done any damage.
Allen cut loose like wild beast and rouGhcd
1t until he finally beat the Australian
to the floor. Eight seconds had been
counted OFF when the gong ended the
round. Marshall going to his corner groggy.
1t was terrific fight. and the crowd made
much noise that the men did not hear the bell
for the twelfth round. Allen began with a
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head and body until the latter fell to the floor
| and took another count Marshals mouth
| waS bleeding. but Allen could not do any more
| harm. as his wind had deserted him again.
| Marshall protested against Aliens roughncss
| when he came up for the thirteenth round. but
the referee told him to fight Allen resumed
| his wild rushing. but left on the Jaw and an
| other in the stomach made him stop. Mar
shall however was slow in following. and
| 81, ha1 %
recover. Both were tired in the four
teenth round. and the pace was much
slower Marshall ran necessarily in the
| fifteenth round and also dropped to his
| knees five times to take the referees count.
The seconds of both men howcd Foul" and
were in a frenzy. Marshall went down again
at the beginning Of the sixteenth round and
@I.t Ss Sfns ,"
in Any trouble. Marshall p"t in hard
the seventeenth round, but Allen. though he
was scarcely able to hold up his hands. stood
head. Nlen received another severe walioping
! in the eighteenth round wlShout retaating In
bat sod o ns"h
punch almost put him down. Alien rushed
Of aS 5nos He sw T2% d E han 1hs
ranidly to the head hut Marshalt soon fought
HIM OF with stomach punches. Alien came
/ back. though. only To receive moro Of the same
do-c, Tn" decision went to Marshall and was
fair hut som" of the spectators in the far end
| Of the building booted
Four thousand persons We're present when
| Matthews and Connolly got into their chairs.
Matthews was handled by Tommy West. billy
! Roberts and Potter Burke. Conunlly'S seconds
/ were Strv" O'DunnolI. sam Fitzpatrick. Jimmy
Ian" and Charley Burns. The conditions were
Twenty-Five rounds AT 1:|S pounds. Nobody
looked for tam"n"ss after the way the men
rrivcd p"k" under the right eve that raised
IA vslhe lump. In the second round
Connolly came to close quarters and raped
Matthews on the Jaw with such force that the
latter skipped away. Then Marty returned
with walop on the nose that brought blood.
Connolly did the leading hut Matthews's
punches We're directed with superior accuracy.
The third round wa. a hurricane. Connolly
started il with a rush, Matthews mixing it.
As they stood away, Matthews worked long
lcfts to the stomach with plenty Of power
still. Connolly was tho aggressor and he made
tn" fight fast
In the fourth round Connolly again forced
the battle. but he found that Matthews was
possessed of excellent leg work. and in con-
sequence it was hard 70 land. On the other hand
Matty. because of his superior reach got to his
man with more frequency and SITTER blows.
managers. notified the reporters that de-
snitc their extreme .rrecastion in watch
ing, the gates. "One-Eyed Connolly
had gained admission and refused to
leave Connolly soon made his way to seat
near his namesake's corner. where he pro-
ce"drd to thoroughly ENJOY himself. Matthews
| CO. IN series Of l"fts ~ ionnuIlv's face in the