The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-08
HARD-H|IT|NG
BOXERS SHOW
GREAT SPORT
Good Bouts at San
Francisco Club.
FURIOUS FIGHTING IN ORDER
MYERS STOPS THE GALLoP OF
ED SMITH OF THE IOWA.
Bert Woods Defeats William Gran
field, While William Condor
Gets the Decision Over
Dan Barry.
FURIOUS FIGHTING IN ORDER
MYERS STOPS THE GALLOP OF
ED SMITH OF THE IOWA.

If F'itzsimmonS and Jeffries show as
good sport in their battle for the world s
championship as was shown in each OIL
the five bouts at the San Francisco Ath-
letic Club last night the spectators will
have had a run for their money There
were boxers of all weights and sizes, each
seemingly with but one object in view,
and that was to annihilate the man in
front of him. The boxing throughout
was of the whirlwind order, and the
spectators yelled themselves hoarse at
| the earnestness of the men.
| The principal bout was scheduled to go
| ten rounds. The contestants were IL.
! Myers and Ed Smith, the latter OF the
! Iowa and the former an eX-man-of-wars-
man. Smith fought himself to an abso-
lutte standstill in four rounds during
! which he was on the aggressive. He
made play for the body, and landed re-
| peatedly drawing a sickly smile from
| Myers face. The pace was fast from
the first tap of the gong. In the fourth
round the men followed one another all
over the ring giving blow for blow.
Smith finally received a stiff highlander
| that put him out of the game.
Deacon Jones, the diminutive colored
| boxer and James Crawford were put IN
to supply the comedy element, They
omitted all fancy blows and sailed into
one another as though they were lighting TN
much smaller than his opponent, forced
! the fighting, to the evident delight of the
| spectators. whose shouts must have been
! heard blocks away. Referee Greggalns
| called it a draw.
! The deacon" remained in tie ring to
| make a speech and thereby secured the
long end of the purse adias a ana eee
| men, Next time l will let the booze alone
and win guarantee to make a better show
ing" He did not get much beyond thls
when silver of various denominations
commenced to drop in the ring as though
shaken from some cloud with ;tlyer M
| ing That ended the dusky gladiator
| speech, as he then applied himself aSsld-
The bout between Ed Prendergast
and Charles Vickers showed a kline,
toscope picture of revolving arms and ana
animated tops No effort was made az
guar ding, each man being. n he ring APP
was to knock the others block off. Ref
cree Greggains' decision was popular
| one
William Condor was given the decision
! over Dan Barry after six rounds OF
! spirited work. during which blood flowed
/ In Il crimson stream.
One of the best bouts was between Bert
| Woods a pupil of Walter Watson, and
William Granfeld. 1t was give and take
throughout. Woods playing for the body
while Granfeld tried for the more WI
clever and clean hitters, doing great ex-
ecutior There was no let up, the men
keeping at 1t all the: time. The end came
suddenly in the fourth round. when
Woods landed a right handler on the Jaw
that az opped Granfield. The latter rolled
over on his back. but was too dazed to
/ get OF. his feet until the fatetul ten sec
! Onds had been counted.
The gymnasium was thronTed tc the
doors Billy Jordan was master of cere-
monies and Alex Greggains referee. He
! is n perfect Gear" Reed in he ring keep
ing the men up to their work and over
| looking Letty fouls.