The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-25
SIXTEEN KNOCK-DOWNS.
"CoFFEE COOLER" TAKES THEM FROM
TOMMY WEST.

In rough fight at the Broadway A. c.,
last night. Frank Craig. the Harlem Coffee
| Cooler was easily disposed W by Tommy
West. the local pugilist. Craig was mari;
| almost from the moment the men first
| put up their hands Up to the
middle Of the fourteenth round when
Referee Charley White intcrfered. the Cooler
had suffered sixteen knocE downs. seven OF
| which occurred in the last round. The Cooler
used foul tactics en- various occasions and was
repeatedly warned West broke the ru es. too.
but not so ilagtantly.
In the preliminary bout AZ 122 pounds which
went the limit twelve rounds. Andy DAILY ot
Boston and Jerry Marshall OF Australia battled
to draw. Charcy White Icing the referee.
West was the iayoritc over tho Cooler at 100
to 80 with many offers on tho white mans
chances. Vests seconds were Matiy Mat
thews. Tommy Moran. Pete Burke and
Potter Burns. Ho weighed about 1ip
pounds. In tho Coolers corner were
Sum Bolnn. Julius Mack and Bob Crops
Tho cnlored pugl- was easily in the heavy
weight clnss. Tipping tho beam at probably
10. The conditions wrrr twenty rounds at
catch wcght7. Quccnsbnrry rules.
As they shook hands. Crain had big ndvan-
tnge In height aud reach. lIo was half head
taller than West and wore long white silk
round. aiming most OF his smash,s for the
body. era was cautious and managed to
Keep out Of harms way.
Wrs' sailed In az he second round began.
n mt l1pisd two so wings on the Coolers
lie smash Craig held ia the clinch hat en-.
suci The Cpp.rr insh,d. hut hi sEiity an
tnRo ist got away with agility without rcceiv-
swing on the neck
West opsned the, third with a rush and
across ,hc throat. Tn" CCorer WIS angry
nnnod Git;E nr2,eItinG verbally. h" rushed
he instant GazcI the WIZ VIII" ma ""' But But
WeS' cam" back To- his orixi'al plan OF attack.
Craig meeting lin with lehs
fourth: nllcR ny that h" had been hi Glow tho
belt W.T. VA. rar"iui ant q, H." same time
gong.
Craig hogan the l'th with a ccnn lc't on tho
another cioch. Vest rushed. throwing in
to'id npHnY"nch@@; to s, ,he h,na and ,oPsc6
from trnIe's mouth and another run.n
with tie same hand sscnt him, town. He
cut his lett eye opn with a, hard belt. Craig
seemed to be ready to quit when he went to his
,, West wen, right after hl4 man in the sixth
u" smashed the C"O'rr right on tn, nose with
his ~ aud drove his right TO The ribs Craig. IN
clinrh Another corking left made Craig's
nos" -h"l the arct an his face was covered
The Cooler Logan the seventh with an incl
ie"tive rush We; was ,rlai :" mix It with
s s% 2T@ he SGnSnsa so MRrs ,sT, Ca Tgs
tie colorei man weak and h" was snak .ng in
III" knees when the gong sent him to his
In the eighth. West GU, the Coolers face
some more and Punched him into constant
wii,ln"ss. hui he cGuin't land blow ,hmt an an.
prarci to Affect his adversary. West came
within an ncc" Of scoring heavy knockdrwn a
mnlncn' before time was up.
West rad his man groGgy in the ninth aud
s"nt him down with belt OF, the Jaw The
sycr they '1 tro'e West sm9shed hi him with NTH
mrrcilsst vigor. a holy punch put
AMI fought i,k" a bind man ~ stomach lows
were surely beating him moro than the drives
in the tenth West increased his attack until
ntns wake = his corner and wanted to Iuit.
tie resumed howIyer AMI miNcl It ,up. land.
on the chin ana wit more body blows h. made
HIN reel The Cooler was In dire distress at
The eleventh hrIst'cd with the ferccst kind
~ Fighting The Cooler rallied ant tried To
NIX n th's game W"s' was th' better man
rpG ard hanging on in the c'inchcs '..'''' ~"
a., A. III" twelfth began West swung, with fear
I I;.t5. nd, aoi W. ~ |sa,isd iowa. ,o1
DOWN. hut he refused to take The raferee's
count His ACE was a sight. aud West sluGGnd
him with no lot up Another swing sent the
Cooler to h" boards. hut ne got up and man
nGsi {" stay 20 the bell. He took a terrible
beating WIN un"Nprctc gnm"ness.
tcrnth like tiger and both fell in a vicious
clinch. Crags lrft eve wn> closed
ana his lace was crimson. lie rushed
again. hut this time West shook him m
" N y left on the chin. \ body Punch pat
CraiS d2wn ag,io 2nG he took six seconds lie
Tn" Cooler was Knocked down seven times
"a RAPID succession in the fourteenth lio was !
hOp"lcSSly licked. - when - minutes and !
~ SECONDS had elapsed the rctcrce stopped the !
lSht aud declared West the winner Craig /
was severely punished. West had few marks.