Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-22
DO[EN IND IHE ADVANTAGE,
CLEARLY OUTP0INTED JACK. Me-
CLELLAND AT THE
NJ. A. G.
GARDNER DECIDED 1T A DRAW
They Broke Clean I'm Clinches, and
the Crowd Showed It's Disap-
prevail Of This Agreement-A Fast
and Clever Contest Throughout.
Results of Bowling Games-Box-
Ing Notes-Other Sporting Mat
ters.

AHS NOtcstAcr oporuhS MAT
ters.
The boasted cleverness of Jack Nc
Clelland, of Pittsburg, availed him
nothing In his bout with Sam Bolen
before a large crowd at the M. A. C.
last night. The colored lad clearly
outpointed him, and there was such a
shade Of advantage in his favor that
the crowd did not approve the de-
cision. Not one contended that it
should have been given to McClelland.
The Pittsburg boxer did not resort to
his usual rushes, Bolen meeting him
whenever he attempted to do SO, and
giving back as good as he received.
Bolen was surprisingly clever. He
landed more frequently, just as effect
lively, and had all the better of the
clinches. Under straight Queensbury
rules he would probably have put Nc
Clelland out.
1t was nearly ten o'clock when the
principals in the main bout stepped
into the ring. Oscar Gardner, who
was referee, announced that he re-
ceived a letter from Eddie Santry, of
Chicago, featherweight champion of
the world, challenging the winner.
Both men accepted. In McClellands
corner were Bill 3radburn, of Chicago,
and Corcoran, of Pittsburg, while Ike
Neininger, Hugh Arnold and Sid Sadler
were in Bolen's corner. Announcer
Murphy stated that the men had agreed
to break clean. This was received with
prolonged Kisses and cat calls from all
parts of the club house, mingled with
cries of "Call it off" The audience re-
garded it as another concession to the
Pittsburg crowd, and was not slow IN
expressing its disapproval. Pitts
burg yellow streak" Give McClelland
everything" and similar cries con-
tinued for nearly ten minutes. An
nouncer Murphy endeavored to satisfy
the audience by explaining that it re-
quired two to make elinch, but the
kissing continued. Then there was a
conference, and it was announced that
Queensbury rules would govern, but
they didn't.
In the first round the men fiddled
for a minute, and no damage resulted
from the first few leads. Bolen shot
his left to the jaw, and the crowd
cheered. Both missed swings for the
head, and wrestled. Bolen did the
leading in this round.
The second opened with clinch, and
Bolen sent his right to the back. Nc
Clelland did some clever foot work.
Jack ducked into left iab on the
breast. Exchange of right swings on
jaw in the colored boys corner. Bolen
put light left and right on head, and
Jack showed Bolen back to the floor on
his hands.
Bolen opened the third with q short
jab to the body. Rolen put hard
right swing on the jaw, but missed a
left for the same place. Then he
rushed and placed both hands on the
body. McClelland failed to reply, but
Rugged and clinched while Bolen
forced the work. Bolen's round.
Bolen started out aggressively in the
fourth, and McClelland did a great
deal of sprinting. Bolen sent his left
to the short ribs. In q clinch. while
Jack held Bolen's glove. the latter jab-
bed his right to the back several times.
Rolen forcing, and McClelland putting
up very weak defense.
In the fifth, McClelland jabbed his
right in the ribs in clinch, and
fought more aggressively. Bolen shot
his left to the face twice. Jack swung
right to back of neck. Bolen jabbed
his left to the head and McClelland
WINGED. They were sparring at the
bell.
In the sixth, McClelland jabbed his
right to the wind, and Bolen put three
rights on the back. McClelland swung,
missed, and fell fiat on the floor. Nc
Clelland was forced into his corner,
and Bolen jabbed hard in the wind.
Bolen sent his left to the wind, and
uppercut with his right. Bolen fore
ing the fighting. Crowd urging Bolen
to "put him OUT Just before the
gong sounded, Bolen sent vicious up
percut to the chin, and McClelland' s
head went back.
McClelland looked refreshed in the
seventh. Bolen chopped his left to the
neck. McClelland put two right hooks
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rushed and hooked left to neck. Bolen
now on defensive. Boleu put right
swing to jaw and left hook on breast,
missing vicious uppercut moment
later.
McClelland continued his aggressive
work in the first part Of the eighth.
Bolen chopped neck with his right.
McClelland was rushed into his corner.
where Bolen uppercut him. and ne fell.
Bolen caught him against the ropes,
and put a hard right on the face.
In the ninth Bolen sent short left
to the ribs, and Jack put hard right
on the body. McClelland jabbed on the
wind, and they slugged each other
against the ropes. Jack hooked left to
the neck, and Rolen smiled. McClel-
lands round.
Neither man showed any signs of
punishment at the beginning of the
tenth. Bolen played on the wind and
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