The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-28
'7w'ASA DRAW.

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Matthews, Rushing the New Yorker
to the Close Oscar Gardeners Stand
Against Fakes.
Another star event was added to the
Metropolitan Athletic clubs record in
the contest between Jack Bennett, OF
McKeesport, and Matty Matthew'S, Of
New York, which starting after mid
night, owing to awaiting Ellss' fair pa
irons. occurred this morning, md rs
It went the limit oftwenty rounds, was
not over until after o'clock. 1t was
Il corlslng battle. Bennett showing un-
expected good form. Matthews was
dangerous In the early rounds. but the
Eeatlcmanly McKeesport boy solved his
style and made deserved even break
thereafter.
Oscar Gardner's decision OF q draw
was the proper thing. as honors were
about even. all things considered. Ben
nett Is Il hardy and clever boxer, but his
bounding abilities lacked the force pos
sesscd by Matthews. They deserved a
larger house. The battle was dead
earnest struggle. and each BOXERS mug
will bear traces of 1t for some time. It
should have the effect OF packing the
club house tomorrow evening, when
Harry Fischer, OF Brooklyn, and Dick
Moore. OF New York. Will! clash at 1G5
pounds.
It takes older lads in the game than
Buzz Auber. of the South Side. and
George Tucker, of Little Washington,
n ~.
rs they discovered ere the third round
Of their preliminary went by. Their
first round was remarkably tame and
demonstrated to the talent that they
had previously talked 1t over" Au-
ber's advantage over Tucker was quite
apparent, but they We're exchanging
love taps, and after cauttoning them
ut the close of the first round. and no
improvement being shown. Oscar sent
them to their corners In the midst OF
the third. His statement that the
boys agreed to box on their merits, and
had fixed 1t up" was warmly en-
dorsed. No such games would be toll
Grated at the club.
Then George Church. a colored ban
lam. originally from Buffalo. n. Y.
who had challenged the winner. agreed
to so on with Auber. to which BUZZ"
assented, and after having been
given 4 few minutes rest he
und Church went at 1t. Buzz"
has improved wonderfully Of late. ard
retrieved himself in the second bout.
Church was miniature edition OF Joe
Hopkins, being finely muscled. He
adopted rushes and swings as his tao
ties. and wrestied Bazz to the floor at
the start. Church had trouble reach
Ing Auber, whose blocking was fine.
Church's steam was gone in the fourth.
and Buzz haG him on the run, and was
forced to chase him to get close.
Church was fond OF wrestling and
clinching, and kept continually backing
away. He was u good QUICKER, but Buzz
landed nicely. Churchs cliching in
the sixth showed 4 yellow streak. and
Oscar Gardner was busy breaking
them.
Buzz lost his temper at Church's
cllnching tactics in the seventh. and
rushed him hard. The colored lad had
the most steam, but the clever Wheel
ing!te landed oftener. and sent him to
The floor In the eighth with punch on
the kidneys Buzz had TO do all the
leading, and was tired from chasing his
man around the ring. The ninth was
very exciting. and Church got some
hard bumps. Buzz raped him to the
lioor at the close Of the tenth. This
round was featured by Church's cIInch-
Ing and hugg!ng, but he couldn't have
lasted many rounds longer. + This was
the best preliminary ever at the club
and Referee Gardeners decision in Au-
her's favor was wildly cneered. Church
challenged Buzz to fight for 500 a side,
weigh lis pounds at the ringside. Buzz
accepted.
The midnight hour had passed when
the main bout started. Speaking to an
1ntelligencer man. Fred Fox, manager
Of Matthews. said that Bennett In his
street clothes, weighed l59 pounds.
while the Mckeesporte: had insisted
on Matthews making 1SS. Neverthe-
less. Matthews agreed to go on. BEN
netts father was in his sons corner.
Matthews was In finer trim than Ben
nett and looked the better ring general
as they faced each other. Matthews
swung vic'ously, ripping several to the
body with steam galore. He played for
the body Bennett did lot Of fiddling
and his blows couldn't compare In
strength to Matty's whIrlwind swings
and drives. The face work was appre-
ciated by applause ut the close of the
FIRST round and similarly repeated. for
Il was the genuine article, and 50 terri
fic was the pace that the end was pre-
dlcted before twenty rounds went by.
Even money on Bennett" shouted
mn ndmirer OF his at the close OF the
third round. I'VE allow no betting in
the house. responded Referee Gard
ner.
Both boxers played for the body and
each ducked from many q knockout.
They were equally eager to mix 1t and
the fighting was alt in the centre OF the
ring. Matthews was more the aggrcs-
For and both were pulling In the fourth
round. Jack sent him to the floor with
I, shove as the gong sounded. Jack
tabbed him In the next, but no dam
age was done, both taking breathing
spell Refreshed, they resumed the
pace In the sixth. Jack led often, but
mostly fell short. He Jabbed the ribs
hard. but was met with stiff rights
and let's on body, with the gong ring
Ing. Matty put nasty left on the jaw
with Jack ut the ropes In the eighth.
and Jack returned later with body
swings. Then Matty did likewise
Either man found II hard to get an
opening. 1t WAS cleun work md Gard.
ncr had 10 trouble in breaking them.
Jack drew first blood from Mntty'a
eye in the eighth and his body was
soon covered with gore. Mntty tried
again and araIn 10 hook Jacks heart,
but the Mckcrsporter had nm elegant
dcrcnHc. In the rest Hughcy Arnold
doctorcd UP Matty's eye. Bennett di-
rected his attention to the injured optic
In the next round, and put left swings
over on the breast. Jack apOlogized
Tor tapping him after the gong. and the
crowd gave him the glad hand. Mntty
worked In good jolts on tho body IN the
t"hiA and they worried Jack, whose
mouth nla" got a rap that sent the