The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-12
KNOCK OUT AND A DRAW.
TWO FAST BoUTs I'M THE RING AT
CONHY Island.

Referee Calls II an Even Thing Between
Forbes and Lsnny After Twenty-Five
Rounds-Campb e1l Puta Larry Barns -
Sleep in the Twentieth and Last Round
Two OF the fastest bouts seen In somo time
were decided at Coney Island last night. The
wind up bstvssn Harry Forbes OF Chicago and
Eddie Lsnny. the Italian featherweight Of
Chester. Pa. was hotly contested. II went the
limit. twenty-nvs rounds, and was declared
draw. George Edwards was referee
Loudon Campbell OF Pittsbure and Larry
Burns Of oohoss furnishsd the preliminary
bout oftvsnty rounds At 128 pounds. In
point OF cleverness there was not very much to
choose between them. For the FIRST three
rounds they dirsstsd their attention 70 each
others body and some stin blows were ex-
changed.
In the fourth they com uenoed to jab. Not
many OF the blows were blocked. and when the
corners were reached both had O number Of
marks on their oountenance. The nrst siGn OF
viciousnsss manifested itsslfin the f1fth round.
A couple Of straight ones on the nose from
Cam pbells left soon brought the Goro. Burns
tried to get oven By swinging. but Campbell
made some pretty ducks.
They fought at long range In the sixth round
when Campbell was very cautious and allowed
Burns 10 do the forcing. Larry made many
misses. He caught Campbell. though. quite
hard on tho ear with the right and the lat
ter closed In with a speedy clinch.
Jabs played great havoc with Burns's face
In the eighth round aud Larry took
his chair with his features much distorted.
Honors were equally divided In the next three
rounds Campbell's punches were the m ost
accurate and each knock left it's trace. He
touchsd mn Burns's no,e aonin in the twelfth
round and soon had that member blsedinq.
10 hRtA l. ~ A. a
Burns reused himself and made IL warm for the
Pittsburesr. but IL WAS Of no avail for Camp
bell made a yeneeful rush and almos. beat
Burns down with furry OF punches.
Burns, despite his punishment. moved his
arms In m echanical sort OF way in tho four
teenth and fifteenth rounds and gave Campbell
enough to do TO defend himself
The sixteenth round Was exciting. After
Campbell had things 70 his liking Burns jolted
his man and had hin groggy. Campbell recu-
perated shortly and sailed In He soon had
Burns wabblnR and it seemed as II another
punch would finish him when tho bell just
rang. The remaining rounds. especially tho
eighteenth and nineteenth were full OF ginger
In the twentieth round. after making a des-
perate attempt. Campbell landed q hard
right on tho Jaw and sent Burns
clean through the ropes over the heads OF the
spectators. 1t was q decisive blow and Burns
was effectively put to sleep. The time OF the
round was forty-three seconds.
battle royal between four very dark
negroes was next put on. The conditions were
three rounds Of two minutes each and one
round OF five minutes. They slugged away at
once and soon the wool was sent flying. There
was plenty Of fun. and d raw resulted between
George Draxton and 8. Cole.
Lenny and Forbes soon followed. Lenny
had In his corner jim Doughsrty. Harry
milford and Jack Williams Forh.s,.
aa u c, "I''ahs, i'IuesS
SECONDS wore marry gilmore. Fred Whit
tinEham and Eddie Voigt. all of Chicago.
Iox ., Enala,s =. .. M,
ley' OF England. challenged the winner. The
agreement was straight Queensbcrry rules
ghs when
Not much science was displayed. both depend
ing on swings to do the work.
FORBES reached Lenny several times in the
Lenny got In heavy right swing which sbooL
on Lenny's face In tho third rrrnh tx,n. ~, 81
Il IN Hs fonnd I.nnvtb.ro ond r.o.Ix.S -
.,n w. az iounu Lonn, e"sr" ana received
his pins Forbes kept away after that.
Lsnny for tho first minute OF tho fourth
fashion Ms.Odsd 1e rolbe. eSeckss
clever. The fourth and NTH rounds were lively.
ta' ~ 80 ~" . on', 'nee ana
posen 70 sho" the euscts OF their rapid
pace. Both resorted to ran dom swings In the
sixth an seventh rounds. In this vay thew Kant