The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-17
JOE WALC0TT A WINNER
Edwards Knocked Out in the
Thirteenth Round.
He HAD STAYING POWER
But TIN Onslaughts of the Negro
slusa& We're Too Much for Him.
Wsicott Was q Favorite
In the Betting.

New York, March 16.-Joe Walcott,
the coiored pugilist, knocked out Blly
Edwards of Australia at the Broadway
Athletic club tonight in the 18th round
of what was to have been a 2O-round
bout. The men met at 14S pounds and
| Walcott was very pronounced favorite
| in the betting. The colored man was the
| aggressor and outpointed the Austria
| lian Edwards exhibited remarkable
gameness and staying powers, but the
onslaughts of the negro were too much
for him, and after going down thrice
In the 18th round he was knocked out.
Walcott had Tom O'Rourke. George
Dixon, Jack Dougherty and Charley
Miller behind him as seconds. Edwards
seconds were Dan Creedon, Tom Will
Jams and Charley Peet. The principals
appeared to be in excellent shape, Wal
colt was 2 to favorite In the bet
ting.
The opening round was not very lively
and honors were equally divided, most
OF the punishment being delivered in
the body. In the next Walcott had
much the better of the argument, land
ing rights and lefts on the face and the
body effectively. while Edwards seemed
to be unable to land good blow.
In the third round Edwards was very
unsteady in his work and Walcott was
all over him continually. Edwards was
nearly sent through the ropes with a
terrible left on the wind and only saved
himself from getting out of bounds by
grabbing Walcott by the legs early in
the round Edwards was much dis
tressed when he returned to his corner.
The Australian did great deal of
sprinting in the fourth round, but Joe
got to him frequently with both hands.
Edwards landed right on the body
ana a left on the neck at close quar-
tiers, but Walcott went back at him
savagely. In a breakaway Walcott
struck Edwards and there were cries of
Foul but the referee only cautioned
the negro, and the men continued, Wal
cott having everything his own way.
The fifth round showed no improve
ment in Edwards and Walcott sailed in
to him with left jahs and right swings
which made the Australian look like a
novice.
Inc next round was only a repetition
of the previous ones, Walcott sending
left jabs to the wind and swinging
his right to the head and kidneys Ed
wards grew weak as the round prog
ressed. but he made a squirt at the
head with little damage
Edwards took desperate chances in
the seventh. He fought very wildly,
While Walcott used his hands with good
judgment. Edwards hooked a hard left
on Joe's chin. Earring the negroes head
Joe jumped back with a vicious left
swing. which Edwards lodged.
Walcott, still on the aggressive, forced
his opponent all over the ring, landing
lefts and rights on the body and head
in the eighth, Once, towards the end of
this round. Edwards landed a hard left
swing on the side Of Joe's head which
almost took him off his feet Joe right
ed himself quickly and jumped back at
Edwards, boring in with both hands
with a bang.
Edwards was certainly very game and
came UP readily for the 10th round. But
his gameness was of little use AGAINST
the sledge-hammer blows which Wal
colt rained upon him. Edwards fell
down in the middle of the ring from a
body blow and remained down for nine
seconds. Walcott flew at him like a
gamecock when he got up again and
pumme1ed him hard and fast till the
gong sent them to their corners.
Walcott opened the 18th round with a
hard left on the face and Billy clinched.
Edwards swung his left to the Jaw and
Walcott sent his left to the stomach and
his right over the kidneys. There was
plenty of inhghting, of which Walcot.
always had the better.
Beginning the 18th round the men
rushed to clinch, after which Edwards
sent in hard left on the wind. Wal
colt returned with a right on the ribs
and left smash on the face, forcing
Edwards to the ropes, where the referee
had to pull them apart. Edwards met
Walcott suddenly with right swing
on the jaw, which sent Joe. staggering,
10 feet to the ropes. Edwards was too
tired to follow and Walcott came back
to him like cyclone, mixing 1t up until
the gong sounded
Edwards landed a left swing on Wal
colts head in the 18th, but Joe sent back
left on the face which put Edwards
on his back. Nine seconds elapsed be-
fore Edwards got up Walcott got him
at close quarters and sent him down
again with left on the body and fell
on top of him. AS soon as they shaped
again Waicott rushed and jabbed his
left to the face, following 1t up quickly
with right on the point of the law,
which sent Edwards down and out with
his head hanging over the bottom rope.
Edwards had to be carried to his corner,
where he soon revived Walcott was
declared the winner Time of round,
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