The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
CAIN AND HAMILTOS DRIW.
They Fight Twenty Hot Rounds at the
Pelican A. &.


Joe Cain OF Brooklyn and Jack Hamilton OF
Troy fought one Of the iercest bouts OF the
season at the Pelican A. c. last night. and at
the end OF twenty rounds the referee. Frank
Herald. decided the bout draw Quite u num-
Der Of spectators conceded that Hamilton. who
had done most Of the leading and landed the
most blows besides having Cain on the verge of
drcamland. was entitled to the decision. The
crowd was the largest on record at the club.
The men met at 1913 pounds.
Cain had in his corner Billy Roche. his man.
ager. as his principal handler. while Jimmy
Dime of Troy was Hamiton's chief adviser.
There was long wrangle over the way the
men should fight They finally agreed to
straight Marquis of Queensberry rules They
fought like wild bulls in the first round. Hardly
a second had elapsed before Hamilton sent
Cain to the floor with a terrific swing on tho
jaw. Cain took the limit in getting to his
feet. and Just in time TO meet HAM
ilton's rush with "A .,welI-placed Jab.
Hamilton rushed. sending his right to the Jaw
and following it up with ANOTHER over the
back with a straight Jab. but Hamilton met
h. i'm with swing and Joe staggered across the
ring. The third round was also IN Hamilton
favor. The Troy mans nose was bleeding at
the end Of the fourth round from Gains re-
peated labs. Hamilton in the meanwhile had
thrown in couple OF stifr body punches thaS
Hamton's right and left followed ench other
i'll rapid succession on Gains body and head in
the nth and sixth rounds, In the seventh
round Hamilton crossed Cain on the Jaw. 1t
had little effect, however for Joe got ,Ham-
ton in corner driving his right into the ribs
and whipping the left M suddenly to the Jaw.
In the next round Hamilton went in head
foremost. and with a heavy swing he sent
Cain reelinR across the ring Joe recovered
quickly. but not before Hamilton had sent am
other to the same spot, Cain going to his knees.
The tenth round was fast and furious. Cain
went at Ham ton with IA vengeance. Cain
avoided good many OF Hamton's blows by
teenth round. The fourteenth was slightly in
Gains favor. as he landed two sim body
punches and swing on tho Jaw
One OF Gains eyes was almost closed in tho
sixteenth round In the seventeenth Hamil-
ton sent Cain reeling across the ring with
swing on the head. Cain almos: went TO the
floor. He stcadied himself qu ckly and before
Hamilton was on his guard Joe split his eve
open with a straight Iah; Hamilton started in
He landed number OF SWINGS on the
jaw, but was not able TO get in the
deciding blow. In the last two rounds Hamil-
ton, by peGgng away at Cain s head and body.
had jos in the last stages 81 defeat. DESPITE
this the reteree decided the bout draw
Jack McCafferty OF the Union Settlement A.
c. and Jimmy Kelly Of this city came together
in the first bout of ten r"uDds at II |" pounds.
In the second round McCatr'rty scored n crnn
JAW. Tn" referee declared the bout a draw
The decision was not we'll received
Frank Casey of New York and Jack Douahue,
who was announced a Il sailor figured In
the second bout also Of ten rounds at CATCH
weights. Casey was declared ia" winner.