The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-19
CYCLING.
KNOCKED HIM OUT.

Oscar Gardner Finishes Joe Hopkins
In Fifteen Rounds IN Elegant
Rattle Witnessed by n Record
breaking Crowd = Hopkins was
Game. t.ts
The finest battle and the largest
crowd were features of the Metropoli-
,,n Athletic Clubs appearance under
new management last night. The Full
ton building has been the scene OF sew
oral rattllng bouts, but last,nights car
,,es OF the palm. Oscar Gardner, the
wonderful little feather weight, was
true to the promise made In yester-
DAYS IntellIgencer that he would knock
out Joe Hopkins. of Buffalo, N. y, and
he did It In the fifteenth round OF
contest scheduled to so twenty rounds.
Nut after seeing the losers ability TO
feed on punishment, those WHO claim
,ha. no colored boxer will stand the
raif must forevermore hold their peace.
The club house was jamned with a
representative audience. All the seats
were taken before o'clock. after which
every foot OF standing space was oc-
cupied, and the crowd, numbering not
less than 1000 people, left the building
with but one opinion-that every round
was worth the price Of admission. Inc
work was fast and furious from gong 10
gong, and Oscar Gardner never worked
harder to effect Knockout. He rained
swings and hooks on Hopkins until the
spectators thought no human could
stand II and live. But Joseph has a re-
markable physique, which coupled with
a stiffness and gameness, made him
foe who almost tired out the faster and
c!everer white boy.
They were to have weighed III pounds
at p. m. Gardner registered 1913. and
Hopkins l31. With his accustomed gen.
crosby Gardner declined to take Hop
kns' forfeit. In the ring Hopkins
looked heavier. The bout was refereed
ts Jack McClelland, the Pittsburgh
feather weight, who hadn't much to do
as the contest, while 4 savage one. was
remarkably clean. In common parlance
the contest was n peach. and the club
had the satisfaction Of seeing 4 banner
audience. The preliminary showed that
Eddie Gardner clearly outclas5ed his
man as soon as they opened up shop.
Eddie had him groggy In the-thlrd. and
FOR humane reasons, the bout was stop
ped, Eddie getting the decision.
The preliminary didn't get started
until s:l5 O'Clock. nearly an hour later
than advertised. and as the crowd had
come early there was kicking over the
delay. The master of ceremonies, Com
moiore P. j. Murphy. in introducing
Gardner and Henderson. presented the
referee, Jack McClelland, who was CIV
en- the glad hand.
Henderson and Eddie were well
matched, but the local boy looked stron-
ger and the more experienced, and
demonstrated his superiority In the
first round Gardner's left chops weak
ened Henderson. who was chopped aw-
fully In the third. and his gameIess was
cheered. However. the round wasn't
finished. McClelland stopping it to save
The Stcubenviile boy from I Knockout.
No time was los: In putting on the
main b0ut. Hopkins was the first In the
ring. and a few minutes later Oscar
Gardner. wearing q patch over his eye
which almost covered his forehead.
scrambled under the ropes amid q
storm OF applause. Matty
Respondent In n black and red sweater,
was introduced by Commodore Murphy.
as open to meet all Corners at l3S
pounds. Matthews was one OF the men
In Hopkins corner. Hopkins muscua.
development created 4 murmur of ad-
m!raton.
Gardner and Hopkins started to do
business in the first round. The colored
man danced around, and made for the
patch on Oscars eye. Then ensued the
hottest work for first round ever seen
In the club. They came together in
mikes one after the other. Oscar punch
ed Hopkins Viciously. and the little
slant stood the drubblrg well and was
always ready 10 give stiff, punch back.
The pace was terrific.
oscar opened the second with 4 left
Jab on the face. He planted anothe.
and Hopkins upper cut with right. Os-
car didn't push him like In the first
round. unless he caught him against
the ropes. In cl!nch, the leather patch
cropped from Gardner's eye. and It was
tied on In the minutes rest. n
Again Oscar opened the round with
q left on face. This jab brought the
hiood from Joe's mouth. Hopkins was
HehtinE mad. He swung n hot upper
cut on Gardner when the latter ducked.
Gardner went after him and threw In
t'il Body punches with chops on the
coloFed mans bleeding mouth. Hop
Ems looked Ike he was up IN the air,
ma ne was weak IN the knees at the
ci9Se. from Oscars PUSHES.
hopkins was the first TO lead In the
fourth, but Gardner bloclkDJ Than