The sun., 1899-07-22
ARMSTRONG THE WINNER.
Gets tho Decision Over stockings" Com
roy In Twenty Rounds


stockings" Conroy OF Troy. Armstrong got
tho decision on points. but he had to work for
1t. Conroy was hog fat. but he showed that he
| couIu take severe beating and at the same
time administer Rruelling punishment In the
| twelfth round Armstrong was in such serious
trouble that he might have been stopped had
Conroy possessed the viRor to put in finish
ing blow. After that tho Troy man was out
| classed.
Teddy Griffin OF Brooklyn" otherwise
| known as Prof Titus. the Strong Man" ran
up against Billy Needham Of st. Paul in a ten
round preliminary bout at 12G pounds II il
| doubtful whether Griffin" ever appeared in
a public ring before. but he went at Necdham
| In the first two rounds in cyclone fashion. In
the third round Needham was staggered. but
he landed a stomach punch in a hot mix-up
that took oil the fight out OF the Strong Man.
| lhe latter was Rroggv when the fourth
| round ended. and came up for the nth
with wabbling legs But he recovered and
| came near putting Needham down with a
COUPLE OF heavy swings on tho jaw. Griffin"
| was hurricane again in tho sixth round. and
| landed enough smashes on tho jaw to knock
an ordinary lighter out. But Needham re-
ceived tn" punishment smilnRly and refused
| to break ground. The next two rounds were
even. Griffin holding his own through sheer
strength, Needham had the ninth on superior
cleverness and "Grifflp" went to his chair with
| his left eye bleeding.
In the last round Griffin" though tired.
! came near flooring his opponent with swing
on the Jaw. The referee. John White gave tho
night to Needham. the crowd Kissing and hoot-
ing for several minutes. Griffin received
big ovation as walked he to his dressing room.
The bout looked like a good draw
Armstrong was favorite at 100 to 40 when
he got into the ring. His handlers were Tom
O'Rourke. Charley Miner and Charley Barker.
Conroy had Sam Harris. Charley Mayhood and
Al McMurray in his corner. They were to 90
twenty rounds. When they shook hands. Arm
strong had the height and reach. Conroy. al
though fat. set a fast pace. He rushed. and
strong's head rock. The coored man let him
oome on and met him with stfr jolts
sat down his paunoh was heaving like bil,
lows. but he was laughing and could not
get out OF his corner quick enough for the sec
ond round. He began rough sluggng match,
shaking the colored man up with a smash on
the the juguar. Armstrong, stood away then and
oSS % Gonro rpsRed wdy I'D yne THss ons
breaking ground and 1I. swinging to tho head.
strong and rough and put all of his best work
Armstrong was instructed to go in and fight
in the third round. so he rushed and landed
lett on the throat, He continued to whip in
ehe ensy PIT his them all lit
in hoavy stomach punches but they apparently
had little effect because Of the flesh that pro-
hs corner IN he fourth round wS b9th 9as
hi hands dsrm sEEiRg,nS In;t and received counle
about as spry as an elephant. but he received
all that was coming to him with 9 grin on his
fifth with a, right-hand smash over tho heart
He followed it up with more swings, Armstrong
er boWs to otR the hsni and Wns
ings soon tired and Armstrong proceeded to
He his head With GqProy wound
SonrS Hs s0SfSq H OF b~ no the
Armstrong walloping him in vain on on The meek neck
and jaw; Then toward the close - STOCKINGS"
ing from wild smashes that were sent in to the
mark th with great power Armstrong rushed in
tr"ubs With a"n more etomSch nfd SoRs
ons sps he sent s%@oe Of wal
sending the colored man to the boards that the
Eeef in It's H T
During this round two men in tn" crowd got
into, a scrap, and one OF them was run out OF
Armstrong; mouth was swollen when he
toed the q scratch t9r the eighth round; He
great blow in the wind that made the whts
| man hang on for q m"nent. Conroy. though
very soT got IN a. hGay swing to ths the neck
| found fault with Conroy's seconds for bowling
instructions ir to him during the round Arm.
| round began He shot in right and left handlers,
Conroy making no effort to get away and
Jim Corbett. who was in box behind Con-
roys corner. shouted some advice to the lat
ter. whereupon Armstrong said to the ex-
,"Why, don't you come in here and fight me
Conroy landed hard smash on tho jaw when
| the tenth round started, and the crowd ap-
plauded. Another terrific left split Armstrong;
Fiphf a. rnlnraI IN N q n
| his tracks a moment. Conroy rushed then and
piled in the blows. but Bob was - himself ,G again
when the bell sounded' Conroy got to close
stomach with n left. Then he shot his right
over to the jaw and Armstrong reeled. Another
mans nose and mouth and Conroy went In like
| lion. Armstrong vas almost at standstill
s he sssn to 6 esi ' ssasens
| cut loose and rained the blows so rapidly on
the head and stomach that they gould net be
that landed on the point Of the Jaw. with grin
and went to his corner in good 1,, spirits, ,n,,,
vicious attack. but it did not last. for Conroy
gave back as much as he received, and with
groggy and nearly out, Conroy was tired from
his Efforts and IN the last min minute ] neither had
dTb gn9ug e, popTs 20 n to Conroy S2@ be
fore the thirteenth round began, and the
Began to AFoT soG in at sFaE Ee ssms ss
time sending his right over to the jaw
whenever he could Armstrong; speed was
lookinG, for an opening for heavy hook tha.
| at him and shook him up with more wa lops
| on the head, Armstrong rallied in the four
/ teenth round and worked at the stomach with
powerful uppcr-cuts. He also caught Conroy
on the Jaw with IL right swing and forced the
white, man to cIinch. 1t was Arm strong's
| round.
The colored pugilist was SO we'll handled that
he was comparatively fresh when the fifteenth
round began. lie put In couple OF terrific
plows to the stomach that almost bent Conroy
| double. Then he whipped in swings to the
| head and Conroy, who was weary. took the de-
| fenSiVe. There was no force to Cunroy's blows
and when, he walked to his corner he was
| groggy. Armstrong was sent In to finish the
| Job in the sixteenth round. Conroy
was SO completciy tagged out. it. seemed;
he did not drop in spite OF a, dozen blows
in tho stomach. He was in better shape
as the seventeenth round began. and made
rush which eliminated in clinSh. Armstrong
walIoped ''Stockings' repeatedly. however In
rlinchcs. Conroy landed staggering right on
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