The record-union., 1899-03-17
WALCOTT WINS
The BATTLE.
Knocks Out Billy Edwards in the
Thirtisth Round.
The coIored PugiIist by Far the Superior Of
the Australian.

The Latter Exhibited Remarkable
Gameness Throughout the Con<
test, but the Onslaughts of Wall
cott Were Too Much for Him,
Being Knocked Down Four
Times in the Final Round, the
Last Blow Putting Him to Sleep<
NEW YORK, March 16.-Joe WAL
colt, the colored pugilist, knocked out
Billy Edwards of Australia at tha
Broadway Athletic Club tonight in the
thirteenth round of what was to have
been a twenty-round bout. The mem
met at 14S pounds, and Walcott was O.
very pronounced favorite in the betting
Thel colored man was the aggressor, and
outpointed the Australian. Edwards
exhibited remarkable gameness, but the
onslaughts of the negro were too much
for him, and after going down thrice
in the thirteenth round he was knock
ed out. "a
The fighters appeared to be in excel
lent condition. Walcott was a to
favorite in the betting. The first round
was about evenly divided.
In the next Walcott had much the
better of the argument, landing rights
and lefts on the face and body very
effectively, while Edwards seemed un-
able to land a good blow.
In the third round Edwards was still
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 distressed when he returned to
his corner.
The Australian did a great deal OF
sprinting in the fourth round, but Joe
got to him frequently with both hands.
bearing int all the time Edwards land
ed a right on the body and left on the
neck ait close quarters, but WaIcott
went back at him savagely. In a break
Walcott struck Edwards and there were
cries of Foul" but the referee only
cautioned the negro and the men con-
tinued, WaIcott having everything his
own way.
The fifth round showed no improve
ment in Edwards, and Walcott sailed
into him with left jabs and right
swings, which made the Australian look
like novice. The next round was only
a repetition of the previous ones, Wal
colt sending left jabs to the wind and
swinging his right to the head and kid
neys Edwards grew weak as the round
progressed, but he made a squirt at the
close, sending g. left and right to 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, jarring the negro's head
Joe jumped back with a vicious left
hand swing, which Edwards lodged
Walcott, still ON the aggressive, forced
his opponent all over the ring, landing
1efts and rights on the body and head
in the eighth. Once toward the end
of this round Edwards landed hard
left swing on the side of Joe's head.
which almost took him off his feet. Joe
righted himself quickly and jumped
back at Edwards. boring in with both
hands till the bell rang.
The ninth round found Walcott still
forcing matters. Billy made several
attempts to counter his opponents
leads but Walcott was too clever, and
smashed Edwards repeatedly on the
face with vicious left swings and jabs,,
forcing him to the ropes frequently.
Edwards was certainly very game,
and came up readily for the tenth
round But his gameness was of little
use against the sledge- hammer blows
which Walcott rained upon him. Ed
wards fell down in the middle OF the
ring from body blow, and remained
down for nine seconds. Walcott flew
at him like a game cock when he got
up again, and pummeled him hard and
fast till the gong sent them to their
corners.
Beginning the twelfth round the men
rushed to clinch. after which Ed
wards sent in a hard left on the wind
Walcott returned with a right In the
ribs and a left smash on the face, forc-
ing Edwards to the ropes, where the
referee had to pull them apart Ed
wards met Walcott suddenly with a
right swing on the jaw, which sent Joe
staggering fully ten feet to the ropes
Edwards was too tired to follow up,
and Walcott came back to him like
cyclone, mixing it up until the gong
sounded
Edwards landed a left swing on Wall
cott's head in the thirteenth, but Joe
sent back a left on the face which put
Edwards on his back. Nine seconds
elapsed before Edwards got up wal
colt got him at close quarters and sent
him down again with q left on the
body, and fell on top of him. As soon
as they shaped again Walcott rushed
and jabbed his left to the face, follow
ing it I'D quickly with right on the
point of the jaw, 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-2:4S.
MAHER WHIPS STEVENSON.
PHILADELPHIA, March l6.-Peter
Maber knocked out Charles Stevenson
Tonight at Industrial Hall in the Sec
ond round of what was to have been a
s;x-round bout. Stevenson was knock
"a down twice in the first round. and
after being dropped twice in the next
round was loo weak to continue and the
referee stopped the bout. Stevenson Is
a, local man of no great repute in the
arena.
PAYNE DEFEATS RATY
CLEVELAND, March 6-Doc Payne
defeated Jack Baty OF Buffalo TO- o-night
in seven rounds.