The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
BARRETT WHIPS HALEY.
Patsy Has All tho Better of the Fight I'm
til He Is Knocked Out.


After outclaSsing hs opponent in nearly very
round. Patsy Haley Of Buffalo was unexpect-
eddy baaten by Billy Barrett at the Green
wood A. c. last night. They were to have
boxed twenty-five rounds. but Haley was van
quished in the eighteenth. Haley would I'M
questonably have been the winner had the
fight gone the limit. for he was beating Barrett
to q pulp. The weight was ! II pounds. They
fought under Queensberry rules. with the ex-
ception Of a clean break.
Barrett was very aggressive at the start of.
Patsy danced about and tried for the body
with the right He could not land. and cinched
to avoid return. Haley opened up the second
With drive for the wind. He did not land
flush. but he was quick to get his head to one
side. and thus escaped some fierce right Jolts
Haley sent Barrett down with a punch in the
wind He was the recipient of 4 stiff blow
on the mouth when they clnched again. though
they fought quite lively until the gong
sounded. Barrett missed some well-intended
left swings in the third. In doing so he left
himself open and Haley came in with the right.
catching Barrett twice on the nose. This took
the grit from Barrett and Haley pulled his
nose with four jabs in succession. Barrett a
few seconds before time was up received a
left in the pit Of the stomach which made him
jump in the mir
Haley was conspicuous with JaDS IN the
fourth. Barrett did not relish this. and guarded
his face. Haley then directed his attention to
the wind. and gave Barrett q good thrashing.
Barrctt's mouth was bleeding when the round
terminated. Barrett permitted Patsy to do tho
rushing in the fifth. Billy held his right in
readiness. but Patsy gave him no chance to
use it. Barrett reached lIaley's body at the
next attempt. but Haleys guard was always
there. Toward the end there was some
rapid mixing up. but no damage resulted.
Haley played all over Barrett in the SIXTH
Haley gave Barrett hard pounding in the
seventh But there was no power behind the
knocks Barrett with one smash raised a
mouse over the left eye Judicious twisting
of the head on the part OF both in tho eighth
round prevented any serious damage. Most
OF the time the men were locked. 1t was even
Haley slowed un in tho tenth and received
o few pat ones, on the Jaw from Barrett's right.
barrett until he. was tired; Billy's face s' was
Haley outpoimted Barrett on all sides in the
thrtsGnth: I fatsy almost won the fight with
not S' Vicious Enough though to ' put Bar Was
down. The fourteenth was in favor of Haley.
Haley slirped to the floor in the flfteenth and
when Barrett attempted to pick him ND Haley
waved him aside. When they resumed hostil-
tiles Haley treated Barrett with some hard
blows. Barrett struck in clinch and the spec
tatocs hiEse him The referee warned Bar
rctt Barrett foucd Haley again in the six
tecntI, He made feeble rally in the I seven zen
teenth. but it was only Temporary. When the
eighteenth round started Haley began to show
him in good stead for while hut
Il few hard ones in the kidneys
soon had him on the run. barrett hustlad
things and knocked Haley down. Patsy took
the full count. Haley was foored again with a
punch in the wind. The next time he took to
tho boards he was unable to arise and Barrett
was awarded the fight The round lasted two
minutes and forty seconds
=. W. il,.'iJl' t pontn were put on; Both
were Dave simmons. tho champion newsboy,"
and Terry Edwards OF Brooklyn. They boxed
at lO5 pounds. Tho affair resulted in n draw
Jack Dwger OF Boston. and Jack Ryan, OF
brooklyn. next clashed, The weight WINS I:}3
pounds. They were slugg"rs. and for the
rr-t half OF the fight did nnthng hut fan the
with wild swings. They mixed il up quite
lively toward the close. The decision was a
draw.