The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-20
FAST and FURIOUS
Joe Walcott Knocks
Out O'Brien With
Ease.
.COLORED MAN FIT.
Punches Maine Man Terri
bly, and Gets Few
Returns.

New York, May 19.-Joe Waloott, the
colored boxer, who has deserted the
ranks of the lightweights to become a
middleweight knocked out p:ck
O'Brien in the 14th round of their fight
at the Broadway Athletic club, tonight.
Walcott made heavy concession of
weight to the Lewiston man, yet he
won without having to take mere than
half a dozen punches in return for
the scores that he rained upon his man.
Walcott took lead with the sound Of
the gong, and save for a few seconds
in the thirteenth, was never headed.
He showed superiority in every respect,
and it was only wonderful stamina
and capacity to take punishment that
saved O'Brien from an earlier defeat.
Half a dozen times during the fight,
and before the final round, he seemed
to be going, but every time his
strength came back and the rests re-
vived him. Walcott showed improved
form at the increased weight, and was
wonderfully clever. He frequently
dashed his left into O'Brien's ribs,
raised it to the neck and then planted
the right on the other side of the mead
and then got away without a return.
He gave OBrien no rest, and 24ter
the size up, it was only question OF
time. Walcott was a favorite in the
betting at odds of 2 1-2 to !, but there
was not much money wagered. john
White was referee, and the men were
started with the announcement that
they were to fight under Queensberry
rules. They both felt their way
through the first round Both seemed
in excellent condition, and O'Brien was
probably nearer the weight than ne
had been in any of his contests of laie.
The white man found the body once
with his left, but it was not a marc
punch Walcott made the pace in the
second, but OBrien showed a clever de-
Tense and stood him off, although the
round was Walcotts. The colored man
opened the third with a hard right on
the jaw, and was up and at his man in
an instant He followed him all over
the ring and to the ropes, but failed TO
do much damage. They gave and took
in the fourth, with the colored man in
the lead Walcott made the margin
wider in the fifth, and it looked for a
time as if the fight would end right
there. Walcott began with right on
the law, and after twice repeating the
blow, sent the left and right into Sle
body hard. O'Brien, cut and bleeding,
clinched and saved himself
He rallied before the round was over
and tried pacemaking himself. Wal
colt administered terrific punishment to
the Maine man in the eighth. He sent
his right to the jaw three times and
then jabbed his left into the face and
hooked it into the body until he was
tired. Again it looked like the last
round. but when the gong sounded
OiBrien was still on his feet and fairly
strong. In the ninth, O'Brien dis
played a pair Of bleeding ears, and
blood also trickled from his lips and
nose. Again in the tenth, Walcott beat
his man to standstill and then put
him down with a right hook O'Brien
took his time allowance, and when he
gained his feet, electrified the crowd by
suddenly rallying and rushing the col
ored man to the ropes He landed his
left but missed with the right and the
round was over. In the 18th Walcott
was in and out with scarcely return,
and O'Brien took a painful gruelling
Suddenly O'Brien rallied again, and
was forcing the fighting when the
round closed In the 14th Walcott
Iushed his man and sent him down
with a hard right hander on the jaw
O'Brien took his time and was groggy
wher he came up. Walcott was at
him at once. and down again with a
right and left. Then outshot a right
hook. and it was over.
Young Walcott and BLACK Griffo'
boxed an uninteresting five rounds as
o preliminary The attendance was
1900