The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-01
TWO TAME BOUTS.
Athletic Entertainment at schlitz's Hall
Proves a Disappointment to Sports


Proves Disappointment to sports.
The usual weekly prize fight was
pulled off last evening at Sch1itz hall,
and it is very probable that the lack of
interest manifested at the entertain
ment ~ will go long way toward
killing the sport in Kenosha.
The entertainment was indeed
short one. Three bouts had been ar
ranged. The first ended in exactly
two minutes and half on account of a
knock out, the second failed to materi-
a1ize, and the third was a mild ten
round draw.
When the time for the fight arrived
about two hundred people had paid ad-
mission to the hall. The ring was
well arranged and Wattles and Hig-
gins, of Waukegan, entered the ring
for the first bout. This was to be
six-round bout for a decision, but it
ended in the first round wien Higgins
landed short arm punch on the point
of Watt1es' jaw, knocking him down,
and when the referee called time again
he was still waiting. The bout was all
too short to show the merits of the two
men. Watt1es seemed to have the bet
ter of the fight in the first part of the
round, but Higgins saw his opportunity
and got the decision. Some claimed it
was a chance blow, but it looked as if
it was just the chance that higgins
was looking for. Watt1es claimed
foul, but George Finney, the referee,
had the crowd with him when he de-
c1ared clean knock out.
The second fight was to be six
round go between Kid Van VIE and
Deacon Dodge. This was the fight
that promised to be a hot one, but for
some reason or other the principals re-
fused to go into the ring. Dodge
didn't seem to care to fight. A purse
of thirty dollars was offered, but this
bait did not tempt the colored man.
Van Vie climbed into the ring and Of
fered to meet Dodge for nothing or for
any purse that might be offered, but
Deacon admitted that he didn't want to
fight and issued challenge to fight
any 135-pounder in the city. The
wrang1e continued and the crowd got
Disguised and still the men refused to
go into the ring.
Van Vie offers to fight Dodge for
any amount Of money that Dodge can
raise, within two weeks after the
agreement is made.
The fight was finally declared off,
and the ring was cleared to make way
so Of
which was between Howard and Schot-
ski. This fight ended in a draw, but
most Of the people who stood about the
ring were of the opinion that the fight
should have been awarded to Schotski.
The fight was furious all through.
In the first six rounds Schotski
had the decided advantage of the mill,
and should have put his opponent out
any number of times. In the second
round the white man got first blood,
knocking his opponent to the floor.
Howard was very slow in coming to
the scratch again, and when he did he
staggered, being exceedingly groggy.
However, the white man failed to see
his opportunity, and by the time the
gong sounded for the next round the
negro was in condition again.
The last rounds we're very tame.
Howard had the better Of the fighting,
but both men were SO well tired out
that there was no danger of either
landing a knockout blow At the close
of the tenth round referee Finney de-
c1ared the fight draw and the men
divided the purse.