The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-24
QUITS
PATTERSON THROWS Up THE
FIGHT.
Mccormick Works Fast In Seventh
ROnnd.

James Mccormick was last night given
the decision in his fight with Julius Pat
terson for the heavyweight champion
ship Of the state. the latter quitting in
the seevnth round, claiming foul
! Up to the fourth round honors were
easy. Patterson, however, was slow and
his blows seemed to lack steam. Nc
Cormick, on the contrary, was fast and
repeatedly landed on Patterson with ef-
! feet Patterson was badly punished
about the face his left eye being closed.
| The fight was to have been fought I'M
der revised Queensbury rules. with a
clean breakaway, but both men fouled
several times by hitting in clinches> In
the fifth round McCormick's seconds
claimed a foul, but 1T was not allowed by
the referee In the sixth round McCor-
mick landed number OF blows on the
kidneys while in a clinch and was warn
ed by the referee.
/ In the seventh Patterson was groggy
from terrific jabs on the jaw. In the
breakaway of a clinch he claimed that
Mccormick punched him with his right
breaking a rib The referee disallowed
the claim and Patterson jumped out of
the ring, throwing up the fight.
It was 1915 o'clock before the men put
in their appearance. Mccormick came out
first and Patterson followed a few mo
ments afterwards. Patterson was sec
onded by kid" Williamson Of Indian
apolis, Lawrence Biggs and Bill Phelps.
while W. H B. Hurley, Ed Doyle and
Frank Cosset were in McCormick's cor
ner
First Round-Mac lead left for head and
men went to a clinch. Mac assumed the
aggressive and rushed Pat around the
ring. Pat lead with left for Macs Jaw
and the latter countered hard with light
on the body. They clinched and followed
with lively mixup, both men landing
blows on the head. Mac landed a hard
right and left on the head Both men
were swinging wildly when time was
called.
Second Round-Mac landed hard with
his left on Pats jaw and then landed
with his right on the head. Patterson
swung his right and the men went to
clinch- Mao landed right and left on
head and wind and Pat clinched. Pat
smashed his right to Macs Jaw. stag
gering him, while the latter returned the
compliment with singing right swing
on the kidneys. Pat landed a stiff left
punch on the jaw as the bell tapped
Third Roundabout men came up active.
They spared for wind Pat swung right
and left for head but missed and slipped
to the floor. Pat landed several hard
blows on the body, which were evidently
discomforting to Mac. Pat landed hard
on Macs shoulders, breaking the skin
Mac landed a light left on Jaw, while
Pat sent in a hard drive for the kidneys
as the round closed
Fourth Round-Mac opened hostilities
by swinging his right to the wind. Mac
rushed and Pat drove him back with q
right jab on the jaw. Mac punched Pat
in the nose, bringing the claret Mac
swung right and left to body while Pat
was evidently tired. As the bell sounded
Mac punched Pat with right and left on
This was McCormicks round.
Round F1ve-Pat came up tired. Mac
was fresh and went after Pat driving
him around the right by fierce rushes.
Mac landed repeatedly on Pats face,
which was covered with blood Both men
seemed to lack steam but slugged each |
other with rights and iefts. Mac was |
landing at will when the tap OF the bell /
came. This also was McCormIck's round. /
Sixth Round-Pat came up slow and /
Immediately went into a clinch. Both 4
men were fighting furiously and Mac wac /
warned BY The referee for hitting IN /
clinches. Pat was slow and showed that 4
he was tired Mac missed several swings 1
and Pat landed a heavy punch on Macs I
Jaw as the round clossd- Mccormick
again had The best of z
Seventh Round-Pat came Up tired out
and weak and clipche5 repeatedly 20
save himself Mac landed a terrific right
On Pats left eye closing II. and followed
L % with iett labs On Pats injured noss
covering his body with blood. Mac land
ID a hard TAB on the Jaw sending Pat
70 the aoo-. Pat came VI E-ugSy and
-iinched- Mac landed at VII. while Pat
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BODY. Mac couu:e-inz with as rizht
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