The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-02-15
IT WAS A DRAW.
Neither Dodge or lack Murray Was
Able to Land a Knock Out
Blow Last Night.
VAN VIE PUTS BATT1sFoRD OUT


Ends in a Knock out Before the End of
the Fifth Round attles Gets the De-
cision over Madison, While Harkin and
Howard Fight a Four-Round Draw-A
Large Crowd in Attendance
Pugi1ism and athletic entertainments
are getting to be quite the thing in
pie gathered at Simmons Hall last
night to witness number of bouts ar
ranged by George Finney, formerly of
Marinette.
The main cause for the contests was
to pull off fight between Deacon"
Dodge, of this city, and Jack Murray,
an aspiring heavyweight, of E1gin, Ill.
Preliminary to the big fight, however,
a number of bouts were pulled off,
which proved very interesting for the
large crowd in ATTENDANCE.
The first bout was six-round go
between Frank Watt1es and Chris
Madison, which was exceedingly tame
and reminded one very much of
wrestling match at Sunday school
picnic. Both of the men were clumsy
and showed a lack of ability to put up
anything of fight. After they had
tented and followed each other about
the ring for3six rounds and Watt1es
had managed to draw blood from his
opponents nose, referee F1nney de-
c1ared Watt1es the winner.
The second bout was the fight of the
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round go between Art C'Kid') Van
Vie and George Battisford, but at the
| close of the fifth round Van Vie caught
Battisford with a terrific right hand
hook under the point of the jaw and
sent his opponent down and out.
This contest was decidedly the best
mill of the evening. In the first round
Van VIE showed that he was exceed
ing1y c1ever,with his fists. He landed
on his opponent, but Battisford was
game one and gave the would be
champion back as good as he sent.
In the first round honors were easy.
In the second round Van VIE went
after his man again and it looked from
the beginning of the round as if Van
Vie was certain winner. He drew
the first b1oodsof the contest by land
ing heavily onsBattisford's ear. Not
withstanding this fact Battisford
braced up and the round was slightly
in his favor. The third round was
simply a series of c1inches. Van Vie
was playing for a knockout and al
lowed hissopponent to punch at will.
In the fourth Ground Battisford got
tired of the incessant pounding and
went down to avoid punishment. He
remained on the floor for the full count
but was up in time to save himself and
the round ended with both men in good
condition.
The fifth and last round was the most
furious fighting ever seen in Kenosna.
Both men seemed to be in to win.
Battisford had the best of the first two
minutes of the round but after this
Van VIE rushed him about the ring
and just at the close of the round he
caught his opponent on the point of
the jaw with a fast right hook and
Battisford went down to stay down.
he Was COuulCO OuL dI1O II was Ad4AS
three minutes before he recovered suffi-
GENTLY to leave the ring.
The bout between Harkin and How
ard was quite scientific but neither of
the men made any effort to land a
knockout blow. Both men were on
their feet at the close of the fourth
round and the mill was declared a
draw This decision gave universal
satisfaction.
Following this bout came the star
fight of the evening. 1t was between
Deacon Dodge, of this city, and
Jack Murray, of E1gin, Ill. The fight
way poor one from start to finish.
Dodge rushed the fighting all the way
through, and while he was able to land
at will his blows lacked steam and
didn't seem to injure Murray in the
least. But Murray had no chance of
winning. After ten rounds of follow
ing each other around the ring with an
occasional mixup, the fight was de-
c1ared a draw nv referee Tom Blake