The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-11
Broad Had Been Warned BY Referee White
In The Thirteenth Round.
BATTLE A FAST AND FURIOUS ONE.
Gardner q Strong Favoris 10 Betting and Was
Backed al Odds Of 100 10 80 Much Interest
Taken In Battle.

tween Kid Broad OF Cleveland and Os-
car Gardner at the Broadway a. ..
last night attracted large gathering.
for IL had been announced tnat the win
ner should have the privilege OF a
match with Terry McGovern. Odds OF
A., 20 so ruled in favor or Gardner.
Charlie White officiated az referee. IL
terminated ia Broa1 being disqualified
for bunting Gardner with his head
when rushing him in the 18th round.
The fight was fast and IL was furi-
ousiy contested at times. Broad was
very aggressive and frequently drove
Gardner 10 the ropes. Gardner worked
industriously all the while, seeking a
vulnerable place in Broad's stomach
and ribs. Each fioored the other in
the course OF the battle and several
times the combatants were staggered
under the force OF blows well delivered
After some fiddling for an opening
with several leads blocked. Oscar sent
a left 10 the ear and drove the fight
to the ribs. There was more sparring
and Broa1 hooked a right back or the
ear. and Oscar sent right uppercut
10 the tnlfl. luts Was ItP~at'u ahs
then Broad stopped a drive for tina
stomach and staggered scar with n
right on the jaw Broad rushed. but
oscar stopped him with "A ieft hook on
the jaw and dropped him with right
on the chin. Broau was on the mat
wnen the bell sounded. He came up
briskly for the second roundnand this
round was mainly devoted TO exchanges
OF hooks TO the head and left swaps on
the stomach.
In the third Broad reached the cheek
with swing and Oscar smashed him
in the mouth Broad rushed Gardner
and on the ropes sent in three right
hooks TO the jaw and smashed the eye
with "A left. Broad tried To force mat
ters, but was checked by the persist
ency with which Oscar reached the
stomach in a boring way. &.
There were some lively mix-ups,
with the fighters on the ropes, several
times in the fourth Broad working for
the head and Oscar making target or
the stomach. Broad staggered Oscar
with right on the Jaw and Oscar re-
turned the compliment with soaker
in the stomach and left hook to the
neck. Broad rushed Oscar hard. bait the
latter's defence was good and at the
close he rocked Broad's ..ead with two
punches on the mouth.
In the eighth clinches and rib bait
repeatedly on the mouth and face, and
in the sixth they shifted TO body blows
Clinches became frequent. and again
they shifted to the headpiece as n mark.
In this way they went to the close OF
the seventh round and In the close OF
, "A hot mixing Of jabs and choppng
blows Broad staggered Gardner under
vicious right on the jaw.
In the eighth chinches and rib-bat-
terjng figured prominently. Gardner
iabbed Broad on the mouth smashed
l.alt ~l.t tt..
right under the heart. Then he sent
"A left to the stomach and once more
shot it up to the mouth. Broau looked
serious, but he returned vigorously and
whipped in several jabs on the face.
In the nintn Broad hooked a right to
the jaw. smashed the eye with a left
and when Gardner ide,stepped Broad
went after him, ana putting a left on
the mouth sent Gardner TO the ropes
with right hooks to the jaw There was
a fierce exchange and then Broad sent
Gardner reeine with two right swings
on the jaw. Oscar returned with n
couple OF facers and soaked the stom-
ach.
In the 10th Broad was Very aggres-
sive. and Gardner grinned mocklngly
az Broad landed time after time. Tow
ard the close Broad sent two right
crosses To the jaw and Gardner wab-
+ d az the bell sounded. Through the
away in tireless fashion. with honors
even for the rounds.
In the 18th Broad offended In the way
which later caused him To lose the
fight. In this round Gardner cut the
eye with the right and Broad went back
with n combination OF left on ear, right
to the Jaw and a right on the ribs.
Then he rushed Gardner TO the ropes
and as they brought up against the
ropes Broad's head came I'm contact
with Gardner's forehead. The referee
warned Broad. and they went at IL
again. Gardner pounding the stomach
and Broad swinging left and right on
the head.
In the 14th round Broad foored Oscar
with left on the jaw. Oscar sprang
MP and went at Broad and smashed
him on the mouth with lefts. while
Broad replied with 1cfts on the eye
Just before the close Gardner split
Broad's ear with a hard left. In the
18th Oscar made target of Broads
split ear. but Broad made returns IN
full on the mouth and neck. There
were several furious exchanges OF fac
crs. with occasional body blows. and
Broad sent Gardner to the ropes at the
close.
Broad staggesed Oscar in the 18th
with left on the jaw and rushed min
to the ropes. where he swung on the
neck and Oscar chopped on the dam
aged ear. Broad took n turn at bat
terino the ribs and Gardner rocked his
head with a straight left on the eye
Gardner swung left on tre ear and
rippedithe right under the heart caus-
ineDroad TO grunt.
1n>the 18th round Gardner sent the
left to the stomach and hooked n right
10 the ear They clinched and once
more Broad's head was bunted against
Gardner's eye, cutting ". The referee
nj IA ~ a
cision to Gardner. dispualifving Broad
for bunting.
The main event was preceded by n
contest between Young Walcott Of
BOSTON aod Kid Thomas OF BroOklvn.
Young Walcott was stopped in fivc
rounds. being in no condition TO rs-
spond when the bell sounded for the