Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-06
CONNOLLY WHIPS MATTHEWS.
OItfgh,s Him in a Warm Bout and Is Given
the Decision.

NV York June 5.-Edl!e Connolly
of st. John, y. b.. won well-earned
victory over Matty Matthews of
brooklyn. in a Ground fight at $40
pounds. before the Seaside Sporting
Club AT coney Island. tonight This
Nas the fourth time that these men met
in the ring. on two occasions the re-
suit was draw and Matthews got a
decision the third time they met. To-
nights fight was the best bout Of the
four ann Connolly won All the way.
giving Matthews good drubbing
without being once noorrd during the
mill Matthews was tho favprite at >
To in the betting ana a tidy sum was
won by Connolly's friends.
Matthews amin Connolly were at the
ring sine XII th. moment tne smaller
fehters got through. Both weighed FL
a' 90 pounds. at . O'Clock in thu af-
t.'aoon. and each was in prime condi-
t..-- They We're matched to box ~
rNuniS.- Marquis NJ Quean-bery rules
tl govern.
Connolly nan the better III thu first
Gnd. In which Matty Went tn the
n or from clinch. Both played Sc
var-ly for the body. landing frequently
ANA once lib a byeakawav Connolly
booked u vicious MT tn Natty's jaw.
Tha Canadian kept forcing III the sac
nrd ANA h,ll his advantage by clever
IS TX. There We're many hard blows
exchanged To the body i'm this round.
Il he third. both gct over their rights
tl the head Very hard at close quar-
trrs bit Matty had TIM cam At the bell
as h. hal Connollys right eye puffed
ur from three stiff left hand jabs
Inighting was the rule in the fourth.
with neither having any material adj
vantage. Short arm work in the fifth
VI the part Of Connolly brought up big
red weIts on Matty's ribs ana over the
kidneys. COnnolly'S left got to Mat
jheWS face ana damaged nose five
times in the sixth round and the Ca
madam hal q shade the better Of the
bout The seventh was also Connolly's.
although he was bleeding from the nose
when he Went to his corner. The
eighth was about even up. Connolly
tried right swing for the jaw in the
ninth. but missed the mark BY hairs
breadth ana Matty landed a right hard
in the wind.
In the 10Th Connolly swung his right to
the jaw and followed it with left hook
on the head which staggered Matthews.
Again he sent Matthews to the ropes with
a right On the head hut Matty kept send
ing something back ut every stage. until
the bell found them in a cliuch. a left
swing on the head followed by a straight
right on the face from Connolly put
MattY on his head on the floor in the 18th
ana MattY took nine seconds To get on his
feet. Connolly Kept forcing him to the emf
~ the round but failed ~ Lana another
blow
Connolly forced the pace throughout
the 18th round. In the 18th. he turned
Matty half around with left hook on
| the head. Matty quickly steadied himself
and sent hack couple Of light jabs to
the face In the ntXt round Mutty sent
two rights 70 the head but they did not
half Clinrh ana each bored in for the
body. Eddie rushed Matty to the ropes
sending his right hard to the ribs. This
round ended in Il Clinch
The lighting was fun of snap in the 18th
with Connolly having all the honors
Both Of the Canadians eyes We're puffed
up when he went to his corner. After Y
lot of sparring in the next round. Con
molly drove Matthews to the ropes with a
right smash to the face, but he failed to
| follow u" the advantage. as he let Mat
theWS get set again.
They exchanged heavy lefts on the face
| in the following round. Marty tried his
| left again but Connolly sidcstepped and
sent back a hard one on the neck 1t
| looked as if Matthews was going out in
| the 18th round. as after Connolly had
given him right on the head and three
| hard punches over the kidneys, he sent
| the Brooklyn man down with a right
punch on the jaw. Matthews took nlnc
seconds Of the count before he got up
ara spared carefully till the gong gave
him a rest Both men did good work in
| the 18th. but neither did much damage.
Connolly's short arm blows to the body
made Matthews Vince in the 10Th round.
| From this point Connolly held such a de-
cided advantage that he had the fight
won providing that he Kept his head and
| took no chances. Matthews slipped to
the floor in the 22d but was up in a jilfy
Connolly still had the upper hand of his
opponent at the end of the 9th
| When they shook hands for the wind
| up Connolly sent Matty staggering with
| a left smash on the face. Matty got back
/ head bit Eddie sent over y right tn thc
| head which made Matthews head rack
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