Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-10
TWENTY ROUND DRAW
FOUGHT BY OSCAR GARDNER AND
JACK HAMILTON LAST
NIGHT
AT THE METROPOLITAN CLUB.
1t Was Very lively for Ten or Uneven
Rounds and Tame After That-he-
suits of Bowling Games Last Nfght.
Base Ball Notes, and Other sport
ing Matters.


Base Ball Notes, and other Sport
ing Matters.
The question of superiority is still
in disuute between Oscar Gardner, of
this city. and Jack Hamilton, OF Troy,
N. Y. They met last night in the
arena of the metropolitan A. c., and
the club house was literally packed
with spectators. Many in the crowd
were from distance, twenty lovers OF
the game coming down on the evening
train from Pi5tsburg and intermediate
pofnts. The Hamilton "rooters" in the
audience were surprisingly numerous,
and an apparent advantage for the
Troy boy aroused as much enthusiasm
as when Oscar had a shade the better
of the argument The two boxers cut
out a lively pace during the first half
of the contest Then they settled down
to quiet work, until the final round,
when Oscar started in for a hot finish,
and managed to land some effective
punches.
Oscar took things easy after the
tenth round, and allowed Hamilton to
do most of the aggressive work. Ham
ilton was willing, more SO apparently
than Gardner, who fought defensive
battle Oscar seemed to lack his old
time vim and spirit, and his admirers
thought he should have mixed mat
tiers a little more. He was against a
hard proposition, however, and Hamil-
ton had a distinct advantage in weight
and reach.
The curtain raiser was a go be-
tween Squirrel" Finnerty, of Youngs-
town, and Howard Smith, colored, of
Philadelphia. In the second round
Squirrel put a soaker on the neck,
and Smith did the hugging act. Then
he made an unconditional surrender,
giving as an excuse that he had broken
his hand. Squirrel" picked out one
of Hamilton's seconds and went six
fast rounds with him. No decision
was given.
The principals in the main bout
were in the ring about 9:20 o'clock.
John Murphy officiated as referee. In
the first mix-up Hamilton went down
from blow which was half push, and
was on his feet again in an instant.
He cut loose with his right and raised
large lump over Gardeners left eye.
In the next round he succeeded in con-
Meeting with the injured member and
starting a flow of blood
In the third, fourth and fifth rounds
Hamilton continued to pound Oscars
eye, and worried the Wheeling boy.
Oscar played for the body, and also
took advantage of openings for the
head, and managed to break even with
his opponent.
The sixth was fierce. They fought
each other hard, some of the exchanges
at short range inflicting great damage.
Hamilton kept hunting Oscars dam
aged left eye with his right, until the
bleeding organ of vision presented
horrible sight Oscar landed two or
three effective stomach punches, and
just before the gond sounded rushed
Hamilton, and the crowd urged him
to finish him"
They were cautious for few sec
onds in the seventh. Hamilton missed
an uppercut, and placed his right on
the neck. Oscar fighting on the de-
fe1sive. Oscar placed right in the
stomach, and two right swings on the
jaw, the second sending Hamilton's
head back. Gardeners round.
In the eighth Oscar opened with
straight left on the face, which brought
the blood from Hamilton's nose. In n
mix-up, Oscar hammered the wind
Hamilton missed several leads, but
hooked his right to the face. Hamil-
ton swung wildly for the head. Gard
ner placed left on wind.
Hamilton opened the ninth agrees
sively and rushed Gardner to the ropes,
but failed to land. A second later he
hooked right to the jaw. Gardner
placed left swing on jaw. Oscar put
right and left jabs in the wind. This
was comparatively tame.
Oscar did some excellent work at
close quarters in the next round, and
worked on the defensive for an open
ing. Hamilton worked hard, but could
not connect effectively. Oscar sent
right jab over the heart, and repeated
it few seconds later.
In the eleventh, Gardner led off with
a singing left hook to the jaw HAM
ilton found the ribs lightly. Hamilton
sent a hard right swing to the jaw.
Oscar rushed to the ropes, but Jack
Rugged out Of danger. Oscar jabbed
the stomach in a clinch. Quiet.
Gardner was aggressive in the
twelfth, but he was stopped by a hard
right on the back, and terrific swing
en- the jaw. Oscar hooked left over
heart and Jack retaliated with a right
on the jaw. Oscar sent his right to
the Jaw. Hamilton used his elbow on
Gardeners injured eye. Oscar put two
straight lefts on the face, and they
began to mix things in lively way.
Hamilton was tired when the bell
sounded.
Oscar was the fresher in the thir-
teenth. Hamilton was game and ag-
gressive. He placed his right on the
body and left on the head. Jack rush
ed, and it was give and take for few
seconds, both doing considerable dam
age.
In the fourteenth Hamilton did eff
fective work with his right. Then they
wrestled. Jack hooked his right to the
neck. Oscar sent right jab to the
heart. Tame.
The fifteenth opened as tamely as the
three preceding rounds. Oscar anus
ed himself by knocking aside Hamil-
tons guard, until he forced an open
ing, when he jabbed his right over the
heart. Hamilton sent right and left to
the head. Jack missed a swing. and
left an opening for left hook on the
body.
They opened the sixteenth with an
exchange on the BODY Gardner sent