The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-05
fought 70 THE FINISH
TWEEN JOE WALCOTT AND
BILLY SMITH
wALCoTT GOT THE VERDICT
Mysterious Boxer Was in Fine Form
and Gave the Barbados Black
Busy Engagement in
All the Rounds.

NEW YORK. May Joe Walcott and
| Mysterious Billy Smith fought twenty
| five rounds at catch weights before the
| Broadway Athletic club tonight, and
Walcott got the decision. This was their
fourth meeting. They fought two draws
and Smith gained the decision the third
time they got together Smith did not
fight with his usual snap and vigor to-
night. but he put up a very game battle
Walcott was the first to enter the ring.
Smith did not get into the ring for nearly
a quarter of an hour after his dusky OPP
ponent. Both men looked to be in per-
feet condition Walcott was the favorite-
at to l. The men were announced to
box twenty-five rounds, at catch weights,
under Marquis of Queensberry rules
Round One-They got together without
any delay, and Smith sent his left to the
neck. He whipped it over again to the
eye, and Walcott sent back two hard
! blows to the body Smith swung his left
TO the Jaw. and planted a hard left over
| the colored mans heart at close quarters.
Smith worked better and more quickly
! and had all the better of the round.
Round TWo-Smith sent his right over
to the heart in the early part of the
| round. Walcott kept in close sending
his right twice very hard to the wind
They mixed it up cleverly and neither
had any advantage at the close OF the
round.
Walcott put several hard blows to
Smiths body in the third, but Billy
swung his left to the head and right to
the body and ear. Billy was cautioned
for holding. Walcott was the aggressor
until the bell rang.
Walcott fought splendidly in the fourth
and outDointed his man five to one. The
next was a very lively round, with Wal
colt getting the best of the honors.
Waleott sent right and left to face and
eyebrow with right-hand smash. Smith
! fought back strongly, but the bell found
Walcott still in the lead by good mar
SMITH COMES FAST.
In the seventh round Smith swung his
right on Walcott's jaw, forcing the negro
to clinch. Joe fought back cleverly and
each exchanged hard body blows.
Walcott landed some awful left swings
on Smiths head and jaw in the eighth
and was well in the lead at the sound OF
The tenth was also 6 Fast round and
honors We're even. In the eleventh round
Smith landed good Ieft-hand punch to
the head, but Walcott discounted this
easily Smith played for the head in the
twelfth and landed there half a dozen
times, getting his left in a very stiff man.
ner to the lower works. Smith grew wild
in his delivery in the thirteenth, and at
the changing of the bell to l was freely
laid on the negro.
the fifteenth. with the odds In Smiths
favor, but the colored boxer woke up
in the sixteenth and cut out a very
lively pace. Smith fought back clever
ly and landed two rights on the negros
head
Walcott went right to his man in the
to the head. Billy responded on the
stomach and swung his right hard on
the jaw, Walcott simply shook his head
and walked in with body punches fore
ing Smith to try blocking tactics
WALCOTT FORCES PACE.
WaIcott forced the pace in the eigh-
teenth round and landed several stiff
lefts on Billy's ribs, making Smiths right
side look very raw. Walcott bore in
with right to the body, but was sent
back with right swing on the Jaw
During the next Walcott did the lead
ing, and scored effectively without re-
ceiVing much punishment in return A
right uppercut on the chin from Smith
wound up the round
Walcott broke through three times in
the twenty-frst but he got oet of reach
each time and sent in a few rib roast
ers on Smiths right side
Fighting at short range was the feature
very tired when the bell rang. Both
men lost their heads In the tWenty-sec-
ond round. They slugged each other
regardless reg Of science and Smith had the
cheered as he went to his corner.
Waicott fought vigorously in the TWEEN
ty-third, and cut Smiths ear with a
the early part of this round, but he
spurted toward the end of it and pun
meled Walcott with both hands on head
Smiths ear was bleeding profusely
when he came up for the twenty-fourth
Walcott kept on the aggressive and had
a, very decided lead when the gong called
the men to their corners.
FINAL EFFORT.
Both We're we'll played out when they
got together for the last round. but
Walcott still was the aggressor. Smith
was always ready to take d chance and
countered heavily, but Walcott always
had the upper hand of him, but at the
end of the bout both men shook hands
very good naturally. Smiths body was
covered with blood, and his face was
b9esmirched, while Walcotts black body
did not show a mark. The Barbados
negro's face wore a broad smile as he
went back to his corner and was awarded
the decision.
The preliminary bout was between
Whitley Lester, of Philadelphia, and
George Jansen, of this city The men
had lssd fought nearly five, rounds when the
referee disqualified Lester for unfair tao
tics and awarded the bout to Jansen
Lester persisted in wrestling The ref
eree's action was loudly applauded
NEED NO LICENSE.