Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-14

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Hamilton crossed botn right and lett
Hamilton sent left chop to face. Mach
sent left to the ear and Hamilton re-
turned right to Jaw. They mixed
with Mack having bit the best OF II
Hamilton went wild and Mack closed
with rights and lefts hard on the Jaw,
Round five-Mack opened with a
right to the jaw Mack sent lett to
wind. Hamilton staggered Mack with
a right to head. Mack recovered, send
ing left to the face and right twice to
the healrL They both fought fast,
blocking cleyerly. Hamilton sent lefi
to the Jaw, but missed right to the
heart. Mack crossed right to jaw and
sent right uppercut in savagely. They
mixed lively, doing little damage. The
bell saw both sparring.
For the next seven rounds the hight
ing went about the same, Hamilton
doing most Of the leading and gradual
ly breaking in on the clever Pitts
burg boys guard Mack ducked clev-
erly, while the New Yorker blocked as
cleverly In the twelfth Mack rallied
and at the bell won the cheers OF the
crowd by his clever work.
In the fourteenth, both started out
wildly, missing swings. Hamilton
tented with left and then sent right
uppercut hard into the aeck. Hamil-
ton rushed In, doing most of the dam
age. Toward the end of the fifteenth
Hamilton put Mack groggy with a hard
right uppercut, but Mack blocked him
off to the bell The Pittsburger looked
vary ti,-od xr,h or, ba dcuyp
Round sixteen-Hamilton opened
with a hard left chop into the face.
Mack crossed his right to jaw twice.
Hamilton drew the gore from Mack S
eye with hard left The blood blinds
McClelland slightly, but he forces the
fighting. There was a rapid exchange
before the bell When the men got to
their corners the crowd cheered Ham,
iiton.
Round seventeen-Mack opens with
right cross to jaw. Hamilton chopped
right to face. Hamilton crossed his
right hard to face again and Mack went
groggy, the crowd yelling you've got
him, Hamilton" Hamilton crossed his
right to the neck. McClelland started
his right across but missed. Right
crosses were exchanged before the bell.
The crowd cheered Hamilton again.
Round ighteen-GIamilton opened
with left to face. Mack crossed his
right hard to jaw twice. Hamilton
swung right and left t 0 face.
Hamilton chopped left to face and right
uppercut to neck. Hamilton and Mack
both crossed right to jaw. Hamilton
sent right to heart and Mack sent left
to face and right to heart.
Round 19-Hamilton opened with a
left chop to the face. Mack crossed
his right to the jaw. Hamilton chop
ped his left into the face again. and
Mack sent his right to the heart. Mack
ducked left swing, and sent his right
to heart. Mack crossed his right to
neck twice. Hamilton sent left to
face. Both dueked swings very clev-
erly. Hamilton swung his right and
missed, and Mack crossed right to
face twice before the New Yorker recov-
cred. Hamilton sent right to eye. and
Mack crossed right to jaw. Hamilton
chopped left to face, and received right
cross hard in neck for his trouble. AS
the bell sounded McClelland missed a
vicious right swing.
Round 20-Fighting opened fast
Beth went after each other, trying to
make the finish. They clinched repeat
eddy, sending rights and lefts wildly to
head and body. Hamilton sent his left
to face, and McClelland sent right to
heart. Hamilton sent left to- face
twice, and McClelland crossed his right
to jaw Hamilton sent left to head
and clinched. Both wrestled for a
while, seeming very tired. McClelland
hooked his right to neck. and chopped
left to body. McClelland swung right
and left, but missed. Hamilton swung
left to head as the bell sounded.
Before Referee Murphy could make
his decision the crowd cheered wildly
for Hamilton. AS soon as Mr.. Murphy
could make himself heard he announc-
the following decision: "The men
promised to box twenty rounds to de-
csion. McClelland out pointed Hamil-
ton, therefore McClelland gets the de-
cision." This announcement was re-
ceived with Kisses from the crowd, and
cries of "Rotten." "Rotteni"
After the battle McClelland was seen
at his quarters and was asked what lie
intended doing concerning the three
challenges to the winner before the
fight started. When asked whether he
would accept or not, he answered: You
can Just say I'll take EN- all. | 'ie-
served the decision tonight, as he did
not hit me once, and | did all the land
ing that was DONE"