The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-27
WILLIAMS OUT IN THE SIXTH.
TOM CORCORAN's LEFT AND RIGHT
SWINGS DID the WORK.

Rounds-They Made the race
FaHt one. aud the Fighting Was
Pierced orcoran seemed to Have
Williams Going several Times, hut
the Australian Rec 'vered 'leN-
rrtv-Corrornn Connected Win the
jaw when the sixth Round Was
ltaIf over. sendinE Williams 90
the Floor aud DOT.
/ Tommy Corcorau Of Savannah put Tom
4 Williams q Australia out In the sixth
round al the Theater last night The
| Savannah boy SWUNG lef, ana right to the
/ Jaw after a minute and q half Of hghting
4 In the sixth. ana there was no steam left
/ .n the Australian. he tried 20 get up.
/ bat shorty" jenkins the referee. stood
| over him counting the seconds. and II was
| not until after ten had been called on
I that Williams could rise
1 Corcoran probably pulled down between
/ 500 ana 500 a. the winners share after
/ tae deduction OF the expenses and the
percentage that went 10 tho loser The
/ house was an right being fully a. large
/ as that which gathered 10 see Corcoran
/ go up against the bis stin Pearce. whom
{ Savannah lovers Of the games recall with
/ such choice expressions Of disgust In
I fact. 10 is probable that last nights
crowd was a shade the larger. and nobdv
was heard complaining after the bout
was over.
From the moment the tlmekeepcr's hand
/ ierked tho gong cord there was hght
a promise had been made that the men
would mix II w. and the promise was full
nllod. Both were aggressive. and FIRST one
I and then the other would lead. Neither
was going 10 allow the decision. n the
/ terrific pace they cut ont for the night
would. carry them the twenty-five rounds
| to go 10 the other bcluuse he had forced
the lighting the more.
II was al 10 O'Clock that the fight be-
gan. which was about az was expected
CO.. iu rizenghting Chronomstry go means
TO- The hour announced was $50. but
the crowd was NOT too inslstcnt. as the
house was comfortably cool and there Was
some JOY In the discussion and antic'pa-
ton Of the coming event Very little bet
ting was done in this interval. and tn
fact there was not much money up. 4
fcw bets of small amounts We're recorded
bat tho Pearce throw down was too fresh
Ia the minds o. those who might have
been willing 10 put up bit Of the green
had there been no recent funny business
in the game
Both Williams and Corcoran were cheer
ed a. they entered che ring. hut the lat
ter got most OF the hands and continued
60 do so throughout the fight Ia was
clear that the crowd was with the Sa-
vannah boy. They wanted 10 see him win
and this was apparent again when the
formal introducsions were made
Jenkins called the men 10 the middle 81
s-a..
Instructions They were to fight with one
arm free The method Of che brcakaway
and in-nEhtlng that was 20 be followed
was made perfectly clear. and the men re-
turned TO their corners and waited for the
gong.
The confident Corcoran had his usual
look about him as the gong sounded and
the two men advanced 10 the center Of
/ the ring That's a part Of the Savannah
| boys game, and u may he that he uses
il 10 some effect. That smile. sometimes
rendered rather ghasty by sim. dishgur-
/ Ing punches he has stopped by his face.
I must grow very wearisome ana irksome
I to the man that Corcoran gets going
Williams also looked ~ and strong
/ There was a hade OF about three pounds
ia Corcoran's favor. they both weighing
/ In during the day about rs. but Il
I looked about what the sports little bet
| Ting had made a.. an even thing.
But the nrst round showed tho wise
/ ones that Il wasn't 50 even. Corcoran
| found williams for some brain ioiung
punches In the first but he got good ones
/ la return the Australian looking for the
| body about as often as the head. They
were fighting hard and IL was pretty
/ clear that there would he something doing
| for Knockout before long There wasn't
and stand-on -and-spar business about q.
/ II was hshLhght fight, aud the pair were
/ game
In the second round Williams went
| down. but he was up again almost in
stantly. Two or three times the specta-
I tors thought Corcoran had the Australian
I going In this round for Williams would
get on groggy look Tor a moment but
I IL would pass on about as quickly as
/ Corcoran's blows brought a. Everybody
noted the way Williams had OF recovering
/ himself la a iiny having his guard up
and keeping Ccrcoran of when the latter
/ would have been rushing in 20 finish a..
Tho third round was much like the first
1 two There was hard lighting. both men
/ forcing it alternately. Williams gave
/ ground frequently though, getting in
I footwork. Corcoran. on the other hand,
/ eidu't seem 10 know what IL meant to
/ run. He was right there % meet every
| rush williams made. The round was
| Corcorau's, as had been the first two
In the fourth and the nth. particularly
/ tho lutetr the Australian took bracer
/ He was fighting strongly On the nth aud
/ heads got 10 shaking a. the close OF the
/ round. and they said then Il was either
mans light. Both were tired. that was
clear or CoFcoran could have followed up
two or three that he landed with some cf-
/ fec The Savannah hoy, though clearly
having the better OF q to that point had
marks Of battle on him. a fine black eve
1 end "A cut lip showing that Williams had
/ landed
/ The squirt Williams made In the nth
didn's hold good IN the sixth Corcoran
/ connected pretty much whenever he want
l cd to- and Williams began 60 look like
/ man who was not long for the ring Hair
/ the round was over when Corcorau swung
/ his left. landing on the point OF the Aus
trulian's jaw. and crossed with his right.
/ catching his opponent on the other side
/ Of the jaw and sending him 60 the floor.
/ williams looked like he wanted 10 get M.
/ but there wasn't enough starch left. He
/ couldn't stand up. he squirmed about on
I the floor. but ten second were not enough
I for him TO recover. Three or four more.
. Ind he been allowed them, would have
seen him on his feet again.
/ As Williams was counted out Corco-
! rams seconds made a rush for the victor.
/ had him on their shoulders and carried
/ him from the ring 10 the dressing room.
I where he was rubbed down. at tie same
/ ume receiving a number Of visitors and
/ congratulations williams was himself