The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-11
DICK MOORE
GETS DECISION
Over Billy Moore At Schlitz
Hall Friday Evening.
THE EVENTS WERE PULLED OFF
According to Program Gallagher Wins
the Preiiminary-Biny Moore Broke
His Hand in the Fourth Round
-Decision satisfactory.

Dick Moore, of st. Paul, won the de-
cision over Billy Moore in the 15-round
contest at Schlitz music hall last even
ing. The three first rounds and the
fifteenth were the only rounds in the
entire contest in which there was any
real fighting, other rounds taking UP
the time in clinching and break away.
This can be accounted for. In the
fourth round Billie Moore broke
three bones in his left hand and from
that round until the fifteenth he was
on the defensive. In the last round
Billie went after his man fast and fu-
rious, notwithstanding his broken hand
and had the contest lasted several
rounds more, Billie Moore would have
no doubt got the decision.
The opening contest was a four round
bout between Denny Gallagher, of
Cleveland, and Billy Phillips, of Sagi-
nav, Mich. This was supposed to be
an eight round go but Gallagher land
ed his man in the fourth round and
Phillips was counted out by Referee
Mexican. The management of the club
received a telegram during the evening
from Doc Irish, of East Liverpool, chal-
lenging the winner of this bout, Gala
CHER preferred. Gallagher stated that
he would accept the challenge and the
go will probably be pulled off in this
city.
THE MAIN EVENT.
1t was 9:10 when the participants of
the big battle of the evening entered
the ring. Billie Moore was the first to
step in the ring. Dick Moore appeared
a few seconds later. In the formers
corner were Billy Winkler and Denny
Gallagher, of Cleveland, and Dan Will
liams and Frank Custer were behind
. Dick Moore.
/ At just 9:15 the men shook hands and
i. the contest was on. In the first round
: Dick landed the first blow on Billie's
body and after that Billie went after
Dick and landed numerous body blows,
! and the first round ended by Dick re-
ceiving hard punch on the stomach.
! In the second Billy received several
e hard body punches but they did not
affect him and his blows on Dick in
! this round were backed up by a lot of
steam. Billy seemed to have the best
= Of it.
. In the third Billy did some clever
Z lodging and the honors were about
s even, each scoring an equal number OF
:. points. Both men were putting hard
n at the end of the third.
The fourth started out fast and fu-
. rious and Mexican had a hard time sep.
arating the men in several of the
clinches. Billy went down in this
round and the referee counted before
he got on his feet again. In this round
Billy broke his hand by landing hare
L punch over Dicks left ear.
THE AWFUL FIFTEENTH.
In the remaining rounds up to the
fifteenth Billy was on the defensiv,
/ and the main part of these rounds wa.
e in clinching and breaking away.
a The fifteenth started out with Billy
the aggressor. He went after lis mar
from the ringing of the bell. Billy
"a landed on Dicks head twice in quicl
a succession and then followed with on,
over Dicks left eye making bad cash
70 Billy did most Of the landing in thi
TouHu anu was tne nrst tnat ne dld an.
IT work since the fourth when he brok
his hand. At the close of this rounc
u Mexican gave the decision to Dicl
- Moore on points and everybody seemed
- satisfied.
q Billy Moore after the bout said h
was perfectly satisfied with McKean'
decision and that he could do littl
fighting after the fourth on account o
the pain his hand gave him.
Ed. Mexican, who referred the figh
I gave the best Of satisfaction and hi
fairness in conducting the match an,
l. in giving the decision was commente
s. upon. Mexican, as is well known, wa
& the popular shot stop of the Clevelan
l. national league team several years ag
id and made quite reputation in tn
to base ball business.