The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-28
WEST DECLARED WINNER
Referee Awards Him Decision
Over Joe Wale0tt.
Latter Refused to Respond for the
Twelfth Round, Saying His Arm
Was Injured-Bnttie r. Fast One
With Honors About Evcn-"Ginnt
Killer" Accused of Dishonesty.

NEW YORK Aug. 27.-Joe Walcott, "the
giant killer" seriously injured his repu-
tation as pugilist and also gave the
sport of pugilism a black eye in the Madi-
son Square Garden tonight. He tackled
Tommy West. the well known middle
weight, in the presence of nearly 5000
spectators, ard had a big advantage from
the start.
When the eleventh round ended Walcott
said that his left arm was injured and that
he could not continue. Referee Charley
White argued the matter, but Walcott was
obdurate. and he could only declare West
the winner. Then White called James c.
Kennedy into the ring and said:
In my estimation WaIcott has deliber-
ately quit for some dishonest purpose. He
IS not injured at ALL"
White then left the ring and it Was
announced to the crowd that Walcott for
some reason had deliberately quit, but
that the management of the Twentieth
Century Athletic Club had decided to give
his share of the proceeds to some char
table Institution. AS White had officially
IL
to DO nothing about bets in any way
After Walcott had gone to his dressing
room. the clubs physician examined the
pugilist's arm. He declared there was
nothing wrong with il.
There were about four thousand persons
In the arena when Joe HUMPHREYS intro
duced the participants in the preliminary
bout. The men were Kid McFadden, Of
Brooklyn, and Jimmy Rose of New York
who were matched for twelve rounds at
115 pounds. Charley White was the referee
and Teddy Foley handled the watch ard
gong.
The fight was full of ginger, 1ut Nc
Fadden was in better physical condition.
and in the eighth, Rose dropping out Of a
ciinch without a blow. took a count The
referee warned him not to repeat the trick
McFadden sailed in to score knockout in
the ninth He rushed hard and threw in
the punches to the stomach and head.
Rose had recovered somewhat, and met
the attack with well-directed swings. Nc
Fadden was warned for foulsng and when
he resumed his assault. Rose smashed him
heavily in the mouth. But at that the kid
kept on doing the work u the bell.
Rose took quite punching in the tenth.
but did not finch AS the eleventh started
Rose turned his back TO McFadden. who
was rushing, and looked as If he wanted
to lie down. Referee White got between
the men and Rose told him he had beea
hurt in the previous round and could not
go on. McFadden was declared the winner.
The conditions in the main bout we're
twenty-five rounds at catch weights. Val
colt weighed 146 pounds and West 1872
Queensberry rules prevailed West was in
stalled favorite at 100 to 20.
Round 1-Walcott began with a light
rush. his left being blocked West stepped
away from another rush and came back
with a hot jab in the Mouth Walcott ran
in again and got the left heavily in the
stomach. They got into a clinch and get
ting free Walcott rushed. West blocking
two fearful swings with his elbows. Hon
ors even.
Round Pin a half clinch both tried
short body smashes. West met a rush
with left in the body. but Walcott bored
in with hard swings aud West was driven
to the ropes, where he clinched In an
exchange of smashes West reached the
stomach with left. Walcott then hus-
tied and roughed, West standing up and
putting In some hot face blows. Walcott
sent powerful left in the ribs and nailed
the kidneys with the right
Round 3-West opened with a left In the
stomach, which brought cIinch Walcott
then rushed wildly, swinging both hands,
but West danced away nicely. Walcott
planted four quick lefts In Tomnly's face
and also rushed him to the rcpas twice
in succession, but his blows were wild
and Vests defence was clever Again
Waicott rushed and put in a tremendous
left to the stomach, which made West get
away in a hurry.
Round 4-Walcott put in a smash on the
left eye which made It swell, and got to
the body with a powerful left. Then he
rushed and swung some fearful blows.
out west stepped out of the way Wal
cott continued his rushing and chased
West half way around the ring to a elinch.
Walcott bored in without let up. while
West was at long range as much as pos
sible. couple of straight ones made Joe's
mouth bleed a moment. before the bell.
Round 5-Walcott cut loose with a rush
and West nailed him in the right eye.
MaIeott went in again pell- NELL West
blocking the blows and clinching Walcot;
bored in third time, and West smashed
him on the mouth and put right in the
stomach. Then West stood up and they
snapped punches Walcott driving him to
corner with stomach blows and heavy
belts on the head.
Round 6-Walcott took his time for a
change and West prodded him in the body
with the left Walcott smashed West in
the body and Tommy bounded off ring
quick swings. West stood in close to-
ward the end and made better showing
at in-hghting that at any previous period
Round West blocked a rush. WaIcott
tried another one. and in a half clinch
they pegged away at the ribs West met
an advance with body blows. but Joe
rushed his antagonist arounI two sides of
the ring at fierce pace. In 4 mix-up that
followed Walcott sent in pile of body
blows that clearly weakened West When
the round ended West seemed TO be I'd
against it.
Round S-West put left on the eye as
Walcott came hustling up to him, and Joe
stood still. Walcott. however. was at 1t
again the next moment. West mailing him
in the face. Walcott tried two fearful
swings, which were short but he went af-
ter his man so fast that he lanGet two
more with great force in the stomach.
Joe then walloped him on the neck with
left and right until West clinched.
Round 9-West met the usual rush with
a left on the chin. Walcott piled in with
body blows that took all the steam gu. of
West who apparently did not have a good
punch in him, though he had cleverness
at defensive tactics: West was in some
distress at the bell. Walcott landing a
smash on the head just as L rang.
Round 10-West iabbed the face with a
left and also sent it into the body. VAL
colt slugged himself out of clnch, West
putting in more smashes on the mouth
Walcott soon stopped his rushing tactics
and getting into a mix-up near the ropes
hammered West In the stomach with fear
full force One blow was below the belt,
but in the mix the referee could not see 1t.
Round 1l-Walcott landed another
punch rather low when they resumed, and
West howled in protest, but the referee