The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-21
STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT
DEALT JOE FAIRBURN BY ED LEN
NY IN THIRTEENTH ROUND.
A RIGHT UP-CUT ON THE JAW
FINISHED ONE OF THE FASTEST
AND CLEVEREST BOUTS SEEN
HERE.

Hight, weight and Reach, hut
Lenny the CIeverer aud Shiftier
FaIrburn Hard Hitter-A Wrest-
ling Bout and n Boxing Contest
between Youngsters the Prcltmi-
narIcs.
A clean right upper cut to the jaw,
delivered by Ed Lenny OF Chester,
Pa, put Joe Fairburn Of Philadelphia
down and out in the thirteenth round
of last nights bout. The contest was
quite one of the best that has been
held in Savannah under the auspices
of the Savannah Athletic club, marked
as 1t was with all the cleverness in
boxing and ring generalship of two
men who are among the best in their
class.
The men were nearly equally match
ed as to hight, weight and reach: Len
ny was the shiftier and also the clev-
erer in the use of his hands but as an
offset to this Fairburn had, apparently,
the ability to hit harder. Both We're
looking FOR trouble from the tap of the
gong, announcing the opening of the
u,
they were still as eager for it up TO
the time that Fairburn was knocked
out
Lenny's ducking, blocking and clever
leads were the features from a spec
tacular viewpoint. of the entire bout
Also he had much the best of the early
part of the game In the first round
Fairburn landed an inconsequential
right to Lenny's head. which Lenny
returned with a good right to the
shoulder. Fairburn put his left to the
ribs and then they exchanged lefts to
the head. Just before the round closed
Lenny put two left punches to the
breast, which called forth the cheers
of the spectators
In the second round Lenny again had
the better of II in the number of blows
landed, sending both left and right to
Falrhurn's neck and shoulder a num-
Der of times, and also landing on the
face. though these blows We're, many
of them with the open glove, and none
OF them hard enough to cause the
other man any trouble. Fairburn land
ed. too. and though less often than
l'enny, his blows carried weight with
them. Lepny's clever ducking saved
him from some vicious swings in this
round.
Again in the third round Lenny car
ried off the honors on points, for he
landed hard left to the nose and fol-
lowed IL with another to the neck,
showed Fairburns head back with the
open right and put another to the
neck. In the clinch that followed.
both landed on the chest and stomach.
IL was in this round in particular that
Lenny displayed his clever tactics of
landing, then wading into his man to
clineh before a return blow could be
delivered. Fairburn's shoulders began
10 show the effect of the punches that
had reached them. but apparently he
did not feel any the worse for them.
for he kept after Lenny all the time.
as, in fact he did through the whole
bout.
Fairhurn made better showing in
the fourth. Lenny missed a left punch
for the breast and the men went to a
cHnch, In the break Fairburn landed
hard right and an equally forceful
left to Lonny's face. Lenny was near
the ropes when these blows were de-
livered and Fairburn went into him
for the warmest miX-up that had oc-
CURED up to that time. Lenny.
crouched low. with head down and
shoulders well forward his favorite
posture. waited his chance and sent a
hot right to the face. Fairburn at the
same time landing hard to the stom-
ach. This pass was followed by an
exchange of rapid blows that was too
warm for Fairburn, and he did hot
foot for the open ring, with Lenny
close behind him. This round though,
was Fairburns.
The next round was not marked by
any special feature. both men did good
and clever work and at the close the
honors were about even. Lenny braced
up and went for his man in lively
fashion in the sixth They exchanged
blows TO the face and then Lenny land
ed quickly on Fairburns nose Fair
burn was not idle either. He landed
a hard right TO the ribs and followed
II with an equally strong one TO the
chest. Before the round closed. how
ever. Lenny put a left TO the face and
another TO the stomach. in each case
preventing returns by clinches
Lenny began the next round bv
prancing around his adversary then
suddenly making rush and straight
5ab that usually landed. These shifty
tactics he continued the greater part
of the round. hut they pleased the
crowd so, little that more than once the
suggestion was made TO get Lenny
q race track" Before the round emo
ed Fairburn was next to these tao
ties and landed punch or two that
put an end to the rushes for the time
being.
The eighth opened with an exchange.
Lenny landing ON the head and Fair
burn on the stomach. These blows
were followed by a number to Lenny' 5
credit. The ease with which he land
Cd induced Lenny 10 believe that the
had Fairburn going" so he sailed in
TO nnish the bout with a knock out
lNairburn looked groggy. but he met
the assault blow for blow and with
such strength that Lenny decided Ia
save the knock out for later time
The first passage of the following
round was when Lenny landed a hard
left TO neck and followed il with anoth.
er LETT to the chin, a lead that he dupli.
Gated few seconds later. The crowd
thought that Fairburn was a ''goner'
and called to Lenny to finish the lob
nut still the time for such a result
wasn't ripe. for when Lenny tried e
put his man out Il resulted In a mix.
up and exchange OF blows that was tho
warmeSt Of the bout.
Neither the tenth nor the eleventh
round was noticeable by any specia
feature. but the twelfth was different
Fairhurn showed up stronger than h,
had i'm any OF the recent rounds ant
he not only kept up his aggressive tao
ties but landed so often and so har,
that Lenny's stock fell below par. Fair
burn landed a hot one TO the ribs
Jabbed his left 10 the neck. got
straight right punch TO the heart am
seemed 20 have his man i'm a bad way
iienny would have caught IL even hard