The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-29
CORCORAN DEFEATED
YrpkE OF NEW YORK KNOCKED
HIM OUT IN FOURTH ROUND.
THE RESULT A SURPRISE.
THE FIGHT sLUGGING MATCH
FROM START TO FINISH.


other Match May BE Arranged.
Corcoran Thinks He Can Win if
Given Another Chance-Neither
Man showed the Result of the Pun
jsbment-BMrke Now Under the
management of the Austral A. @.
Tommy Corcoran, the Savannah boy,
uas knocked out in the fourth round in
the bout at the Thealer last night by Jim
burke of New York. A straight right
handler on the jaw did the work. Corco-
ran staggered and fell and was counted
ont by Referee jenkins before he was able
again to get to his feet.
The fight, which began a few minutes
after 10 o'clock, was a slugging match
from start to finish Corcoran adopted
his usual aggressive tactics, but Burke
coud not be rushed with the facility that
other men have been in Corcoran's pre-
vious battles; on the contrary, he stood
his ground so we'll that nearly all of the
fghting was in Corcoran's corner.
In the first round after pass or two
on each side the men mixed it up and
while clinched Corcoran rushed his man
TO the ropes. After the break khey pass
ed head blows, Corcoran landing on the
face and Burke on the ear aud chest.
Corcoran made two swings for the ri~s
but Burke backed out of reach and they
mixed it up again. In the break Corcor- N
again tried a wild swing for an upper cut
but missed.
In the second round the style of fight
ing was the same, Corcoran dong the
rushing but being met with what ap-
peared to be a logged resistance on
Burke's part. In the early part of the
round Corcoran succeeded in landing a
number of hard blows in the fa-e, and
Burke appeared so little abe to ward
them that the gal cries became In an up
roar with cries of Put m out, Tom"
knock his head off," and Where did he
come FROM" but still all the fight
ing continued to be in Corcoran's
corner, and though Burke was hit
again and again in the ia it
appeared to have no effect on him.
He never budged aud not only met Cor
corans attacks, but appeared to invite
them. In the miX-ups Corcoran did some
clever ducking of the swings that his OPP
ponent made at him as they came togeth-
er. but in the latter part OF the round got
some severe punishment from the short
body jolts that Burke got in. Burke, too,
often got in hard bows on the face.
The third round was a repetition of the
preceding two so far as the style of fight
ing goes, for Burke very promptly car
ried the war into the enemy's country.
They mixed it up again and Burke got
in some vicious blows on the body and
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hand jolts in the mixes, style of fight
ing that he seems to like and at which
he is very clever. In one of the clinches
Corcoran rushed his man TO and against
the ropes, which drew from Frank Hart,
one of Burke's seconds, protest to the
referee, who warned Corcoran. The gal
leries also Missed the act
In the break at the end of this rush
Corcoran began to look as though he had
made The pace too hot, and the free
comment at the ring side was that che
was up against the real thing" and had
Better husband his strength. His seconds,
100. took this view and repeatedly warn
ed him not to rush the fight too much.
Just before the end of this round both
men gave and took some hard face blows.
aud again in the mikes Burke managed
TO punish his man.
C1rccran, too, was came, and landed
blow after blow but with no telling effect,
though two of his jolts to Burke's head
sent it back with a jerk. Some of his
swings too, would have been dangerous
had they landed, but Burke managed to
eVade them. This was unquestionably
Burke's round
The fourth, and what proved to be the
last round, started out as fiercely as did
any OF the others. In the first clinch
Burke landed heavy body blows, and
also received some. While still clinched
ne landed a left jolt on Corcoran's jaw,
ana after the break put another right
Jdo 10 the same place, which sent Cor
coran to the floor, where he lay while
me referee slowly counted the seconds
that lost him the fight.
after the fight Roche, Burke's manager,
went to the front of the ring and an
nounced 10 the spectators that he had
peen commissioned by the manager of the
-Austral Club to bring to Savannah a man
that could put Corconan out, and that he
had done 1t. Previous to the fight he also
announced that he had notified Referee
Jenkins that If at any part of The bout he
ehou,d think that Burke showed in any
way desire to make the bout fake, or
oid anything not strictly on the square,
'Iat ne should stop the bout, and declare
all bets off
Corcoran, after he had been taken to his
pressing room. declared that he was still,
strong, and felt that he wou have been
enle to continue the fight had he been
ao-e 10 get up in time. He said he felt
mat in another mach he can put Burke
OUT and notified one of his friends to ar
Iange Tor another match with him. Cor
coian apparently was not greatly punish
ca slight cut on the cheek. and one or
tNo bruises on the chest and ribs being
Gil mat showed. Neither did Burke show
many signs OF the fight, a swollen face
Oeing al the outward signs of his punish
ment
Inc manager of the Austral Athletic
Ciub said last night that 1t is possible
mat Burke may be matched to fight Cor
Voran again. but that in the event that
huch a match is not arranged another
good man from New York will be brought
down
Billy Roche left for New York. whence
win Callahan and McFadden he leaves
IN few days for California Burke will
Fpend a couple of days here and will
men return to New York until called on
Tor the next bout.
IN the fight Corcoran won the toss and
look the southwest corner. where he was
econded by Tom Beeton, Jack Frew and
t,a"rence Kelly. Burke was seconded by
rank Hart of New York and j. Allen
Inu w. ID. Rogers OF Savannah. Shorty
Senkihs was referee. The men, when they
"eighed in at O'Clock in the afternoon,
hsa H.