Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-19


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 Fort Erie. Ont, Dec 19.-Joseph Wal Cott, the inky complexioned New York negro, is now the welterweight cham pion of the world He beat James Ferns, white, Of Kansas, to a pulp in the ring of the International Athletic club here last night, and emerged with out scratch.
 The white man was completely out ClasSed and never han 8 chance from start to finish.
 Ferns was on the floor half a dozen times and did not land an effective blow from beginning to end. It was apparent that Ferns was q champion ill name only. and had no right to the title. The referee stopped the bout in the fifth, when Ferns was practi- cally knocked out.
 Round 1.-FernS led the left for the body but missed. and they clinched. Ferns got a left to the jaw and Wal colt landed light right on the wind. Walcott made vicious swing for the ribs and laughed as he missed. Ferns landed left on Walcotts mouth and tried for the body but missed. Wal colt missed another vicious left swing for the head. Ferns landed with a left over the heart and Walcott reach ed the head with a right. Ferns put a left on the nose at the bell.
 Round 2.-The negro rushed Ferns to the ropes and they exchanged hot blows. Ferns jabbed the left to the heart and Walcott grinned as they tried for an opening. Ferns put left to the jaw and a right to the ribs, but was not able to land his next attempt with the right for the jaw. Walcott got hard right over the heart and they exchanged lefts. Ferns nose was chopped by Walcott's left, but he escaped a vicious left swing. Ferns rushed his opponent to the ropes with a left on the face and q right on the wind. Walcott came back with a right to the ribs and left to the face. Walcott's nose was tapped lightly by Ferns as the bell rang.
 Round 3.-Ferns landed q left over the heart. but received a stiff blow on the head as he landed. Ferns was forced to his corner by left, on the body, and put a hard right on Wal cott's ear. Walcott put left to the chin and right to the ribs, after left lead for the face. Wa1cott did much damage to Ferns with a hard left to the stomach. The men exchanged left and right hand blows to the head. Walcott put a heavy right to the body and made Q vicious swing that landed as the bell rang.
 Round 4.--Walcott opened with a left on the head and followed with a < right over the heart. Ferns sent a right to the body. Walcott then shot a left to the head that staggered Ferns and the latter appeared weak and groggy. Walcot sent q left to the ear and right to the heart. In a clinch bOth went to the floor and Walcott as- sisted Ferns to arise. Ferns was very weak at the close. the round being all in favor of Walcott.
 Round 5.-Walcott began with left over the heart and repeated on the wind. Ferns landed on the chest, but without effect. Ferns went to the boards from left on the head. He took the count and on arising was beaten all over the ring by Walcott.
 
 right and left on the body. and then clinched to prevent punishment. On fhe breakaway Walcott sent left to the jaw and Ferns went to the boards. He sat on the floor for ac ount of nine. struggled to his feet and clinched. Walcott pushed him away and again sent him to the floor with a right on the jaw Ferns fell on his face and at the count of four started to crawl across the ring on his hands and knees.
 The opening bout was between Hi. ram Go1dstein of Buffalo and Mike Ward of Sarnia. Ont. They were to have fought fifteen rounds at 13G pounds. Goldstein did most of the work in the first five rounds. though Ward landed both fists on face and body often. Goldstein was warned by the referee for hitting low in the fourth round.
 Honors were even at the end of the sixth round. both men being grogey The police stopped the bout at this point. as the admirers of both men had violated the rules by coaching. after being warned not to make any unne cessary noise. The bout was declared Q draw.