Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-08

Simms jumped TO the center OF the
ring. reaching Hamilton with straight
left iab to the face. Hamilton swung
his left going over Simm's shoulder
In the clinch both men used short arm
raps on the ribs. Hamilton was not
using good judgment as to distance and
much of his steam was wasted on the
empty atmosphere. He found Arts
head with a left but 1t was not strong
enough to do any damage. The Troy
boy seemed TO rely almost entirely on
his left. He walloped this over onto
Simms' neck and chest and then
brought down a chop on the back OF
the head. In this round the most
effective blow landed was a right up
percut near the close of the round by
Simms.
Round 2-Tbey rushed to a clinch.
In the break Simms missed an upper
cut that was calculated to send man
hurrying to Queer st. A moment later
he reached Hamilton with hard right
Jack countered with his left to the
neck. A swift rap, directed at the
chin, failed TO get by Simms glove
Before Hamilton could recover his
guard the Akron Undefeated sent him
to the floor with a right cross to the
chin. Hamilton waited until six hac
been counted when he arose. He was
tired and cautious. After the men had
squared again the Troy boy landed
sharp left to the chin. The balance
of the round was all Simms'. Before
the close he had Hamilton bleeding
from the mouth. 1T was claimed tha
two teeth had been loosened but thu
proved untrue.
In all the succeeding rounds, up t,
the tenth, Simms was drawing Ham
ilton on. Every time the Troy lac
led he was NIT with hard right o
left punch. Art was getting in on th'
wind and il was II sure thing that h'
was being weakened. He was willin.
to take punishment in the hope o
reaching the vital point. His oportun
ity never came as Smms did not leav,
an opening through which glov,
could be pushed, In the eighth rount
Hamilton became very aggressive
rushing the game. The Akron mai
was waiting for this style of fighting
aud Hamilton's tactics no doubt has
tened the end.
Round 10-Simns evidently knew h,
had his man where he wanted him
when the gong sounded for the be
ginning of the tenth round. He le'
off with "A right and left, both reaching
Hamllton's head. A hard right raj
was followed by another right and left
Then he showed his left into Hamil
toms face at the same time sending tn
right to the wind. Hamilton responds
with a left to the head. In the cline
Simms pounded away at Hamilton
kidneys and wind. The last blow tina
the eastern man landed was left t.
the ear. Simms' left was Just startin
for Hamilton's chin. ~ went throug
and Jack dropped TO the floor. II
stayed down eight seconds. He trie
to keep away but the Akron undefeat
went down from II right to the side q
jaw. Before ten had been counted II
was on his feet angin. BEFORE he ha
| time to recover Art raped him twlc
on the side Of the head and then whir
ped his famous short arm right to tn
| D'lhl VI tll' 'ilhs iNNi'ltt NI'Nti
began the count. Just as he said 1
the gong sounded. Jack had not bee
able to regain his feet and the bot
was stopped, Mexican declaring Simn
the winner. The crowd cheered Il,
winner TO the echo. Five minutes |;
ter Hamilton left the ring. He wa
not Injured TO any extent. The onl
mark was cut lip. Smms Shove
none OF the effects of the battle. II
was almost as fresh ms when he ente
ed the ring.
Hnmilton's seconds made prote'
against the decision, claiming that ii
gong had sounded before the couI
was completed. Those who were 1
the rug side did not agree with MAJ
ager Dime and his friends.
1t was n clean cut aud decisive VII
tory. Had the gong sounded In time
save Hamilton he would not have ha
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