The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-03
SHEEHAN WON BOUT
.vANNAH LAD KNOCKED OUT
JACK MORRIS EASILY.
DID THE TRICK IN 3 ROUNDS.
x,,pEsTLING BOUT AND BATTLE
noyAL PART OF EVENINGS SHOW.

sbeehnn the CIeverer Throughout
the Game-Scored KnOck-DOwns in
Each Inning, and Would Have
FINISHED the Bout In Second
Round But for the Gong-LOng and
Goodman Each Won One Fall in
wrestling BOut-Match Declared n
Draw-BattIe Royal Also Ended in
Draw.
lack Sheehan the clever light weight
If savannah, won easily from Jack
Morris in the third round of what was
N have been a 15-round mill in Labor
Hall last night. 1t was a rafting
fast bout, the fastest that has been
seen in Savannah since the big ones"
did ring stunts here away back in the
early, part of the season. Sheehan real
" could have turned his trick in the
second round had not the gong saved
Morris. for he was on the floor and
had taken nine counts when the bell
that ended the round rang.
Sheehan was the whole thing from
the beginning of the very first round;
claret from him in the first minute of
punching, sent him to the floor with
couple of stiff punches, a right and
a left handler to the jaw, and had him
looking pretty rocky and visibly going
when the end of the round came.
Morris, who had started out at a
pretty lively clip himself, and was
game came up all right for the next
round and tried to get in some work
of the telling kind by rushing to
clinches and then putting in short arm
punches to the ribs and stomach. At
this sort of game Sheehan kept up his
end pretty well, too, but evidently
leads were his long suit, for he never
missed the opportunity for a swing
most of them landed, and the major
itv of them hurt.
He sent Morris to his knees with
several hard ones in the neck and on
the face. and had his man so groggy
that he could not have come to time,
and must have been counted out then
but for the gong. After this it was
only a question of waiting for the next
round to put the finishing touches to
the knock out, and these did not take
long Norris was knocked down twice,
the second time by a rain of punches
on the face, and was counted out.
Rather an amatuerish but at the
same time an interesting wrestling
bout was put up by Long and Good
man. The referee specified in his in
structions only that flying falls were
barred; everything else went, including
stranRle holds. as each man found to
MS cost, for Goodman, who is 1.-THE and
of Of nf
jockeying, got one of these grips on
his shorter and stouter adversary, cut
off his wind, and put him on his back,
thus winning the first fall.
Long wasn't slow to take advantage
Of the process that had been illus
trated on him to his cost, and so when
the men came together the second time
he clutched Goodman by the windpipe,
shut off his supply of OXYGEN, and
squared his shoulders to the mat.
After this each was so cautious that
neither succeeded in scoring another
fall and the bout was declared a
draw
A humorous feature of the evening
was the battle royal in which four
darkies fought in pairs. as a trio and
quartette until two of them had been
put out. The men were known to the
spectators as "Pig's-Foot Jake, -"
Handsome Harry" "Fitzjeffries,' and
Billy, the Moke." 1t was an exceed
ingly lively bout for they made a rough
house of it the whole of the first round,
and didn't let things stagnate during
those that followed either.
Handsome Harry" was the first to
go; he was too light for his husky
companians, and after coming in col
hsion with several stiff punches got in
10 the habit of dropping to his knees
Whenever he saw a blow aimed at
him. These tactics are not recognized
IN this branch of the game, and so
Handsome Harry" was invited to
git out"
But the drop habit must have been
contagious for F'itzjeffries Immediately
became victim to it and he, too. was
invited to move OUT The other two
Kept at it for some time but as Meth
er could score an advantage the bout
was made a draw
The show was attended by a very
iair house. Fred Douglas, who is
Sheehan's manager, will arrange a
number of other bouts for him. There
is no question that at his weight and
IN the fine condition that he was last
night Sheehan is capable of besting
any of the local boxers. 1t is possible
mat importation may have to be re-
sorted to in order to get him oppo-
nents. The boxing bout as well as
me wrestling was refereed by Tommy