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SCRAPSOF ALLSORTS
prLLED OFF BEFORE SAVANNAH
EAST END CLUB.
RAHILLY AND HARRISON
IN HOT BOUT THAT
WAS WON BY RAHILLY.

err the Last Cheeweeka Wouldn't
the Rest of the Mill, Having Sent
Tintoe to the Floor, and Putting
Him Generally to the Bad-LiveIy
Hattie Royal Among Four Negroes
Furnished Lots of Amusement.
preliminary Between Youngsters
stopped Because One Quit.
There was another exceedingly va
ried programme of lively pugilistic
events given by the East End Club
last night and again the chief bout
rLved unsatisfactory because after
two fouls had been committed. one on
each side one of the men wouldn't
fight any more and the decision was
given to the other.
The principals. were Tiptoe Rahilly
and Cheeweeka Harrison, both big,
strong and pugnacious but Harrison
had the most science, appeared to be
the heavier and really had all the best
of the two rounds that were fought,
for though Tiptoe landed pretty often
i Cheeweeka was there with the goods
even oftener.
"Tiptoe" NOutcIassed.
In the very first of the opening
round it could be seen that Tiptoe was
outclassed. He used his favorite rush
and long swing for the stomach and
laded it, too, but as often as he did he
was smashed on the jaw and ribs.
Each of these exchanges usually end
ed in a clinch and here again Har-
rison's experience stood him in good
stead for he landed short jolts to the
ribs and head and Tiptoe couldn't stop
them.
Harrison was not averse to rushing
tactics either, and in one of his
charges about the half of the first
round he landed good and strong. A
clinch followed, and Rahilly catching
his antagonist below the waist threw
him to the floor. 1t was a foul and
the crowd hooted and shouted, but
Tiptoe explained that he didn't do it
a purpose" and so the bout was al
lowed to go forward.
Sent Him to the Floor.
Then Harrison rushed the other
man to his corner and with a punch
to the wind and two more to the head
and neck sent Tiptoe to the floor,
where he took nine counts before get
ting to his feet. He looked pretty
tired, so Harrison started in for a
knock out and pounded him pretty
hard for a few seconds. Rahilly rail-
lied about the end of the round, how
ever, and sent home a few hot ones
himself. They took Harrison by sur
prise, but before he could recover and
get back at his man the gong ended
the round.
Looked to BE "AII in"
Rahilly looked to be ''all in" when
he came up for the second, but he
stood his ground and gave the best
he had in the shop. He was too weak
to be effective, and in a rush and
clinch Harrison sent him to his knees
He swung for the ribs at the same time
and the blow landed on Tiptoe's thigh.
The crowd shouted again, calling
foul" decision" and other things,
and in the midst of the pandemonium
two partisans of the different men
got into an alteration, so that it look
ed like it would be a rough house for
fair pretty soon.
The question was settled by Rahil-
ly, as the aggrieved person, announc-
ing his willingness to overlook the
Harrison wouldn't come UP when the
gong sounded, and SO the game was
given to Tiptoe.
The Preliminary.
A preliminary to the main bout was
fought between Philip Murphy and Kid
Williams. 1t was likely while it last-
ed but went only two rounds, as Muir
ply quit on account of leg that gave
him some trouble. Williams had
slightly the best of the argument, be-
ing the more aggressive, though Meth
er man damage the other at all, all
the blows being given with the open
glove.
What was undoubtedly the most en-
tertaining event of the programme
was a battle royal. For the benefit of
those not familiar with the ring it
may be stated that this means a quar-
tette of scrappers who punch each
other, either man to man, three to one
or any other old way that they may
elect. The man who is on his feet at
the end of the game is declared the
winner.
Under Extra Names.
In last nights bout the entries were
negroes who fought under the pseudo
nyms Handsome Harry, an exceed
lngly black chap; Fitzjeffries, man
OF enormous muscular development
and yellow both as to skin and cour-
age; Billy the Moke, a slightly built
'el!ow, who was in the game to fight
and kept fighting all the time; and
BroWn Riley, a husky guy with a good
sum punch and feet that were both
Dig enough and lively enough to take
MIN INTO and out of scrimmages in
short order.
Riley won the bout and Billy the
Moke got second money. Another
match with interesting preliminaries
VIII De pulled off Thursday night when
alexander Thompson will again tackle
Rahilly.