The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-10
WAS FIGHT FOR FAIR
TWO LOCAL HEAVY-WEIGHTS
MADE SHORT BOUT HUM.
SCIENCE WAS CUT OUT.
BUT FOR FIRST RATE sCRAPPING
THEY KNEW THE GAME.

Alex Thompson and TtptOe Rahilty
the Men-Decision Went to ThOmp-
son ON Foul Committed by RahiIly
in Second Roundabout Given I'm
der Auspices of East End Athletic
CIub-WiII Have Another Affair
Thursday, When Thompson win
Meet Cheeweeka Harrison-Pre-
Hminary between Benny SOmei-
liam and Kid Archer Resulted in
Six-ROund Draw.
A boxing bout, which, while it lasted,
was one of the hottest and most in
teresting ever seen in this city, took
place between Alex Thompson and Tip
toe Rahilly last night. Its interest
came not from any display of science;
science wasn't particularly conspicu-
GUS but the desire to fight was there,
and it was gratified in a way that
made things hum for the round and
a half that the bout lasted.
Each of the men weighed in the
neighborhood of 1870 pounds and that
attired for the mill" which really
means that they wore chiefly look
of grim determination. A pair of very
abbreviated trunks in each case saved
the proprieties and spared the bushes
of two women, ptripatetic philosophers
Heine calls them, who were among the
most interested of the spectators.
Looked Like Quick Job.
Thompson appeared to be the larger
man and the majority of the spectators
thought he would make short work OF
his opponent, but Rahilly lets precon-
ceived opinions of his prowess cut lit
tie ice with his performance when the
time for performing comes he was
distinctly in the game from the first.
Thompson also was very much there,
and then went together with smashes
that to all appearances would have
sufiiced to put both of them out of
business, but instead seemed only to
whet their appetites for more.
They were there to fight and they
wanted to do it after their own fash
ion. Rules cut no ice at all. Break,
said Referee Fred Douglass, during
one of the clinches of the first round.
He might have been talking to wooden
Indians. Then he tried more strenuous
methods and catching each of the box
ers by the shoulder tried to force
them apart. Here, you" said Ra-
hilly, keep your mout' out
of dis" They were apart by
then, and Rahilly having de-
livered himself of his little speech
made a rush at Thompson and sent
slashing right swing to the stomach.
Thompson took it in good part and re-
turned the compliment by a hot biff on
the head.
RnhiIIy's stock Up.
The exchange of sucn amenities,
with such variations as might be ex-
pectcd to occur under the circum-
stances, continued until the end of the
round. Neither man had any the better
of it, but Rahilly's stock went up sew
eral points. BotE came to the scratch
in a hurry when the second round was
announced and both got busy" with
out delay. 1t was rush, slap, bang and
pCnch, followed usually with clinch.
In one of these rushes Raliliy landed
6ood and hard on Thompson's mouth,
drawing the red and in the clinch
ttat followed 10th of them n~drly
went over the ropes and out of the
ring.
Thompson took a turn at rushing so
soon as he had recovered his bearings.
He made a vicious swing at Rahilly's
head, which was cleverly ducked and
then the men went into mlN-up lHdI
ended with Thompson being left on
his hands and knees on the floor. Ac-
cording to the rules of the game, he
should have been allowed to rise be-
fore the fight was renewed, but Tip
toe has his own ideas of the game,
and when they conflict with the &C
cepted rules, so much the worse for
the rules. He saw Thompson about
to get up, and without more ado he
landed beautiful right hand smash
to the jaw.
Decision ON n Foul.
Douglas, of course, gave the bout
was announced from the ringside that
Cheeweeka Harrison will meet the
winner in a similar bout Thursday
night The main affair was preceded
by a preliminary between Kid Archer
and Benny Someillian.
| Both boys were game, though Meth
er particularly clever. The bout went
six rounds, with Someilian the ag
| gressor and was finally called a draw.
| Someillians work in the early part
| of the bout was much the better, but
| Archer improved later, and in the last
| round but one managed to score a
| clean knock down. The sympathy OF
| the crowd was with Someillian, not
because of his gameness, but because
! he was much the smaller and the light
| er of the two.
The East End Club, under whose
| auspices the affair was given, is man.
aged by Fred Douglas, who intends to
| give similar exhibition once a week.