The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-18
zEICLER WON OUT
.,,u LOST on DECISION IN THE
i' THIRD ROUND.
REFEREE STOPPED mill"
MIRO SAVE LEACH FROM FUR
p'D THEIR PUNISHMENT.

IN His Knees Recovering
,,.o,n Third I<nOck-Dowu ut the
.-Is Clever and Exceptionally
,.t nut No Match for Zcigler.
,.,oIcr - Little Slow But stu
~ 10 hit Like SIcdGe Hammer.
Leach TO Floor Three Times
,,,.h Let's to Head-ZciEIer TO
staff Jack Bennett Next-Manzie
~ lively Preliminary From
Md HenninG.
avon Zeigler was given the decision
...,. Rilly Leach of Chicago last night
.ho third round of what was to have
o5-round bout. Referee Shorty
T.orins stopped the bout and made the
,o.ision 10 save Leach from further
aooshment, as he was clearly out
classed.
raach. despite the fact that he found
,imself up against man much his
,,nerior in ring generalship and hitting
ability. nevertheless, made a game
..nrgele He is fast with both hands
/ and feet especially the latter, for it was
onIv bv hustling around the ring at Il
ryeIy clip that he managed to stay in
10 game so long as he did. His game
moss he proved by the fact that though
M received some terrific blows, both
lunches and swings, he kept trying for
returns.
He was knocked down three times,
all of them in the third round, and
each time with lefts to the jaw. The
first time he took the count, but still
had plenty of ginger" in him when
he did get up, for he took the initia-
five in an exceptionally lively mix-up
Immediately afterward, when he did
the hest work on his part during the
bout. Within the next few seconds,
however Zeigler landed a hard left
IN the Jaw that sent his man sprawl
inc. and though he got up, it was only
10 go down again with a left hook to
the Jaw and a right punch to the ribs.
He was on his knees and preparing to
4 get up when the bout was stopped.
In the round that preceded the final
one Zeigler began the work that was
really the beginning of the end. Leach
landed quick but light LEFT to the
head and Zeigler returned a right and
left to the same place; then with
Leach in the corner Zeigler made a
terrible upper cut for the ribs, that,
had it landed, would have ended the
bout then and there. Leach escaped
by lively sdestepping, but his good
fortune did not last for a few Sec
onds later Zeigler sent in a left swing
to the head that gave Leach a severe
jolt and made him considerably more
cautious Before Zeigler could follow
up his advantage, however, the gong
ended the round.
The bout was at catch weights and
though it was stated that Leach was
the heavier, it really looked as though
the weight was ON the other side. Zeig
4 ler while not as fast in his foot work
! as he has been in his other bouts, has
all the hitting force that has brought
him victory often before. In the first
round he caused his friends no little
uneaSiness, for in ducking out of aWk-
ward places he was Unexpectedly fol-
4 lowed up by his nimble-footed adVer-
+ sary who landed. though lightly, III
each case before Zeigler recovered his
4 friends after the bout that he had
been little careless after he saw that
Leach would not be able to put him
4 out.
Leach had many friends in the large
number of spectators that witnessed
Inc bout. He made a decidedly good
Impression, and it is possible will be
matched for another bout in this city,
with either Corcoran or Fred Douglas,
possibly with the winner of the Cor
coTan- Douglas bout.
Almost as interesting as the main
oout was the preliminary between Pete
Mamie of Savannah and Kid Hennirg
Washington, which preceded it. 1t
was Tor six rounds and was given to
Mantle, certainly a merited decision
lot he had the best of the game from
start to finish. Hennng looked like a
powerful hitter and when he did land
was with force, but he landed on an
average Of about once in each round.
Mamie cannot hit hard, but he passed
lu lne best he had on the Kid whenever
aDu Wherever he wanted to. 1t was
matter of comment among the spec
"ors that Henning, for d man who
udd sought to wrest championship hon
us from man like Tommy Feltz,
"uI very poor showing, lnuSeu'
before the preliminary was put on
st was announced from the ring by
Moiy Jenkins that the Savannah
nnIneuc Club has arranged a bout for
Tr.laay night. to take place between
proInmy Feltz and either Andy Daily or
raNy Haley, and that Corcoran will
"y T5 Douglas again Jan. 81.
'Hough not announced a representa-
''' VI Jack Rpnnpff "a Glxa6 for a ma III
Tween that man and owen Zeigler at
~ pounds, give or take .. To this
MgIer readily agreed. specifying only
~ ~a' mere be a side bet to make the
Zane worth while. Bennett is quite a
t%,Wl'e in Savannah, and a bout be-
WT9 MIN and Zeigler would undoubt-
ys WY De big drawing card for the Sa-
''Dlah Athletic Club.