Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-04
streeter Knocks Outs Mitchen in the
E.iftli Round.

The glove contest advertised between
Roy Streeter of Denver and Lloyd Poyn-
dexter of Lead on the night of the first
was declared off by reason of the failure
of Poyndexter to appear. A match was
made between Streeter and Mitchell of
Omaha, who is professional wrestler.
A fair sized audience of lovers of the
sport appeared and as preliminary
Ennis who lost to streeter at Edgemont
and Stephens Of Deadwood tried the
initts for three rounds. Ennis was much
the stronger man, Stephens raced around
the ring until he was out Of wind. Some
nice clever boxing and bloody noses un-
Intentionally produced we're the feat.
ures of the bout. The teferee declared
the bout draw.
The chief attraction was then put on:
Streeter appeared first and was loudly
cheered by his admirers. Mitchell was
a stranger and was not so enthusiastical-
ly received. The contract which made
no prize money for the winner or loser,
but for division Of the receipts, dis
couraged those expecting to see some
fine work. But when Referee Pyne
called time it was evident that the con-
test was in earnest. In the first ten
seconds Streeter landed twenty times on
the stomach, after which exchanges were
about even.
The second round showed very clever
work with considerable infghting in
which Streeter had the best of it and
about balanced Mitchell's superior reach
and weight which counted in his favor.
At the close of the second round Streeter
landed on the back Ct the head and Nit
chell took the mat until the referee
counted nine, and as the mix up started
the gong sounded.
In the third round Mitchell was eau.
tious and waited for chance. Streeter
rushed the work, crowded Mitchell to
the ropes, made swing for the head
and missed, and az he turned stopped a
bad one from Mitchel's right on his
neck and head. " which sent him sprawl
ing. After some infghting Streeter sen,
his man to the matt with another on
the back Of the head. Mitchell again
took nine counts for rest before rising
Mitchell then, out of wind, took the de-
fensive, and Streeter worked his left on
the side and jaw with lightning rapidity
and had him groegy when the gong
sounded
In the fourth round Mitchell clinched
to save punishment, but his right which
had played so hard OH s.reeter's ribs in
the clinches was powerless. He follow
ed Streeter ia position. but without pow
er left TO strike. sG;Ister scored two
knock downs in which Mitchell took
advantage of time for breath, and Street.
er landed on side and head as gone
sounded
In the fifth it was only q matter o.
Streeter doing the work. Mitchell
clinched, defended, delayed, waiting fol
wind, while Streeter went after his man
Knocked fiat three times Mitchell al ose
just in time to save being counted out
Then received one on the neck and one
over the heart an, -ss counted out try
ing to climb up by ~, ropes.
Both men left tne ring apparently un'
hurt. The faces and eyes of the men
being spared any discomfort. Streeter's
wind, science and experience over bal.
anced the odds in weight against him.
The audience was quiet and orderly
and everybody went home satisfied.