The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
GUNNER WHITE EASY
FOR FRED DOUGLAS IN BOXING
MATCH BEFORE ATHLETIC CLUB.
DEFEATED IN, ONE ROUND
BY A RIGHT HANDED SOAK TO THE
s POINT OF JAW. s4

trhe Battle Was Fast and Furious
While it Lasted, and .sNhitey Had
a shade the Best of it Up to the
Time the Trick Was Turned.
white Had Height, Reach and
strength in His Favor, hut the
other Fellow Was the CIeyerest.
The Preliminary Dispensed With
ON Account of the Small Attend
ance-DOugIas' End of Purse At
tached for Debt-DouEIas Matched
TO Meet COrcOran Two Weeks
Hence. rts ".tN
Gunner White" the pugilist, claim
ing the weller weight championship of
South America, was an easy mark last
night for Fred Douglas of New York,
in the arena of the Savannah Athletic
Club, his measure being taken in about
one minute and forty seconds of fight
ing in the first round by a right-hand-
er to the jaw.
The story is easily told. THE Gum
ner" is a strong, husky fellow, with
a great, long reach, and no doubt plen-
tv of grit. His strength and reach
he expected to carry him. through, but
the other fellow, with a good deal of
cleverness and a swift enough punch,
got in at the right spot and time, and
il was all off. THE Gunner went down
on his right side, stretching out with
his cheek to the mat At the count of
seven he staggered to his feet but ma
ture was not there to hold him up and
he fell backwards, the necessary count
of ten having been tolled off by Ref
cree Jenkins before he got up again.
When he did rise he was decidedly
groggy, and staggered to his corner.
OF thc Hurricane Order.
The fight, while it lasted was. of the
hurricane order, and "the Gunner" held
his own, in fact, he appeared TO have
the advantage. His long arms shot out
several times and found landing places
on Douglas body, but in return he
missed several swings that, had they
landed would have told a different tale.
Douglas, on the other hand, soaked in
several wallops himself that left their
marks. The men ran into several mix
up, and We're hard to separate, Doug
las being the one doing the hugging
act White had Just put his right 10
side of his long guard arm, when the
latter shot out a piston=rod right to-
the jaw and the game was off. ~
Late tt" start.
The men were late in entering the.
ring, the Gunner" appearing first,
having with him Tommiei Corcoran and
Joe Tob:n as seconds He took. the
northwest corner, which had always
been used by; Owen Zeiglers Douglas
appeared a few minutes later and oc-i
cupied the other. He had with aim
Dan Dougherty and kid fJolliee in a.
like capacity. In adjusting. their gloves
Douglas had trou Bile With his left NIT,
and finally the gloves used 'rby sZelgIer
and 'Matthe@ssfn t1Ieirtfeeentrbout 1rttd
to be Brought into sefoice.e E6ehTf ffen
We're, IN apparent good condition and
Within the. Weight t. slIinit JAS Pounds.
Douglas appeared a5bit nervous willie
the sailor Wore a loo!- OF confiden6e,
and was the decided fAvprite.
Battle Royal Not Fought
The battle royal scheduled as. a pre-
liminary was dispensed, with, owing to
the house being small and the men de-
manding too much money! The main
bout was started alto O'Clock. ,t
Attached Douglass Money.
During the bout or just as lie began,
Constable Barre It; with; aniatta chment
from Justice BeVans Court, and Con
stable E<iley, from Justice sWickhams'
with another, served the same on the
managers of the club against the
Douglas end of the purse. The attach
ment from Justice Bevans Court was
in favor of the Marshall House and
alleged $50 due by Douglas for room
and board The other was in. favor of
the Royal iTailors and claimed a similar
or grea ter amount. The winners end
of the purse, Which goes to Douglas,
VIII not be sufficient to satisfy the
amounts claimed, as the. house was
small and the. prices popular.
1t is said that Douglas had, previous
to the fight, signed over his end of the
purse to other creditors, and just how
the claims will be settled is not now
known. . ~
COrcOran and Douglas Matched.
After the fight Tommie Corcoran
challenged Douglas for a battle two
Weeks4henc and the same was accept
ed. The men are to post a forfeit for
their appearance in the ring. The
bout is to be twenty rounds for a de-
cision at 145 pounds, They.will meet to-
day and sign articles: Douglas, it will
be rendered, defeated Corcoran re-
Gently at Augusta in tNOs rounds