The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-26

Boston, Dec. s6.--Tommy DAILY and jig
Stone boxed at the Tammany. club yes
terday afternoon, and a crowd OF several
thousand witnessed the l5-round go. The
exhibition was fast and furious. and re-
plete with heavy hitting. SO evenly did
they perform. according to Referee Don
neliy's reckoning. that neither boy was
enough better than the other TO receive
decision, and n draw was announced.
The decision displeased many present. and
the followers OF both boys claimed the
win. In the minds OF the majority Stone
was the victor. In the last fve or six
rounds he did all Of the forcing and the
most landing His punches were cleanly
dealt, and harder than those OF DAILY.
The latter was In rather a bad way tow
ard the end OF the 18th round, and the
bell alone saved him from defeat.
Stone improved and was the aggressor
up TO the last stretch. The way he
smashed DAILY in the last few rounds was
a caution. The latter was game and was
right with Stone all the way. Every time
Stone led and landed. DAILY countered
with both hands on a wonderfully quick
recovery.
For the first few rounds Daily set the
pace. Stone crawling into his famous
smother and crouch. With half the con-
His right and left smsshes TO the body
hurt DAILY Toward the end OF the bout
Stone used straight left jab and right
hook. and rocked Daly's head repeat
edIy.
Although the little Brooklyn boy was
game and landed hard and often during
the contest, Stone was too strong for him
In the last few rounds and gave DAILY
bad gruelling When the decision was
announced il was applauded by Days
followers and hissed BY Stones
In the first preliminary. Johnny Duane
Of Brooklyn and Joe Williams OF Cam
bridge boxed to draw. In the semi
final. Jim Belts knocked out Charley
Johnson in the fourth round.
PROVIDENCE MAN BEsTED.
Boston Dec. 36.-Dick O Brien OF Lew
that Cyclone" Robinson Of Rhode Island
Is not cyclone at all. for the doughty
Maine lad rocked him into a state OF
dr9Tslness UpT,a IN IN is less .l6 tnan two rounds
boxed Is rounds IN the feature bout. Rob-
inson. who is colored. shaped up well In
the ring. He had a decided advantage
in height and reach. but I'm weight the
men were about evenly matched al
though o Brten was fat
Robinson was timd when he entered
ing TO him. smashing his left to tho face
and his right TO the stomach. The coll
ored man made weak attempts 10 counter
and clinched. Dick hooked his left TO
the Jaw Immediately after n break and
down went the Rhode Island champion
lie got up. but went down again from the
effects Of another left hook. OBrien was
content to stab and land right swings on
the body during the remainder of the
round
The cyclone was never in the hunt in
the second, and he went 10 the mat five
times In the minute they boxed O'Brien
simply stood hack and tented and then
whipped his left over 10 the jaw and the
colored man fell 10 the floor He evi-
IDENTIFY didn't care for the gruelling, and
fell again and again after receiving
straight 1efts TO the stomach and lefts to
the Jaw. The fifth time he hit the mat
he stayed there. and Referee Donnelly
awarded the decision to O'Bren, amid
din OF cheers from the latters sup
porters.
The semi-fnal bout was one OF p
rounds, with Mstty Baldwin OF Charles
town and Billy Ryan OF South Boston
and was declared n draw. although Bald
win had the better OF the going Bsldvf
sent Ryan TO the floor twice during the
bout with risht-hand blows TO the law.
once In the second aud again in the Ia st
round. Ryan stalled during three quar-
fers OF the bout. and his most effective
work was done In the clinches
Kid Hessell OF Providence disposed OF
a young darkey named Kid Curtis who
halls from New York in the second
round, and Dick Woods of Hyde Park
beat Young Freeman of South Boston in
six rounds