The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-04
Middle Weights Battled Ten
Rounds to Tied Decision
on North Side.
WALSH WAS THE BETTER.
Brooklyn Man Stronger Through
out and Looked Like the Win
ner-Rose Did Well in
the Preliminary.

In A rough fight at the North Side Ath-
letic Club last night, Andy Walsh and
Andy Stevenson battied ten rounds to a
draw. Referee Moogs deciding that the
men were entitled to an even break at the
close of their argument
From the spectators standpoint, it ap-
peared as if Walsh should have had the
verdict Not only was he the aggressor
throughout. but Stevenson repeatedly was
guilty of .nfractlons of the rules by going
to fhe floor without being hit
These eyasive tactics probably enabled
Stevenson to last the limit Walsh had
him swaying at one or two stages and it
appeared toward the close as IL the fight
would end by a knockout with Stevenson
as the recipient.
Walsh disappointed his friends how
eyer. by consenting to fight with clean
breaks, and with no hitting in the
clinches. AS his forte is straight Marquis
of Queensbury style. Stevenson money
came into evidence as soon as the condi-
tons were announced. Walsh was still
made favorite in the betting. his average
odds being to on.
In the early rounds Walsh landed fire.
quently. his straight jabs cutting into
Stevenson's face and stomach with regu-
larity. Then Stevenson took to sprinting
about the ring to save himself. Walsh
needing to set himself for a blow.
To this fact Stevenson likely owes the
fact that he escaped knockout. Had
Walsh been able to land Clearly. without
pausing for an instant. he would I'M
doubtedly have put the local man away.
AS it was. Stevenson managed to sprint
around and saved himself from much pun
ishment by, slipping to the floor every time
Walsh made a pass at him.
Finding that his elusive tactics drew
down no reproof from the referee. Stew
,enson. became more confident and landed
with Considerable regularity on Walsh's
face in the closing rounds. AT one stage
he seemed to have taken, the lead away
from the Brooklyn man. but the latter
soon forged up strongly again and Steven
son was clinging and gasping at the end.
WALSH EXCITED.
Walsh, grew excited once or twice in
the Course OF the fight and slammed his
right into Stevenson's body while he was
locked in clinches. This drew down COM
ment from the crowd, the Walsh faction
responding with loud claims OF foul when
Stevenson went to the floor without a
blow landing upon him.
Stevenson announced after the battle
that he. had seriously hurt finger early
In the bout, and that this prevented him
from hitting harder.
Two preliminaries between youngsters
were fought. the opening bout being
rather a creditab1e exhibition between
Kid Corbett" and young Forbes" two
sixty-pounders. whose proper names are
Malcolm Thomas and Norris Rose, re-
spectively. Morris Rose showed consid
cradle skill at boxing, and seems to be a
clever little boy at his weight.
He showed knowledge Of the game and
fought his opponent vigorously through
out The referee properly called the bout
a draw. however. as neither boy had
big lead at the close.
I Two negro youngsters went through
three rounds OF alleged sparrfng in man
royal between 1--WE negroes closed the
evening. The programme was interesting
throughout and the main event furnished
a good battle.