Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28
STILL CHAMP lON.
Harry Forbes, Champion Ban
tam Weight Of the World,
CleverIy Defeats Andy TokeII, the
English Champion, at Detroit.
A Fine Exhibition, With Odds in To-
keIPs Favor.

| tfleu IOf announcer championship, to-
night, and scored another defeat. Her
| champion bantam weight, Andy To-
kell, was beaten clearly and decisiveIy
| by Harry Forbes, the champion bantam
weight of the world.
| Forbes won the fight from start to
| finish, had the better of every round
with the possible exception of the
seventh, in which he held his own and
proved himself the superior of the Eng
lish champion in everything that goes
| to make champion with the exception
of courage and in this he was equal
to Tokell.
The latter was something of a disap-.
pointment, though he showed himself
q strong rugged youngster with a world
of power behind his blows and proved
himself game to the core.
During the fight Forbes was second
ed by Fred Nottingham, Tom Nc
Cune, Will Campbell and Julius
i Franks. In Tokell's corner We're Con
McVey, Jim Kelley, Ray Welsh and
| Danny Mcmahon. Thirty-fi hundred
people saw the fight.
Round 1-Fosbes led left, reaching
! chest lightly. Tokel put straight left
on shoulder. Forbes put left to face
missed right swing. Tokell landed
hard right on cheek, staggering Forbes.
| Forbes put left to neck, receiving hard
right to jaw. Forbes put left to jaw,
receiving right counter on ribs. Forbes
put left and right to head getting two
rights in stomach. Forbes put right
to face, then rushed, putting three hard
lefts to jaw with no return. Forbes put
left to jaw, receiving vicious right in
ribs.
| Round 2-Forbes put left on neck
Tokell blocked left for face and land
ed straight left on jaw. Forbes put
left to jaw and then clinched. Forbes
I'put stiff left on nose, bringing blood
from Tokelfs eye with right hook. In
hot scrimmage Forbes put three lefts
to jaw and Tokell one to ribs. Tokell
uppercut Forbes on chin viciousy.
Tokell missed right swing and right
counters in response to straight lefts7
from Forbes Tokell swung wildly with
left, receiving light left in face. To-
kell went to his corner bleeding badly
from left eye and cheek bone.
Round 3-Tokell led a light left fall
ing short. Forbes put left to Tokelrs
cheek and left upper cut on chest.
Forbes put right to Tokell's bad cheek.
Tokell put left to jaw, falling short
with right swing and receiving hard
right and left in face. Forbes caught
Tokell straight left on bad cheek and"
ducked away from uppercut. Forbes
put left to jaw. getting hard right ona
ribs. 1okell put left and right toll
ribs. ribs. Forbes caught Tokell with
hard right swing on jaw. Tokell ]
staggered Forbes with right swing
on head. Tokell bleeding badly His /
left eye closing as he reached his cor
ner.
Round 4-Forbes put left to chest !
and then SPARED for some time. |
Forbes put vicious left to jaw follow
ing it with straight left on Tokell's bad |
eye Tokell caught Forbes on back of 1
head as he came in. Forbes ,Jut left to i,
Tokelfs cheek and received hard right |
in stomach. Tokeii landed left hand |
chop on Forbes eye and was staggered
with right on jaw. Tokell landed ]
viciousy ON Forbes neck and fell short |
with right swing.
Round 5-Forbes put left to chest, |
getting left on mouth. Tokell ducked |
straight left, getting straight left |
twice on bad eye. Tokell received hard |
left on cheek twice without getting in |
counter. Forbes staggered Toke! with
a hard right to jaw. Forbes uppereut
Tokell on stomach and caught him
With left on mouth a second later.
Tokell put hard right on ribs and then
clinched. Tokell nearly falling down.
He saved himself cleverly as the bell
rang.
Round 6-Fortes put left to neck. TokeuI
fell short with left. Forbes received
straight left on jaw and left hook n,
chest. Forbes landed hard left on Tokells
mouth and AS Tokel turned caught him
with right swing in back of head Toke!l
went to his knees more from the effort
to duck than from the blow Tokeli mt
hard right to Forbes jaw Forbes nut
stiff left on Tokell's bad cheek. bringing
blood in a stream. Forbes put left on face
and Tokell wrested Forbes to his knees.
being warned by the referee Forbes mt
left to jaw and then clinched at end of
round.
Round FORBES put Left to cheek and
light left to chest, Tokell rushed but was
blocked and then clinched Forbes n1,t
left on Tokelrs left eye and rushed him
to the ropes, landing half dozen lef,s
without return. Forbes caught Tokell on
rs bad eye with left and Tokeil clinched.
Iokeli put feeble left chop on Forbes
mouth and put two hard right to stomach
Forbes put left lightly on nose and ducked
fokells right swing in return. Tokens
eft eye was nearly closed Seconds annlv,
ng collodium 'pPis
Round S-Tokell swung left to law b,,t
vas blocked. Forbes put left on NECK ard
.o1llowed with left on Tokers bad eve
ne men came together in hot exchanre
'orpes had the better of it, Forbes n,lt
savage uppercut on Tokells chin. iarrinp
i'm badly. Tokell put hard right to kid
eys Tokell uppercut on chest. receiving {
ight hook on ear Tokell uppercut again
'etting stiH left on his bad eye. 1okelI
'orhes put hard straight left on Tokell;s
We. which swelled to size of an egg.
Round 9--Forbes put left to law. Toke;I
"a 'ne same Tokell ducked straight left