Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-28
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Another Aspiring Briton Laid
 Low By An American.

fore Harry ForDes-IefIy MeuoN7 ern Tickled Over the Battle Between Corbett and Hanlon-Jeffries Com ing to New York to Meet Corbett.
 Detroit, Feb 2S. England tried for another championship last night and scored another defeat. Her champion bantamweight, Andy Tokell, was beat en clearly and decisively by Harry Forbes, champion bantamweight of the world.
 To say that the decision was award ed to Forbes at the end of ten rounds comes far from telling the measure of his victory. Hewon the fight from start to finish. had the better of every round with the possible exception of the sev- enth, in which he held his own, and proved himself the superior of the Eng iish champion in everything that goes to make q champion, with the excep- ton of courage and in this he was equal to Tokell.
 The latter was something of disap- pointment He showed himself | strong, rugged youngster, with world
  himself game to the core. He took heavy punishment and came back ev- cry time in every round willing and eager to fight again. Tn skill he was outclassed by Forbes. who hit him where and how he pleased. and as many times as Tokell would take with out coming to a clinch or breaking ground. He pounded the English l0f nxyn cl1f fTf o nd a41t ho 1nff side of his face until 1t looked as If 1t had been in session with q sausage machine. Forbes came out of the fight unmarked
 Tokell twice wrestled Forbes to the floor, the foul work being to all appear ances intentional. For both perform ances he was hissed by the spectators and warned by the referee.
 Forbes felt out his opponent in the first round, leading with light blows and dancing away from returns in an effort to develop Tokells style of fight ing. The soft taps fooled the Eng fish lad. who rushed and showed de sire to mix 1t up. He landed two or three stiff punches and then suddenly got into warm corner. for Forbes cut loose with right and left swings to the jaw and unpercrt him on the chin. Tokell retaliated with a stiff right to the ribs as the round closed.
 In the second, third, fourth and fifth rounds Forbes landed two blows to his opponents one. but he fought cautious ly. evidently fearing that the English champion had some trick in reserve. When he had satisfied himself that To- kell was not tricky. Forbes began to show more confidence in himself. He assumed the aggressive, and In stiff mlx-up landed q blow over the Britons left eye which gashed the eyebrow and let stream of gore out upon To- kell's face, nearly blinding him.
 In, the subsequent rounds Forbes aimed at this cut so often and so sue cessfully that he kept Tokell mopping his face with his gloves to clear his sight Each time he landed on that bad eye Forbes followed with a volley of short arm hooks to the jaw and jabs to the ribs. He swung for the jaw again and again. sometimes landing In rlancing fashion, but the English champion fought with a high guard, which enabled him to block the in- tended knockout every time.
 Toward the end of the fight Tokell slowed up perceptFbly and displayed n disposition to hang on in the clinches and to wrestle. His tactics were foul in more than the two instances to which the referee took exception, but Forbes never uttered a complaint At ter he had been wrestled to the mat a second time. Forbes took his revenge out of Tokell's bad eye, ja'bbing 1t con- tinually for the remainder of the round.
 The tenth round found the English champion short of steam but long on grit. Forbes hammered him without mercy, and several times sent him reeling to the ropes. Tokell always came back for more as soon as he found his balance. but another round would have finished him. He was so weak when the gong sounded that he could hardly get to his corner.
 Tokell was somewhat cast down by his defeat but took 1t philosophically ''I was in good shape" he said. land did the best could. That's all. could do"
 Forbes said he could have ended the fight before the tenth round had he tried to do so. Tt was too important 6 fight for me to take chances" he said, "so | fought carefully. I think now that If I had cut loose I might have won out earlier"
 George Siler refereed the fight Forbes was seconded by Fred Whit tingham. Tom McCune. Will Campbell and Julius Franks. Tn Tokelps cor. ner were Con Mcvey, Jim Kelley, Ray Welsh and Danny McMahon. The spectators numbered $500
 The boys weighed in at 115 pounds at 2 o'clock, both being exactly on tho limit
 Besides the championship of tht world, the boys fought for 90 per cen