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hut Miller took no advantage of the
fact. Miller landed another stiff tne
on the body before the round closed,
but did not send it as strong as he
could have.
Went at 1t Fast and Strong.
In the third round they went out fast
and strong. Williams did the leading
and Miller repeated the smothering act
and putting it up to Williams to help
himself. Williams was too smart Ia
stay close too long, pounding on the
Baltimore mans guard, though, for he
knew Miller was lightning when he
wanted to be, and understood what
might happen if the smothering man
opens up quickly. Consequently, Will
liams satisfied himself with a stiff rap
or two on the back and then pushed
Miller away. Ten pounds seems little,
but it was very noticeable how 1t
counted there. In the latter part OF
the round Miller pursued his smooth
foxy tactics, and it was seen that one
good opening which he was laying for
might give him the decision. Round
closed in Miller's favor.
The fourth round was all Miller's. He
worked pretty hard on Williams and
the latter was holding when the gong
sounded. 1t was seen then that Miller
had the bout in hand, and it seemed
that he could close It whenever he
wanted to. He passed over two or
three warm ones to the face, and daz-
zled the lighter man. 1t was his
round, but he was considerate, and let
his adversary down light.
Hit Whenever He Liked.
The fifth was easy and the Balti-
more boy tapped the kid whenever
he felt like it. Williams by no means
4 Fo., ill Of hoy n nd
Miller know. he was there more than
once. He was there with the best in
the shop ever time opportunity offered,
and he kept Miller warm and interest
ed Miller handed over one about the
middle of the round, which shook the
other boy for awhile, and the latter
took the mat for the count. He was
up on time and they mixed again, VIII
liams not feeling so good, but answer
ing roll call with all he had. Miller
warmed him up once or twice more
before the gong sounded.
The sixth round was all Miller's. lie
smothered in the opening and let Will
liams tattoo for awhile, then he passed
over an "in-shoot. He did not want
to take too much advantage of the
light man, however, and let him down
easy on one of his many leads, with
which he could have ended the bout.
Round closed with Miller acting very
careful of the other man.
The seventh opened little lively but
it was seen that Williams had worn
himself with the light assistance of
Miller and would not go much further.
A lieutenant of police, who was wit
Messing the bout, thought Williams
might be hurt and asked that the bout
be stopped. Williams surprised him,
however, by turning and telling him
I'm just beginning to feel good" The
lieutenant waved his hands when he
heard that and said 60 ahead" Will
liams was not any too good, however,
and before the round ended, Miller,
nursing his man carefully and letting
him down easy Soon after the referee
stopped the bout and gave the decision
TO Miller. 1t was a wise move, for
while Williams was willing he was
not strong and the match had ceased
to be interesting.
williams Not Damaged.
Williams was not damaged any by
the bout and was lively and sound aft
erwards. He simply did not know
enough about the game to go on with
Miller. The latter was too clever 10
take advantage of his superiority,
however,. The explanation of the mis-
matched bout is that Billy Wilson, who
while in philadelphia, suggested VII
liafls for the bout, had not seen Miller
in long time and was not aware OF
Millers rapid improvement. He knows
better now and thinks a great deal
more of Miller.
Miller was not in the best possible
shape in spite of his showing, however,
but few knew of his disability. While
ont on the road Tuesday morning he
stumbled on tree limb in the road
and ran sharp pointed twig through
his shoe and into his foot on its up
per side, bruising the bone just above
the base of the big toe. 1t was a pain
full wound and his foot was swollen
and sore when he entered the ring.
He said nothing and no doubt forgot
it during parts of the bout, but 1t
handicapped his movements a good
deal. and rendered his foot work less
lively.
Not an Easy Job, Said Miller.
After the bout Miller said that while
it looked easy to put a man out who
was in Williams condition, it was real
ly harder than to turn the trick on a
good man. "It is on the same principal
as a novice being hard to beat at cards
or any other game. They follow no
particular method, and you do not
know where they are coming FROM
The preliminaries were good ones, but
the first was not as good as the second
Young Jollie of Savannah and kid
Duffy of New Orleans went on for
eight rounds in the first bout. Jollie
was the heavier, taller and had the
longer reach, which he used to adj
vantage and won the decision in the
sixth round, the referee stopping the
bout. Duffy was no match for Jollie
in any part of the bout
Jack Sheehan and Ed Durane of Sa-
vannah went on in the second prelim-
mary for six rounds. Both men were
in excellent condition, and put up a
much cleaner and clever bout than the
preceding one. Both men were quick
and clever blockers, but Sheehan was
too old at the game for Durane, and
put him out in the later part of the
fourth round. Jack made Durane take
to the mat twice before he would stay
there, though, Durane being perfectly
willing. Sheehan's work was clever,
and he was given a good complimentary