Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28
Harry Forbes Whips Andy TOkeIl
In Ten Rounds,
BRITlSnER is OUTCLASSED.
Forbes Landed where and when Ho
Wanted Referee George siler
Gave Him the Decision.

Detroit, Feb. 27--England tried for
smother championship tonight and
scored another defeat. Her champion
h0ntamweght pugillst, Andy Tokel.
waa beaten decisiyely by Harry Forbes.
champion bantamweight Of the world.
10 cay that Forbes was given the de-
csion at the end OF 10 rounds comes
far from telling the measure Of his
victory. lie won the fight from start
to finish had the better Of every
round, with the possible exception Of
the seventh when he held his own, and
proved himself superior to the English
champion IN everything that goes TO
n axe q champion, with the exception
Of courage, and In this he was equal
"a Tokell.
The latter was something OF dis
appointment He showed himself n
strong, rugged youngster with a
world Of power behind his blows, and
p' owed himself game to the core. He
took heavy punishment and came back
every time In the very round willing
and eager to fight again. In skill he
was outclassed by Forbes, who hit him
When and how he pleased, and as
many times as Tokell would take with
out coming TO clinch or breaking
ground.
He pounded the Engishman's left
eye shut and cut the left side Of his
face until II looked like the after
n'ath Of session with a sausage ma
chine, while Forbes had not a mark,
He drove Tokells head back with
straight let's, turned him round with
right hooks and back again with lefl
swings From the end Of the second
round there was never q doubt of the
result. Tokell twice wrestled Forbes to
tie floor. the foul work being. TO all
Appearances, intentional For this he
Gg,s Kissed by the spectators and
warned by the referee,
The attendance was $500. George
Silver was referee The men weighed
yactly rs pounds each, there being
scarcely an ounce difference between
them Betting had shrunk, being 40 to
5 on Forbes.
BATTLE BY ROUNDS.
Round l-Forbes led left, reRching
chest lightly. Forbes put left TO check
again Tokell put straight left on
shoulder Forbes put left to face.
Forbes missed right swing, Tokel
landed hard right on cheek, stagger-
| ing Forbes, Forbes put left to neck,
| lard right to jaw, Forbes put left TO
| jaw receiving right counter on ribs.
Forbes put left and right on head, get
ting two rights in stomach, Forbes
pat left to neck. Tokell countering
very low. Forbes put right to face,
| then rushed, putting three hard let's
to jaw with no return. Forbes put
| light left on ear, following with left on
stomach. Forbes put left to jaw, re.
oaivlng vicious right in The ribs Tekell
| showed himself clever and very stiff
| puncher.
Round 2-Forbes put left on neck.
| Tokell blocked left for face and land
ed straight left on Jaw. Forbes put
| left to jaw ard then clinched. Forbes
| put light left on chest. receiving hard
counter on ribs. Forbes put stiff lef
| on hose, then brought blood from To-
| ktlls eye with right hook. Toke'
6ucked straight left Forbes put left
| and right hard to face. In hot scrim-
| mage, Forbes put three lefts TO Jaw
| and Tokell one TO ribs. Tokell up
| percut Forbes on chin yiciousy. To-
kell missed right swing and right
counters In response to straight let's
| from Forbes. Tokell swung wildly
| With left, receiving light left I'm face.
! Forbes uppercut on chest, driving
| Tokell into a clinch. Tokell went to
his corner bleeding badly from left eye
and cheek bone.
Round S-'rokell led with left, falling
short Forbes put left TO chest. fol-
lowing II with another in same place,
and two lefts TO Tokell's bad cheek
Forbes put left to Tokelrs cheek and
uppercut left 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
with a straight left on the bad cheek
and ducked away from an uppercut
Forbes put left TO Jaw. getting a hard
right in ribs. Tokel put left and right
TO Jaw, getting hard right In ribs
Tokell put left and right TO ribs
Forbes caught Tokell with hard
right swing on the Jaw. Tokell stag
gered Forbes with a right swing on
the head Tokell was bleeding badly
His left eye was closed as he reached
his corner,
THE FOUGHT VICIoUsLY.
Round 4-Forbes put left 20 chest,
and then they spared for some time.
Forbes put a vicious left 10 the jaw,