The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-28
ANDY TOKELL BADLY
BEATEN IN FIGHT
WITH FORBES
English Bantamweight Is No
Match for the Champion
and Battle Is All One Way
Defeated Man Proves
Himself Game to the Core.

tried for another championship tonight
and scored another defeat. Her cham
pionship bantamweight, Andy Tokell,
was beaten clearly and decisively by
Harry Forbes, the champion bantam
weight Of the world.
To say that Forbes was given the de-
c1sion at the end of ten rounds comes
far from telling the measure of his
victory. He won the fight from start
to finish, had the better of every round,
with the possible exception of the sew
enth, in which he held his own, and
proved himself the superior Of the
English champion in everything that
goes to make a champion, with the ex-
ception of courage, and in this he was
equal to Tokell.
The latter was something Of a dis
appointment. He showed himself a
strong, rugged youngster, with world
of power behind his blows, and proved
heavy punishment and came back
every time in every round willing and
eager to fight again.
In skill he was outclasSed by Forbes,
who hit where and how he pleased, and
as many time as Tokell would take it
without coming to clinch or break
ing ground. He pounded the English
mans left eye shut and cut the left
side of his face until 1t looked like the
aftermath of a session with a sausage
machine, while Forbes had not a mark.
He drove TokelPs head back with
straight lefts, turned him around with
right hooks and back again with left
swings. He fought always on the ag-
gressive and from the second round to
the end there was never a doubt Of the
result.
Tokell twice wrestled Forbes to the
floor. the foul work being to all ap-
pearances intentional. For both per-
formances he was Kissed by the spec
tators and warned by the referee. In
addition, when Forbes was on his feet
he pounded the Englishman with a lit
tie additional vigor. Tokell was some
what cast down by his defeat, but took
it philosophically.
81 was in good shape" he said, land
did the best l could. That's all could
do"
Forbes after the fight declared that
he thought he could have ended the
fight before the tenth round had he
tried to do so.
Forbes Careful.
ct was too important a fight for
me to take chances" he said, so
fought carefully. I think now that If
1 had cut loose I might have won out
earlier. Tokell is a strong fellow and
a willing fighter. but it seemed to me
that he lacked skill. If I fight him
again I think I could make it some
what shorter"
During the fight Forbes was second
ed by Fred Nottingham, Tom McCune,
viii Campbell and julius Franks. In
Tokelrs corner were Con McVey, jim
Kelley, Ray Welsh and Danny McMa-
hon. McVey, who has acted as Sec
ond in some of the greatest champion
ship contests in the country, declared
after the fight that in his opinion To-
kell made an excellent showing.
He was new to American ways"
said McVey, "and he felt little
strange. He is a strong fighter and
next time he will do better"
There never was a fight better con-
Quoted than tonights contest. The
spectators, $500 in number, were warn
ed in advance that they must be quiet
and make no demonstration during the
progress of the rounds. To inforce
such verdict upon $500 enthusiastic
spirits during a hot and exciting fight
was cruelty and the spectators made a
picture of pathos as they smothered
their shouts at the order Of Manager
Considine. Keep quiet now or the po-
lice will stop the fight" In the one
minute between the rounds permission
was given to yell, but everything had
to be quiet at the tap of the gong Or
there will be no fight"
o'clock, both being exactly on the limit
George Siler refereed all the contests
of the evening. The fight by rounds
was as follows:
Round One-Forbes led left, reaching
chest lightly. Forbes put left
to cheek again. Tokell put straight
left on shoulder. Forbes put left to
face. Forbes missed right swing. To-
keu landed hard right on cheek, stag
gering 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 to stomach.
Forbes put left to neck, Tokell coun-
tering very low. Forbes put right to
face, then rushed, putting three hard
lefts to jaw without return. Forbes
put left on ear, following with left to
stomach. Forbes put left to jaw, re-
ceiving vicious right in ribs. Tokell
showed himself clever, and a very stiff
puncher.
Round Two-Forbes put left on neck.
Tokell blocked left for face and landed
straight left on jaw. Forbes put left
to Jaw and then clinched. Forbes put
light left on chest, receiving hard coun-
ter on ribs. Forbes put stiff left on
nose, bringing blood from TokelPs eve
with right hook Tokel1 ducked
straight left. Forbes put left and right
hard to face. In a hot Scrimmage
Forbes put three lefts to jaw, and To-
kell one to ribs. TokeH uppercut
Forbes on chin viciously. Tokell miss
ed right swing and right counters in
response to straight lefts from Forbes.
Tokell swung wildly with left, receiv-
ing light left in face. Forbes upper
cut on chest, driving TokelI into a
clinch. Tokell went to his corner bleed
ing badly from left eye and cheek
bone.
Round Three-Tokell led with light
left, falling short. Forbes put left to
chest, following it with another in
same place and two lefts to TokelPs
bad cheek. Forbes put left to TokelPs
cheek and left uppercut on chest.
Forbes put right to TokelPs bad cheek.
Token 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 an uppercut. Forbes
put left to jaw, getting a hard right
on ribs. Tokell put left and right to
ribs. Forbes caught Tokell with a
hard right swing on the jaw. TokeII
staggered Forbes with right swing on
head. Tokell bleeding badly His
left eye closing as he reached his cor
ner.
Fighting Is Fast.
Round Four-Ferbes put left to chest
and then spared for some time
Forbes put vicious left to jaw, following
1t with straight left on TokelIs bad
eye. Token caught Forbes on back of
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