The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-30
Chicago Boxer Gets the Decision
Over Schreck After Fifteen
Fast Rounds.
FURIOUS BATTLE TO THE END.
Not an Idle Moment in the Contest,
With Both Men Aggressive A
Huber and SantOra
Winners.

| Hugo Kelly was given the decision ovel
Mike schreck at the West End Club last
| evening after fifteen rounds of the fastest
| and most furious fighting seen at the in.
l stitution in months.
There was not an idle moment in the bou,
and while many believed that Schreck's
| early work might possibly have earned him
a draw. there were no dissenting voices
| when the verdict was handed down.
Throughout the contest the spectators were
worked up to a high pitch of enthusiasm
and both men were loudly cheered by their
partisans.
Starting off as II he meant to win in a
rev rounds. Schreck bored in with swing
after swing only to find Kelly meeting him
steadily with short jerky left jabs and re-
| fusing to break ground for an instant
Schreck started fast work the moment
! the first round opened. From the start 1t
was apparent that Kelly's stomach was his
point of attack and the savage swings he
! landed In the first three rounds seemed to
presage a victory for Mike.
KELLY TAKES IT SLOWLY.
Kelly took his time. however, and sent in
steady jab after jab to Mikes face. taking
Schreck's punches gamely and finally solv-
ing Mikes style about the fourth round.
From that time on the bout gradually
turned in Kelly's favor. Try hard as he
would Schreck could not make his opponent
give an inch. Every time he landed a
swing Kelly would come back with short,
jerky left tab which sent Mikes head back
persfstently although he tried hard to slip.
BY the eighth round Kelly had the lead.
schreck let up for few rounds in his
vigorously. But he found that Kelly had
learned the best method of blocking his
swings and that Hugo had his left jabs
WORKING steadily to face and body. In the
tenth Schreck made a desperate effort to
make up lost ground and was wildly
cheered by. his supporters as he rushed In.
jumping clear across the ring to kelly's
corner.
The cheers were taken up by Kelly's
friends. however. as the latter met the Gin
cinnati man with crack after crack in the
race, receiving an occasional swing without
i!inching and pelting in his jabs to Schreck' s
face and body schreck landed on Hugo,s
stomach in manner which spoke vel,
for the latter's condition. as he never broke
away from blows which would have beaten
n IN the h thirteensh Nike aa another des
perate effort. only to find himself blocked
by kelly's guard and to receive steady
counters to his face The fight ended in a
either man intermingled. The decision
handed down by Referee Sharpe was well
received
sTEADIER STYLE WINS OUT.
Easily the feature Of the contest was the
manner in which Kelly went in at schreck
IN spite OF tne latterS Attacks, ana the
punching he sent to Mikes face. Kelly's
style is far from sensational. consisting of
short jabs straight from the shoulder.
Mikes left and right swings were far more
spectacular. but the steadier style won in
the end. Several times. after Kelly had
been spun around from swing to the.
stomach. Schreck would set himself for a
hard blow only to find Kelly instantly on
top OF him with ready jab.
Considering the f1erceness of the bout. the
men were comparatively little damaged.
Schreck bled slightly from the mouth
toward the close. while Kelly received
swing on the eye in the fourteenth round
which drew blood profusely.
The prelfminaries were also Of good class,
Paul Fisher as referee. Mr. Fisher made
his first appearance In an official capacity.
and did good work in the opening bout.
sx-round contest between Kid Huber and
Al Tolte. Huber had all the better of the
go and punished his opponent badly. As
the contest was growing brutal in the last
round. Referee Fisher stopped the bout and
awarded the decision to Huber, whose cor.
rect name IL Hubert Smith.
The bout indicated that Smith is a good
man in his class, and he will be given an
other trial later. Mr.. Fisher will ofIiciate
at the preliminary and semiwindup on the
occasion of the next bouts. and will pre-
side at a main event later.
Sport Sullivan lost the decision to Nick
Santora in the second contest OF the even
ing. a hot eight-round go. at 106 pounds.