Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-05-19
THE PUGILlSTS.
SCIENCE VS.
STRENGTH.
An Old Champion Light
weight Whips a Rugged
Youngsfer-Tim Hurst is
Knocked Out by the Law.

Knocked Out by the Law.
| A highly aristocratic gathering of
| twenty Staten Island citizens journey
ed over to Elizabethport Wednesday
and witnessed a ten-round go between
an old lightweight champion named
DeBaum and young, giant in the
heavyweight class. De Baum's OPP
ponent was Dutch Miller d big
brewery employee, who has won many
private fights during the winter. The
mill was held in roundhouse of the
B. s. 0. railroad, and was for a purse
| of $500, with five-ounee gloves.
Miller is a young giant of o. stand
| ing nearly six feet in height, and
weighing well over the middleweight
limit, and De Baum is about 46 and
weighed 145 pounds. In spite Of this
| disparity, De Baum cut up the husky
brewer badly and had him bleeding
all through the fight. At the end of
the ten rounds Referee Jimmy Carroll
gave the decision to De Baum.
In the first round only sparring was
done, and De Baum had great trouble
getting by Miller's long reach.
But in the second Miller rushed in to
| finish De Baum with a heavy right
and left swings.
The old man was very nimble and
shifty on his feet, and avoided all
damage until the close of the fifth
round Then Miller landed a heavy
right smash on the jaw that sent De
Baum all the way across the ring. Just
then Timekeeper Bert Fitzgerald rang
| the bell and De Baum was saved
De Baum came up fresh in the
| sixth with blood in his eye He went
at Miller with different tactics. All
through the sixth and seventh round
he hammered the big Dutchman with
body smashes that made the latter
weaken greatly.
De Baum opened the eighth with
rush and landed a right wallop under
M1ller'S heart Down came Miller's
guard and smash! over went left
swing to his mouth. cutting both lips
ana bringing out a stream of blood.
De Baum fought like a demon from
then to the finish. He kept shooting
left over Miller's nose that kept the
blood flowing continuously. Just be-
fore the end of the ninth De Baum
got in right swing that opened up a
cut under Miller's eye. The last round
was all De Baum's. Miller was all in
and did practically no leading. De
Baum was also pretty tired, but man
aged to get in some solid wallops right
up to the final bell Carrolls decision
was very popular with the select
gathering of spectators.
The fight was gotten up by two
prominent Staten Island brewers.
one of whom is a champion wrestler
In the New York Athletic club. He
bet the other that a scientific man like
DE Baum, even though handicapped
by weight and age, could defeat Mil
Ter who is purely a slugger.
Miller has fought a twenty-round
draw with Black Critic, and had two
private nights with "Jabber'' Torn
carey. De Baum was amateur light
WelgnI champion of America i'm 1855,
ana for many years aeterward 10 one
at his weight could touch him among
the amateurs.
SHERIFF. WON THIS SCRAP.
bridgeport, May Sheriff Stagc
OF Stratford raided a prize fight at
nldnlght at Avon park. Several
hundred sports from Bridgeport ana
surrounding towns were present. ,rha
boxers had not entered the ring when
Sheriff Stagg appeared. THINKING the
aHalr had been arranged. the crowd
became rlotous and threatened to mob
the snerlfr. Only the interference of
Dan walker, prominent local snort
VINO promised to become responsfhIe
Tor all the money that had been paid
IN, saved the sheriff. Stage arrested
three men and locked them mn. and
the crowd tore through swamns aud
unuerDrush in q wild attempt to es-
cape. Those present had paid SD all
mission. In the stampede half Inn
dred hats We're lost and fell info tho
possession of the sheriff. Sports COW
cred with mud and water came strao-
ghng into Bridgeport at / O'clock. ana
others came hurrying in in hacks Tha
men arrested gave fictitious names
Each put up $40 cash bonds and was
released. 80
HANLON TO BOX M'GOvERN.
Eddie HanIOn, the crack California
lightweight, is to get match after ali
HIS repeated defis to various boYars
mas resulted in an acceptance from
Terry McGovern. Through the LAT
ters manager, Sam Harris, it was an
nounced yesterday that Terry would
nght Hanlon and that the combat
Mouid be decided within a few
months Iime. Bod Deadly, represent
iis hanlon, is to meet Harris next
sunday at Coney Island, where arti-
cles OF agreement will be signed. The
men may box at PhiIadelphia r. is
said. Hanlon prefers to have the aa
decided i'll San Francisco.
TIM HURST LOST.
Tim Hurst's new athletic club a.
Union Hill, N J., did not omen last
night as per schedule EARLY yester-
day afternoon all the bouts slated ~
the club were called off by Hurst. He
SAID that he did this, not because hn
reared OPPOSITION from the police 81.
subsequent arrest, but because +ha
lessee of Schuetzen park. where TIC