The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-27
Kelley and Clancy Draw in 15-Round
Contest at SCituate.
AIcinta Ruled the Speedway in Brush
ing Events Yesterday.

n was surely a battle OF the whirl-
wind order witnessed yesterday after
noon between Hugh Clancy OF Paw
tucket and Emergency" Kelly OF Bos-
ton. in which neither fighter could secure
the better Of the other for Is rounds,
before the Brighton Athletic club OF
scituate.
This was the third meeting Of the men
and there was an unusual amount Of in
terest manifested in the outcome Of the
battle. The result was that large
gathering of sports witnessed the con-
test and enjoyed the scenes attendant.
II was an aggressive fight from the be-
ginning each man seemingly being will
ing 10 take all the punishment the other
could furnish him with. The opening
rounds were a little In Kelly's favor, but
In the latter part OF the fight Clancy
more than held his own. Kelly was at
his best when range fghtins but In the
inighting Clancy was his superior, land
ing several telling blows on Kelly's kid
neys.
In opening the fight both lads were
cautious. Clancy ducked a couple of
right hand swings and jabbed two light
lefts in Kelly's face. The round ended
with honors even. Coming to the centre
OF the ring in the second round. Kelly
penetrated Clancy's guard and jabbed
him In the mouth. He followed this up
with a right swing to the jaw. forcing
Clancy TO the ropes. At this point Clancy
braced and put Kellys head back with
q sharp left-hand jab. This round was
slightly In Kelly's favor. Kelly opened
up the next round with another jab to
Clancy's mouth. They clinched and In
the breakaway they exchanged kidney
blows.
Just before the round ended. Clancy
caught Kelly an uppercut to the chin.
forcing him TO the ropes. Kelly lodged
another uppercut TO the same place and
the round ended with honors even. In
the fourth round Clancy landed twice
on Kelly's chin and then drove a straight
left to the stomach. Kelly was forced
to the corner. but ducked cleverly and
1abbed Clancy In the mouth twice.
The NTH round was decidedly Keily's
In the sixth round Kelly led of with
. right swing TO the jaw. Clancy slip
ping in trying to duck. Going 10 the
centre Of the ring again Clancy found
Kelly's guard low and drove two stiff
iefts to the jaw. Kelly clinched. Clancy.
landing him several kidney blows In the
break.
In the seventh and eighth rounds
both boys stalled cleverly. In the ninth
round Kelly ran into a straight left and
clinched TO save himself further punish
ment The 10th. 11th and 18th rounds
were but repetition of the preceding
rounds. both boys boxing cleverly and
taking considerable punishment.
In the 12th round they began to liven
II up. both seeming tired at the end Of
the round. IN the 18th Kelly forced
Clancy to his corner with a couple Of
straight blows to the jaw, and then he
landed a right and left hook to the jaw
tho blows lacking steam enough to put
his man out. The 1<th round was one of
the liveliest In the fight. both lads
swinging wildly In their attempt for
Knockout.
Both lads came UP strong for the last
round and after exchanging a couple
Of left hooks Kelly swung his left to
Clancy's nose and Clancy retaliated by
driving his left to Kelly's jaw. The gong
rang with the boys fighting furiously in
the centre Of the ring. Referee Joe
Murphy declared II a draw. and his de-
cision was received without a word Of
dissent by the 400 or more gathered about
the ringside.
The semi final bout between Bogardus
Hyde Of Foster and Tom Coleman OF
Attleboro proved to be nothing more
than a slugging match, Colemans sec
onds throwing up the sponge at the end
OF the third round. In the preliminary
bout the principals. Kid Troy OF woon-
socket and Billy Hines Of Fall River
failed to put In an appearance. and Kid
Moore Of Pawtucket and Kid Mchaels
Of Providence were substituted The
bout-lasted out two rounds, Young Mi
chaels quitting after he had received
the beginning of what promised to be a
severe dr1bbinR