The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-14
BLOOD IS NOW
A CHAMPION
DEFEATED CAPET0WN JOE.
BROKE The LATTER'S JAW WITH
A TERRIFIC UPPERCUT.

Ever Seen in savannah in Point
of Hard Fighting-T'vvO Good Pre-
Hminaries, and the Cham pi ms hip
Bout Made Excellent Card
which Was Witnessed by a Well
FILLED HOuse-BIOOd Will Meet the
Florida Champion Two Weeks
from Last Night.
In the championship battle between
Capetown Joe and Blood in the arena
of the Savannah Athletic Club last
night Blood won the title in the
twelfth round by putting the former
champion hors de combat with one
of his terrific upper cuts to the jaw.
Just as the gong sounded while fight
ing hard in Capetown's corner, Blood
sent his terrific right to the chin and
something popped like whip. Joe
was too close into the corner to go
down, and he clinched, telling the
referee that his jaw was broken. When
asked if he wanted to stop, he said he
did, and the fight was awarded to
Blood.
Before leaving the ring Joe went
to the ropes and made few remarks,
to the crowd, telling them that he
was sorry that he was unfortunate
| enough to meet with the accident.
He asked if there was a physician
in the house who would examine his
| jaw and state whether or not it was
broken. A well-known specialist re-
| sponded and assured the spectators
that the jawbone was really broken.
The fight, while not fast, was clean
| cut, and in the blows given and taken
there was steam enough to satisfy the
most bloodthirsty Blood had the bet
ter of it from the start, taking the
fight to the champion at all stages.
| Capetown was constantly clinching to
save himself from the terrific swings
| that were sent time and again into
his stomach and breast. In the eighth
Blood sent a straight right arm to
| the point of the chin, scoring the pref
! test knockdown ever seen here. Cape
town was soon on his feet and taking
more punishment.
Was Afraid of Joe.
Admirers of the local champion felt
confident that he could have finished
the so in the first few rounds had he
not been a little afraid of Joe. He has
twice the steam to his blows and al
ways goes for the body.
| The first preliminary was between Pig
| Iron Mike and Cast Iron Jim, in which
the latter scored a victory after two
minutes of fight. The second prelim-
mary was one of the fastest ever seen
Aa,-a hot ut
and tongs, with some science. This
| bout went the limit. four rounds. and
was called a draw. Then the main
event, twenty rounds for the Southern
! colored welterweight championship was
| announced.
| Blood was the first to enter the ring
He was accompanied by a trio of
! trainers and seconds. He was loudly
cheered. Capetown followed a few
minutes later, and was accorded a good
deal of applause. OF the two Cape
| town seemed to be the heavier, and
doomed up over his adversary several
inches. After the usual preliminaries
the men went to the center of the ring
| and opened hostilities:
Round One-Both men sparring eau
tiously. Blood led with left, followed
| by right, but both fell short. Cape
town sent his left lightly to the face
and attempted to swing for the neck,
but Blood ducked cleverly. In a
scrimmage in Blood's corner Joe got
a little the worst of the mix up, but
| evened matters up in the center, when
he landed two in the face. one right,
and one left.
Began Fast Work.
Round Two-Blood started the fast
work, sending Joe to the ropes with
a left, followed by a right to the body
Toe V,tSbad p1inCbad BLOOD led
with his left which was short, but fol-
| lowed up with his right, which landed
on the neck. Blood rushed again and
landed three telling body blows at close
range. Blood's round.
Round Three-Blood again started the
fireworks, sending his swift left upper
cut to the face and body. Joe did
little fighting in this round, but SEEM
ed to be waiting for a chance for a
knockout blow. Blood's round.
Round Folr-Joe came up a little
faster and did some of the leading
He was fighting low, and sent two fast
ones to the stomach. Blood cleverly
avoided a hard swing at the neck and
sent light left to the body. Even
round.
Round Five-Both men sparring eau
tiously with only two mix ups in which
matters were about even.
Round Six-The pace was a little
Id5leI III bliAS IOuilu, anu Joe carried
the fight to Blood until the latter
stopped him with "a swift left to the
jaw, followed by right swing to the
body. Honors even.
Round Seven-Blood started fast,
sending rights and lefts to the body.
Few of these reached the body Joe
avoided we'll planned swing, but failed
to recover in time to get away from a
series of swift punches in the ribs.
He seemed to be little tired. Blood's
round.
Round Eight-Blood again took I'D
the offensive work, and kept Joe
chnching to avoid punishment. Blood's
round.
Both Were Cautious.
Round Nine and Ten-Both men