The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-05
LITTLE FELLOW SHOWED FLASH
OF HIS OLD TIME SPEED.
M'FADDEN ALL OUT
AFTER THE KNOCKOUT.
HE HAD TO BE TAKEN FROM THE
FLOOR AND ESCORTED TO HIS
CORNER.

Eagles BENEFIT Bout Was "A Great
Success-FeItz Hurried the Fight
ing lie Always Does, and His
Intriguing Caused McFadden's
DOwnfnII-BOth Boys Went Right
After the Work in Hand, and
There Was no LOafinG-Prelimi-
nary between Blood and the Bar
Der Was a Victory for the Cham
piOn.
A crashing right to the jaw conclud-
ed four of the fastest rounds of box
ing witnessed in Savannah in many
days, last night at the Savannah Ath-
letic Club, when Tommy Feltz exhibited
a flash of his old time speed, and fair
ly fought Kid McFadden off his feet.
At the end Felt seemed as fresh as
at the start, although he had been en-
! ploying the same hurrying tactics that
! have always characterized his ring eX-
periences, and he, too, took no little
| amount of furnishing.
The largest and most representative
| crowd that has assembled for a SINH
lar event in years in Savannah, was
| present when the preliminary was an
nounced, a six round go between Blood,
the Southern colored welterweight
champion, and Homer Brown, the
| Fighting Barber. This event was tame
up to the sixth, when the crowd called
for faster work, and the two fiends
went at it hammer and longs As soon
| as Blood commenced pumping with
| might and main there was little chance
| for the barber. In the last half of the
sixth stiff right hand punch to the
| jaw relieved Brown of several of his
teeth, and he staggered to his corner,
whipped man.
FeltE the First to Appear
Feltz was the first man to appear
in the ring at the conclusion of the
preliminary. He was accompanied by
his trainer, AL. McMurray and a spar
ring partner. These were all of the
attendants he had during the go, and
not even these had to work on the lit
tie fellow between the acts.
The appearance of Feltz was the sig
| nal for loud and prolonged cheering
He stepped lightly into the ring at
1902, and bowed gracefully to the audi
| ence. Several tedious minutes inter-
vened before McFadden put in his APP
pearance. He was accompanied by
ring partner. He was loudly applaud
ed, and the demonstration proved that
he had many friends in the audience.
When Referee Shorty Jenkins enter
ed the ring there was another burst
| of applause, and the little fellows
showed their hands into the mits. The
usual center of the ring wig wag was
gone through with. and the results of
the confah made public to the effect
| that "a would fipht fWaOtV rounds
according to the rules prescribed by
| the late Marquis of sQueensbury.
Tommy from the start.
1t looked like old. times to see Tom
my's smiling face tantalizingly close to
| that of a vicious striking opponent,
| and when he landed a particularly
| clever blow the applause was deafen-
| ing. The first two rounds were clearly
| Feltz, with the third about equally di-
| vided. The contest by rounds follows:
| Round One-Both men went right to-
| gether, Feltz working hard with both
| hands on the stomach In the get
away Feltz landed right and left on
| Jaw and neck. McFadden rushed, but
| Tommy met him, and another cltnch
| resulted, in which the California boy
| got too much in the stomach. He
broke away and attempted swing to
| the face, but fell short. McFadden
and rushed Feltz to the rope. A series
of clinches and fast work was in
| progress as the gong rang.
A Rain of short Jabs.
| Round Two-McFadden forced the
| fighting until Feltz got into his stom-
| ach again with a rain of short jabs
that made the red faced boy turn
shade paler. McFadden landed right
and left lightly to the neck and head
He sent his right to the neck, and fol-
lowed with a clean left on the chin.
| Feltz clinched and again went to work
| in the region of the Kids bread bdS-
ket. McFadden bumped up like sick
| mule, and broke at the first opportu-
| nifty Feltz jabbed viciously in the
| face and body and in the clinch Nc
Fadden avoided the body punishment,
getting in two right punches on the
| Jaw In the clinch Feltz was first to
break He fought McFadden to his
/ knees. The latter took the count AS
| soon as the Kid was up Tommy went
for him again, hammer and tongs, and
scored the first knock down. McFadden
took the count again. and seemed to
be groggy when he was finally saved
by the bell.
McFndden at His Best.
Round Three-McFadden came UP
fresher and forced the fighting all
| through this round. He staggered
Tommy with a left swing to the neck,
and in the clinch had an equal break
in the close fighting. Feltz landed a
| right tap on the point of the chin in
the get away, which drew the Kid s
| fire, and before he knew what the trap
was he was staggered with a straight
arm punch right under the jaw. Nc
Fadden came again, and rushed Tom
my to the ropes. He was lighting fast
| and furious, and his supporters cheer
ed Justify. AS the gong sounded, Me-
Fadden swung for a knockout, which
| Tommy cleverly ducked.
Knockout in the Fourth.
Round Four-Both men came up fast
and went right to work. McFadden
was taken severe punishment, but he
did not shirk his work. He sent sew
eral swings out as feelers, and in ex-
change got several rapid-fire body
blows Feltz sent a fast swing to the
pit of the stomach, and in the clinch
sent his left and right to the body.
In the getaway McFadden, slightly
staggering, swung, missed and received
the knockout drop under his left ear.
He had to be assisted to his feet, and
tainted in his corner, but was soon
revived.
A. +ba co,,clusion of the hOllt when