The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-13

last evening thcre was n rafting good
bout on for the fight lovers at the Valley
Falls Athletic association rooms, the
principals being Max Freeman OF Attle-
boro and Hugh CLANCY OF Pawtucket. That
IS. the fight was good until Glancy's Sec
cnds threw up the sponge in thu ninth
round.
Clancy had been given the worst Of
the fight not showing up as well as was
expected Of him. but he was game as long
as he lasted. He made the lighting for
t.le greater part Of the time but seemed
not 10 be able TO reach Freeman with
blow that could count successfully and
in making the attempts wore himself down
until Freeman began TO get the advantage
and the seconds threw up the sponge
When freeman saw that he had the
Pawtuoket lad going he tried several times
10 land knockout. but was no, up TO
the trick and Glanoy's powers OF coming
back saved him that stigma.
In the final round Freeman. after send
ing series OF right hooks and uppercuts
20 Glancy's face. drove MIN helpless into
a neutral corner, when his seconds gave
IL up. and Referee Joe Murphy declared
Freeman the winner
From the sound OF the gong Freeman
found Glancys face with straight left
Jabs and right swings and uppercuts.
Clancy in his peculiar crouching posture
cried rushing tactics. but FIRE mans left
bothered him
The second round was the same as the
hrst, Freeman iabbing with his left and
ruin tEf "a arnl
landing. while Clancy rushed viclously
but only TO clinch. as his blows failed 10
hand effectively. due 10 Freeman's clever
dodging. At the opening OF the third
Clancy jumped TO the centre OF the ring
with a vicious swing that failed TO land.
and in the clinch pounded Freeman about
the body after the spectators thought the
referee had ordered break
Clancy forced the lighting taking heavy
punishment in his efforts TO land. In the
fourth round Clancy clinched to avoid
Freemans active right and both went
down. Lively exchange followed. and II
was evident that the fast pace was firing
both.
At the opening OF the fifth Freeman
began 10 forcs matters and swung both
20 Chncy's face, there being an exchange
- of blows. lie followed Clancy Into the
lstter's corner. still playing for the face,
sixth started In at "a pace that left little
question that the bout would not go the
limit Clancy again got after Freemans
wind and tired the latter with his desper-
ate onslaught but could not protect him
self from Freeman's well timed drives
IN the seventh Freeman drove his man
10 the ropes and sent a hard right hook
20 the face. but was too tired 20 follow
up his advantage. In the eighth he came
nd bor al
In the final round Freeman went in
hammer and tongs with rights and lefts
20 the head Clancy was utterly unable
No get the opening he was looking for and
was literally beaten down. Freeman drove
him into a corner. where with his back
against the post. CLANCY kept up a feeble
resistance until his hackers realizing that
further effort was useless. threw up the
sponge.
The main bout was preceded by three
pseliminaries. Fred Campbell and Jimmy
Molloy went for eight rounds at a rat
tlIng clip. and though it was a close de-
cision the bout was given 20 Molloy on
points. Monk the Newsboy and Jimmy
Fox, both OF this city, started I'm for six
rounds. but i'm little more than a minute
Fox was demonstrated 20 b. out OF his
class Kid Moore OF Pawtucket and
Young Adams of Woonsocket were an
nounced for four rounds but In the third
Adams lost further interest in the pro-
,ceedings. The entertainment was Wit
messed by about 500 people.