The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-11
Clancy and Freeman Furnished Good
Bout for Strikers Benefit.
Local Bowling Alleys Again Showed
Great Activity Last Night.

Last evening In ST. Jean Baptiste hall,
Pawtucket, about 100 people witnessed
the boxing entertainment for the benefit
OF Fall River strikers The principal
event was a l2-round bout between Max
Freeman, a lightweight, OF Pawtucket
and Hugh Glancey, also Of Pawtucket,
festherweight champion Of Rhode Island
The evenings entertainment opened
with several vocal and instrumental selec-
tions, after which a l5-minute wrestling
match between Young Hartley of Paw
tucket and Young Perry OF Fall River
held tho attention. The match was won
by Hartley, who secured fall after IL
minutes OF work. The nrst bout of the
evening was a preliminary between Young
Allard and Kid Levine After boxing
about a round and half Allard sent "A
right hook TO the jaw and Levine took
the count
The next bout was of shorter duration
Bogardus Hyde. the Foster Toothpick,
knocking out Jimmy Farlow OF Fall River
after 80 seconds of lighting with right
hand short hook 10 the jaw.
The principals were rather late in enter
Ing into the ring, and IL was 1920 O'Clock
before Freeman appeared, with Clancy
five minutes later. Andy DAILY OF Boston,
who refereed the preliminaries, introduced
Martin Canole OF Fall River as the referee
of the main bout, and he was given a
cordial reception. Clancy was seconded
by Eddie Moore, Andy DAILY. Peter Sulli-
van and Joe Murphy. while Freeman =
seconds was Joe Houston, Jack Kilmur-
ray Kid Manning and Peter McArdle
Both men looked confident and were in
the pink of condition.
In the irst round Freeman drove a
straight right to Glancy's face and Clancy
sent two swings TO the body over the
heart. Freeman drove two right upper
cuts to Glancy's jaw and received several
body blows i'm return. In the second Free
man assumed the aggressive, driving
CLANCY back with uppercuts and short
arm blows. Freeman continued his good
work and had Clancy on the defensive
CLANCY continued his aggressive tactics
In the NTH round. driving Freeman back
with three good right-hand jolts 20 the
Jaw.
Clancy opened the next round with a
blow to the jaw During the round there
were several hot exchanges and the
honors We're even. In the eighth round
Freeman gave a fine exhibition OF duck
ing and blocking and during this period
Clancy could not reach him.
In the next round Clancy drove
smashing left 10 the mouth which stag
gered freeman. Freeman drove a straight
jab TO Glancy's jaw, which did no dam
age. Clancy forced matters and had Free
man going. but good ducking and side
stepping saved him from knockout,
Freeman scored with straight right to
jaw and CLANCY put his left To the body
I'm the l1th round. Freeman sent smash
Ing right 10 Glancys Jaw and received no
return. Clancy succeeded in getting in
several body blows. Freeman kept peg
eing away at Glancy's jaw. There was no
steam behind Freeman's blows and Clancy
finished strong.
In the final round both men were eager
to score a knockout and some good fight
ing was witnessed. During the remainder
of the round there were several hot ex-
changes with honors even.
At the conclusion OF the contest Canole
gave his decision as a draw and it was
well received.