The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-21
Walsh Won Decision Over Stanley in
Most Scientific Fight
Grenade Found Heavy Track to Her
Liking and Won Stake Event.

Jimmy Walsh, the greatest little ban
Boston as his home, defeated Digger
Stanley OF London. Eng, at the Douglas
Athletic club, Chelsea, last evening. after
q whirlwind fight OF 10 rounds. winning
the decision. Jimmy Walsh won the de-.
cision last evening. Justly too.
And such a fight as this was! Never
In or near Boston has a grander one be-
tween little men taken place.
While Walsh is n past master at the art
of hit and get away. al this game Stan
ley was his master. and never has a faster
man on his feet boxed I'm a local ring.
Those who saw Jack O'Brien whip Jack
CTwin) Sullivan I'm Is rounds at the Cri-
fer1on club nearly two years ago remarked
on the similarity I'm the fighting styles OF
the Englishman and the Philadelphia.
In fact, so clever was Stanley at foot
work that at times he made Walsh look
slow.
Then. too, a grand ring general. Stan
ley proved himself 10 be II a wonder
full hitter.
IL took walsh's best TO win for him. and
at times during the fight Walsh's top
speed counted for naught against the
Londoner. In the earlier rounds Walsh
NH' "a go" ~ AAtA MS man. bIN dAAfI
about three rounds OF leading and miss
ips. Walsh began 10 fathom Stanley's
style and then for about nine rounds in
creased his lead. Three times Walsh
had him nearly out and when Stanley
seemed 10 be i'm his worst condition. he
came back. and I'm the last two rounds
Of the fight gave Walsh as good as he
sent.
Flashing all over tho ring. ducking.
blocking. s~ide-steppihg and, IN fact.
bringing INTO use every end of the ring
generals game. Walsh at times was
unable 10 hit his man. From any position
At all. Stanley could hit. and one OF his
swings had Jimmy of for n while.
But where Jimmy excelled was in his
persistent leading. From gong TO CONS
he was on top OF his man, beating away
I'm a cruel manner at times. working the
harder when Stanley was In a bad way,
and the latter, game 10 the core, fought
back instinctively. at times when he was
dazed. But better adv could not be
used than Stanley used, and even when
HIS legs were wobbly i'm three rounds. he
looked 10 his seconds for advice in each
clinch, and followed their wise directing.
Several times during the contest Stan
ley appeared 10 be on the verge OF drop
ping TO the mat. but each time he used
his head 10 pull him through, and. when
ne appeared to be worst off. at the end
OF the 18th round. he came back in a most
wonderful. manner during the minutes
rest between this and the next ound. and
in the 18th went at Walsh like "A colt at
o stack OF green grass.
Though Walsh received many a hard
punch, he did the more telling work.
which. with lis great advantage obtained
IN several rounds and his willingness TO
set a fast pace and harder hitting, won
for him the decision.
Now thai Walsh has won, nothing
should be placed In the way OF his meet
ing any bantam-weight boxer in the world
FOR the championship of the class.
No truer bantams ever fough than
Walsh and Stanley, for though the arti-
cles OF agreement called for the weights
Of 11s pounds at 3 o'clock yesterday az
ternoon. neither one OF the boys moved
the beam with the weight at the above
mark.