Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-18
THE PUGlLISTS.
 THE WINNER
lie Makes a Monkey of the Americ an Tar-Erne and OLeary Fight a Draw Other Fight News.

Several hundred sports crowded rom Sharkey's Athletic club, at Sixty nfth street and Broadway, last night, and saw Billy Cockayne of H. NJ. s, Drake administer as good drubbing as could be compassed in three short rounds to Jack Reine, able seaman on the battleship Iowa of Uncle Sam's navy.
 The match had been scheduled to be between Cockayne, who is the mid dleweight champion of the British fleet, and Kid Collins, of the Rear sarge, champion of the American feet now at this port, but Collins got sick and did not put in an appearance.
 The men who fought were unevenly matched in every detail. The English man was about twelve pounds heav- fer, better built, quicker and more skilled. He fairly smothered the Yan- kee tar, who was only saved from a knockout in the second round. At the end of the third he was very nearly all ill and could- have gone but few seconds longer
 The Englishman got the handsome silver cup offered by Sharkey's club, and there is a very disgruntled bunch of American sailors in New York in consequence to-day. F...s
 The American sailors, who were plentifuliy sprinkled about the crowd, set lEp hoot when Refine made his appearance. The American certainly was a sad sight in comparison with his husky opponent from the English ship.
 "Who is that guy?" shouted Red HOskins, the champion of the North Atlantic squadron, as Refine came on. q could lick him wid me one hand"
 Other sailors then became excited and tried to crowd their way to the ringside. ..e
 "Take him down; don't let that fel- low fight the Johnny Bullr' they cried, and it took all the eloquence and dl- plonacy of Mir Sharkey, Jake Kilrain, who was an attraction of the enter tainment, and Announcer Jim Buckley to keep the mortified American tars from going over the ropes and taking him down" in real earnest.
 Finally quiet was restored, and MT Sharkey, who refereed the bouts, ill- structed the men, and they shook hands and squared off.
 It was plainly all one way from the first. The Englishman Is undoubted- ly a good fighter, but he had little chance to show his ability with Reine. Cockayne boxes in an old style man. ner. setting himself squarely before administering a punch, and apparent ly making little effort to dodge his op- moments blows. He led off with a smashing swing to Reine's nose that brought the blood, and numbered around the ring in a most lubberE fashion. Neither showed any partic- mar cleyerness, and about the only thing to be said in favor Of the nght as an exhibition is that they were both willing to mix 1t up.
 At the end of the second round the American had been knocked sprawling once and had been hammered and slueged unmercifully about the head md neck. He was nearly all in when the gong saved him. and was roundly hissed. The third was repetition or the others. with the American weaken ing at every tick of the hmekeeper s watch. He bled profusely, but kept pameN punching and jabbing away and vainly trying to block Cockayne $ rushes and straights.
 When the gong was rung at the end of the third round the house was in an uproar and the American sailors were yelling cries of mingled encour- agement and reproach at their com rade.
 "All over." said Tom sharkey' '.Shake hands, fellows.
 Then something happened that changed the misses and hOots to big, good-natured roar of laughter.
 The boys grasped hands. and the big Englishman. putting his arm around the American's neck. reached over and gave him sounding, smack ing kiss.