Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-17
KNoCKoUTs FRIDAY NIGHT.

AmOckOOtS were Tn OrO0r on rTludy night last at the verious clubs which held bouts throughout the country. Nevertheless the scraps were interest ing and the patronage was liberal. Matty Matthews, the former welter- weight champion, returned to the ring in what was to have been a ten round go with Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence before the Unity Social and Athletic club, Lawrence, Mass. Matthews was knocked out in two rounds. From the first Sullivan had the better of the struggle. In the second round Sulli- van made a rush and with right on the jaw, followed closely by swing to the short ribs, put Matthews down for the full count. Sullivan escaped without a scratch. In the prelimi- naries Willie Mack knocked out John ny Mahan in the sixth round, Young Cuddy dropped Kid Sullivan in the second and Jack Saunders disposed of Jack Young in the first round.
 The twenty roundn bout between Benny Yanger, the 'Tipton Slasher," " and Tommy Mowatt of Chicago at Kalamazoo, Mich., went the limit. It was one of the fastest and hardest battles witnessed in Michigan in many a day. It was slap bang. from the out set first one and then the other hay ing the advantaEe. In the opening round it looked as if Yanger would win in a canter. But fn the second Mo watt got busy, walloping Yanger all over the ring without let-up. Had Mo watt used any discretion in the third round he might have won by knock out, There were no clean knockdOwns during the mill, but both men were taken of their feet at least once dur ing the battle. Mowatt's nose was split in the first, and in the nineteenth he had his eye cut Yanger, however. was unscathed.
 George Cole, the hard hitting negro of Trenton, outclassed Ben Trimble iii the windup at the Knickerbocker A. C., Philadelphia. The mill lasted the entire six rounds. Outside of two rounds, the first and second, Trimble was not in the hunt. He appeared to be afraid of Cole and seldom led. Cole repeatedly caught Trimble with a wicked right hand uppercut, but the blow usually went around Trimbles s body or landed too high to be effective.
 Bill Clark of Scranton was no match for Charley Knox of Altoona, at Al toona, Pa, in six round bout. In the initial round Knox had Clark In very Lad way. He landed two wicked Iet1s to the chin and the Scranton lad went to the floor twice, taking Sthe count both times. In the second Knox never gave his opponent any quarter. From inc sound of the gong he chased Clark around the ring and finally finished ,him with a right swing on the jaw.
 The main bout at the Milwaukee A. C. Milwaukee, Wis, was between Hu- bert Beckwith of Philadelphia, and Charley Kenney of Milwaukee. The p0 was a ten round affair, but it only lasted three rounds. In the first Ken nv knocked the Philadelphia down three times. In the second. though, Beckwith made fierce rally and put Kenney to the boards twice in success sion with rapid rights and lefts. Ken ney was wary when he took his chair Rut he came back in the third and went at Beckwith so vigorously. floor ing him twice, that the latters sec onds threw up the sponge. kenney was then declared the winner. h the prcliminary bout Young Mahoney oi Racine. a middleweight. defeated Fred Cooley in the second round. Cooley seconds gave in for their man in thls round. ~
 Kid Johnson knocked out Mike Oates in the third round at Philadei nhia. The bout was to have been fol six rounds. Both started out at [ speedy gait fin the first. Oates caugh Johnsca on the jaw. but the lattel came back with a right hand jab. land ing on Oates nose. causing the bloot to sppear. The second was lively ant in fine third Johnson landed a rign hand swing to Oates stomach. Oate' went to the floor and made a protest Q foul. The protest was not ml0we'