The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-31

gave it's patrons great pleasure by putting
on the card another series Of fast irst-
class events last night. and the club con-
tinues to grow in popularity.
Even the preliminary bouts were full
OF entertainment for the fans Of fight
dom and the vast audience which packed
the auditorium from arena TO roof left
the house feeling well-pleased and salts
fed with their moneys worth.
The first preliminary was a fast six
round go between Tom Walker OF Quid-
nick, r. l.. and Jack Kllrain OF Provi-
derrce, which the latter won in the sixth.
This bout started of as a burlesaue. the
two boys being novices. and the laughter
provoked placed the crowd in the very
best OF humor. The second and succeed
ing rounds were little better. but Kilrain
always seemed to have Walker at his
mercy and weakened him SO that toward
the end Of the affair II was rather easy
70 win.
The semi-inal bout was short session
between Johnny Lynch OF Cambridge and
Kid Paul OF Fall River. IL was 10 have
gone eight rounds. but a short arm left
jolt to the jaw In the third sent PAUL
into Noodle Land and the dispute was
over. There is every prospect OF two
good bouts with the victor to be seen soon
and PAUL. will have his hands full. for
both Monk the Newsboy and Eddie Jan
sen challenged the winner to a try out.
Lynch had the honors OF the bout from
the tap OF the gong and seemed. like old
whikkey, Ito improve with age" until the
final came in the third.
The main bout was n 15-round afaire
des gants between AL belmont OF Medford
and Eddie Gardner Of New York and was
as pretty a setto as man could wish Fast
ard clever work on the part OF each man
gave the crowd much to enthuse over, and
before the end one would have thought
that bedlam had been unclaimed in the
cheering bowling crowd.
Both men began cautiously, with Gard
ner as quick as a cat on his feet. Del
mont does most of the leading, but Gard
ner is clever at ducking and many a hard
jolt went over his head. Both men show
that they are a scientific pair
In the second round Gardner begins
10 play for Delmont's body with right and
lands a succession OF tattoos on the lat
ter's ribs. He turns the same trick with
his right and belmont squirms. belmont
tries 10 rush. but ran into siH rights TO
his Stats again as the round ends.
belmont comes up smiling and eager In
which Gardner returns double play. The
same thing Is repeated and Gardner sends
left TO the Jaw and right to the body Civ
ing belmont decidedly the worst Of II i'm
this round.
belmont came from his corner again
eager in the fourth landing left lightly
on Gardper's face. Gardner sent him TO
the ropes. There was then rapid eX-
change OF blows with no advantage either
Y
belmont.
Gardner lands left and right to the body,
while belmont send the left to the Jaw.
lie tried the same trick, but Gardner
ducks. Gardner sent in an uppercut.
after which the two clinch Gardner
works clever trick feinting with his
right and lands hard left 20 the jaw.
In the sixth belmont showed his best
and there was a terrific exchange or
rights and lefts with stiff counters.
In the seventh Gardner sends right 10
body In a clinch. while belmont sends
hard smash TO the body belmont sends
two hard lefts 10 the jaw. Gardner misses
a swing and goes 10 a clinch TO save him
self. Both boxing cleverly.
In the eighth belmont leads of. but
Gardner checks him with a body blow.
Gardner slipped down as belmont lands
hard smash on the Jaw. Gardner rushes
and lands hard right on chin, while Del
mont hit low. but was not allowed. The
fight was furious.
This same terrific pace was kept up in
the ninth. with both boys landing wal
tops on body and face, the blows coming
so fast as TO remind one OF a trip-ham-
mer In action. This was Delmont's round
In the tenth the pace slackened and
both seemed 10 be catching their second
wind In the 11th the pace was hot
again and the crowd was nearly frantic.
Both men clinch repeatedly after cX-
changing blows. and toward the end Gard
s1er is In distress.
In the 18th belmont sends a hard left
90 the jaw. while Gardner clinches. Del
mont send left TO the jaw and Gardner
slips 10 floor belmont shows superior
ability all through the round, and az the
sound OF the gong the men are giving
blow for blow, though the round Is Del
monts.
In the 18th and 1ith rounds. while the
crowd goes wild belmont tries for a
Knockout but Gardner IS so clever that
he cannot land though the New Yorker
continues 10 grow weaker In the lith
Gardner barely lasts the round out by
stalling and holding.
The night was furious IN the 18th. with
Gardner recovering. belmont stlil tries
40 find the knockout spot. while both
men fight hard The exchange OF Blows
continues tin the tap OF the gong though
Gardner Is decidedly groggy
At the end Referee Abbott declared Del
mont the winner. a decision which met
with entire approval.