Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-14
ENDS IN DRAW.
Continued from Page Four.)

put on u bewitching smile and shea TOOK
on his fighting face. Some question has
arisen since the curtain went down as to
whether there were more cltnches than
blows. 1t would appear to the novice
that the thing was about evenly divided
The men rushed at each other, jabbed
and clinched. spared a few seconds and
swung and clinched. When they had
swung and jabbed and smashed and
clinched with each exchange of courte-
sizes. they began all over again. 1t was
very soon apparent that Sidney is n kid
ney hunter and wind blocker. for he
sent blow after blow to the back and
chest. while Shea made target of tho
colored mans face. and during the six
rounds probably landed more than 100
jabs, stabs. thrusts, punches and smash
IS on that mans face, neck and head.
The round closed with both men engag-
ed in a hugging match with honors even.
The second round, however. was a little
more like a personal matter between the
two men. Shea began to drive hard and
fast on head and face and soon lad the
colored boy grazing the ropes About the
middle of the round Shea sent hard
right swing under the jaw and Sidney
went down squarely in the center OF the
carpet He was up. however, before the
referee began to count. The interest in
the bout rose to n fever pitch. Shea
again and again sent blown upon the
face and head Sidney began to look as
though he felt he was a good distance
from home. This was Shea 's>round by
long odds.
In the third the mixup was much to the
liking Of the sports, as both men dove
into each other as though intent on
reaching decision in spite of the Maine
statutes. Smash, bang biff, jab. stab,
rap, went both men. and when the gong
sounded tie excitement was SO intense
only the referee heard it.
Round four began to look favorable for
Sidney. for he began to send in telling
blows on Shea's back and chest Shea
never let up on the colored boys face,
however. and while the latter hammered
away at his wind Shea beat tattoo on
the dark visage of the man from Boston.
1t was at the close Of this round. with
the honOrs going Sidneys way, that shea
began to think Of changing his tactics.
He had found that hammering coored
mans head is very unsatisfactory, and
when he reached his corner Brer Aratta
mans wind wagon.
Round five went to Shea. He discov-
cred the region of the other fellows wind
storage and went after it. Really 1t was
an interesting exhibition. Shea drove his
left for the wind. his right for the head.
and then swapped over. He adopted the
rotary plan and did the trick all over
again. Sidney battled well but began tn
show signs Of fatigue Shea thought he
had his man in the right spot and made 4,
vicious swing with his right which would
have put the colored boy out for half an
hour had it landed. Sidney saw 1t COM
Ing and sidc-stepped in season to let Shea
go flying past and through the ropes
That blow was a bitter disappointment
to Shea but he never lost a line of that
grim cast of countenance which he took
at the opening of the bout He was a
bit more cautious if anything after that
surprise. He found Sidney to be sly and
spry duck Of duckers and fought shy Of
e"NAhS "iiS Aioi q iCduCIS- lHey CdlHc To-
gether time and again and clinched each
time. The gong rang when clinch was
on
Naturally the sixth and last round was
expected to be something of a startler.
hut it really was not up to the tune Of
several of the others. Shea went after
his man very cautiously, for he had
learned that Sidney carries a bad card I'D
his sleeve in the shape of a second wind.
Shea wasn't feeling like saving wood be-
fore breakfast. Sidney wasn't feeling
two threads finer than silk. They spared
and clinched. mixed up and clinched.
rushed and clinched for the first minute
Then there was a demand that tEcv mix
1T up hard and lively. Shea sent half Il
dozen hard smashes to the wind and
within six seconds repeated the offence.
Shea took hard punch in the short ribs
and returned with three on the wind and
four on the face and the gong sounded
with the men in clincll. Jimmie Con-
nors of Bangor was referee