The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-06
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SAILOR BURKE FINDS
MITCHEN EASY VICTIM
Jeff Clarke Drops Black Bill
Burns and Houck Matched

New York, April 6.-Sailor Burke,
with height, weight and reach in his
favor, stopped Jimmy Mitchen, the
amateur champion, last night in the
third round of a one-sided bout at
the Long Acre A. A. The tar was
too strong and fast for Mitchen, and
in the third session he dropped the
amateur "champ'i with a hard right
to the jaw. The referee, Willie Nc
Donnell, put stop to the bout by
waving Burke to his corner and as
sisting Mitchen to his chair.
1t was the easiest proposition Burke
has tackled since the famous Nc
Sherry's bout. The Sailor played for
Mitchen's body in the first round, and
when the session ended he had him
weak from hard rights and lefts to
the stomach. Mitchen succeeded in
landing four light jabs to Burke's
face in the second, but he had to
take several hard righthand swings
to the face. These blows cut Nit
chen's mouth and nose and he was
bleeding freely when he went to his
corner.
When the bell rang for the third
round, the Sailor rushed from his
corner and landed three hard right
and left hand punches to the body.
Mitchen jabbed two lefts to the face
and then Burke crossed a hard right
TO tne Jaw tHdl sent MitcnSn 10 the
canvas. Mitchen tried to rise by
hanging on to the rope but the ref
cree stepped between them and stop
ped the bout.
New York, April 6.-Jeff Clarke, an
ter of his ten-round bout with Black
Bill, a negro heavyweight of New
Jersey, at the Sharkey A. c. last
night. Black Bill, who carried at
least fifteen pounds more than did his
opponent, showed we'll in only the
classed by the Fighting Ghost"
Clarke waded into Black Bill at all
times, landing hard body blows in
the early rounds, and peppering his
opponents face with singing lefts in
the last four rounds.
New Haven, April 6.-Frankie
Burns and Tommy Houck, two classy
bantams, have been matched to box
in the star bout at the Washington
Glee Club Show April "a. The pro-
motors are trying to land Charley
Griffin, the Australian, with some
good local lad for the semi-fnal.
New York. April 6-Freddie Welsh,
the former lightweight champion boxer
of England-but regarded by fistic ex-
perts of that isle as the greatest man
OF his weight, even InOuSn ne recent
ly lost the title-will step before the
fight fans of this city on Wednesday
night at the National Sporting Club.
It will be Welsh's first appearance
in boxing ring since his defeat. AS
ne will meet Pal Moore, the clever
boxer from Philadelphia. he will be
put, to a severe test. If he earns. a
popular decision he will be in position
to force Packey Mcfarland to a
match.
AFTER I defeat Moore" said Welsh,
yesterday he spoke in a manner as if
that were a settled fact-'T will force
Packey Mcfarland to. meet me. Packey
says he will not meet me at 133
pounds Inasmuch as he fought me
a draw in England at that weight, 1
cannot understand his present objec-
ton nor his wish for 135 pounds at 5
O'Clock the day Of the bout.
st cannot afford to concede McF'ar-
land that weight. I'm frank in say
ing this, for I have never met a man
in the ring that was Packey's equal.
He is a wonderful boxer Packey
knows that 1873 pounds ringside is the
proper weight for a lightweight. But
esteem him too highly as boxer to
grant him an ounce"