The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-11
STEWART
BESTS WILMER
whaling Pug hss the Best Of . six
Round CO With Eddie Wilmer
Many Fans Attsnd.
BY B. J. Smith.


STANTON PAVILION. sTEC-
BENv1LLE. o. Feb. io.-walter
Stewart. of Wheeling. better known In
pugdom as Goo" bettered Bddis Will
mer in q six round 60 here tonight.
The wheeling boxer changed his
style from q hook TO q straight Jab.
which proved effective. although n he
had pursued the former. It 10 probabls
that he would have shown to better
advantage to the crowd. Eddie
Wilmer. who M fought Stewart on
two previous occasions. believing
that the wheeiing boy wouid use the
hook was somewhat dismayed In the
nrst round. when he learned OF the
change Of tactics and In order to avoid
punishment he had to ''bulI' In and
rough it. At no time during the
hight was Stewart in danger while
Wilmer was worried throughout the
contest and resor:ed to innshting.
Patsy Gavin. the veteran referee, of
Wheeling. presided throughout the
four bouts staged.
A delegation OF owe 500 fans came
to the city early last evening on a spe-
cial train to see Stewart fight and to
say they got their moneys worth 10
putting it mild.
Eddie Wilmer. the Pittsburgh boxer,
entered the ring at 1915, accompanied
by his. second. Red" Mason. The
Smoky City boy was greeted with a
round OF applause.
At 10: Is Goo" Stewart entered the
ring with his second Patsy Brannsa an.
The Wheeling boy held up his right
hand to stave OF the loud and long APP
piause OF the audience, bat IL was OF
no avail and II was many minutes be-
fore Referee Gavin could bring the
crowd to order.
The fighters took their orners
Stewart sitting in the northwest cor
e and Wilmer in the southeast. The
principals were drawn to the center OF
the ring and given instructions by the
referee, shook hands and returned to
their orne
Round One-Stewart sent a hard
right to the wind. They clinched. At
close range Wilmer sen a hard right
and left to the face. Stewart sent a
hard right to the wind. which Wilmer
cleveriy blocked.
Wilmer ducked n hard right upper
cut to the hin. They exchanged
body blows. Stewart sent a hard
right TO the jaw nj blocked a left
TO the face. Wilmer sent a short
left to the jaw. They clinched. At
short range Wilmer put rights and
;efts TO the body The round was
even.
Round Two%Stewart sent a hard
right 10 the head and ducked a left
to the same place. An exchange OF
body blows followed. Stewart rock
cd Winners head with a straight jab
and followed it up with a hard left To
the jaw. Wilmer breaking away
from a clinch sent n hard right to the
jaw. The fighters mixed Il in the
corner. Stewart working his way out
with n right swing to the wind. VII
mer sen. a hard left TO the mouth.
which worried h Wheeling boy. The
round was even.
Round Three--Wilmer blocked 4
hard right and the fighters clinched.
Stewart missed a vicious uppercut.
liner sem two hard rights to the
body and Stewart followed II up with
a jab to the Jaw. They exchanged
body blows. Wilmer sent rights and
lefts 10 the face. Stewart missed "A
HdTu TiEut 10 the ntdOs SttWhTI sent
a straight left 20 the Jaw. followed
with a right cross TO tho same place.
which dazed the Pittsburger. II was
Stewards round.
Round Four-Wilmer landed two
hard rights TO the body. They clinched.
Stewart jabbed a right TO the face and
Wilmer clinched to avoid punishment.
At close range Wilmer sent lefts and
rights to the body and coming out
missed two hard rights { the face.
Stewart rocked Winners head with
two right jabs. They clinched and
exchanged body blows. Again Stew.
art SEN his right to Winners head
twice in succession and dazed the
P~ittsburgher. II was Stewards round.
Round Fve-Both fighters came No
fresh and determined 10 hand out pun.
ishment. Stewart sem a hard left 10
the head. Both fighters exchanged