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BOXING.
Olympia Bouts.
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SobSFitxsimmons, light-weight champion,
once again faeed his most persistent* opponent
list night in Sojo Burns, in a scheduled ten
round bout, at the Olymtria Stadium. The
sontett ended s«n«&tionaiiy in we eignm
round, when, after backing his man into a
neutral corner, Fitzsimmons let loose a ter
rific right uppercu^. which sank deep far be
low the waistline. Burns instantly collapsed
in agoity, an4 the referee had no hesitation
in crowning Burns. It is a coincidence
that in their previous meeting Burns was
badly fouled in the 'tenth, session, but the
dw.i»ion , on ttiat occasion .Trent to Fitzslm
tnooa. TJp to the eighth, round of l««t nignt'i
boat Barn's had established a clear lead on
pninU. .
From the ' entry of 'the fixhters into the
rmg until the unfortunate ending, partisan
feeling reached a high pitch. Burns's sup
porters were around the stage in great force,
nnd they jipplanded. every hit their boy made.
In the fifth round the - challenger g»ye the
champion a boxing leseon. Boyo plastered
his opponent on every spot permitted by the
Qqeensbury rules, and although Fit&simmons
came strongiy Again, his wild rushes wore
sidestepped or parried with consummate
ease.
In the- seventh Fitzsimmons w-u Etin at
tacking- determinedly, and his swings to the
Btomach wer« connecting with great force.
The puneh. which stopped the tight in the
following round, although unintentional, was
undoubtedly Mow.
The PrftHmlnariM. .
'Big Ben.' who once fought under the
guiding hand of Harry Stone, registered a
points victory over Ben Ayre. The latter's
unorthodox and rushipe tactics h*d Big Beu
on the defensive' throughout round* ose and
two. but a knock-down -in the third evened
matters, and eventually toOd against .Ben
Ayre, who slowed down noticeably over the
last two rounds. . ?
Fig.htin~r as a legitimate bantam-weltht last
night, Siivest wou? the decision from. Jitck'
Oullen, a verdict that caused prolonged and
uproarious dissension front a section of the
crowd. ' The 'bout arousud great excitement,
for ,both lad« mixed it in a free-for-all ttyJe,
and battered each other unmercifully over
the five'rounds.. In the last two rounds Oul
len offset his opponent's bulldog Tiuhen bv
taking- the offensive, and scored repeatedly
to the jaw and plexus. Cullen was more
entitled to the verdict than Silvest, although
ft draw/wonld have' been a more satisfactory
decision.' i
.Another catch-weight contest was waged
between Tom. Hewitt and Joe Beckett. Olaw
mg and .wrestling marred' the bout, and thes«
tactics of ten ' raised the ire ? of the blopJ
thlrs.ty section 'of vthe audience. . SeveraL
short rights to* the head favoured Hewitt's
.chances in the fourth, but a .last round effort
evened the points, and Hock- Keys declared
a draw'.-. ?''??. ?'..-- , ? ? .
As a last-minute substitute, Kddie Segar
faced Charlie: Winchester in*. the last pre
liminary.' , Winchester, whose recent bouts
have worked him . into good condiition, got
going early with hij wBd swinging sityle, and
soon had Sejrar innn exhausted state. 'The
latter, who would, have fared bettor had he
used his. left hook more often, was plucky to
see the journey, through. . Winchester 'won
the. decision. , . v
i^r^S the interval, at the iStadium last
night,; Mr. Ho6k- Keys presented medals.' suit-
ably -inscribed. -to members -of the Y.MC A
gymnasium who . ?competed; in' the recent
wrestling : bouts. They were,.Dick Simmon
son, -Bill,« Jackson, and Allaa Darlington ~
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