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MELLODY CLAIMS TITLEHE DEFEATED WALCOTT IN THE TWELFTH ROUND THURSDAY.Negro Quit Claiming He Had B sed Forearm—This Was Second FightWithin Few Weeks.Chelsea, Mass.. Deo. 1.—Joo Walcott of Boston was defeated Thursday night by Honey Mellody, another Boston man. ir: the twelfth round of their fight for the welterweight championship.A few weeks ago the same boxers met and the white boy was awarded the decision at the end of the fifteenth round, lie claimed the championship, but as the weight was 14.', pounds, the claim was not considered valid.Walcott maintained he was not hi proper condition and sought another match, and Thursday night’s bout was the result. It was also stipulated that the contestants should weigh in under 142 pounds, the welterweight limit.With the exception of a couple of rounds, the newly made champion outpointed. out punched and outgeneraled the Bartadoes Wonder and in the middle of the twelfth round Joe relinquished all claim to the title by acknowledging defeat. In plain words, he quit, saying he had had enough. He claimed that in the ninth be had bruised his left forearm. It is doubtful if the colored man had had two good arms and hands he could have evened up the score enough t » enablehim to even earn a draw.
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Traverse City Evening Record
Traverse City, Michigan, US
Sat, Dec 01, 1906
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