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Buck Johnson Tut SwedeAv/ay Last WightLi xt«*«i Only Three Humid-—tomieUy »t Slmwnee—Bae liall .Market-Jell'ami Corbett.Buck Joim.-on pur away Charles Swede of Ziuiesv.-lie, la^t n.g.u in (.hr'.' rounds. 1 he beau was ialt;: and furious wh.le U Ia-ted. arlt;d Loth men were evidently in me rug to .’.in the big end of the purse. Joun=on p.ottd lum5eli a regular humcane and outclassed his man from ni\ to finish.The entertainment of the evening was opened by a three round bout between Pete Good and Oliver Collins of this city, it being decided a draw byReferee Smoke Brown. The two men► ' ’ • * ” •* ' !iv»w Kxt, ik t-\-ou •.;* w.^.c ui low.v ^aillc. auahad the crowd with them, j At 10:43 Mr. Jack Hayden entered the ring and introduced to the audience Jack Bain. v.ho acted as referee of the main bout. Mr. Hayden announced that Mr. Bain would box 20 rounds on the 9th of January with Barney Purer, of Cincinnati, ancl Hayden also remarked that he would guarantee Bain's abil-, ity as a boxer, he having witnessed a j number of bouts between Bain and good people in the east.A few moments later Johnson and J Swede entered the ring and after the, usual instructions and formalities, the j referee ordered Time Keeper Brown tc call time.The men Started right after each other and blows were exchanged thick and fast, the first knockdown being secured; by Johnson in less than a minute after , *he start. Swede was knocked through I , the ropes and assissted back to the ;1 platform by the spectators. it was'j seen that Swede was in bad shape from j| this blow, but he gamely came back and stood off Johnson's rushes until, the round was ended, j Sw°de came up fresher in the second. 1 and honors were more evenly divided,! Swede landing one or two hard ones ' on Johnson, but doing no damage.After two minutes of work in the , third round. Johnson rushed Swede io the ropes, landing on his wind and at the same time swinging on his jaw, putting him down and out.I There was a misunderstanding at j the end of this round inregard to the!I length of the round, the timekeepers! being so interested in the bout tint j 'they sounded the gong at the end of two minutes, and during the count by • the referee. This was explained, how-; ever to, the satisfaction af all, and the decision was given .to Johnson.! About 100 people came up from ( Zanesville, and they were a sadly^dis-appoinied lot of sports at the easy manner in which their man was disposed of. However 'there was no ill-feeling over the matter. One Zanesville man who had staked his hope and more on I Swede actually cried over the result.
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Newark Daily Advocate
Newark, Ohio, US
Fri, Dec 22, 1899
Page 3
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