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GOFF THE WINNERReferee Gives Him the Decision on Points.THE POLICE STOP THE FIGHT. Witt to laud 8 three on the body, but got* !■ jab in tho eye which brlug* him down.1 Goff lands three uior* ami Wat to goes i f clow n again. Watts showed signs of j weakness at the close. !Hound 5—Watts rushes but tails to luud. God* gets iu his work and lands several bwl ones. Watts gets in two on. iCharlie's ueok at the done Watts , badly winded.j Hound 0—Goff start* it with his terrific____, jabe, Watts* blows falling short.. Jimf rallies, rushes and knocks Goff into the!After Fourteen Rounds of Very Fast J ropes, which gave way aud saved him,'Fighting- !148 wa8 £ett*°B the worst of it and JI the blow ou the jaw which seut him j | into the ropes dazed him ii lu the seventh rouud Wat to had the advantage, landing with his right and . ‘ left at will while the white maiTs blo ws | were cleverly dodged.| The eight round was give and take.. although Watts again goes down to 1 wards the finish and takes the limit to get up. The delay helps him and he gets in three heavy ones at the finish.In the ninth Goff tries his left but fails to land. Jim lands a savage upper cut, cutting the , skin over #off's eye from which the blood flowed freely.The tenth rouud was a slugging match,BOTH VERY BADLY PUNISHED.Exhibition Which Satisfied Everybody Walts Knocked Down Frequently —Goff Goes Over the Ropes.The crowd of fiOO men who wanted to see a •‘fight'’ at the opera house last night was not disappointed and it was their privilege ro see 14 rounds of usclever work a* was ever seen in this * city. Heretofore only the lightweight both men landing heaxily. Jim f?oes... * ^' class of pugilists have been seen here,| aud their system of fighting necessarily i varies from that of heavier men, whose ' foot motions are somewhat hampered by | their bulk. The men last night were ; large. Goff beiug fully six feet while his ! colored antagonist wus about five inches I shorter. Their appearance wtuft that of j men, not boys, and before they had been I in the ring very long it was evident todown as the gong sounds.Hound 11—Goff fouls, aim then lauds twice. Watts gets in his left four times i on Charlie's wind without return. He |lands again on the face, follows it with |*one more aud Goff cloaks the rouud witha right on Jim's faceiRouud 12—Watts lands left on body | and gets both of Charlie’s uiits in his face. They clinch and Charlie givesand in the next clinch Jim gives one*of the same. Goff puts iu a rerritic left which dazes Watts and after the gong sounds hits him again. Both uieu are worn out.Round 13—The men lacked force. Goff puts his left iu evidence and down goes Jim. He rallies and is sent down again and only stands up to go down once more, the referee counting four each time. They close the round with an exchange of weak blows.Rouud 14—Goff knocks Watts down iu his own corner. Watts gets up badly dazed. They slug blindly, clinch and do the act which finished the figlit. Here is where the officers had an in--ning. 'After the decision the in on shook hands and seemed friendly. Both mentthe spectators that they were scientific him a love tap while they are together men at that. Both men had their backers in the crowd and any clever move on the part of either brought out, quick applause.In iLc first part of the tight it looked ' as though it was but a matter of a very j few rounds before Goff would send his j opponent out of the ring. But the col-; ored man’s powers of endurance were , underestimated aud he stood up bravely • under terrific ptmishr ent. Goff ’did j not escape and after a few rounds there were men in the crowd who were will-iing to bet that the colored man would I win.! episodes and moves that were of interest , to those who admire the art of self defense, and although the colored ruan has many frieuds who say that he ; would have stayed to the finish, it was j showed signs of punishment and are evident that the white man would have ! probably very sore this morning.' | knocked him out in another round had j The big bout w as preceded by an ? j the police not interfered. The fight! eight-round go between Eddie Young ' j came to a close in the 14th round as the and Eddie Bowers. The latter is a cob men were mixing things up badly in a | ored boy from Columbus and w’Ou the ‘ Clinch. Goff seemed to have Watts by favor of the crowd by his quick foot l ; the throat and was chokiug him, while work. Young showed up well, and al-I Watts was pounding away at Goff’s | though he did not put up as quick a ! heart. 1 fight as he did with Maxfield, he keptHere Manager Gordon, who did not ! his friends. The referee decided the wish to break the laws of the state, re-1 contest a draw, which decision met quested the police to stop the affair and 1 with favor with the spectators.Officers Ging and Buerkle promptly —-stepped into the ring and pulled tho men away from each other. There was intense excitement at the time, as the sec- j onds of both men had rushed into the j ring while the spectators seemed a little 1 too ready to try their hands themselves.Chas. R. Smith, who acted as referee iu both exhibitions,stepped to the front and j announced that he gave the contest to Goff on points. The decision did not meet with the approval of all, as many thought the contest should have been declared a draw. The men’s styles of fighting were evidently different. Watts, the shorter man, fought low and kept his breast well guarded. Goff landed very few body blows but got in frequent telling jabs with his left ou the headaud face. Watts’ long suit, was a : j weighty left swing followed by a jab - j with his right. These blows he directedtowards Goff’s wind with tolling effect.I His blows had more force than did Goff’s but he could uot land nearly so frequently.It was IQ :3U when the gong sounded for the big tight. Goff had been on the si age for half an hour, but Watts was slow in showing up. Both men were given ovations ou entering the ring. Before they were introduced, “Billy”Madden was presented, and in response to repeated ('alls for a speech said that he would promise 1‘a square fight with the bes( man a winner.” Gua Rahim’s appearance was the signal for another outbreak of applause. These two men were in Goff's corner, while Watts was ; supported by Wade Watts of Toledo,. and George Edmondsou aud Chappie Rogers of this city.Tho (ight by roundsjya# as follows:Round 1—Started easy, loth men sparring for an opening. Exchange of \ light blows followed by a clinch. Goff gets iu a left jab on Watts’ fueo and follows it up with a right swing on body.! i Watts come* in with a left body blow j and then lands lightly with both bauds. !Goff gets in two with his left ou Watts’ ! face aud they clinch an the gong souuds.No advantage. .Round 2— Watto rushes and gels two I savage blows. Goff again lands lightly j on Ins body, when Watts comes back j with throe uppercuts iu succession on ;Charlie's wind. Goff lands right and!| left on wind and the colored man plants his nghf with force. This was a very lively round Round Goff tries his left and jalvs 1 Exchange of blows. Both land with’ force. The tight gets over in Watts' corner and he goes down to avoid punishment. Ho gets up. rushes and : clinches; Charlie loses his head aud sings m rhe clinch. Cries of foul, hut the referee refuses to see it and the tight, goes on. JRound 4—Lively round. Goff lands) left. Clinch. Exchange- lt;f# blows
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Sandusky, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 18, 1899
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