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mid Stafford ill pouacis. Jn the first round Duvis slowed mcut agility, hut Appeared nrrvoiML The round ended with no oftMtJrc blows on either side. In the. wrnnd i Ouud Stafford delivered urver.il body blows which made Davis wince and It was than apparent that he was outclassed. Theft wxia fierce lighting Jn the eococd nmnil, Davis goiug down, but he luina^ed to j*ot illi and mix It with Stafford until the Eong sounded. In tho third roun* IJsivi* struck Stafford a foul blow and the referee tenl tliu men to fhulr cor-r.er.9 with a warning to Davis. in tliu ilnlsh Stafford soon pul his man out with ft let I on the jaw.Mr. joe llnrdelK.rU, the manager, wan fUDi|illji;cntm) by all fur the fine entertainment he .bail funijsJieil. and d 11 safe lo nay that nny future event* hi which )n and his confrere, Mr. Morris Dynch. wlm so ably acted an referee, uru interested, will receive tho patronage or all who appreciate coed spoil and fair play.•I!Jlt;1IIII:Iiiir*A GREAT RPORTlKn TTVEXT.The fistic carnival :d lh«.i Grand opera house lasL Saturday night, while not as largely attended ;ib previous ones, was thoroughly enjoyed by luvura of thy manly art of self defense. The entertainment ojicncd with a battle royal, In which lire coloredlad£ participated and afforded much amusement for the fi|ieirtutnr*.The uppnlug hunt by Jimmy Graham, c\-i:baniplou of Iowa, and Harry McIntyre, of Omaha, was a bwI.'L buttle, Graham's superior condition being ajparent. In the first round McIntyre gave Jimmy a jolt on the neck which seemed to drt7.c him. but ho quickly rallied find wont for Harry b a mtu or nod tongs, ‘•coring a knockdown. Hurry was up in five seconds but Uiily the gong caved him tho final knock-out. In the tec o ml round Graham niched the fighting ami kniaked out hia man with a straight right on ibo Jew.Great Interest wan manifested when tho bout between Jack L*:tvJs, of Memphis, Twin., and Jim Stafford, of Dubuque, was nnnouuecd. Davis had been heralded nn n terror, but when he stripped for the. contest It wan Been ' thnt bffl nunuuhir development could not compare with that nf his oppo- i nent. The official niinouucement was i mado lb at Da via weighed 131 pound* I
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Des Moines Gazette
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 01, 1900
Page 3
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