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I,third round.he was punched;all ^Ter?thc I’ring and’was oti-.’the point of going down-| and • out when [Referee -'Siler 'called -the bout oiT -Ip save-aK.knock-cut. ' • ‘ -• dadcr'iofl^.15^ champion ofthe northwest'^nd^inry^Lyons,- a “col-'; iorcdi ;.nuin, came.' dnir next. Although; Moffat wjw larger and.much i\\e superior of *t he /.colored man. *£yoiVak' exhibited ex- ' cclloirt.science‘i-ond * hiCting. powers. He stood* Ihc punishment, gamely, Anri ai-though repeatedly knocked down he came back ..for .'more and $:aid- to the finish, and the crowd yelled lustily. .Xo doubt Moffat could have‘finished his ninu I if Jie ileaire'd at ' any. stage of the fight.-' .. ...Jack lioot,onc of the bcSt-men Intiia class ’ Fn the country, went up against Frank Steiner. .From the scart it wa.s plainly :-o be' ^eeu -chat he was loo niuuli .lor Steiner although .the latter stood up and 'took punishment. Hoot displayed remarkable hilling powers -and his jabbing wns a feature and he mflanged to get beyond Steiner’s guard every lime. In the sixth round Steiner whs knocked over and staid down nine seconds and when the bou'r, ended was noout iinisbed. Boot was fresh as a daisy.'This ended the entertainment. Man who Have seen the sport in all of-ils stages are free in tonicssing Ihut every lour. was hnvd and swift aml iHat it could not have been better IF for a purse of $1,000.The fact ibid the officoi:s were present and ready *o stop -the figh'Ling *1110 moment there was any sigiw of the prize fighting order is evidence that good legitimate foxing*,matches can be put on and carried out here.There is -uvlk of'ancdier match being brought off in 'the near future. While 'the affair was not u big financial success still Mr. lioiunion i3 satisfied with the first attempt . ^
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Racine Daily Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Mar 07, 1899
Page 8
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John H.
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