McConnell Outclassed by Matthews

M'CONNELL OUTCLASSED BY MATTHEWS The Pluuky Camden Boy was Too Light to Meet the New Yorker's Attack. M'CONNELL WON ON A FOUL So Referee Hendley Decided in the Seventh Round When Matthews Had Things All His Own Way. Matthews Too Heavy. The fifteen-round bout at the T. A. C. last night between Matty Matthews, of New York, and Dan McConnell, of Camden, came to an unsatisfactory ending in the middle of the seventh round, when Referee George Hendley decided that Matthews had fouled, and thereby declared McConnell the winner. Up to the time of the decision the Camden boxer had been completely outclassed. Matthews seemed able to hit him when and where he wished, and McConnell clinched whenever he could possibly get a chance to do so. Matthews, on the other hand, would not clinch, and many times when McConnell was trying to get close enough to hug his man the New Yorker would keep right on working. Many of the spectators thought this was foul, when, as a matter of fact, Matthews was only exercising a privilege that was his right under the rules McConnell was a hot favorite with the crowd, and no matter what the boy from Camden did it was all right. If he made any kind of an attempt to load he was applauded more than Matthews was when he got in left and right and got away without a return. As a matter of fact, McConnell's only redeeming point was his gameness; his attack was weak and his defense not strong enough to withstand the kind of game the New Yorker served up. But then McConnell was a bit foolish for thus going out of his class and giving away at least ten pounds to his opponent. The handicap was too much Matthews was entirely too big and strong, as well as clever. Matthews did admirable work with both hands on face and body in every one of the seven rounds. At no time was McConnell even a possibility. In the seventh round Matthews had McConnell bested, when the referee interfered. The foul that McConnell alleged was committed on him was not apparent to a majority of the spectators; those who were strong partisans of McConnell were willing to accept any way out of the difficulty and when Dan claimed foul they took it up. The truth of the matter is that Matthews is too fast for McConnell, and the Camden man knew it as well as the spectators. Matthews said after the bout that he had been robbed, and that the Trenton people did not know a boxer when they saw one. Several times during the progress of the bout, when McConnell fell down, Matthews showed that he was a gentleman by picking up his opponent. The preliminary bouts between Moore and Farley, six rounds, and Bill and Smith, four rounds, were interesting affairs. Both were evenly contested, although no decisions were given.