Fight:179433

Frank Erne drew with Jim Popp by PTS in round 20 of 20

• Date: 1897-10-02
• Location: Toronto A.C., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Referee: Yank Sullivan

• Venue: Toronto A.C.
• Attendance: 800
• Referee: Yank Sullivan

Toronto Globe and Mail, October 4, 1897:

“Erne assured his followers and the T. A. C. club officials prior to the contest that he would settle the Toronto lad in four rounds, and that he would then give an exhibition with his sparring partner, Frank Zimper, so as to give the crowd the worth of their money. But he calculated without his host; the sodawater bottle didn’t Popp, and when the gong rang at the end of the twentieth round, it found Jim mixing it up lively with the sadly-disappointed Buffalonian.”

“Although Referee ‘Yank’ Sullivan, in compliance with the wishes of the principals, declared the bout a draw, it was really a victory for Popp, as he landed oftener, and, what is more, was the least punished. A stiff right arm is the only reminder that he has of the contest, whilst Erne has a swollen lip, a discolored optic and some confidence out of work as a result of the encounter.”