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=== Manitowoc Daily Herald, March 6, 1899 P.1===
IT WAS A LIVELY BOUT
Charles Higgins, the Pride of Sheboygan, Meets Defeat at
Two Rivers.
MANY LOCAL SPORTS ATTEND
Wells Birdsall, of Two Rivers, Given the Decision Over
Higgins-Tournament a Success.
Chas Higgins, the pride of Sheboygan's sporting element,
was knocked out in a ten round sparing contest by Wells
Birdsall, a Two Rivers man. The event was pulled off at
Voshardt's Opera House Saturday evening under the auspice
of Arion Athletic Club of Two Rivers. The affair was
attended by a large crowd of sports, among the spectators
being a number of people from Sheboygan and Manitowoc.
This was the first public exhibition of the kind ever
attempted at Two Rivers and the result was satisfactory
both financially and otherwise.
The HERALD'S Two Rivers correspondent says of the event:
"Higgins, who has been in training for some time, was in
good condition. He has participated in several recent
events and his backers had a great deal of confidence in
his ability to put up a good fight. Birdsall is a Two
Rivers man with a local reputation as a scientific scrapper
and his friends were not in the least disappointed in him.
The two men were very evenly matched in weight.
As they faced each other in the ring Higgins tipped the
scales at 145 pounds and his opponent at 143 pounds. The
fight was refereed by John T. Herzog of Manitowoc, and his
accurate and prompt decisions were heartily commended by
all.
The first round was not marked by any special features,
but it convinced Higgins that he had a warm task ahead of
him. After the first few rounds it was quite evident to
the spectators that Birdsall was punishing his man to a
finish and at the close of the sixth round Higgins was
practically out. However he recovered sufficiently to
enter the ring when the seventh round was called and was
able to finish the ten rounds. Birdsall was declared an
easy victor. His future in the prize ring is promising.
Previous to the event of the evening there were several
interesting bouts between local boxers, and a six round
contest between Jim Manning of Sheboygan and Billy Verno
of Two Rivers which ended in a draw. Considerable
enthusiasm was shown during the evening but not much
money changed hands.

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