The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-25

JOHN MO ORE IND PETER LIULOR FIGHT
IN 4 UESI-SIDE H.fLL.

IN 4 UEST-STDE MIL
Thirteen Rounds In Thirty-three MInutes-
10th Men Doing their Best - Moore
Altogether too Heavy for his Opponent.
Two hundred politicians. amateur sport
ing men. and professionals gathered in WE'LL
known hall on the west side last evening to
witness glove fight between Pete Lawlor of
California. and John Moore of this CITY. for
purse of 5000. Lawlor has fought in Nevada
and California ever since he was a boy. win
ming his first honors in rough and tumble
contest with Corkey." q famous New York
bootblack. in 1868. The fight came Off in the
Cosmopolitan stables in Bush street. san Fran
cisco. and resulted in favor OF Lawlor after
twelve rounds of hard smuggling" Ned MALTA
han Of Thirtieth street and Broadway was
" Corkcys" second. In 1876 Lawlor thrashed
Jack Asken near Virginia City. New. in fight
which became memorable in the silver region.
There were sixty -four rounds in one hour and
ten minutes. Lawlor wns nitcrward ar
rested and put under s2.jO0 bonds.
BY the advice OF n friend he jumped his bail
and camo East. Lawlor also punished Johnny
Kelly. the Australian light weight. in n fight on
the Cliff House road. near San Francisco.
johnny Moore. his opponent last evening. on
the Goth Of February last defeated George
Mclaughlin. in Brooklyn. after thirty five min
utes Of hard nghiing Mclaughlin was terribly
Gu. and battered Moore coming out compara-
lively unscathcd.
The floor Of the hall last evening was strcwcd
with sawdust and rosin. and surrounded by
rows OF chairs arranged in such manner as
to give every one an excellent view. Tho bar
room outside and the intermediate lobby were
thronged with men Of nm economical disposi-
tion. who preferred flattenng their noses
| qpuipgt tho window a. nuNiufr 81 which the
| price OF admission. Previous to the fight there
WAS n preliminary exhibition OF spafring. in
which White. Butler. Cash. and Jordan partici-
| pHted.
Al i0:25 tho ring was clonrcd. and the two
| contestants stepped out on the ilOor amid loud
| cheering. Both were stripped TO the waist, and
were evidently in excellent condition. Moore
was the henNicr. weighing fully 100 pounds.
while his opponent barely touched the scale
| at 1lO. II there was any difference I'm
the height Il was in favor of Moore who
was fully 5 feet inches. aud broad and
| muscular In proportion. He was slightly
| round shoudered. and the well developed mus
! clcs stood out on his arms and limbs like whip,
| proportions. and evidently heitrr verscd In the
purely scientific part of his nrt than his heavier
| and more sluggish antagonist.
| - Pat Jordan acted as second for Moore nnd
Mike Cohurn appeared Ter lawlor; Btlly'
| Kelly was, referee. Tho Marquis Of GU ms
/ hurys rules were followed during the ngit I.
| three minutes being allowed to each round with
| one minutes intermission.
| At lOis o'clock the referee called Time apd
| the two mon advanced TO the scratch. Moore
| opened with magnificent rEht-hander. which
| staggered the Californian Int only for a mo-
| ment A lively rally followed. in which both
men pounded each other with a will, the round
ending in their brcGking aud retiring TO their
In tho second round Moore forced the n -hi-
| ing. getting in several terrific blows on the Call
| fornan's eyes. forehead, and neck. l.awlnr
replied with stunning left-hander on Moore's
| right cheek, in delivering which he slipped
both both S men httlng 'S out rapidly and with till,
| ing effect. The smacks followed each
other in rapid succession each man standpg
| squarey up to his work and " slugging the
other on the face and body with terrific blows.
In this round blood hegnn To show itself aud
first blood was recorded for Lawlor. Moore
scored TN. fret knock down
In the fourth round there was more hard
| fighting. Moore 80 n weighty right handler.
straight from the shoulder, on his oppournt's
| JAW. Both men came tn close quarters, and
| punished each other severely about the head
| and face. This roundended IN another knock
In the Nfth round Lawlor. got in staggering
| clip on the New Workers chin. following IL M
by terrific blows ON the latter's face. neck. nud
ears Moore responded in n similar spirited
was magnificent. The crowd grew enthusiastic
| and cheered themselves hoarse.
This heats Mcclellan aud Donavan ,' ITS
worth a $40 note 70 see H. Go in, boys J! &c.,
cnme from all sides. Despite the tremendous
blows and the heavy punishment. both men
up. give-and-tnke stvle. which elected the
highest praise from all present The Califor-
nian WAS the more scientific hut the New York
ers superior weight and fearful body blows
told visibly on the other. The round ended IN a
square knock down tor Moore.
| In the nith round Lawlor slipped. Edwards
claimed foul in his behalf. but the claim was
a questionable one. and the referee declined t1
entertain IL. In the succeeding round the heavy
sparring continued. lawor f.htlng himself
down 20 avoid punishment.
In the seventh round both men went at eHch
other hammer and tongs. The pounding was
| tremendous. but the question as to who would
pound the hardest seemed 70 he slowly settlin.:
| Itself in favor OF the New Yorker. The round
resulted in a square knock down for Moore the
Californian falling among the audience.
| In the eighth round "A savage left handler from
body blow from New York. which sent tho
Golden Gate champion spinning into his cor
ner. Another knock down was scored Tor
Moore in twenty seconds.
In the ninth round there was more " slug
ging" with the balance of punishment in favor
hghtng in this round. and although lHwlor
went down at the close, IL WIS more with the
view OF firing out his antagonist than any thing
else.
In the tenth round Moore planted n terrible
rlght-hander on his opponent nose, drawing
blood. The Californian rctortcd with series
OF crushes on Moore's mouth, cheeks. eyes. aud
head. which made him vince involuntariy.
In the eleventh twelfth and thirteenth rounds
Moore continued his heavy body blows. the Cal
ifQrnian going down TO the ropes to avoid pun
ishm"nt.
AT the end Of the thirteenth round Mr.. Kelly
declared the fight in favor Of Moore, amid loud
cheers from the friends Of both parties.
The Californian fought we'll md llurkily
but he was plainly weaker than the New Yorker
ance,
FROM PHILADELPHII UIIH OIRS.