The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-15

The E~nglishman Gets the Worst Of Il
all the Way.
MoCa6rcy Declared the Ntnnes.

NEW YORK. Oct. 13.--Over 8,OO(
people assembled in Madison Squar.
Garden tonight to witness the GLOW,
contest between Charles Mitchell, O
England, and Dominick McCaffrey, ol
Pittsburg: At 10 o'clock McCaffrey
entered the ring in the garden,
quickly followed by Mitchell. Both
men looked in tine condition, each
scaling los pounds. Mitchell is 26
years old and stands 5 feet 81 inches
high. McCaffrey is "A years old and
stands 5 feet 81 inches high. Mitch
ell was attended by Billy Madden
ana Alfred Luntz; Mccartney by
Billy Edwards and Tom Campbell.
J. B. Mccormick, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, was chosen referee and Ed
Plummer time keeper. The fight
was under Marquis of Queensbury
rules. No time was lost in prelimin-
aries and the men YER quickly called
to the scratch.
Round l. Mitchell confident.
Mccartney smiling; both cautious.
McCattrey fiually let fly his right,
catching Mitchell on the breast, but
a little short for the effect desired.
Mitchell became cautious and then
delivered a vicious left handler on the
body, followed with efforts in his
fighting, which ended in a clinch,
when Mccartney got in a swinging
right handler on Mitche|l's neck. The
round ended in McCattrey's favor
amid great cheering.
Round 2. Mitchell opened the
round with several body blows, SEEM
lDgiy determined to force the fight
ing. McCatfiey took his cruel, get
ting IN in the meantime some good
ones on Mitchell's face and head.
Cautious sparr1ng on both sides sue
ceeded. Suddenly McCaffrey visited
his antagonist on the right ear, but
Mitchell seemed to gather himself,
however, and administered some
terrible sledge hammer blows on
McCatfrey's chest and neck. McCaf-
frey was giving as good as he got.
Mitchell tried to force his opponent
to the ropes, but McCatfrey would
not yield and some short, sharp fight
ing ensued. When time was called
McCaftrey seemed to have had the
best tf it.
Refund 8. Both men considerably
blown. McCa1frey, confident, jumped
to the middle OF the ring. Mitchell,
trying to force the fighting, received
a staggering right handler and blood
showed frem cash over his right eye
and from the noise. First blood for
Nj Cattrey Vas claimed and allowed.
Mccartney now seemed to have
everything his own way. Mitchell,
In his efforts to get in his telling
body blows, lost his defense and Nc
Caffrey never once missed his
chances. Mitchell began to get
angry and e~ndeavored again to bear
Mccartney to the ropes, despite the
repeated warning OF the referee who
had to step into the ring and
lead the men into their corners. The
was now intense. The
shouted and yelled like mad
men, Mccartney plainly being the
The garden was u bedlaln
when time was called.
Round 4. Mitchell looked much
the worse for wear. fits
face had considerable blood on
it. Still he went at it game
ly. In q moment Mccartney let
20 his left, but was neatly stopped
and Mitchell sen back a hard one on
McCatfrey's body. Both men
clinched and some rapid exchanges
followed. McCaffrey's work was
most telling. Mitchell resorted to
old tactics of bearing on his op.
ponent. McCaffrey was clever in
away, always doing good
work with that right hand and rot
his left. During the
clinch that followed, Police Captain
stepped on the stage and
putting his club between the men
ordered the fight stopped. The ref
cree called time at this juncture,
and Il wild scene succeeded. Every
Body yelled and nothing could
De understood. The referee
;rled to make himself heard, but in
vain. He stayed at the ropes with
he hackers of the men on either sic
evidently trying to induce him to do
something, whether it was to reserve
lis decision, call the match a draw
'r order another round could only be
urmised. AT any rate when Nc
COrmick could make himself heard no
announced his decision that McCaf-
rey had wOn the match and all the
'ate money. This made the crowd
razy again, and they cheered for
IcCaffrey and the referee.