The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-14
SPORTING NEWS.
Glove contest in madison snnare.


New YORK, Oct. l3.-Over 5000 people
in Madison Square gardento-
night to witness glove contest be-
tween Charles Mitchell, of England,
and Dominick McCailery, of Pitts
burg. At l0OS O'clock McCailery
entered the ring, quickly followed
by Mitchell. Both men looked in prime
condition, each scaled l65 pounds.
Mitchell is % years old and stands five
feet eight and one-half inches high. Nc
Gallery is q years old and Is five feet
nine and one-half inches tall. Mitchell
den and Alfred Luntz, McCaf-
fiery by Billy Edwards and Tom
Campbell. j. b. Mccormick of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, was referee, and ed.
Plummer, timer. The fight was under
Marquis of Queensbury rules. No time
was lost in preliminaries and the men
were quickly called TO the scratch.
Round First-Mitchell confident, Nc
Cailory smiling, both cautious. McCaf-
frey finally let fly his right, catching
Mitchell in the breast, but little short
for the effect desired. Mitchell became
cautious, and then delivered vicious
left-hander on the body, following with
an effort at fighting, which ended in
clinch, when McCallrey got in
swinging right-hander, aud the round
ended in McCalirey's favor amid great
cheering.
Round Second-Mitchel opened the
round. Several terrible body blows,
seemingly determined fierce fighting.
McCatlery took his Cruel, getting also
some good ones on Mitchells face and
head. Cautious sparring on both sides
succeeded. Suddenly McCalfery visited
his antagonist on the right ear, and
Mitchell seemed to stagger. lie gathered
himself however, and administered
some terrible sledge-hammer blows on
McCailery's chest and neck. McCaf-
fiery was giving as good as he got.
Mitchell tried to force his opponent to
the ropes, but McCailery would not
yield, and some sharp fighting ensued.
When time was called McCanery
seemed to have had the best of il.
Round Third-Both considerably
blown; McCaliery confident; jumped to
the middle of the ring. Mitchell tried
to force the fighting; received a aslugring
right-hander and blood flowed from 4
, cash over his right eye and nose. First
blood for McCafiery was claimed and
t allowed. McCaflery now seemed to have
, things his own way. Mitchell, in efforts
: to get in his telling body blows, was
losing his defense, and McCaflery never
began to get angry and endeavOred
= again TO bear McCailery to the ropes.
= despite the repeated warnings of the rof-
/ cree, who finally had to step into the
ring and lead the men to their corners
Excitement was now intense. The
Y crowd shouted and yelled like mad men
u McCaflery plainly being favorite. rho
= garden was bedlam when time wa
5 called.
1 Round Fourth-Mitchell looked mucl
|. worse for wear, his face had considera
BILE blood on it,still he went at it gam1ly
In moment McCallery let 20 his lei
= was neatly stopped and Mitchell sent
a back hand in Macs body. Both mel
!. clinched and some rapid exchanges fol
~ lowed, but McCatlery's work was mos
N telling. Mitchell resorted to his OLE
~ tactics of bearing on his opponent
30 McCafirey was clever in keeping away
always doing good work with that righ
hand, and not forgetting his left. Dun
ing the clinch that followed Policer'a
ID Cap. Williams stepped on the stage IN
=, putting his club between th
NJ men, ordered the fight
I'd at this juncture and wild seen
st ensued Everybody yelled, and notl
or ing could be understood. The reiere
TX tried to make himself heard, but
vain. lie stood at the ropes viii
the hackers of the men either sid
nc evidently trying to induce him to
',' something, whether 1t was to reserve h
NJ, decision or call tho match a draw, or o
ny der another round, could only he su
le- missed. At any rate, when McCormi,
Ior could make himself hoard he annouro
he his decision, that McCailery had W,
m, the match and all the gate money. III
made the crowd crazy again, and th
cheerpd for McCafiery aud the referee