Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-05
A PRIZE FIGHT.
A Three Hours Fight in the Early Morn
ing Between Scotch and Cana
dian Sluggers,
Forty Four Rounds Fought, Both Men
Badly Punished and the Fight
Declared a Draw.

ROCKAwAY BEACH, l., l., sept. A.
AT daybrealS this morning 800 sport
ing men filed the Pavilion at the
sporting house to witness the fight
with hard gloves, Marquis Queensbury
rules, between Jim Ntzhugh, of Glas-
gov and Dave Fitzgerald of To-
ronto, for $1,000 and the
gate money. The men appeared
in the ring promptly. McHugh
weighed l2G pounds, Fitzgerald liO
pounds. The preliminaries being fin
ished the men advanced when time
was called to the center OF the ring
and then commenced one Of the most
exciting fights on record, lasting three
hours and thiTty-iive minutes and
ending in draw in favor OF the Scotch
lad. 1t would have been fought TO
the finish but for the conduct
of the crowd, which was evenly
divided IN the interest of the
contestants, and there were large
sums of money wagered On the result
There appeared TO be disposition on
the part Of Fitagerald's friends toward
the close TO crowd the ring anu bring
about "loulN on the part OF McHugh.
At the conclusion of the fJrty-fourth
round the crowd became so demon
strative and so disposed TO Interfere
that the referee withdrew and another
had to be chosen, the men taking II
rest of about twenty minutes in the
meantime. Both men Were badly
punished, Fitzgerald having his left
ear cut and swollen and his face dis
AY.IHtV,rT. 81. al l.,1,
eye end nose, and cuts about his face.
The first round, spnrnng; men show
ing whatever science they possessed
with getting down to business.
The second, third aud fourth rounds
were the same tame routine but when
they walked up for the nth, Fiizger-
aid opened the ball in a basiness-like
way, planting a left handler on Me
| Hugh's nose. McHugh returned the
compliment with "A terrific uudercut
which sent Fitzgerald spinning TO the
| ropes Then followed hard hitting on
! both sides an time was called, Up
to this time the lighting was in favor
/ of the Canadian.
The sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth,
! tenth, and eleventh rounds the men
did little hard work, thdugh Fit2gel-
aid got McHugh's head in chancery
and several times was called II by the
| referee,
The thirteenth round developed
| good scientific fighting. MeHugh dis.
/ iingulshing himself in that regard,
/ getting in some hard straight under
| outs, which We're well guarded
! by his opponent, who Used
his left hand 10 good advantage ON
/ McHugh's head.
The following rounds up to The
/ tweBty-lirst were tame, both men evil
/ IDENTIFY sparring for wind. Fitzgerald
4 began 10 show signs of fatigue aud
used his hands la2ily, allowing Me
1 Hugh TO get in several heavy under
/ clips on his ears and chin and
showed many ugly marks on his
/ face. Thirteen more rounds were dis
/ posed Of in very much the same style,
/ when McAugh IN the thirty iifth
4 round in response 20 the urging OF his
| friends, put on determined air and
/ showed q disposition To commence
real business. Fitzgerald did not
respond very encOuragingly in
this round continipg his work TO
guarding oil his opponents hard
blows.
The thirty.siNth and thirty-seventh
rounds We're well fought, Fitzgerald 5
friends shouting, yelling, crowding
around him until he braeed up and
faced the music in dead earnest. Me
Hugh opened the thirty round
With a straight shoulder blow,
planting It on Fitlgerald's nose
aud knocking him to.the ropes. Fit.
gerald rushed NO and let out with his
left hitting MeHngh ON the right eye.
FouT-minute rounds were now being
fought, and the two fought desperate
~ for the balance OF the round.
The thirty-suventh round was well
fought, and both men showed signs OF
collapse at the conclusion,
The latter part Of the forty.hfth
| round the men began to show vicious.