Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-10-14
A PRIZE FIGHT.
Two Men Slog Each Other
in Approved Style.
McCaffrey Defeats Mitchell in
Hard Fought Contest - The
Fight Breaks Up in Row
and the Police Take q
Hand.

NEW YORK, Oct is.-Over 6,ooo people as
sembled in Madison Square Garden tonight
to witness a glove contest between Charles
Mitchell, Of England, and Dominick Nc
Caffrey, Of Pitsburg. At l00s, Mccaffrey
entered the ring in the garden, quickly fol
lowed by Mitchell. Both men looked in
prime condition. Each scaled 165 pounds
Mitchell is % years old and stands feet 81
inches hign, McCafrey is 21 years of old and
| is S feet slz inches high. Mitchell was at
tended by Billy Madden and Alfred Luntz.
McCaffrey, by Billy Edwards and Tom
Campbell J. b. Mccormick, OF the Cincin.
natl Enquirer, was referee. Ed. Plummer
time keeper.
bury rules. No time was lost in prelimin-
aries and the men were quickly called to
the scratch.
Round mitchell was confident, Mccaf-
frey smiling, both cautious. McCaffrey
the breast, but little short for the effect de-
sired Mitchell became cautious and then
delivered vicious left-hander on the body,
followed with an effort at in-fghting, which
resulted In clinch, when Mccsffrey got in
a swinging Highlander, and the round
ended in Mccaffrey's favor, amid great
Round 2-Mitchell opened the round with
stNtTdl lcffiDlt DDuy biDWer seemingly Qt-
termined to force the lighting. McCaffrey
took his Cruel, getting In the meantime some
good ones on Mitchells face and head.
Cautious sparring on both sides succeeded
when suddenly Mccaffrey, visited his antag.
onist on the right ear and Mitchell seemed
| to stagger. He gathered himself, however,
and administered some terrible sledge ham.
mer blows on McCafery's chest and neck.
MCCARTNEY was giving as good as he got.
ropes but McCaffrey would not yield and
some sharp fighting ensued, when time was
best OF II.
Round 8. Both men were considerably
blown. McCaffrey was confident aud jumped
to the middle OF the ring. Mitchell in trying
TO force the fighting received staggering
Highlander and blood flowed from cash
oyer his right eye and from his nose. First
things his own way. Mitchell in his efforts
to get in his telling body blows was losing
his defense, and McCafrey never once
missed his chances. Mitchell began to get
angry, and endeayored again to bear Nc
Caffrey to the ropes, despite the repeated
warnings OF the referee, who finally
had to step into the ring and
lead the men to their corners.
crowd shouted and yelled like madmen,
McCaffrey plainly being the favorite. The
garden was bedlam when time was called
Round F0ur-Mitchell looked much the
worse for wear. His face had considerable
blood on 1t, still he went at 1t gamely. In a
moment MeCaffrey let go his left, but was
neatly stopped, and Mitchell sent back a
hard one on Macs body. Both men clinched
and some rapid exchanges followed. enc
Caffrey's work was the most telling. Mitch
ell resorted to his old tactics of bearing
on his opponent. Mccartney was clever in
keeping away, always doing good work with
his right hand and not forgetting his left
During the clinch that followed Police
Captain Williams stepped on the stage aud
putting his club between the men ordered
the fight to stop. The referee called time at
this juncture and wild scene succeeded
Everybody yelled and nothing could be un.
derstood. The referee tried to make himself
heard but in vain. He stood at the ropes
with the hackers of the men on either side
evidently trying to induce him to do some
thing. Whether IL was to reserve his de
cision call the match draw or order an
other round could only be surmised. At
any rate when Mccormick could make him
self heard he announced as his decision that
McCaffery had won the match.