The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-09
McHugh and Fitzgerald Per-
mitted to Make a Display
of Brutality.
Another Chapter in the His
tory Of moral Long
Island.
The Fight Drawn After Forty
Five Rounds We're
Fought.

ROckaway Beach, L. l., Sept. AT day
break this morning five hundred sporting
men filled the pavilion Of the sporting
house TO witness the fight with hard gloves,
marquis of Queensbury rules between jim
McHugh. OF Glasgow, and Dave Fitzger aid,
Toronto, for 81 900 and gate money. The
men appeared in the ring promptly:
McHugh weighed 126 pounds, Fitzgerald
40. The preliminaries being finished,
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 thiriy-fve minutes,
and ending in draw in favor OF the Scotch
lad. Ii would have been fought TO finish
but TOR the
CONDUCT OF THE CROWD.
which was evenly divided in the interest OF
the contestants and there being large sums
of money wagered on the result there APP
peared TO be a disposition OH the part Of
Fitzgerald's friends toward the case to
crowd the ring and bring about foul on
the part of McHugh. At the conclusion OF
the thirty-sixth round, the crowd became
so demonstrative and disposed to interfere
that the referee withdrew and another had
to be chosen, the men taking q rest oil
about twenty minutes, in the meantime
both men were badly punished, Fitzgerald
having his ear cut and swollen and nj:
face disfgured. McHugh had a badly
swollen eye and nose and cuts about the
face.
The first round was a sparriDg round
the men showing whatever science they
possessed without getting down 10 business
The third and fourth rounds were OF the
same tame nature but when they walked
up Tor the if,h round Fitzgerald opened
the ball IN a business like way, planting ;
left hard on McHugh'S nose; McHugt
returned the compliment with terrific IN
dercut which sent FItzgerald
SPINNING TO THE ROPES,
when there followed hard hitting on boil
sides until time was called. Up TO thi
time fighting was in favor OF the Canadian
In the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an,
: eleventh rounds the men did little har
work though Fitzgerald got McHugh'
z head in chancery several times but wa
called of by the r=feree.
The thirteenth round displayed goO'
J. scientific fighting, McHugh distinguishin
{, himself In that regard and getting In SOU
: hard, straight under cuts an
counters which wer. we'll guarded by hi
hOc'
I advantage on McHugh'S head.
The following rounds up TO the 81
were tame, both men evidently sparring Il
wind. Fitzgerald then began to show sigr
u of fatigue, and used his hands lszily, a
lowing McHugh to get In several heav
D unGerdips on his ears and chin. n
showed
MANY UGLY MARKS
II on his face. Thirteen more rounds we
/ disposed of in very much the same styl
when McHugh, iu the 35th, in response
l.. the urging of his friends, put on dete
r mined air, and showed a disposition
commence real business Fitzgerald d
not respond very encouragingly
y this round, combining his work
% guarding of his opponents hard blows.
d The thirty-six;h and thirIy-sevent
j. rounds Were well fought, Fitzgerald
friends shouting, yelling and crOwdir
Z. around him until he braced up and face
a, the music In dead earnest. McHug
b, opened the thiriy-sixth round with
y, straight shoulder blow, planking il
r ON FITzGERALD's NOSE,
knocking him TO the ropes. Fitzgera
rushed up and let cut with the left, hIttiI
" McHugh on the right eye. A four mi
ne utes round was nov being fought and q
n two fought desperately for the balance
N the round. The thirty -seventh was equal
+ we'll fought and both men showed signs
Or collapse at the conclusion.
In the latter part of the forty-6fth roul
the men begsn t, show viciousness and
inclination TO kick and bite each othe
The crowd closing in on the ropes thres
ened to take a hand and enj1y gener
1 Is fight, and the referee declared the fight
u draw and ordered the seconds to take q
= men from the ring. Fitzgerald Showed
= worst condition, being badly punished
the latter part of the fight.