The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-15

asm, but when the Irish Lad walked
jauntily down the track the crowd arose
| IA one man and cheered. Some little
time was lost in arranging preifminaries,
and in selecting the referee, Herman
Thurston, and meantime the sight Of the
champion lounging indiferently In his
corner, and looking like giant compared
to his adversary, induced a number ol
persons To entreat Burke to "keep up your
heart, my boy, and you'll knock him
out"
At G:23 time was called, and the cham
pion smiled as he shook hands with the
little man in front Of him, and looked as
though he would laugh when the latter
danced backward q step or two and made
feint suggestive OF o meditated left
handler. He became slightly more serious
moment later, when Burke, cleverly
dodging dangerous right.handcr, hit the
champion rattling blow in the chin with
his left. Almost instantly Burke was
dealt heavy blow III the back Of his
neck, which brought him to his knees
and left red mark that is there yet. Be.
fore the close OF the first round Burke was
wildly applauded on account Of several
clever hits levelcd on the champions face
and neck while in the act OF dodging
blows that would have ielled au OK.
SoT cHILD's PLAY.
In the second round Sullivan began to
realize that his adversary possessed an
amount Of nerve, dexterity and science
that would make up for good deal that
he lacked in weight, but closed, however,
without any notable advantage having
been gained by either except for some
more Of Bnrke's left.handed work on the
champions face during the latter's recov-
cry from several terrific lunges.
The third round was uneyentful. AT
the beginning of the fourth, however, H.
was apparent that the champion had de.
cided that a litth round would be super
fluous. Though Burke was never square.
~ knocked down, lte was four times forced
against the ropes, and there fell on his
hands and knees. Sullivan forced the
fighting, and his blows became 30 wicked
that the referee and PArson Davies, mas.
ter OF ceremonies, began to look as though
they smelled blood. When the men re.
tired to their corners it was evident that
OF the two the champion was the worse
winded.
In the last round Burke got in two Of
bis best hits on Sullivan's neck
and Jaw, but their effect would
scarcely have been less noticeable
had they been exeFted on a brick
wall. The champion forced the fighting,
as IN the fourth round. and, though
number Of times he had Burke against the
ropes and on his knees, he was unable to
get in single effective blow, and the
match was decided in his favor, owing to
the fact that all knoCk-downs, such as
they were, were on his side. Otherwise
the points were nearly equally dtstrfb.
uted.
The Irish lad leaped from the ring after
tho decision, and walked down the track
as jauntily as though Eve rounds with the
champion was hardly worth mentioning.
AFfGuT no rHE FINISH
Near st. Paul YestOrday-sunda AmuSe.
ment In the Far Wes'
ST. PAUL, June 14.-About one thousand
men including visiting sports from other
cities went by boat Eve miles down the
river, this afternoon, into Dakota county,
where Manager Coaley's brother is Sheriff
tO see fight to a finish between Patsy
Cardiff and Billy Wilson. The crowd was
mixed, white and Colored, but orderly.
Fight rounds were fought and the light
was awarded to Cardiff on the ninth
round. COnley was referee and Williams
time-keeper The fight was characterized
by some hard hitting, fouls on both sides
and wrestling catch as catch can. Cardiff
threw Wilson heavily TO to the ground
several times and then fell heavily upon
him with vigorous knee action below
the belt which. winded his antagonist.
In one round Wilson crowded Cardiff des.
perately and dealt him series OF very
effective body blows, but wrestling tactics
soon weakened Wilson. In the ninth
round Cardiff knocked Wilson down, and
instead Of going back to his corner be
stood overl him two seconds menacing him
with knockout. Wilson declined TO get
up, when the fight wasawarded to Cardiff
amidstgreatexcitement, causedby seconds
Dalton aud Hatfield bounding into the
arena and assaulting each other
Although theory is entertained that
Cardiff is the better man, Wilson hardly
had fair play. Cardiff is certainly the
moro skilled and the better trained Of the
two, and better able to avail himself Of
the advantages which come Of clinching,
which was the rule rather than the ex-
CeptiOn.
Wilson's backers offered 10 putup money
on another fight, but CArdilr's friends re-
fused. Cardiff drew tho first blood aud
gave the only knock down administered.
Both men suffered blRCkened eyes aud
WilshN had n hallV Cnt lin
uriclt worla Ilurued.