Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-30
The FIGHT.

No Great Crowd Present nt-NicCarcey En-
dures Six Rounds OF the Boston slug
ger
4 CINCINNATI, August 29.-The sParring
match between John l. Sullivan AID Dom
iuiOk McCafrey this afternoon did not at
trsct 90 great number Of people as had
been expected At 1 o'clock, when 1t was
thought the match would begin, there were
not more than 5000 people at Chester
Park, The men were not oil behaved, nor
adi thev manifest impotence IN opening
fhe exhibition. It was 40 o'clock when
the preliminary boxing began. The plat
form for toe match Was set IN the
middle Of the track between he two stands
and was thirty .e.t square aud i've ieet
from The ground. The inner rIaS OF
tventy-.o.r fe t sIuare, vas marked oy
tb r. Iures a.ouud eight posts which were
paI on the inside. The spectators were
admitted 10 a rope within twenty feet OF the
plsttorm and besides filed the stands, the
f-.... A. 4 I'll o. her available points. An
,r.le lice rorce prevented any breaking
pf the rores. Fcoa 1870 until . o'clock
the riu.r Va, spent in number OF boxing
con,ss-s rha. se-usd to keep the attention
, The rav-s. aud 70 even awaken entau'
siasm
yyhsn One Man Was Knocked Senseless
on h ropes 1t kept tie attention 80 closely
+Est Jcbp |. Sullivan was not observed
,,rsbinr his way to the platform, sad Was
p. raC,griz.d until he EoGnted 1t, when
there was q briet burst OF applause ue
wor- q silk srm0r over his chss!' o0. Hls
arms were hare. bis cream -co'o'eI u as
Usrs erlirclsi with = green SASH. ne vas
srror Dsniad nv bis seconds, Arthur Caam
Isrs ard Tom D-loy, aud went 70 MS coFaeF'
Ten minutes ls,e-, Wm Multoon, master
~ ra-srories, made formal call tor Nc.
C.Trsv .o- some o. his friends TO 20 after
hin 4 cheer va, the response, aud Cat
zoe APPEARED with the other contestant.
McCahrey
was received with wild Ou.oursts OF entnasi,
an He seemed 70 81 in perieci Paysie1
c,rSirioD. lie was attired the same IS
Sn.I,yap except tbs, his flesh colore t'Sois
zare ercircled BY maroon sssa. ConSiG'
able time was spent in choosing referee;
Corgsrspcss between Messrs. Lunt ana
O'R,isp. NcCaHre7s seconds, aud those OF
S,,T;va1 WAS held. William Tate, OF
To,.Sc Ohio. was called for, out be de.
cli-sd. Subsequently ne reconHdecea s9u
accepted, and Al 5:2l the men sno'A oAha'
and Sd
6ayan amid almost bresthlsss stiffness.
NcCs6rey made the first lead, bCt Sullivan
.,oore6 MIN easily, snd in the cautious
- vbich followed, both succeeded IN get
-, ,Tgbt blows. McCadrey duekei TO
sd . heavy bow, and as he arose strucS
,.,IoIy Az Sullivan, and was pressed 70 the
r,nss where he fell to his knees. k'ang
80 rlirtbed. Sullivan managing % gave
NcjsfFr,y a light blow rs they dld 90.
Tb;s vas repeated and the round closed
Second Round.
TL,rs WA but minute breathing s0eii.
i c. Sysn opened the fight this time oy q
iLwvbieh MeCsfrey srEtuLy eysdea &c &c
= sf,ey rhen made Q drive 81 SULLIVAN "ulcn
!, &. dg,d gracefully but McCsnrey gave
Inn aI,souRdlng tap on the oaek OF Ioe
,,rk as he recovered, which stsrteu
,I0us of cheers Another OF the same
Ia sgt MeCafreys admirers wild a
-, followed, SulhvAn getting anoIaeI
~ n on &cCafrey. he tasn pushed
NeCsFlty 70 the ropes where SangeI
-, s.ii -, Dot Nee sffeeY shoped sTsJ
.,d,b- en- vent 70 their corners
Third Round.
aiisvas tSe worst TOR MeCAfrsy. he
- ,.,,s for Salligan but to no purpose
90 in ,be quick work that followed Nc
C.A,v sTpuld down. Sullivan then De
- - rusp MeCstrey snd the latter toos
y =, toe re- running swsy, h1t hnallJ
!. s,roks, = Eiea Sullivan EASILY eia1sd'
-.n.;ek a. a tAoughs Sullivan closed on NC