St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-29
Jack Burke Knocks Out Mike Cleary
With Great Ease in Three Short
Rounds.
New York's Champion, After a Brief
Contest, Falls Senseless from
Well-directed Blow.
Over 1000 Enthusiastic People Wit
ness the Greatest Glove Fight
Chicago Ever Saw.
Some Lively Sparr1ng at the Olympic
Between Local and Imported
Talent.
Burke Whips CIeary.


CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Probably the most
exciting glove contest ever witnessed in
Chicago occurred here tonight, in which
Jack Burke of Chicago in three rounds
knocked out Mike CIeary of New York.
AS early as 1880 o'clock tonight the atmos-
phere of Battery D, exhaled by fully 1000
pairs of lungs, reeked with suppressed ex-
element and cigar smoke. Half an hour
later belated reporter lost half an hour
fighting his way through the condensed
mob that packed the building to its utmost,
and ran hundred or two onto the street.
A more than usurious percentage of the
crowd were enthusiastic admirers of Jack
Burke, the 'Irish lad," and they were
awaiting with bated breath the sublime
moment when he should '.knock OUT the
New York celebrity, Mike Cleary. '.Par-
son" Davis, smooth shaven, with white
choker,
MORE THAN USUALLY CLERICAL
in the cut of his jib, well became the Office
of manager of the entertainment. Pat
Sheedy, pallid, gentlemanly, nonchalent,
did the aristocratic feature of the occasion,
and Jack Dempsey, attracted all the way
from New York, Pat Killen. Tom Chandler
and other dignitaries beamed nnmstakable
appreciation. The program said Marquis of
rounds. Though Billy Lakeman, master of
ceremonies, said the small fry of the pro-
gram would be gotten out of the way in
short order. it was nearly 10 o'clock when
the lions of the evening made their appear
ance. In the preliminaries Boston was
credItably represented by Prof. Tom Chand-
ler. who spared four rounds for points with
Paddy Carroll of Chicago, in which neither
got any. Jack Burke and Mike Cleary."
When the crowd had
CHEERED ITSELF HOARsE
at this announcement. The master of GER
emonies said that William Bradburn of the
stock yards had been agreed upon as ref
cree, there were more cheers. Presently
the celebrities appeared simultaneously and
everybody got up and yelled and swung his
hat. Prof. Tom Chandler of Boston and
Capt. Dalton appeared as seconds to Cleary,
while Tom Chandler of Chicago and Jack
FlotS performed the same service for Burke.
The timekeeperS were Charles Benedict
and Tom Curley. Both men were in prime
condition and Burke tipped the scales at
| 165 pounds and Cleary about the same. At
exactly 10 o'clock the men faced each other,
spared an instant for an opening and a mo-
| ment later Cleary went to grass from
A TERRIFIC BACK-HANDER
,
on the eye and brought blood. The round
| finished with some Intellectual attempts on
Cleary's part to get in his right On Burke's
face.
| The second round panned out rather
| favorably for Cleary, who got in a singing
counter with his left on Burke'S cheek. He
| tapped him gently twice more and the
round closed with some continuous sparring
on both sides.
| When the men stood up for the third
| round Burke'S pink and glowing skin
| showed in strange contrast to the almost
marble whiteness of Cleary's fine face and
physique. Burke's whole aspect was elo-
| quent of vigor and confidence, yet Cleary,
pale and supple, looked well his match.
| Early in this exciting bout Cleary got what
| later proved to have been the blow that de-
cided the contest. The New York man
FORCED THE FIGHTING
at first but Burke soon crowded in on him
and impetuouSly forced him into his corner,
hit him two rafting blows ON the face with
| his left, then parrying Cleary's right with
his own right glove struck the New Yorker
heavily on the neck. Cleary staggered and
seemed dazed for moment, then recovered
himself with an effort and forced Burke
desperately to the opposite side of the ring.
1t could be seen that the New Yorker was
breathing heavily and shook slightly with
suppressed excitement, while Burke, per-
fectly cool and collected, watched calmly
for his chance. 1t came, and quick as a
flash his right arm shot out and Cleary fell
like log. The blow caught him fairly.
Just under and behind his left ear and
KNOCKED HIM sENsELEss
'sMy God. he's killed him." some one
muttered. The huge audience was perfectly
silent. Burke stepped up to his fallen adj
versary, and, when after he failed to move
for few seconds but lay stretched at full
length on his back, the tender-hearted
Irishman stopped over and shook him gen.
tly, his face exhibiting genuine alarm. A
little later Cleary's prostrate form showed
signs of life, and the crowd rose with wild
cries of Burke" Burke" 1t seemed as
though the platform would be torn to pieces
when the champion climbed over the ropes
and walked jauntily to his dressing-rOom,
every whit as steady as when he came out.
Cleary's seconds picked him up and helped
him to his dressing-rOom, where he revived
in a few minutes. Since Burke went to
California, after his set-te with Sullivan, he
has cultivated the offensive use of his right
hand, which is believed by many to be the
secret of his remarkable SUGGEST tonight.