Evening star., 1886-11-23
Three Prize Fights.
A DRAW BETWEEN DEMPSEY AND BCl
M'CAEEREY DEFEATS GOLDEN

DRAW BETWEEN DEMPSEY AND BURKE
M'CAFFREY DEFEATS GOLDEN.
Jack Burke and Jack Dempsey fought with
small gloves before 5000 people in San Fran
cisco last night. The receipts were $4,000
There was even more interest in the meeting
1t is said, than in that between Sullivan and
Ryan some time ago. 1t was said that both
men meant business. The contest was ten
rounds, Queensbury rules small gloves, the W IL
ner to take 80 and the loser % per cent of the
gate money. Burke scales 164 pounds and
Dempsey 15S. Frank Crockett acted as referee
for Burke and HolIigan tor Dempsey. After
very lively work in the first nine rounds the
men came together in the tenth and last round.
dempsey lea short. Burke countering. Demp-
sey again led short, and was caught with an-
other right-hander on the neck.
Some one called "time,' and the men ceased
Dempsey a light body blow. The men, on time
being called, retired, Burke taking OFF his
gloves, while Dempsey remained seated. Bura e
cried out that the match was for ten rounds
and, as they had been fought, the match was
over.
The audience cheered Dempsey on Capt.
Douglas sgnifying his willingness to continue
the fight. Burke gained donHed the mittens.
Finally the principals, seconds and referees
monies announced that the license called Tor
ten rounds, and that the referees were unable
10 agree, therefore the match was called a
draw. Neither OF the men were hurt.
GOLDEN KNOCKED OUT BY M'CAFFREY
A prize fight for $500 "A side and a con-
| night at point ten miles above New
York on the Hudson. Eleven rounds We're
fought, when Dominick McCaffrey knocked
James c'sparrow') Golden out Time, Aim.
45s. McCaffrey is D feet 81. inches and scaled
los when he entered the ring. Golden tipped
| the beam at 116 pounds and is 5 feet 81, inches
place IN pavilion, inclosed with canvas and
lighted by Kerosene lamps. Jere Dunn WAS
chosen referee. and at lo:o1 time was called,
the tiinekeepers being two reporters OF the New
York press. Time being called, both advanced
TO the center OF the ring, and We're there in
formed by the referee that they to fight
according TO the Marquis OF QueensDury rules,
three minutes each round, with one minute III
termission, and 10 break when called on.
Each man wore on his hands black laced kid
gloves with the fingers cut oil TO the first Joint.
The men then shook hands and began the hight
In the 1irst round McCaffrey, with straight
out blow of his left hand, slit the side of Gold
ems face open as clearly AS could be done with
a knife. The blood flowed, and first blood was
IL the tenth round McCaffrey went to work
on Golden's badly-damaged lace, hitting him
when and where he pleased, Golden making a
game aud stubborn hight, although he was COW
cred with blood and his left cheek lay open and
raw. In the eleventh round McCaffrey finished
him Oil. Golden led twice, but owing 10 Nc
Caftrey's shifting tactics he only reached Nc
Caflrey's chest with leads intended for his face.
left, swung his right on neck and ear and as
Golden fell back he caught him on the jugular.
and Golden fell senseless to the floor. He lay
there twenty-five seconds, and the referee de-
ciared the hight in McCafirey's favor, the last
round lasting only one minute and forty-iiye
seconds.
Charles Mccoy, q cousin of the well-known
pugilist Pete Mccoy, weight 40 pounds, and
PROT Woods, proprietor OF a gymnasium in
Decatur, weight 156 pounds, met in sixteen
foot ring and fought to q finish, Marquis OF
Queensbury rules in an empty ice house ABOUT
two miles north of Peoria, Ill, Sunday. morn
ing, for S25Oa side. On the sixth round Mccoy
caught Woods under the left ear with "A savage
blow and knocked him senseless. in which
condition he was brought back 10 the city: but
he recovered consciousness soon after. Woods
is suffering from a broken rib, and is black and
blue from the effects of the terrible beating ne
received.