The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-07
BHATHN By BURKE.
The tIrish Lad" WINS tbs sparring
Match at Chicago
In Three Short, But Decisive
Rounds.
Nike Glsary Of New York Knocked
SsnseIesS.
A Singing Right-Handsr Under the
Ear Does the Work.
Six Thousand Spectators Tender an
Ovation to the Clever Winner.
az narke-Clearz Fight.

The Burks-CleAry Fight.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-SIx hundred peo-
pie At battery 3D." tonight. saw Jack
Burke, Of Chicago, knock out Mike
Cleary, Of New York. in the third round.
Cleary lay senseless for nearly minute,
and was carried out TO his dressing
room. The fight closed at 10 :25 O'Clock
p. m.
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 Nuke Cleary, OF |
New York.
As early Is z 80 O'Clock tonight the
atmosphere OF Battery d., exhaIed BY
iully 1000 pairs OF lungs, reeked with
suppressed excitement and cigar smoke.
h0n an hOur later Q belated repor-
ter lost half an hour fighting bis way
through the mob that packed the build
ing TO It's utmost, and ran over q hun
dred or two into the street. more
than usurius percentage of the crowd
were enthusiastic admirers of JACK
Burke, the Irish lad" and they were
awaiting with bated breath the sublime
the New York celebrity, Mike CIeary
"ParsOn" Davies, smooth shaVen, white
chokered, more than usually clerical In
the ''cut of his jIb," well became the Of
fee OF manager of the entertainment;
Pat Sheedy, psllid .gentleuanly, noncha-
liant, did the aristOcTati; feature OF the
occasion, and Jack Dempsey, attracted
all the way from New York, Pat Killeen,
Tom Chandler and other digniLaries
beamed unmistGksble appreciation.
The programme said Marquis of
Queensbury rules, small soft gloves, six
rounds" Though Billy Lakeman, mas
ter of ceremonies, said the small fry OF
the programme would be gotten out of
the way In short order, it was nearly 10
O'Clock when the lions of the evening
made their appearance In the prelIm-
inaries Boston was credIbly represented
by PIof. Tom Chandler, who spared
four rounds for points with Paddy Car
| roll, of Chicago, in which neither got
| any.
JACK BURKE AND MIKE CLEARY.
When the crowd had cheered itself
hoaTse at this announcement, the master
of ceremonies said that VIM. Brad
burn, of the stock yards, had been agreed
upon as referee. More cheers Pres
emily the celebrities appeared stimuli
taneously, and everybody got up and
yelled and swung his hat. Professor
Thomas Chandler, of Boston, and Capt.
Dalton appeared as seconds to ClearY,
while Thomas Chandler, of Chicago,
and Jack FlAto performed the same ser.
vice for Burke. the time keepers were
Charlie Benedict and Thomas Curlev.
Both men were in fine condition, Burke
tipping the scale 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 q moment later Cieary
went to grass from q terrific back
handler from Burke's left, which struck
him square in 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
PANIED out rather favorably for Cleary,
who got in singing counter with his
gently twice more and the round closed
with some cautious sparriDg on both
sides.
When the men stood up for the
THIRD ROUND
Burke's pink and glowing skin
showed in fine contrast with the almost
marble whiteDess of Cleary's fine face
and physique. Burke's whole as
pect was eloquent of vigor and conf
dence. yet Cleary, pale and supple. look
ed we'll. Early in this exciting 5out
Cleary got what later proved 20 have
been the blow that decided the contest.
The New York man forced the fighting
at first, but Burke soon crowded in on
him impetuously, forced him into his
corner, hit him two rattling blows
on the face with his left;
then, perrying ClearV's right, with his
1Wn right glove he struck the New
Yorker heavily on the neck. Cleary
staggered and seemed dsZed for q mo-
ment, then recovered himself with an ef-
fort and forced Burke desperately to the |
opposite side IF the ring. It could be |
seen that the New Yorker was breathing
heavily and shook slightly with sup
pressed excitement, while Burke, per-
fectly cool and collected, watched calm |
" for his chance. It came. Quick as q |
fash his right arm shot out. and Cleary |
FELL LIKE LoG
The blow struck him fairly just under |
and behind his right ear and knocked /
him senseless. "MY God. he's killed /
him." some one muttered. The huge |
audience was perfectly silent Burke /
stepped up TO his fallen adversary and |
when, after he had failed to move for q
few seconds. but lay stretched at full /
length on his back. the tender hearted
Irishman stopped over and shook him /
gently, his face exhibiting genuine
alarm A little later CIeary's PROSTATE i
form showed signs of life, and the crowd
rose with wild cries of
sBURKEl BURKEr'
It seemed as though the platform
would be torn in pieces when the
champion climed over the ropes and
walked iauntiiY to his dressing room,
every whit as steady as when he came
out. C1eary's seconds picked him up
and helped HIM to his dressing room,
where he revived IN q few minutes.
Since Burke went TO California after
his setVO with Sullivan, he has cultivated
the offensive use of his right arm, which
Is believed by many to be the secret of
his remarkable success tonight.