Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-23
THIRD EDITION.
MoCaffrey the winner.


NEW YORK, Nov 2z.-rhe great feht
to a finish between Dominick MoCaffrey
and James, or Sparrow" Golden L.
over and dom" 10 the winner In the
eleventh round. There was throng Ut
Billy Benefits saloon, At Sixth avenue
and Thirty second street all the after
noon. He was summoned 70 appesr be
fore Inspector Steers. The Inspector
had received telegram from the Phila
delphia authorities stating that many
prominent sporting men were leaving
the city and that they all took trains
for New York.
81 am also informed" said the In.
spect0r, "that the hackers Of Sparrow
Golden have mace your place their
rendezvous. Now shall use my power
10 prevent the men meeting In this
county,"
Bennett informed the Inspector that
his saloon was always q resort for
pugilists, but as to the prize fight, be
had not the slightest idea when or
where IL was to come off He didn't
believe the men contemplated fighting
within the county limits, OF all events.
The men came together In q canvas
pavilion lighted with kerosene lamps,
at point ten miles from this city, oil
the Palisades.
The match was made six weeks ago
and was for 81 800 side and a purse
contributed by prominent men Of New
York and Philadelphia.
FIRST BLOOD FOR M'cAFFREY.
Both were cautious for the first min
ute, and then Golden led for McOaf.
frey's head, but the latter stopped the
blow neatly. Golden led again, but the
blow fell short. His next attempt was
more successful and he caught McCaf
frey on the nose and followed 1t up
with a hard stomach hit and two
straight blows which landed on McCaf-
frey . shoulder. McCaffrey then opened
and planted TWO shots on Golden neck.
Then McCsfitey, with q strais h..out
b Ow OF his left, landed on Golden's
check and slit the side of Go den's face
opsn as clesnly as could have been
done with a knife. The blood flowed
and first blood WAS allowed McCaffrey.
This closed the round, Golden going
strong to his corner.
Secon nd round-McCsffrey led off at
once, but Golden cleverly stopped the
blow aimed at his face. Light spsrring
followed, when McCafEey dodRed a
wicked blow from his opponert's right
ehu OouhocA OF Will u lclt-u tslutT On
Golden'e jaw. Golden then made .
rush and reached McCaffrey 3 nose with
his right, but not hard enough 10 draw
blood. The men then cliuched, after
which Golden forced the fighting, but
he was met with q singing blow on the
nose from McCaffreg's left, which he
countered with a hard one on Nc
Caffrey's chest.
Fourth round-Golden came up weak
aud was badly punished by McCaffrey's
clean LETT hand work, without being
able to get in any return.
Fifth round M 5Caffrsy led for The
face and then swung his right hand on
Go'den's ear, again bringing blood.
Golden fought back savagely for Nc
Caffrey's body. The round ended by q
clinch in McC4ffrey's corner.
Sixth round-McCaffrey got in right
anc left. Then they clir ched and were
parted by the ret, rec.
Seventh rounc-Golden came up
with "oeIlows to mend" McCaffrey
smiling and confident, and opened the
round by civan lefC.hander on the
face. Golden led, but was short, Nc
Cshrty duekiug and Golden then get
ting IN clean, good upper cut that
staggered hcCaffIey.
As the fight progressed the Sparrow
got the worst Of tie lighting, " hich was
rs vicious as any one might desire. In
the middle OF the eleventh round he
went down under two straight blows,
and the fight ended. Time Al minutes
40 seconds.