Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-23
FORTY-NINE ROUNDS.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 1t was eleven
o'clock last night before the sparring exhi.
bitiOns between local celebrities at the
rooms OF the California Athletic Club were
concluded. At that hour Joe McAulifle,
the champion heavyweight Of the Pacific
coast, and Frank Glover, the well known
pugilist, of Chicago, stepped over the ropes
to begin their fight to a finish for 81 900 a
side and prize OF Sl,75O offered by the
California Athletic Club.
After the usual preliminaries timo was
called. The men SPARED cautiously for q
full minute, when McAuliile led out
strongly with his right, hitting Glaver on
the neck snd sending him dov amid the
applause of the spectators He was on his
feet instantly, when they clinched, hut
broke away. Several. other clinche5 fol
lowed in quick succession, when the round
closed.
In the third round Glover did most OF
the work. lie led for McAuiile's stOm-
ach, but WAS cIeVery stopped. McAuhtie
led Tor Glnver's head, falling short The
men Clinched and Glover landed on his
side and broke away.
In the fifth McAulile gOtin light blow
on Glover's head, the latter caught him
with Il hard leit-hsnder in the face, throw
iug it back. McAulihe returned with Il
blow on the body, and Glover again got in
on his tsce.
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Glover tried for McAulfc's head, hut
was stopped by the !atter's lett. The men
clinched Glover dodgcd lunge for his
head aud got in hard on McAul!tir'5 5 head.
Glover rot in hard one with his left on
McAulifle's face in the ninth. The round
closed with McAulils's striking ont with
his lett aud landing at the side OF GlOver's
right eye, making a Cut from which light
stream of blood began to flow.
The tenth round was in the San Fran
ciscan's favor. Very little hitting was
done in the n,Nt three rounds, although
NcAuliile struck Gl" . on the right eye,
causing that member Q, ell very rapidly.
Glover tOro.d the ightiug in the fourteenth
and got in two hand ones. one on the nose
ard tho other in the stomach. In the
l6.h Glover went down under blow IN
the neck, aud IN the next round McAu-
life fell under push. Glover appeared to
gain advantage n cvcrT ClIuch His eye
was beginning 10 close, hu, with this ca
ceptioa there seemed TO 10 little change in
the men ~ the close OF the hours fighting
The 23l proved 10 be tine most spirited
round 20 far Mctul1c pressed his an
tagaj~t into the corner and against the
ropes, aHd IN the meantime pounded him
severely. Glover took the punishment
well. but was not able 10 return the h!Ows.
The mkt few rounds appeared to be
generally
n ULuyEE'~ FAVOR.
He forced McAu!irc hard, but the latter
punished him sryerrly several times, prin-
cipally on the injured eye, which soon
closed entirely. GlOyer's face VIZ swollen
terribly, while the only marks TO he seen
on McAulitl.. were a slight abrasion on the
arm and a slightly pulled NJ eye. In the
nth r1uud, howcvcr, 1t became apparent
that Glover was growing weak fast Nc
Auhnr struck him terrible blow ani
knocked him down under the rOpeH, TINS
wasTepeated twice in the same round, and
the third time he Iel on his face Just as
time was called, The light seemed tn be
ended here, for Glover was lifted by hi
seconds and fell into hiz chair Ike II log
When time was called, however, he came
forward piuckily and received rousiug
cheer from the spectator, In thi1 round
McAuli0e did Oh the EOgbtng, pressing
Glover against the ropes hut failing to get
a knock DOM. Glover stood up well ia
the iG.h and i7th rounds, and succeeded
in getting in hard one On MCAulitle's eye
Some of Glover : over ssnguine UdmireTs
cried. "IIrll win ye," but the forty
eighth round showed that all hope was
gone MrAullhe Knocked him down, and
when the Chicago man arose for the forty
ninth round he could barely stand. After
a short period of sprrring, McAuliile
struck him twice and then landed n
terrific right handler on his neck, which
sent him to the floor where he lay on his
back like q dead man, and failed to rae
when time was called. The torty-Dint
rounds were fought in three hours and
fifteen Minutes. Glover weighed in at lT5
pounds and McAuli1e a. something over
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