St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-06
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THREW UP THE SPONGE
McAuliffe was given the fight because
he was the freSher of the two. This
fight brought the trainer, for that was
McAuliffe's profession when he entered
the ring into local prominence and he
soon had an opportunity to go against
Dick Mathews, San Francisco heavy
weight, who had for long time worn
the Pacific coast heavyweight cham
pionship honOrs, on the strength of be-
ing able to pull down the scales to the
262 pound notch in fighting trim. The
fight was bloody one and McAuliffe
fairly won it in the twenty-third round
by clean knock out. His next victory
was over Paddy Ryan, and these three
contests, with the exception of few
rough-and-tumble bar-room fights, are
all that Joe McAuliffe has to his credit.
He has the confidence, activity and
striking power of good fighter, but
lacks experience and is weak in the
head. He is an honest, goGd-natured
fellow, with faculty for strategy and the
tenacity of bull dog. He is now in
active training under Forley at the lat
ter's resort on the Ocean house road. In
conversation with GLOBE representa-
tive few days ago, McAuliffe said he
was anxious to meet Glover, as he
thought he was very good man and
was of the opinion that if he could best
him it would help him materially in the
eyes of the sporting world and might re-
suit in bringing other Eastern notori-
cites to his ring side. He said from
what he had heard of Glover from his
Eastern friends he believed he would
be hard man to best. but he
HAS NO FEAR OF HIM.
and is confident that he can 'sdo' him.
If the fight should be declared a draw,
McAuliffe says he would be anxious to
meet Glover outside the city limits,
where they could fight to a finish before
specified number of the friends of
both participants. Glover will not
leave the coast without meeting Nc
be nothing more than a club room eXhi-
bition, which will probably take place,
in the Olympic ssclub rooms, San Fran
cisco, some time next month for purse
of $500. Meantime, Glover is winning
many friends by his modest and unas-
Suming manner. and this week goes
into training at Alameda, beautiful
suburb of Frisco, under the direction
of Billy Delaney and jim Carr. In
talking with McAuliffe, Pat Killen's
name was mentioned, and | found that
McAuliffe willingly conceded to Killen
supremacy over him as fighter. In
fact, throughout sporting circles on this
coast Killen is looked upon with nearly
as much admiration as is John l.. Sulli-
van, and it is the general belief here
that Killen would give the big I'm" a
smart tussle if they should ever meet.
McAuliffe would not fight Killen to a
finish, nor would he agree to do more
than give
A SPARRING EXHIBITION
with him for a limited number of
rounds, so highly does he rate him as
fighter. An atte mpt was made a few
weeks ago to get a match on between
Killen and McAuliffe, and the former
might have been here now had he not
placed the consideration for his coming
at so high figure as $1,000, for the
sporting men here are 3pXiouS to see
the st. Paul man in the ring, but 1000
struck them as being little too stiff.
At present Killen need not look to this
coast for man who is willing to meet
him in the ring for blood, for there is
not fighter here who has the grit to go
against him. If he should come here
and give exhibitions, however, there is
money, and enough of it, waiting for
him. The sporting element in this
country Is peculiar one. III is maze
up of the fathers and sons of the best
families in the city, who know hardly
anything of the points in fistic en-
counter. but are satisfied when they see
blood. They do not encourage open
air fights. There is no careful scheming
and stealthy stealing forth from the
city by boat or train to some rural
retreat, where the fighters can pound
each other to their hearts content with
out fear of police disturbance. The
club room is the popular arena. In this
city there are three athletic clubs, the
Golden Gate, the California and the
Olympic. The membership of these
clubs are made up of the sons of wealthy