Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-24
THE M'AULlFFE-GLOvER FIGHT

san FRANCISCO, Cal, May 23.-The fight
between Joe McAulitfe, the heavy-wei ght
champion OF the Pacific coast, and Frank
Glover, OF Chicago, which took place at
the rooms of the California Athletic club
Monday night resulted in victory for
Glover. Following is a summary of the
forty-nine rounds fought:
Round l. Time was called immediately
after and the men spared cautiously for
fully a minute, when AIcAulilfe led out
strongly with the right, hitting Glover on
the neck and sending him down amid the
applause of the spectators. He was ON his
feet instantly, when the men clinched but
broke away. Several other clinches fol-
lowed in quick succession when the round
closed.
Round q McAuliffe reached for Glover.
but missed him, Glover got in with his
left on the formers neck.
Round g. Glover doing most of the
work He led for McAuHffe's stomach.
but was cleverly stopped McAuliffe led
for Glover's head, falling short. The men
clinched. Glover landed on his side and
broke away.
Round f. Both men opened cautiously.
Glover making frequent feints with his
left. McAuliffe got in several light blows
on the head and chest falling short.
Round j. McAuliffe got In light blow
on Glover's head. The latter caught him
with a hard left handler in the face, throw
ing him back. McAuliffe returned with
blow on the body, and Glover again got
in on his face.
Round g. McAuliffe's nose began to
swell, Glover was decidedly cool; a clinch
followed McAuliffe lead for the latter's
head and time was called
Round Z. No fighting of any amount,
McAuliffe made a vicious reach for GLOW
er's neck, but the latter dived under. The
former then touched him slightly ON the
cheek which caused the Chicago man to
laugh.
Round S. Glover tried for McAulifPe's
head, but was stopped by the latter's left.
The men clinched; Glover lodged lunge
for his head and got in hard one on Me
Abilities jaw.
The ninth round closed with McAuliffe's
striking ont with his left and landing at
the side of Glover's right eye, making a
cut from which light stream of blood be
gan to flow.
The tenth round was decidedly IN the
San Franciscan's favor.
Very little hitting was done in the next
three rounds. McAuliffe struck Glover on
the right eye. causing that member TO
swell very rapidly.
Glover forced the fighting in the four
teenth and got IN TWO hard ones, one Dn
the nose and the other in the stomach.
In the sixteenth Glover went down under
a blow in the neck, and in the next round
NcAuliffe fell under push. Glover ap-
peared to gain advantage at every ciinch,
His eye was beginning to close. but with
this exception there seemed to be little
change in the men at the close OF an hours
fighting.
The twenty-third proved TO be the most
spirited round so far. MeAuhtfe pressed
his antagonist into the corner, and IN the
meg hfI1yaa raFsfJuded him tx frifver
took the punishment well, but was not
able TO return the blows
The next few rounds appeared 70 be gen
orally in Glover's favor. He forced
McAuliffe hard. but the latter pun
ished him severely several times.
which soon closed entirely, Glover's face
was swollen terribly while the only marks
TO be seen on NcAuliffe were a slight am
brasion on the arm and slightly pulled
up eye.
In the fortv-fo1irth round, however II
became apparent that Glover was growing
weak fast. McAuIiffe struck him a terri
bic blow and knocked him down under the
ropes This was repeated TWICE II tals
round and the third time he fell upon his
face lust as time was called The f1h5
seemed 10 b. ended here. for Glover was
lifted by his seconds sad fell INTO his chs5r
like log. When time was called howev-
er. lie came forward i5ltIchIiF arc TeceITy.c
a rcuSinE cheer from the Spectators Ia
this round McAuliffe DID al the nghting.
pressing Glover s-ainsr TIE ropes bu5
failing 70 get q kncck-doT1-
Glover stood up wei IN the f0Tty-sixth
and fort y-sEyenth rounds. and succeeded N
getting Ia hard one On AcAulIffe'S eye
Some Of t1lossr-s eyer ssngT1iEe admirers
cried ~Ee'H win yet but The fo-iy-eignfs
round showed that I'll hope was gone
sicAuIifTe Knocked him down. and when
the Chicago man arse FOR the forty -.14IltA
he could barely stand After . short F'rrsos.
OF spar-ing. McAulffe struck him twsee,