Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-10
TWO BIG MEN.
Stories About Joe McAulife
and Mike Conley.
EACH OF THEM HAS SAND.

a Brief Account Of the Battles Fought
BY McAuline-An Incident in Conley's
Career Showing the Kind of Man
He Is
Joe McAuliffe is essentially big hearted
and big bodied California boy, says The San
Francisco Examiner. He has not fought
many battles, but in each successive one be
has showed himself 100 per cent. better than
In the preceding one.
-Four years ago Joe did not know that be
would ever take to the ring
At the time he belonged to an amateur
athletic club out in the Mission in San Fran
cisco. He would get there once or twice in
the evening after leaving his arduous duties
at the neighboring tannery. Il 80 happened
that there was big bully in the Mission, a
bigger man than joe who has only begun to
grow within the last two years.
One night this big bully created disturb
ance in the clubroom and no one made any
attempt to stop him until he became posi-
lively abusive, and he was bounced" out of
the place by the combined forces of the club.
He returned and challenged the members to
Individual or collective combat, and Joe Nc
drunk. and If he would come around on
Sunday morning the mill would take place.
The big bully came around sure enough
and insisted on stripping to the buff. Joe
took off his coat only and pleasantly asked
his opponent, Where do you want itF'
The bully squared off, made a pass, wiped
the wind and Joe's right hand went out. 1t
fetched up against the bully's Jaw, ard for
w. !, RI fnf ba,
Jack Brady was the heavy weight cham
pion Of the Pacific coast in those days, and,
although be could not be called scienced
man, he was rather a clever natural fighter.
He was a punishment taker, but he was a
difficult man TO get TO train properly for a
fight. His foolishness In that way caused his
death about year or so ago in Fresno. Jack
loved TO fight, and when Dick Mathews
went to San Francisco from Australia and
offered to fight any one, Jack Brady stepped
in the ring for purse of $500 and lost his
championships
Dick Mathews was about to leave for Aus
tralia without having been defeated, when
Joe McAuliffe, who had downed the Mission
bully, was coaxed into trying to keep tho
championship title in California.
He was not very clever boy then, but he
mace Things SO nOU ChaC MRCDeWS WeDU 70
sleep in about the fifteenth round.
Joe being the champion of the Pacific
coast then, Mike Brennan, the "Port Costa
Giant came forward to meet him. This
great fifty-two round battle took place at the
first California Athletic club, under the aus
pices of poor old Jack Seymour.
Brennan, who hits hard enough to break a
lamp post in two, rushed madly on his OPP
ponent. who was yet novice in ring tactics,
but Joe fought him back with wonderful
courage and strength.
The fight was one of the most exciting
ever seen in California Brennan saw that
he must eventually lose, and he was taxing
chances Of winning by fouling. Barney Far
ley, who was behind Joe McAuliffe, rushed
In the ring about the fortieth round and
claimed that his man had been fouled. Pat
O'Sullivan, the bull headed fighter, was be-
hind Brennan, and he too rushed into the
ring For a moment it looked as though
four cornered battle was to take place, and
there is hardly doubt but what it would
have but for the prompt action of one Of the
board of directors. Philo Jacoby, the dimin-
utive but wonderfully powerful member,
jumped in the ring, got a neck hold on Far
ley and in the next moment had tossed him
over the ropes into the excited crowd of spec
tators. Pat OSullivGn retired quietly after
that, and the fight went on without further
interruption to the finish. Brennan lost a
Nd hot