The sun., 1888-11-04
TIE GREAT z1sHrxn or rnr rhuy1o
A Leeh at the Rising star, NeAuIife, r-o-
Sherter RnnGe-Ths LEGAL Account OF
His Crushine Defeat OF the Gtant Iths soan
FSom TIE san rrdnctfoo Erdmfrer.

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sherter Ranee-Ths Lecai Account o
His Crushing Defeat OF the Giant Ithsosn
From M san Francttoo Esdmtner.
The imported heavyweight. Mike Conley
waS has ss loRE been called The Ithaca Giant
the fact was fairly we'll estsbiished that when t
saST so SsR4 % to saperos hs seS
EassSrn tern Paes tba, have shown themselves
# is stated that he was stronger and bigger and
% nH aS s, Hsn Ssa Ss fHnsd BY those post
out Ills idea was to- rus rush tRs caiifornia Ppsp boy
give him, him no IRE rest at oil. beat down his guard
| with both hands to q conclusion.
bull fashion. head down, and coax McAulifIe to
This resolve was strengthened when he saw
McAAulifle cAum show up with lighters plaster,
that was damaged through smashing Glover.
=, But Joe was on to he" as Barney said. and
9d " %as II the rqsher
not used except when soft spot was Wide open
Joe was cool and confident, and Conley was
nervous and unsteady: Even before he let go
eoWeS into re Sa hs
sight OF the tremendous roach that looked like
stons wall to hal. arm tighter like Conley
was generous. but before the Cheers @ suso had SUBJ
sided tall smooth form loomed up at the
evsnS saS msn nsn siUa Uh
ed until there was no doubt OF the favorite.
the with an hm
into his corner in less than half u dozen steps.
-. a new feature IN time keeplng was pointed
ment, set to mark the time by striking at
aitterna.e ntei intervals OF one minute and three
Tho preliminary sparrng did not last long.
d Soniey rushed ,sh h IN on his adversary with head
% y the wSo Ssckes as
away. gently diseneaginR himself from Con-
ieys Ley arms which M wound around his body like
H19ss sasrd asan wsh Hs
been adopted to avoid the mmense swoep aao of
the Caliiornian's arms
boys waist while the latter looked down upon
se hongh noa be- ne
sparrina at at a @ distance SRaseq Was renewed. Nc.
dropped his hands earelessly until C,,nlsy man
and w sHt e wss as hsia seized bs bs
braces Which he W would S make h his head e
an object on which the Californian could weak
e. as pfdfnfa dlSs Fa he9 Soa.1 bessd s as1a
~. Kush IN nim, yelled tIo5rle Barnett Conley
his rush was awkward. He stopped bis head asi
Was JOE Sarxsa %sf sn
one1 the srsed s and
coney had his list aSanss sfi BIS ne
jaw, ,Hr, and for 9 moment tried 70 press McAu-
EasesSn shtss ass Raa a%ss sy
tonisy backed away. and MeAulifre prepared
for another an rush. u 1t came. There was another
Meaue Vas onsS
head first. It was sort Of q lunRe with the |
sa, beay endsrb a I sd T,k %
with bis right close to the left ear. SDp'f'u' MIN
ropes near one corner Of the ring. the back @ s Of
his neck striking the ground rope. 1t swung
Ths senes nc 81 way
bursting flood gate. The cheers were deafen- |
ao sn ssa ses sna
sqgS r. Ss 81 he
al s sst wss aad ps pst
sGe s at hi@i him Now Now you'Se s% got himl Do him
nowI" were the shoGtss irem sIi over the club
40 bidding The second conls9 was on fsasa Els fest
with the long left. but It did not count Tor
much. Conley. clinched desperately and
astsd into MoAuliffe's corner: Once .iree it
was easy to punch Conley with his left. It
knocked him up against the corner post,
against, which bis head struck with much
Iorce Right and left followed with sledge-
, log.
The round up to this time had lasted only two
minutes and Conley lay on tho ropes limp and
1azed. He was all but senselsss. and lay there
amid the widest ehsering IMAGINABLE, The
.lared beaten licked slowly away. McAuliffe
'emained cool, and. with one eye on Conley. he
moved across the ring to where tho timekeep-
,rs were standing.
Time |" called the latter when the ten sec-
,nds had run out. Every eve was turned to-
ward Conley. He did not get up. He could
lot get up. and Barnett threw o towel into tho
Gir in leu OF the traditional sponge.