St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-25
How He Started Out to Be-
come a Fighter Eight
Years Ago.
He Has Had Thirty Fights
and Has Met Sullivan,
Mitchell, Dempsey.
Some Interesting Events in
His Pugilistic Career
Mentioned.

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,Hk MlAs terest in pugi-
dLMSAM4S listic events in
tL|HHE$IlIN|sis the Twin cities.
H|NVJ ss|issA " Pugilists are not
sIHIK eltE * as a general
WkfJ~ thing noted for
their innate medesty OF the natural
charms of their personal refinement
that may characterize the gentleman
even in the rough. Mccartney. on the
contrary, while possessing that degree
of confidence III his ability that would
be necessary in man to attain success
in airy line of business as well as in
boxing. seems disposed to look upon
himself as only man after all.
and his ability to put up his hands"
as all accomplishment that does not en-
title him to the possession of the entire
earth. He is now twenty-five years old,
and has been professional boxer for
something like eight years. Still q
young man, his life has been an event
full one, and he has passed through eX-
periences that make the existence of the
ordinary mortal seem tame by compari-
son. Mccartney came from
A FAMILY OF NATURAL BOXERS.
None of them were pugilists, but they
were adopts in the manly art to the eX-
tent that they could take their own part
in almost any kind of row. McCaf
frey'S father was a grocer on Penn
street in Pittsburg, and in addition to
attending school DOminick. on Satur-
days and during vacations, sat on high
stool i'll the rear of the store and kept
tab on the pounds of tea and packages
of Oswego gloss starch that were
charged up to patrons of the store. In
other words, he kept the books of the
concern. Pittsburg is a manufacturing
city. and physical ability and culture
are there revered much as literary abil
ity and intellectual grasp are deitied in
Boston. One of the "men of mark in
the neighbOrhood was Charles Mccoy,
a gentleman of stalwart proportions,
who wrestled daily with red-hot iron in
rolling mill. He had habit of stroll
ing by the Mccartney grocery at night
with his hat carefully placed upon
his head at an angle of forty-fve de-
grees, so as to nearly conceal his left
optic from view. He wore his flannel
manly breast to the evening breeze,
and had habit of pre-empting about
two-thirds of the sidewalk with his
staggering gait. Pedestrians who
CHANGED to meet him generally got off
or fell off the sidewalk, and respect
fully allowed the procession to pass.
McCaffrey's brother was rather inclined
to resent the arrogance of Mr.. Mccoy,
1.-THE Lawrenceville pet" and finally
intimated that he had a brother who
was attending school, and who had just
OutgrOwn knee pants, who could put the
gentlemanly irOnWorker to sleep with.
out the aid of an opiate. So DOM
inick's
FIRST ENTRANCE
into the squared circle was for the pur-
pose of taking the cOnceit out of MIR.
Mccoy. He was seventeen years old
then and although good chunk of a
boy, he looked like a STRIPPING when he
confronted his antagonist. The battle
was in accordance with London prize
ring rules, and was for $3.50 side. 1t
lasted some nineteen minutes and
at its conclusion it was necessary to
lead Mr.. Mccoy to his domicile, and tell
his family who he was. The victory,
however, made prize-fighter out of
young Dominick and in spite of his
family's objections he decided to follow
the ring for living. He went to Phila-
delphia where Johnnie Clark, who is
now in ST. Paul, then had a variety
theater. Here he boxed all corners. He
knocked out Patsey Scullian, the
champion of New Jersey. in two
brief rounds, and also quoted
Jim Ryan, the champion of
Pennsylvania. He defeated William
Prussian, ''the Sheriff." who came
to this country to meet Sullivan, and
beSted number of others. Then came
his famous match with Charlie Mitchell,
the English middieweight of Madison
Square garden. Ten thousand people
were present, and he was awarded the
fight by Macon, the athletic writer and
pugilistic authority of America. When
Dominick returned to Pittsburg he was
accorded the grandest reception ever
given citizen of the Smoky City. A
torchlight procession, bands of music
and string of carriages met him at the
depot and escorted him home, while the
whole town turned ont to do him honor.
The welcome that was rendered Gen.
Grant the same year was tame in conf
parison with the reception given ''our
gifted young toWnsman, d. Mccartney,
ESQ.,"
Afterwards Dominick made a tour,
and was accompanied by
THAT CHILD OF NATURE
and present MinneapOlitan, Patsy
Cardiff. He went West, and among
others knocked out John p. Glow twice
at Denver. At Leadville he met with a
fight Jack Hanley, who was afterwards
sent to the penitentiary for prize fight
ing. The money was up and the men
were both on the stage when Hanley
''cured." That is. he declined to leave
his corner. The crowd Kissed him and
Mccartney lnsulted him, but he would
not come to the center. so the audience
voted Mccartney the entire receipts
s1,SOO. Dominick came out again and
knocked out Hughes, ''the danger
Gus blacksmith Reddy Welch,
of Philadelphia, and Pete Mccoy,
the latter in one round. Jack
Stewart, the champion OF Canada,
he knocked out squarely in thirty
seconds, this being the shortest fight on
record. Next he boxed John l.. Sulli-
van at the New England Institute in the
presence of 10000 people, and was
awarded all the credit of the match by
the press. This induced the belief that
he could whip Sullivan, and the great
Cincinnati match resulted. Twenty
five thousand people were present, con-
shutting the largest crowd that ever at
tended boxing contest in the world.
At the end of the six rounds the referee
was unable to give a decision. They
boxed another round. and then Sullivan
quit. After three days the match was
awarded Sullivan. 1t was dead case
OF steal throughout, and Sullivan only
got $1,000 as the net receipts, although
some $4,000 or more was taken III at the
gate: $1,000 was afterwards given
Mccartney as present. sparrow
Golden" was then considered hard
man. and was backed for