St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26
Cal Mccarthy and Harry Wal
ton Fight Five Bloody
Rounds.
Clubmen Representing $780,.
100000 in Cash Witness
the Contest.
The Jersey Mans Leading
and Wonderful Ducking
Excite Admiration.
He Knocks His Quaker OppO-
nent Stiff in the Fifth
Round.

New YORK. Jan. 25.-The great bat
tie between Harry Walton, of Philadel-
phia, and Cal Mccarthy. of Jersey City,
to decide the American championship
III the bantam weight class, took place
at Gloucester, Burlington county, n. D.,
tonight. Seventy-ive of the best
known sports from New York and fifty
from Philadelphia, were at the ring side,
which was pitched in the attic of va
cant mansion on the outskirts of the
city of Gloucester. There was no money
wagered, because of the slight
difference in the weight of the
men. The conditions of the contest
called for fight to finish, according
to Marquis of Queensbury rules, with
skin gloves, for the bantam weight
championship of America and purse
of $3.50. Tickets sold for SO each, and
every man present had one. Mccarthy
fought clever battle, and knocked
Walton out in the fifth round. The
knockout was one of the strangest ever
witnessed. Walton dived from one end
Of the ring to the other, and then ended
by rolling all over the floor. Mccarthy
showed himself to be general at the
business. He is twenty-one years
of age, stands feet ~ inches
tall, and weighed ia pounds. His last
battle was with the late George Young.
whom he defeated in nine rounds. His
longest fight was last fall, when it took
him nearly an hour to knock out Eu-
gene Horbacher. Walton had fought a
draw with Tommy Warren, and de-
feated Jimmy Hager. He is twenty
eight years of age, five feet four inches
tall, and weighed 1101a pounds. A
Well-knoWn sporting man from New
York acted as referee. At $50 p. m.
time was called for the men to fight.
Black kid gloves were worn by both
men.
the stomach; and as he landed both went
down. Mccarthy scraped his right knee on
the rosined boards, and the blood began to
run down his shin. Walton landed several
blows and looked we'll. Cal always sent in u
return blow and acted on the defensive.
Round Two--Clever exchanges were the
order. Mccarthy was now aiming for the
neck, and he sent i'll many singing blows
with his left hand. He escaped some heavy
leads by ducking. Both were fighting hard
at the end of the round.
Round Three-Both came together in q
clinch. Mccarthy pounded slowly but heavy
ly on Waltons neck, which had become raw
and bleeding. Harry kept away, but could
not stop McCarthy's left that landed with
force every time. Walton was little in the
rear and looked as though he was waiting.
Round Four-McCarthy went right at his
man and smashed him all over the ring.
Waltons left eye was badly cut and almost
closed and his face was a mass of bleeding
cuts and bruises. Odds of 500 to $40 were
offered against Walton, but they went beg
ging
Round Five ana Last-Walton came for
ward horrid looking sight and at once re-
ceived heavy blow on the left eye. He
staggered, and after receiving several more
singing punches on the head he became
very weak. Mccarthy went at him with both
hands and caught him on the jaw. Walton
made dive and rolled ON the floor for two
minutes. Mccarthy was declared the win
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