The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-14
A SPARRING MATCH
Myers and McAuliffe Fight
to a Draw.
so EEsrIr ArrKE a. ROUNDS.
Myers Sheus Himsesf ssead Man-
He scores First Eaeea and
the First Knoekasun.

T.
. ss-roaaa asfkls. c0assstsng ehi<sy es ssxh
spxrxfag. seasoned ~s,h rhe nasz aeenrxt.
selezce eFer seen IN ring. The h1o<>i
tAirxSS genss<7sa we-e asl dfsaprolus
ed Each 81 ths soufeSsssts I.
the l'afxae satisfied bis hzekers. ansa tn
people Faast interested SEEMED - esssaxfstss
sais schisselagzf sAe height OF saoke-;
attainment In the ring II. hsxeves. u.
stead ef <o.sas 10 so TO hanging up on IA,
RESULT fhere had aeesrs purse Of Ssso ssr =,
The ge1srNl 0plnso1 appears 10 be TIA
here would have aeen q genuine fsrar
aaa, - talk goes. Myers wcnld have sso<s
= tt~s1 chance ef usnnzne. zssck Rsche
the hacker OF MeAnsiiik. Openly eanxrssu
lated AyeEs IN tie ring. snd sgrssd 10 haei
hsm with &A<0 against any osszy in ths
world
me fight seemed asigy managed. ssx.a
the only mastery sz-uke of penney assfa
rent being the nsfning 81 MsShzei c. Nc
Donald, the Web kanwa ex-gsmhser q,
xhfrsgo. ss reseree. II was ss&sg : oscaac !
IN the incoming xAwu the Ezht bzszxn.
Upon reaching JusssSn the figasrrs wez< q,
once 10 o<d, aud sll the time trura MD.
night rli morning the outsiders eudaEes.
the cold Ia trsEnpsng fne streets or rsdiag
up and down the railway, To CARR ouf. ii.
prssense. the earsoas pretexts Ay which
the public had allowed themselves 10 4.
persuadtd that eTery yfhiag Was in accord
Ence with law.
Betting was seldom SO spirited Oh any
similar event. TAe odds were even In ~.
Most every wager. one stakeholder afsras.
had sll-aaxl. another s-kk9. and tAefe acre
enough Others 10 foot ap a certainty of
81 CO. besides the original sfaAts and gate
none OF over SSssSl Just e. tae nghf h.s-
gan, Roche. McAullfsxss b3cker. hes Sats3 %
trst bleed and $sz9 for Ttc nrs1 sn1ek-
down for MeAnlssle. A few Smaller bess
were made on the same issasss and Ayersss
hackers won both events Myers sforsxs
Ilrsi bhoo1 in the twenty ninth round, and
he f1rst kn ck-.osn In The fsEty-sharss
fHis Il the only money of the tnoasan8x
ap which changed hands 0n tae agas
Toe Street0r Eeople had been saving
Myers wculd aisaost Al the very start preak
necx. and smart Easgcrn TED
gta IN one hicusy ps1aeh. Neither assertion
, So any where neas eogre<f- The style Of
lighting wss usually lead by MeAnaifie.
" Hhtch was either gountGFea Sauxiv or
ioubiy by Myers. McAusis1es ag,-
aud action was sajxrb. while
Myers showed IA ak.ardaess aad
sek Of Baisa that woaid have tseen fatal
Dat for the marvellous qHickness he Was
seen 10 possess The high state OF train
ng "a which both men eniered the ring
.ansed q blow 70 Feastea The ska instantly
but the mark sadc1 aliaos; as suddenly a.
4 came. aud on the way hoEas nesfhef
principal cosisd have bcen plcked out Of
Ihe crowd by the Tasrks ne borss
Twice during the lxni Myers failed oniy
BY hair brcAath 10 knock AeAatif.c ouf,
,ut the laiter's science cherkfaared the
strength and qaiekaess of Myers, just as
these two qualities sayed the Strcatuf boy
rom the powerful jabb1ng aad rappiag
andercuts Of McAulIfie-
The two contestants j0ked each other
daring she nghs, and Nc
auliffe would say. why don's you night =
amateur and yoH professional" etc.
Thus il proceeded- Men sos weary aud
vent 10 breakfast. only Ia come back
sad find the tghr IN the Eaa4e
nnocuons desnefuie la which they setf Ef.
There was too much money up. II was cvi-
tent to every body, 10 allow either man 10
ash the hight and run the risk Of al scei-
ientai Knockout. AT tbs opening of sise
sixty fourth round Referee McDoE-
Lid announced. apparently much TO
the fighters surprise. that be would
iecidc Il draw. Each had few mo-
nenfs previously declined TO acknowledge
hat such settlement would be aCcepsa-
bic. but IL evidently IVES. nevertheless, IL
not 20 this fighters themselves. NJ least 10
he men who controlled them. Referee
NeDonaid said each man slad xuccceded in
keeping the other from winning.
CANT AFFORD To TAxE REsT.
The Daily Meas says OF the affair as fol-
ows. Betting men now control the prize
ing. not Ia the way Of josDery. bat safe
lighters. are the hixhes: product OF tlse
Iraiaer's art. while the average citizen
wants action for his money. TIE Myers-
McAuiifse fight. on account 0f tns money
= unqnesriouabsy the great
~ scientific lightweight battle on record.
with the hon0rs slightly In Iyerss favor.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
The following summary Of the fght il
furnished 20 the Associated Press BY the
chicago TSaess
NORTH JnDsox, lid Feb. IS--Aftcr the re-
.nrn OF the train vita the prizc-fighterx.
Billy Myers and Jaak McAnltsse and their
party. they went 10 the hall from which
Iney were excluded last night and the pre-
lminarses were agreed upon. Nike Nc
Donald. the Chicago gambler aud poll
icisn. was chosen referee. A wrangie efa-
saed over McARiiisc's having FslssteFed his
hands under bis gloves Finally he was
allowed 10 pat them oa. AT 60 two mar
shals jumped on the platform and In
lormcd thfse present that the faght would
40. 90 on After loag wrangse with the
referee. the sheriff agreed 10 allow box
ng match. and time wss called Al 6 5ein shs.
fight for the lightweight championship of
ne world and sS10o.
la the frst round MeAuliae led aud
forced Myers TO ropes aud landed his left
on Myers nose and his right on bis ribs
The round was In favor Of AeAalifge.
In the secoud round Myers landed on his
neck. getting in rsturn sting
er On Ais moss. MeAuiiife sitrsscd on the
ropes. saving himself from q terrible right
hand swing fpui wzs claimed, h1t nos
allowed The ronad ended uith causioas
spKrring. The third Fsand beFnn with
cautious sparrsng MeAnltffa led lightly.
then landed heavily with hts Iest IL vas
an even exchange. Billy getting IN q g@ci
right hand blow on McAnlifse's face. which
him. in the foursh both men
were very cautious. sparrtng for en- open
ing Net q blow was struck.
in the f3fih Myers landed on MeAaisffess
ribs with bis right. and struck short again
with 5is left
In tbe sixth bar oae blow Was struek.
McAaiife's rsght being cieTefiy stopped By
I5Srs
IN The seventh McAaIsffe landed lightly
on Myers FnossGa wlf4fDat resnru- AeAa-
life rushed Myers 10 his eurner, q short
arm exchange resulting.
Iae eighth eEeDed with esuts2Hs spar
ring. Myerx on the defensive a. assasi-
Myers lsaf wish his right ana landed on
NcAusiiss's nanth. foslowsng it ap with
ais left GA Macs nose, wlthout resurn.
II the ntnta Myers le<f vita his right on
Macs arm. After cautious spssri1gs hzr
gpE ia a good righE and Jeff oa Myers face
wsthont fefars-
Ia 1he tenth nos . saow Was struck
Ia the esegcntb NeAniifse rushed Myers.
fso xhorz.srm hlows we've cxensngea asssi
ended in cliReh.
In the fwegfsh an exchange of short arrzs
blows oeeuvses@, enAsDz In el1nrA, aud
Nae again sea with his left, rscessinx =
ssingeT Ia the face. Myers landed Lightly
on tne nsssc-
svarvsng f9s cgrr two Minutes. when Mac
I'D. rexxzysng . sharp eoslnseg Eu the fare
ia the f01rteenta Mac rushed Myers.
landing oa bis Bcse. bat fe-
ersvSng r~o stxnglns blows on
the face snd nrex- In rushing =
second tarae Msc sApp~d aza fs1is dssFs
rnmfrss~s. and rushed Myers fae nffes1tA
= a. 4 ret~fiisoz of tie iDursseash-
tbs sszteenth erNled vita . heavy ez'
change II ara SLOW NFsrs EeughF Ae-
Aullfss w1fA a yscs1sls right hAsaG s1tng II
the fzee. after sg4rsng Tor an os.sssin<.
Sexease.e rfh--A -AeAnlifss tr1 vita hss fesi
and reached Ayxrs's eye. bsf WAS as&xtsi
pznistess az TIE exsdt.
Etgns0enfs-~My essss rlEns EfF sAowSS
slxs,s 81 csssszng. Sts@rwsse bsSa men weFs
IN gsAoa sendss4oa saas1oas sEs&Trsng toa
xsEsss followed for seyersl r9an<ss- SelkaFl
az the sasn MAS aaxsaas - fszzS Hasfsfs
srs5 tf.e h8ows we're mostly as short Fxxsks
nlfh lstzAs damage. aad sesA0~ea es elise 2
fEe. -
Txeasy- secoae-- ri Aaii&e efsf1<4 -
raara fy = rEsh. iaaasng lgatif q
WFersss lsraAesa, fofsowet - elsfAtn
utnrS kxnsss.s heavily Wn AAe ribs Msfi
hfs rigkf. ka1 thea followed EafsiG4 spa
es,g Is Tie end cf kAe f0and
Tzeaxg- sa5ra--Es EsssEa sseG cane z p IRIS.
aad stxEszx. Nyessss eye xAs esse2snz'4
ngs nssfAasx show&s1 signs cs fsEn2sssiasna
TAe sssansl y - repeEkzk2z % s1E iAnAs -
&C. ss,s-rTag ~. An opezsGz lrANEsa
lgr,,-s..ss4 wssA . szst. ksa2lax ses4xits .
AgrysSs nose syzse szkzsssg lss5u~ek
sf.ieh resulted ia q eisneA. Azs ~ wst
hss less .r1a and again iaasssss % Axszs
fscs .nt x9f axaY without FssEEn. Ayrs