Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-26
IN THE RING.
Battle for the Bantam-Weight Cham
pionship of America.
1t Was to Finish, and Lasted Five Rounds.
A Strange Knock-Out-O Sporting
EYents-The Base Ball Talk
The Bantam-weight Championship.

The Bantam Weight Championship.
NEW YORK, Jan 25-The great bat
tie between Harry Walton of Philadel-
phia and Cal Mccarthy of Jersey to de-
eide the American championship i'll BAN
tam weight took place in Gloucester,
Burlington county, N. J., tonight.
Seventy of the best-known sports in New
York ana fifty from Philadelphia were at
the ringside, which was pitched in
the attic of a vacant mansion on the out
skirts of the city of Gloucester. There
was no money wagered because of the
slight difference in the weight of the men,
The conditions called for fight to the
finish according to Marquis of Queens
bury rules, with skin gloves,
for the bantam weight championship
of America, and a purse of $3.50.
Tickets sold for $40 each and every man
present had one. Mccarthy fought clev-
erly and knocked out Walton 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 ended by rolling all over the
floor.
Mccarthy showed himself to be gem
eral at his business He is twenty-one
years of age, stands five feet two and a
half 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 near
ly au hour to knock out Eugene Horn
bacher.
Walton has fought draw with Tommy
Warren, and defeated Jimmy Hagan.
He is twenty-six years of age, five feet
four inches tall and weighed tonight
1l015 pounds. A weIl-known sporting
man from New York acted as referee.
At 8 80 time was called for the men to
fight.
Round BLACK kid gloves were worn
by both men. Mccarthy was first to
lead off and as he landed. both went
down. Mccarthy scraped his right
knee on the rosined board,
and the blood began to run
down his shin. Walton landed several
blows and looked well. Cal always sent
in a return blow, and acted on the de-
fensive. Walton was down at the close
of the round.
order. Mccarthy was now aiming for
the neck, and he sent in many singing
blows with his left hand. He escaped
y
were fighting hard at the end of the
round.
Round Both came together in
clinch. Mccarthy pounded slowly but
heavily on Walton neck, which had
become raw and bleeding. Walton kept
away, but could not stop. Mccarthy IS
left landed sharply aud with great force
every time. Walton was a little in the
rear and looked as though he was wait
ing.
Round 4-McCartny went right at his
man and smashed him all over the ring
Walton S left eye was badly cut and al
most closed, and his face was mass of
cuts and bruises. Odds of 500 to SO
were offered against Walton, but they
went begging.
Round and last-Walton came for
ward horrible looking sight, and at
once received a heavy blow on the left
eye. He staggered, and after receiving
several more singing blows on the head
became very weak. Mccarthy went
after him with both hands. and caught
him in the jaw. Walton made a dive
and rolled on the floor for two minutes.
Mccarthy was declared winner. Time,
eighteen minutes