Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-20
MULHOLLAND WINS.
A Game Contest of Forty
Eight Rounds.
MANNING BADLY PUNISHED.
The Los Angeles Man Fights a
PIucky Fight, but is
0vermatched.
MANNING BADLY PUNISHED.

glorious manner. Ih6 arrangement OF a
match between Manning and Mulhol-
land had spurred the admirers of the
manly art into such an interest that as
soon as the membership tickets for the
night of the battle we're obtainable, they
went off like hot cakes. As q result, the
commodious club rooms had a represen-
tative attendance of the sporting element
of the city when, at s o'clock, the even
ing's proceedings commenced. The
usual Introductory of soft-glove sparring
contests were given, and in these matches
Smith faced Wallas, Cufey put on the
gloves with Meehan, Brown with Aseredo
and Foley Eckert.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
1t was a few minutes past 9 80, the
time set for the engagement of
the evening, when the principals entered
the ring, accompanied by their seconds,
and met with ringing rounds of applause.
Both men appeared to be in the pink of
condition and scaled as follows Man.
ming 1917, Mulholland l3434. The ring
was all that could be desired, and an un-
usual feature was noticeable in that the
posts were covered with well-padded
canvas. AS the men took their corners
Mr.. Ed Niles, Secretary of the club, read
the articles of agreement, showing that
the fight was to be Marquis of Queens
berry rules for the light weight champion
ship and purse of $3.50, 5000 of which
was to go to the winner and $3.50 to the
loser. Then the toss for positions was
made and the final overtures concluded.
Manning was attended by John Filings
worth, John Manning and Joe de Soto,
and Mulholland was seconded by Mike
Donovan, Cuffey and Billy Meehan.
George K. Flint was appointed referee
and AL Berry and Theodore Metzler time
keepers.
Both men, when they stepped into the
ring, looked in the pink of condition, SO
far as the average outsider could see
through ''Flint" medium.
FIRST ROUND.
Manning showed his tactics at the
start by reaching for "Mul's" wind with
his left. In doing so he over-reached
himself and tumbled, but recovered in
short order. Mul. led with his right and
missed.
otCOND hOOND.
In the second round there was good
deal of sparring for an opening, Manning
doing a rushing fight and using his "ter-
ribie left" to some purpose. He ducked
from vicious right-hander from Null
holland, and gave the air the benefit.
THIRD ROUND.
Manning forced the fighting, and Null
holland fought shy.
FOURTH ROUND.
Manning's left kept playing tattoo
on Mul's ribs, and he held the best of it,
after clinch to the close of the round.
FIFTH ROUND.
In this round Manning kept introducing
his left, and in the clinch got the best OF
the exchanges in the "break away"
SIXTH ROUND.
Manning kept getting his left in on his
opponents wind. In the clinch he got q
hot one on the right cheek.
FIFTH ROUND.
In the fifth round Manning led with the
left and countered cleverly with the right.
A clinch and exchanges on the short ribs
ended the round.
SIXTH ROUND.
Both bled from the nose. First blood
claimed and allowed for Manning.
SEVENTH ROUND.
Manning kept jabbing Mul's wind. He
got there for five. A neat counter by
Mulholland landed on Manning's left
cheek.
EIGHTH ROUND.
Mulholland countered with his left,
but without much effect. A lead with
his left was cleverly stopped and count
tered.
NINTH ROUND.
Manning had, up to this point fought,
literally, Sin his corner" and enticed
his antagonist to follow him where the
fans played. In this round, it was a
game of "walk into my corner" Manning
on top.
HIATUS DEFENDI.
The balance of the rounds up to the
twentieth were fairly commonplace,
Manning being apparently ahead.
TwENTY.FIRsT ROUND.
Manning kept up his short-rib. in
fighting tactics, while Muldolland went
effectively for Billy's neck and frontis-
piece.
TwENMY-sECoND ROUND.
In this round Manning scored clean
knock down, getting in, besides, two
good lefts on the wind.
TwENTYTHIRD ROUND,
Mulholland led with his right and
missed. Manning rushed and the round
ended with hot mitigating, Mulholland
having. probably, the best of it.
TwENTY-FoURTH ROUND.
Both men spared for wind.
TwENTY-FIFTH ROUND.
Manning landed right.hand smash
on the nose and tapped with the left on
the chin. Both men had bellows to
mend, and their work while waiting was
Kissed by the gallery.
In the twenty-sixth round Mullholland
had little the best of it, finishing fresh.
| In the twenty-seventh round Manning't
left eyelid was aided in its effort to droop
And it dropped.
In the twenty-eighth MulhollandFgo 8
"oner" on that left optic.
In the twenty ninth Manning showed
signs of having had lot of superhuoui
punishment, his left eye putting OF
mourning.
In the thirtieth round Manning did the
leading and got two rib-roasters in. bu
was countered on the neck.
In the thirty-frst round there wal
soma sharp in-fighting NJ the start, Man
ning getting in some fine short-aru