Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-21
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Kelliher Knocked out by the
Australian.
PWENTY-ONE LIVELY ROUNDS
Report of the Union Pacific coming
to Los Angeles Officially
Confirmed,

iAssocisted Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN Francisco, November 2O.-A tight
20 a finish between Billy MCCARTHY,
champion middlewdght of Auetralia,
and Denny Kelliher, OF Boston, tor a
purse of 81. 300, took place at the rooms
Of the Californis Athletic Club tonight.
Prior to the fight President fulda put
before the club proposition to match
John L. Sullivan and Peter jackson to
fight in the club rooms for the worlds
championship. Amid great excitement
a motion to limit the purse to $4,000
was carried almost unanimously. e ..~a.s
The event of the evening was then an
nouncsd. The men weighed in at about
154 pounds. Hiram Cook was referee.
Mccarthy took the aggressive when
time was called, and forced Kelliher
about the ring with his vicious swings.
In the third round he knocked Kelliher
down with Highlander as the latter
broke ground, which he did frequently.
Kelliher's lip was cut in this round.
From the fourth to the sixth the re-
turns we're more nearly even. In the
sixth Kelliher landed light LETT on Nc
Carthy's nose, and followed by driving
the Australians head back. Mccarthy
tried a right-hand upper-c and slipped.
Kelliher found the AustraliRn's wind,
but his blows lacked steam. MCCARTHY
then drove him against the ropes with
his wild rushes. MCCARTHY continued to
push Kelliher about the ring, the latter
occasionally landing lightly with his left.
In the eighth roand Mccarthy knocked
Kelliher half over the ropes, and the
round closed.
In the ninth the men fought at close
quarters, and Kelliher got two bad left
hand smashes in the mouth. MCCARTHY
got him against the ropes twice, but
Kelliher made no return, and Mccarthy
let up on him.
IN She eleventh Kelliher made good
showing, and in the twelfth he found
McCarthy's nose for two good blows. In
the thirteenth Mccarthy found Kelliher' g
left ear with right hand upper cut, but
missed fine opportunity fer a knock
out blow, end dealt Kelliher number Of
left.hsnosrs that drove the lattar against
the ropes.
In tie fourteenth and fifteenth Kellihef
stopped the Australian cleverly, and get
in several good blows.
In the sixteenth Kelliher led with his
left, falling short, then landed enc on
the Australians ribs. Mccarthy lupged, ,
but could not reach the lanky 6os.on'sn,
and after few passes the Australian s
nose was disGelored and cut. The latter
punished his opponent about the wind ,
however, before the close OF the round.
In the seventeenth Kelliher got two
left-hand upper cuts in the face OF the
beginning of the round, and number Of
right.hand swings on the cheek thai
dozed him. He held the Australian at
bay. however, with bis long reach, and
Mccarthy could not find him for knock
out blow.
In the eighteenth, nineteenth and
twentieth they rushed each other. with
some strong swings, but Mccarthy
landed oftenest and kelliher went down
several times.
In the twenty-frst Mccarthy was
savage, but Kelliher kept him off with
his long reach. Suddenly Mccarthy
dropped both hands, and as Kelliher ap
preached him turned on his heel anc
knocked his opponent fat on his bach
with the back Of his right hand. Kel
liner attempted to rise as the time
keeper called "Time," but was unable t
do 80, and was counted out.