The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-19
GUSHING KNOCKED OUT.
Over Confidence in His Ability
Caused His Defeat
IN THE FIGHT WITH GIBBONS.
He was SO Certain he Would Have a
walk.over That he FIIled up on
Wine and That Did the Busl,
ness-2i Rounds Fought.

NRw YoRE, Dec. ls,-The much
talked Of kid glove fight to finish be-
tween Mike Cushing and Austin Glib
bens took place early this morning near
Stamford, Conn, 1t being mill OF con,
siderable importance, there was great
hustllng among the sporting men to get
there, Many were thrown oil the scent,
but, nevertheless, fully 300 persons
witnessed the contest, Prominent
among the spectators was John l., Sui
livan, Gibbens was Ia the pink Of con,
dition, but Cushing was farfrom 1t.
Gushing imagined that he was going
TO have q pudding and was so confident
Of doing his man in a punch that he
filled In with wine up to within an hour
or so OF the fight. 1t proved q costly ex'
pertinent, as poor Gushing got pounded
all over the ring and was almost at the
mercy OF Gibbons from the start 10 the
finish, AS soon US Gushing discovered
his mistake, he commenced tOuling his
man aud tried TO lose the fight through
a foul, but Dominick MCUaarey, who
refereed the fight, would not allow any
Of the fouls. He was determined 10 see
the men fight to finish, and even when
Gushing used his head as q battering
ram aud deliberately hit Gibbons in the
face four or Ave times, he simply separa.
ted them and told Gushing to be mau
and fight fair,
In the first four rounds Gibbons had
the best OF It, but during the next four
Gushing rallied and did most OF the
leading, hut Gibbons avoided punish.
ishment. The next niue rounds were
pretty evenly fought, both men realiz.
ing tliat they had no easy taSk to per.
form. Cushing's left eye was badly cut
and bled freely. When Gibbons played
on this injured organ in the eighteenth
round, Gushing lost his head, and while
they were clnChed Gushing butted Glib.
bons in the face dozen or nIOre times,
Gushing got In some telling right.
handed upper cuts IN tho nineteenth
aud twentieth rounds. The twenty
second round was the most exciting Of
the fight.
Cusning saw that lie was beaten aud
preferred to lose tho battle on foul tO
being knocked out, so he iOulbl Bibbons
eight or nine times, hut MCUatlrey would
not allow II. Gibbons forced Cushing TO
the ropes IN the iatter's corner and held
him there with one hand while he
leaned over the r0p, aud smashed Billy
Murray and Cal. Mccarthy with tile
other. Gibbons brother Jim culne 10
the rescue and there was some lively
punching done outside for Il few seconds.
Gushing was too far gone TO take advant-
age Of his opponent.
Gibbons did all tho fighting in the
twenty.third round, punching Gushing
whenever and wherever he chose and
driving him all over the ring, He took
particular delight in landing on Mikes
damaged eye and had him covered with
blood. The twenty.fourth and last
round was OF short duration. Gibbons
forced the fighting. He knocked Cush.
lug down twice, but each time Mike
recovered before the ten seconds were
up. The third time he knocked him
down, however, and finished the fight,
as he put him out on q swinging right
hand blow in the pit OF the stomach.
This was Gibbons ninth battle and he
has yet to meet his first defeat. Cush.
Ing has had quite n number Of fights.
Among his most prominent was his
S2.rouud battle with Jack Hopper, which
he lost through breaking his wrist in the
thirty.lst round. He defeated Dan
0'Hare twice, Jim Liddy twice, and Ills
last fight previous to meeting Gibbons
was with Bartlett, tho English pugilist,
whom he defeated.