Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-15
sIXTY-FOUR ROUNDS
The Myers -McAuliffe ''Innocent'' Box
ing Match Finally Results
.a in a Draw.
Too Much Money Said to Have Been
Up to Permit Either
to Win.
Mike Mcdonald, Referee, "Fixes' the
Sheriff and Town Marshal far
the "Public Good.'
An Innocent" Boxing Match.

An Innocent" Boxing Match.
NORTH JUDsoN, Ind, Feb. 49, The
Myer-McAuliffe fight for the worlds
light weight championship occurred this
morning. 1t lasted four honrs and thirty
five minutes and in the sixty-fourth round
was declared draw. The fight was called
aC 6:38. The sheriff had informed the
crowd that the fight would not be permit
ted, and they persuaded him they were
only going to have an innocent boxing
match. When the fight began the sheriff
and deputy were interested spectators.
Mike Mcdonald was chosen referee The
fight was not savage both men being de-
sirous Of winning by "waiting" tactics.
The crowd was rather disgusted with the
quietness of the fight, and it was largely
on account OF their disgust that a draw was
declared. Neither man was hurt
THE DETAILS.
1t was table d. hote, slxty-four courses.
consisting chiefly of light sparring, sea-
sOned with some of the most accurate sci
ence ever seen in the ring. The blood
thirsty, raw steak gentlemen were all dis
appointed. Each of the contestants in the
battle satisfied his hackers and the people
most interested seemed to consider this
achievement the height Of modern attain.
ment in the ring. Ii, however. instead OF
from $4,000 to $4,000 hanging upon the
result there had been a purse Of $500 the
general opinion appears to be that there
would have been genuine, fight and the
chances are Myers would have won. Asiit
ended he justified every confidence OF his
friends. Dick Roche, McAulitfe's backer,
openly congratulated N[yer in the ring and
agreed to back him with $4,000 against
anybody in the world.
not loose my money and there was every
chance that you would win"
The fight seemed badly managed. About
the only masterly stroke of policy apparent
being the naming of Michael G. Mcdonald,
OF Chicago, as referee. Mcdonald is
noted eX-gambler, politician and capitalist.
and general all around expert in sporting
1t was mike" who 'fixed" the sheriff of the
county in which the fight took place when
that official put in an appearance to carry
out the law, and it was "NIike" who finally
''fxed' the town marshal who came in
after the sheriff's departure and stopped
time ever corrupted 3 public official"
said Mcdonald on his way home, Railways
believing it could not be done. and I only
did it this time for the public good"
The StreatOr people had been saying that
Myer would almost at the very start break
McAuliffe's neck and smart eastern fellows
present claimed to be sure McAuliffe would
win in
ZONE BLOODY PUNCH
Neither assertion was near correct The
style of fighting was usually lead by Nc
Auliffe, which was either countered singly
or doubly by Myer McAuliffe's appear
wardness and lack OF finish that would
have been fatal but for the marvellous quick
ness which he was soon seen to pos
sess. The high state of training
in which both men entered the ring caused
a blow to redden the skin instanter but the
mark faded almost as suddenly as it come.
Only once was blood shed. The first knock
down was also the only one. Twice during
the fight Myer only failed by hairs
breadth of knocking McAuIiffe out but the
latter's science and great strength and
quickness Of Myer, just as those two quail
tiles saved Myer from the powerful jab-
bing and ripping uudercuts of McAuliffe.
tinually during the bout. McAuliffe
would say
WHY DON'T you FIGHT?
Myer would retort "Pm in your corner,
chase me out, or "l'm only an amateur
and you're professional"
Thus it proceeded. Men got weary.
went to breakfast to come back and find
the fight in the same finOccuous desuetude
in which they left it. There was too much
money up, it was evident to everybody, to
allow either man TO rush the fight and
run the risk of an accidental knock
out At the opening of the
sixty-fifth round Referee Mcdonald an
nounced, apparently much to the fighters
surprise, that he would decide it a draw.
Each mad, a few moments previous, de-
ment would be acceptable, but it evidently
was nevertheless. if not to- the fighters
themselves, at least to the men who con-
trOlled them. AS Referee Mcdonald said:
Each man had succeeded IN keeping the
other from winning"