Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-13
DECLARED A DRAW.
A Sixty-Six Round Championship
Battle.
Billy Myer and Jack McAuline Have
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NORTH JUDsoN. Ind, Feb. 10. 1855
q. m.-The Myer-McAuliffe fight took
place here this morning and was declared
draw at the end of the sixty-sixth
round. 1t was q bloody battle, evenly
waged though quickly fought. and both
men though badly battered came out in
pretty fair shape.
The fight was witnessed by about one
thousand people. and while the widest
kind OF excitement prevailed up to the
time It occurred, there were no serious
disturbances Of any kind. Both men
went into the fight in prime condition
and both fought desperately to win.
Neither seemed to have any decided adj
vantege at any time during the encouu
ter.
The fight was interfered with several
times by officers. and at one time in the
match AT. Kennedy. Myers hacker,
threw the marshal out of the building
NcAuliffe's men expressed q disposition
to call it draw at the end of the forty.
forth round. but Myer. who appeared to
be in the better condition, declined to
submit.
NORTH JUDsoN, Ind, Feb. I3-The Myer,
McAuliffe prize fight was brought to an issue
about 4:S0 O'Clock this morning, after the
failure OF previous attempt. The special
from Streator bearing the Illinois Cyclone
and $50 of his friends arrived in this village
at Lbs last night. Another special left Chi
cago at $50 with local and eastern sports
numbering about 400 and the Brooklyn pugil-
ist slowed away in baggage-car ALI Ken
nedy piloted the Chicago contingent to the
ring, and upon arriving found the Streator
forces on hand. With big ALI at the head
the bowling crowd tramped up North Jud-
sons main roadway. The -than.ac;II5sier ct
'''',on $50. ca 10 degrees below zero.
'---e!c hight was clear, so that when still some
distance from the house in the upper floor of
which the ring was pitched a tall figure in
white became visible in the road The crowd
laughingly called attention to the White
Cap" The individual was not a White Cap,
but that other terror OF prize fighters in
Indiana-the sheriff, when Kennedy APP
preached the official, the latter at once made
himself known and announced that the
intended encounter could not take place
No parleying followed, but the crowd of
muttering, disguised sports scattered about
the village and discussed the predicament in
which they had been placed. This was just
at midnight, and being thoroughly chilled
and angered, word was passed around about
O'Clock that all hands take to the trains A
few wise heads remained behind, others
claimed to have had pointer to go to Ham
mond, and still Others, most completely dis
gusted, started to foot it TO the nearest lodg-
ing places, wherever they might be. The
trains pulled out with puffs, loud ringing of
bells. and everybody throwing imprecations
upon North Judson and its people, the sheriff
In particular. But this was only bluff. The
trains left the towns, but only went about
five miles north, and there sidetracked
In the meantime ALI Kennedy, Dick Roche
and others interested remained III town-not
to demonstrate with the peace preserver, be-
cause the law must have been upheld at all
hazards. Not to threaten, for if it came to a
showing of force, the sheriff and his posse if
there was one, could have been annihilated.
Not to plead, for the penalty for aiding,
abetting, or witnessing prize-fght in this
commonwealth is most severe. Why these
leaders remained in town may never be
KNOWN but il is said that after expressing re-
grets to the sheriff and partaling of some
brown liquid and bidding each other good
night, the upright and law-enforcing guar
dian walk out of the grocery, up the road
and into the peaceful confines of his happy
family circle. 1t is further alleged that the
good sheriff complained of feeling quite i'll
and decided upon retiring at ali earlier hour
than usual.
Whether this be true was not known, but
at about the time such a thing might have
happened the trains, then five miles up the
road, started back for the second time and
reached this place at 2:55 o'clock Every one
was cautioned not to raise a voice, and the
crowd filed out slowly, and with solemn tread
marched to the ring side, where preliminaries
to the great fight were soon in progress. Then
500 voices in subdued, but earnest tones
prayed to a kind Providence that the dear
sheriff in yonder dwelling might sleep on and
on, until Myers and McAuliffe had decided
the lightweight championship of America, to
SEQ which each OF the spectators had given up
his s20 bill
Considerable time was occupied in pitching
the ring and it was 4 As o'clock when arrange
ments had so far progressed that the choosing
OF a referee was in order