Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-21
KELLIHER WINS.
EllingswOrth Knocked out in
the Add Round.
VERY FEW BODY BLOWS STRUCK.
The Winner Waits for the OppOrtu-
nifty and Then Lands Sledge-
hammer Blow.

nifty and Then Lands Sledge-
hammer Blow.
The fight to finish between the mid.
dle-weights, Denny Kelliher, of Boston,
and Joe Ellingsworth, of New York, for
purse of 81 800, offered by the South.
ern California Athletic Club, although
the most important pugilistic event ever
occurring in Los Angeles, and perhaps
in the State, did not draw as large a
crowd as the club rooms have held on
previous occasions. Ellingsworth had
never before fought to finish in profes-
sional fight, though he had defended the
amateur middle weight championship Of
the country ON three different occasions.
Kelliher has a record of being the hard.
est-hitting middle-weight that ever scaled
the ropes. He fought the Marine until
the police stopped the fight, and had
also fought Joe Lannon and Pete Mccoy.
Ellingsworth was considered the
quicker man, and the friends of the Bos-
tonian depended upon his powerful
right to do the business. The men
weighed in at the club rooms at 5 O'Clock,
Kelliher tipping the scales at 1884 and
Ellingsworth at 149.
The first bout of the evening was q
four-round, heavy glove contest between
Alferetto and Young Soto, of Los Ange.
les. The affair was tame and amateur
ish, and was followed by two other like
contests between boys, introduced as
Messrs. "Jones" and "Smith ,""Brown"
and"White." "Young Jackson, negro,
and "Joe McAuliffe, Jr.," created good
deal of laughter by four-round slogging
match. The men fought all the time
they were in the ring, and blood flowed
freely from the black mans noee. "Jack.
son" gave up finally at the end of the
fourth round, and the men passed
through the crowd with hats, gathering
up quite collection.
i Denny Kelliher was the first of the
pugilists to enter the ring, aud the toss
for corners was taken Immediately.
Kelliher looked in fair condition, but the
spectators were not able to judge from
his movements what kind OF fight he
was going to make. He had gained
probably three pounds since the weigh
ing in at o'clock. His seconds were
Tom Savage and Pete Mccoy, and Joe
Durfee held the bottle. Kelliher lacked
color and moved languidly, and his ap.
pearance was somewhat disappointing.
Ellingsworth WAS rubbing down when
Kelliher entered the ring, and did not
appear till ten minutes later. He was
greeted with applause, but judging from
the violence of the hand-clapping which
followed the entrance of each man,
Kelliher appeared slightly the favorite.
Ellingsworth was seconded by Ed Cuffe
and Tom Danforth, and John Sullivan
held the bottle.
Kelliher wore blue tights and white
cotton shirt. Ellingsworth was bare
above the waist and wore brown tights,
and black and red silk waistcloth.
Referee Perry made little speech to
the audience after the entrance of
Ellingsworth, and asked the onlookers
to behave like gentlemen, and not repeat
the disgraceful proceedings of the pre-
vious fight. The gloves, four.ounce
affairs, were then donned, and the time.
keepers were announced. Theo Metzler
liner, and AL Berry for Ellingsworth.
Referee Perry introduced the men, who
were both greeted with many cheers,
and shook hands in the center.
First Round-Both men spared for
fully half minute before any hitting
was done. Ellingsworth made vicious
lunge at Kelliher, but missed. Kel-
liner followed, and reached Ellings-
worth's stomach, but in return received
a light blow a moment later. Kelliher
was chased to his corner by Ellings-
worth, the men clinched and broke
away.
Second Round-Cautfous sparring was
followed by lunge by Kelliher. FL
lingsworth lodged back and stumbled.
Kelliher made several lunges at Ellings-
worth, but was stopped cleverly. Kelli-
her got in good one on Ellingsworth's
jaw. Ellingsworth reached for Kelliher's
stomach and fell short. Cautious spar
ring closed the round.
Third Round-Nothing was done in
the first half of the round, Ellingsworth
walking all around his opponent and
lodging lunges. Kelliher got light
one in on Ellingsworth's jaw, and was
chased to the side, cleverly dodging a
blow at the stomach. Both men ap-
peared in the best of humor, and
laughed and smiled at each others at
tempts to do execution.
Fourth Round-Kelliher made drive
lat Ellingsworth's breast and was clev-
|erly met. Ellingsworth made three
'lunges in succession, and drove Kelliher
to his corner. After quiet sparring, Kel-
liner made two quick blows and reached
for Ellingsworth's head, but missed his
objective point.
Fifth Round-Ellingsworth chased
Kelliher to the ropes, and clinch and
breakaway followed. Ellingsworth
reached Kelliher's stomach heavily, and
tried to do it again, but was met.
Sixth Round-Ellingsworth did all the
hitting, and reached Kelliher lightly on
the cheek and stomach. Kelliher went
to the ropes, and the men clinched.
Seventh acknowledgement contin-
ued to do all the work, but was chased to
the corner and got light blow in the
face from Kelliher. Hot work followed,
Ellingsworth getting stiff blow in the
face in an attempt to dodge. A number
of blows were exchanged, but none did
any damage.
Eighth Round-Kelliher reached for
Ellingsworth's head, and reached it after
some pedestrianism. Kelliher tried to
repeat the performance, and just missed
Ellingsworth's nose on clever upper
cut, passing between Ellingsworth'f
guards.
Ninth Round-No work was done in