Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-06
A SCIENTIFIC CONTEST.
mcCauIiGe Drives DAILY All Over the Ring,
but the Fight is Declared a
Draw-A Big WranEle
Over the Referee.


ESPECIAL rELEeRAA TO THE DIsPArcH.I
BOSTON, December -5-Jack McAuliffe
banged Mike DAILY over the ring tonight, but
because he did not knock the Bangor lad out
the fight was declared draw. Jack was robbed
of well deserved victory by the decision, but
he has the satisfaction Of knowing that he
clearly outclassed DAILY, and disposed of him as
an aspirant for the lightweight champion
ship. 1t was surprise to every.
body that Daily stood up under
McAuliffes terrific rushes, but he did
so gameIy. and deserves credit for his game
ness. But he clearly was no match for Brook
lyn's dandy lightweight The hight took place
at the Crib Club. in the presence of nearly 500
sporting men from all over the country. The
contest was one of the most important since
the sullivan-Kllrain scrap. for Nc
was at stake. 1t was not q championship
fight technically, but in reality it was for the
lightweight Championship. Had McAnlihe
lost be would never again have entered the
ring. Now be is ready to defend the title for
little while longer. A purse OF SlO0O
was hung M for the men and each
will take half There was long wrangie
was determined that the fight should go on:
The police had orders to stop II, but In view OF
the fact that it was to be only sclentinc con-
test il was permitted, and it was scientific con-
test Such a one has seldom been seen in New
England, or anywhere else for that matter. FOR
ten rounds both men displayed thorough
knowledge of ring tactics, and their leading,
lodging and countering excited the admiration
of all.
McAuliffe had the best of it. however, from
the start. After the tenth round he fought
DAILY all over the ring, but could not KNOCK
him out. Twice the Bangor man was groggy,
but was saved by the call of time. He came up
strong however, after the minutes rest 1t
was $50 o'clock before the consent Of the police
was obtained and it was ll04 o. clock before time
was called for the first round. The Intervening
time was wasted in an exciting wrangle over tne
selection of a referee and the Interpretation OF
the articles. Captain Bill Daily mixes
Knockout before the fifteenth round, or he
wanted the men to continue to a finish. Nc
Auliffe made quite speech in the ring. he
said he had trained for a 15-round contest and
would not consent to a longer fight for sucn
dlminutive purse. Finally it was left
to the referee to decide Then came another
squabble. Jere Dunn and John Kelly were
asked to serve but each declined McAul1ffe
and Bill DAILY had quite spat, 10 whlch Daly
called Jack liar. and McAullne jumped Ior
him, but was held off by Jimmy Colyille, Then
there was more chin music for half an hour,
and finally Joe Lannon was accepted as COM
promise.
DaIy won thoice of corners and at 11:04 o'clock
Joe Lannou called time for one of the best
glove contests on record McAulihe was sec
Daly's seconds were Captain Bill DAILY, Jack
Havlin and Dan Gill McAulife welghed 10y
pounds and DAILY tipped the scales at l3I DAILY
looked nervous and overturned McAullne
was confident and forced the fighting. DAILY
acting mainly on the defensive, but countering
fourteenth and fifteenth rounds DAILY appeared
somewhat groggy, but kept gamely at work,
and when time was called the referee declared
the contest draw.