Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-07
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CUSHING KNOCKED OUT.

CUSHING KNOCKED OUT.
He 10 Bsstsd By Austin Gibbons In the
Skin-Giove Fight for 1000.
PacvDExcE. r L, Nov. THE skin-glove
fight for $1,000 side between Austin Gibbons
Of Paterson and Mike Cunning of Williamsburg.
NY, took place 1t an early hour this morning.
Gushing was Knocked ont in the nineteenth
round The fight has been the leading topic
among sporting men since the Dixon-Murphy
fight and large force Of sports accompanied
the fighters from New York ON Thursday to the
rendezvous at Providence,
Betting in New York previous TO the nght
was 100 to 10 on Gibbons. Gibbons defeated
Gushing IN twenty-four-round fight about
year ago, but Cushings friends claimed that he
was not in condition, hence their anxiety 70
heavily backed.
Tho weights given out were Cushing, l27Js;
say that Gibbons weighed Ia instead Of 49,.
When II vas decided to have the fight in this
vicinity the matter was kept secret and well
kept until yesterday afternoon, when the fight
ing ground became known. As . result the
meeting place was Glled with sports before the
hour set for the mill and the proprietor Of the
resort refused to allow the fight to take place
on his premises under the conditions. He was
argued with from 8 o'clock in the evening until
about O'Clock without avail and the party left,
the ring being finally pitched in a skating rink
OF one OF the summer resorts. Everything was
finally in readiness by o'clock this morning.
Time was called at 4.07. Gibbons was handled
by Charley Norton, Jim Gibbons and Howie
Hodgkins while Con MeAuliffe, Jack Fogarty
and Jack Quinn looked after Cushing.
providence man was referee.
GIBBONS PLAYS A WAITING GAME.
The disparity In the sizes Of the men was ap-
parent when they faced each other. Gibbons
played his usua! waiting game, repeatedly
backing into his corner after advancing to the
call Of time. He tantalized Cushing also by
laughing at him and feinting, and in fact he
ratified Cushing In the nineteenth round Just
before he gave him the knockout blow by these
tactics. The blow that did the business was the
third, . right handler that Gibbons landed in
the face OF his opponent and was high up on
the cheek bone, where Gibbons had already
raised a swelling, and it Is thought that this is
the first instance OF blow of that description
causing such results, although it can be ex-
planned by students Of anatomy. Throughout
the whole tight there was very little sharp work.
there being several rounds in which no blow
was struck. What fighting there was however,
was generally forced by Cushing who hit clean
and straight, although failing to return when
ever Gibbons rushed him with both hands.
THE FIGHT By ROUNDS.
In the hrst round few blows were struck by
either man. Second roupd-Cushing started
In with q heavy body blow straight from the
shoulder, following Gibbons into his corner,
where they olinched and Cushing was forced
over the settees. First blood for Gibbons.
After the men separated there was another
rush and clinch with rapid exchanges in Glib
bons' corner. Cushing forced the fighting and
had IA hQa M htrd
round-Gibbons started the leading. There
were no heavy blows struck, but the men
rushed, struck o few short-arm blows and
clinched. Fourth round-GIbbons landed a
light blow on Cushing's wind and Gushing gave
In return a rib rooster. After clinch Gibbons
made Q pass with his left, but was cross
countered There WAS another clinch, and the
round closed in sparring. Fifth round-Gib-
bons led, but was neatly stopped and received
Cushing's left, which was followed by another
In the same place. Sixth round-not blow
was struck. Seventh round-Gibbons got his
left on Cushing's ear and followed it up with a
body blow. Gushing landed once in the face
and also got In two light blows with his left.
Eighth round-Gibbons landed lightly on the
stomach, Cushing responding heavily on the
Ninth round-No blow was struck by either.
Tenth round-Gibbous led, but fell short and
Cushing landed on his jaw without return.
cusHISa's HxAvr BLOW.
Eleventh round-Gibbons opened with a
heavy blow on the jaw. Cushing, couutering
on the breast, followed it up with terrific blows
on the neck, which sent Gibbons spinning across
the ring and against the settees 1t looked like
knockout blow, but before Cushing could
follow it up Gibbons had recovered. 1t was
most decidedly Cushing's round and Gibbons
seemed little weak. Twelfth round-Cushing
led with light one on the nose and Gibbons
got in another on the short ribs. Thu teenth
rouud-Gibbons fouled Cushing below the belt
the first blow he struck and apologlzed for it,
Cushing got In giancinR blow on the face and
in the cross counter Gibbons scraped Cushing's
neck. Fourteenth round-Gibbons landed his
left sharply on the neck and followed IL up
with right and left handler in Cushing's face
fighting TO q clinch In his corner. There the
sharpest work Of the fight was done. Gibbons
had the best Of it by long odds Fifteenth
rOund-Gibbons. after falling short twice, gave
Cushing his right and left in the face with no
return. Seventeenth round-There was a little
sharp work in this round and Cushing closed
with sharp GLOSS counter on the eye. Eigh-
teenth round-Gibbons led again. Cush-
Ing got in light one on the cheek, which Glib
bOns paid back with smasher on the Jaw and
q left handler full in the face, Cushing getting
in pretty upper cut
Nineteenth round-This round opened up
with both men apparently fresh. In fact, il
seemed anybody's tight The round, however,
lasted scarcely minute. Gibbons forced the
fighting, following Cushing mp. After little
sparring he led with his Jeff on a feint, and
swinging his right for the third time in the
fight he landed on the already swollen cheek
OF his opponent Cushing dropped his hands,
staggered across the ring and dropped on his
unconscious He was unable 10 respond at the
call of time and the fight was given TO Glib