Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-20
DEMPSEY'S VICTORY.
How He Got Away With
the Australian.
EXCITEMENT AFTER THE BATTLE
The Nonpareil in the Pink OF Con-
diti0n-McCarthy Badly
Used Up.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SAN Francisco, February 19.-There
was a scene of wild excitement at the
California Athletic Club last night at the
conclusion of the Dempsey McC Carthy
fight. Dempsey had been strong IA
vorite all the time, and his friends had
cheered him loudly whenever he scored
a point against the Australian. During
the last few rounds it was plain to every
one that he had McCar thy completely at
his mercy, and when, through compass
sion for the man, he hesitated time after
time to punish him any more, and
begged him to give up the fight, the
spectators seemed to 60 wild. When
McCarthy's seconds finally led their man
to his corner and threw up the sponge,
the excitement broke out afresh. Cheer
after cheer greeted the Nonpareil, and
hundreds of men crowded to the ringside,
eager to grasp his hand. Dempsey re-
ceived their congratulations calmly, and
as soon as the crowd had moved away a
little he left the ring, followed a moment
later by Mccarthy, who had to be as
sisted through the ropes.
While Dempsey was on his way to the
dressing room, it took the combined
efforts of the policemen to keep back the
crowd, who were wild to shake the hand
of their reinstated favorite. In some in
stances actual force had to be used and
even clubs were threatened.
THE NoNpARIEL IN PRIME CONDITION.
Once inside, Dempsey threw off the
toggery of the ring and began Jumping
up in the air and over chairs to bring
back his impeded circulation. Not 9
bruise marred the face of the victor
who was the embodiment of contentment
as he eprang lightly into a chair to have
his legs rubbed down by the willing
hands of his seconds.
"How do you feel?" was asked.
"Just as we'll as though I had not
been in the ring" Dempsey answered.
aren't you punished at all?"
"Not bit, except my left arm which
l sprained and bruised in the fifth
round. 1t was practically not of much
service, after that"
''Were you confident all through the
fight, Jack?"
Meyer more so in my life. The only
thing had to fear was Mccarthy y
swing, and 1 was Gead onto that from
the start.
''Did he reach you with the La Blanche
swing?"
"He never touched me. Once he
grazed my head with it; that was all. I
had studied that lick pretty closely, and
the man who attempts it with me is
simply wasting time. practiced it with
Kelleher by the hour, and it don't 60
any more"
"What do you think of Mccarthy? ?'
He made game, hard fight, and the
only thing l regret is that he was not al
lowed to 60 out when I begged him to-,
as he was at my mercy, and / didn't
want to hurt him."
$50 you are not hurt at all 2"
''Not particle. The only licks that
touched me were those around the body"
MCCARTHY BADLY USED UP.
McCarthy's room presented a great
contrast. The Australian was stretched
on his bed; his lips and nose we're swol-
len terribly, while the region of his heart
was painted livid hue where Dempsey
had visited him He had scarcely
touched his bed before he became nau-
seated, and from his stomach gushed
forth streams of blood.
As soon as Mccarthy was able to talk
he said: 81 don't know what happened.
1 went queer in the eighth round, and
was stone blind for few moments"
sI wonder" he queried of himself, ''if
anything could have been done with those
gloves?" ;,
"Well, I'm dead broke now. I put all
nv money on myself and lost. think
l will go back to Australia"
He could give no account of himself
the work of the last few rounds having
dazed him completely and taken away
his recollection of circumstances. A
physician was summoned, who made al
examination and prescribed for the Aus
tralian and pronounced hina not seriously
in danger. He was taken from the clul
to the Hammam baths.