Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-22
MAULIFFE- CARROLL.
They Meet at the California Athletic
Club Rooms for Purse of $4,000.
Both Men in the Pink Of Codition-MeAuliffe
Has the Advantage ThroughOut-A
Prolonged Contest

SAN Francisco. CAL, March 2.-No pugilis-
tic encounter ever held in this city created more
interest than the contest between Jack McAuliffe
and Jimmy Carroll, at the California athletic
club tonight. Lovers of this class of sport had
| been looking forward to the fight ever since Nc
/ Abilities arrival here about two months ago,
| when final settlement of the conditions was
agreed on. During the last few weeks the COM
| ming contest had awakened the keenest interest.
| This was due in q great measure to the large
amount OF money up on the result. The purse
| offered by the club amounted to $4,000. of which
$500 was to go to the loser. In addition to this
sum each principal had placed 5000 the fight,
making the total sum which would fall into the
hands OF the winner ST., oOO Before the terms OF
| the contract were completed Carroll demanded
that both men should fight at IS3 pounds, but
McAulife declared he could not get
to himself, and it was finally agreed that
the m en- should wet gh before the contest at l37
pounds. number of sporting men arrived here
from Eastern points some time ago, attracted by
the coming fight, aud it recently reported
with them, which they intended to place on Nc
Auliffe. When the match was first made Carroll
was the favorite here, but soon after the
neuncement was made that there was so much
McAuliffe money the market Carroll's adj
mirers evinced unwillingneSs to come forward.
The general impression was that they were hold
ing out for large odds. The consequence was
that up to the day of the fight the amount wa
gered was not as large as was expected. Two to
wanted, but the Eastern supporters of McAuliffe
made offers ranging from 500 to So and Sl01 to
$50, but they found but few takers, though the
pool rooms during the last few days had been
crowded with the friends of both men. So far
as the condition of the men concerned it
was regarded as perfect in both cases. The men
met at the California athletic club last night and
selected seconds. Carroll selected Martin Muir
ply and Florrie Barnett. McAuliffe announced
that Billy Madden and Jack Dempsey would be
in his corner. Carroll Immediately raised a
strong objection to Dempsey on the ground that
such was disqualified to act as
second. The directors pointed out that
of the club, had acted as second for Mccarthy in
the latter S fight with Dempsey last mouth. They
therefore suspended the rule and allowed D emp
sey to go behind McAuliffe tonight. Hiram Cook
was selected as referee. Owing to some rumors
afioat yesterday that the contest was not to be
genuine ONE President Fulda last night in
formed Carroll and McAuliffe that If at any time
during the contest there any evidence of
foolshness the fight would be stopped and the
men thrown out OF the ring.
AS early as 6 o clock this evening the specta-
tors began to assemble at the gymnasium of the
not vacant seat in the large building, fully 1000
persons being present. 1t was near4y O'Clock
when the contestants, accompanied by their
seconds, appeared in the ring. Nc Auiffe was
the first to step over the ropes. Both men were
received with much enthusiasm. Weights were
roll, l35h. Time was called at $40.
In the first round McAuliffe opened with a
rush, but Carroll escaped by doGging; he fol-
neck three times with his right. McAuiiffe
made another rush and again found Carrolls
neck. The men clinched and the round closed.
Second round-Carron opened with rust
McAuliffe and gagged his jaw several times,
McAulife returning with hot right hand blow
on CaTroll's ribs and followed it up with swing
the neck. Carroll countered with hard
left McAuliffe'S jaw. The men then
spared cautiously till the close of the round.
Third round-The men spared for q few min
utes and then Mac led ont with his left, catch
ing Carroll under the chin, repeating it before
Carroll had recovered from his first shock, and
. olnch followed. Mac tried hard swing. but
Carroll lodged. In the clinch that followed
Mac reached Carrolls ear with his right, and
then gave a vicious undercut with his left. Nc
Aulihe made a half dozen terrible lunges, all
of which Carroll escaped by clean lodging until
just before the round closed, when he received
sharp rap in the ribs and Immediately countered
In the fifth round McAuliffe aimed for Car
rolf jaw but received hard iab the mouth
which sent him down his knees He rose at
once. Several rallies followed in which Carroll
received a left-hander on the neck.
In the sixth, McAuiifie again sought CARROLL
jaw with hard left-hander, and followed it with
t1nued to play for his opponent S wind, and
reached there several times with marvellous
rapiditv.
Seventh round-McAuliffe continued the same
tactics, and landed two more left handed blows
on Carroll s body. Some sharp fighting at close
quarters followed in which neither had any ad-
vantage. McAuliffe continued the leading, but
Carroll escaped much punishment by clever
lodging.
near the close when there sharp rally,
in which Carroll received considerable pound
ing:
had served him well SO far. There another
hot rally in this round. in which Carroll brought
a little blood from McAuliffe's forehead. Nc
Auliffe again rushed the fighting.
In the tenth round McAulife landed Car
roll ribs several times, though the blows
not hard. McAuiffe had narrow escape from |
a swinging right handler which Just grazed his |
ear: He responded with terrific right swing
on Carroil's jaw. |
Eleventh rornd-McAulIffe opened the round |
with hard left-hander on Carroll's stomach, |
but received in return terrific jab in the |
mouth. McAulife then caught Carroll on the |
nose and the latter again countered on his neck |
Twelfth round-This was the shortest round of |
the fight so far. There was hot rally in which |
the men fell heavily to the floor, McAuliffe on |
top. Carroll rose and some terrific smuggling at |
close quarters followed until both men were |
very groggy. Carroll then scored a clean |
knock-down by landing on McAulife's jag.
In the thirteenth round both men fought hard |
McAuliffe did most Of the rushing but just before
the round closed, Carroll gave him staggering |
blow in the jaw which almost sent him to the |
floor.
Carroll seemed fresher when the men came up |
for the fourteenth. They spared carefully, and |
there was little done during the first half of the
round. Then Mac landed with his left Car |
roll cheek. The latter countered with light |
tap on McAuliffe's jaw.
Fifteenth round-Mac again found Carroll's |
wind hard. Just before the round closed Carroll |
forced matters, catching Mac heavily in the |
himself from further punishment by a clinch.
Sixteenth round-Mac landed well with his |
long left and prevented Carroll from getting |
close enough to do damage with his left Car |
roll seemed to be the stronger man. Little was |
done in this round except a right-hand stinger |
on Carroll's ribs from Macs right.
The seventeenth round opened with a short |
rally with honors about even. The men were
evidently very tired, and little else was done
during he round.
The men clinched' in the eighteenth, and as
they broke away Carroll uppercut McAuliffe and
then gave him several right and left handlers
which staggered him perceptibly. McAuliffe
closed the round with left hand punch on Car
rolls mouth.
Nineteenth round-But little damage was done
in the round until just at the close, when Nc
Aulite reached CARROLL ribs three times and in
return received a short counter in the neck
which staggered him.
In the twentieth Mac resumed punching
operations Carroll's body, with but little
effect. Carroll tented several times, but made
little effort to lead.
In the twenty first round Mac landed hard
on Carroll's ribs, ana attempted
TO follow it up with his left. Carroll escaped |
by clever dodge. moment later McAuliffe
reached his neck, and then received left hand
swing in the RIBS.
In the twenty-second round Mac rushed Car
roll. The latter tried to return the blow but
Mac jumped away. Carroll went staggering back
from Highlander in the cheek. Carroll at
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