The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-19
GAME TO THE LAST.
TwENTY-EloHT FINE ROUNDS.


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great hAttls between the rni1dlevsighss.
Jack Dempsey and Bully McCaEthy. Nearly
eyexy msn Who san Dempsey - down b.
fore La Blanche last August uas anxious
that the Nonparsl should b given N op-
port1aify to retrieve his lest bonors and
b placed Is nearly - possible on the same
footing he held when he sas m unde-
feated man. La Blanche viii not consent
70 return match for the present and The
FIRST Avaiiahle man therefore 20 match
againsi Dempsey was the Australian mid
dlewsight champion, Mccarthy
Dempsey uas not weai enough % hight
last month on the date for which the maach
WAS originally sss. Dvmpsey's health inn
proved. however. In the last lev months
and when the dag for the fight arrived be
announced himself in perfect condition.
Betting was generally in his favor. shout
the largest odds being SOD 10 &60. Me-
carthy Injured his hand few weeks ago
while wrestling, and his friends expressed
sorpe fears on this account, but be seemed
to nave recovered entirely.
Hiram Cook Was appointed referee.
Jack aicAu:i;ie and Denny Keileher were
behind Dempsey. and Jimmie Carroll and
Paddy German seconded Mccarthy.
Dempsey weighed i475s pounds and Nc
Carthy 1914. President Fuida announced
II had jsst s,een discovered that the gloves
whsGh had been prepared for the contess
had been fampered with. and IL took nearly
half an hoUr 10 nix them.
La tie firsI round both came to the cen
ter OF tie ring quickly. Dempsey led With
hls left and caught McCArthy lightly on
TIC chin. Mccarthy watched closely fer
an opening aud led out several times, bus
Dempsey lodged. The Australian seemed
inclined to forcs the matter. bat WAS able 70
ecompiish nothing.
s.cond round Dempss, caught Mac"
sayagesy in the face twice. then gave him
terrific right-hander in the body. Mccarthy
attempted to return IL but Dempsey got
away. Mccarthy landed lightly on Jacks
meek and the round closed with several
poiats in Jacks fayar.
Third round Mccarthy caught another
sess-hander on the chin which Dempsey
followed up with . good blow on ribs and
repeated this moment later. Just - the
round ciosed the Australian struck Demp
sey hard in the wind and received hot
one on The forehead Ia return.
Fourth round-McCarthy followed
Dempsey cleveriy, but tho Nonpareil
watched his opportunity and his left soon
found the Aus:ralian's neck half dozen
times Without return.
Filth round dempsey again found Nc
Carthy's body and got . sharp rap on the
ear from she lattef's right Mccarthy then
msde savage rush and struck Dempsey
t@je6 - ~ ear hAfd.
Sixth round Mccarthy opened the
round with : vicious uppercut which
failed. and then walked to his own corner.
slowly followed by Dempsey. They
SPARED . moment and then Dempsey re-
peated his attack on his opponents body,
and landed heavily three times. Nc
Carthy seemed . trine furried, and the
round cios ed amid applause for Dempsey.
Seventh round-Dempsey led out strong
but Mccarthy showed wonderful quickness
in getting away. Dempsey's left landed
on his jaw several times, and Just before
the round closed Mccarthy returned il
with . right-hander on the cheek.
Eigth round-McCarshy led out savagely
with his right and struck Dempsey heavily
on the ear. He tried il . second time and
almost fell to the door ~ Dempsey jumped
away. Dempsey then plantei his right
hand on McCaFthy's wind, which caused
tie latter 10 double over
Ninth ronnd-Dempsey again scored on
McCarshy's throat and body. and received
a terrific ieit-hander on the stomach. Nc
casthy gained applause by tarning around
quickly and catching Dempsey = smart
hack-hand blow on he nose.
Teath ronnd-Dempsev continued t.
hammer away for McCarihy's Wind, and
brought a very audible Irnnt from him
several times. AcCarthy's attacks were
wicked but the Nonpareil was too quick
for him until near the end of the round.
when Mccarthy planted = good left-hsndsr
jus. above the stomach.
In the eleventh round both men seemed
to ee - strong rs II the start. In tho
taelfth Mccarthy repeated his turning blow
IN this round and again caught Dempsey
the nose. He made several savage
llnges. but fe.i short and received . short
arm jah on the chin. In the thirteenth
Dempsey aimed wicked blow for Nc
saFthy's neck, bns the latter saved himself
b. ncAt dacx. Exchange o. short arm
blows aud several clinches followed
Fourteenth roand--Dempsey landed .
ssiagIng Isft-hander on Accarthy's law.
followed with hard one in the stomach
ard another oae in the neck. The second
one in the stomach doubled the Australian
over.
Fifteenth round--Dempsey led for Nc
Carshy neck twice and reached il lightly.
Mccarthy made a left-haad swing al
Dempsey's head. but Dempsey was not
there.
Sixteenth round This va. the liveiiest
round up 10 that time and when II closed
there were loud cheers for Dempsey. lie
Landed on the Australians bcay aud Jaw
sboat As be pleased. The latser's eyes and
eheess began TO paa up ard when the
round closed he WAS evidently groggy
Dempsey repeated this punishment in tue
seventeenth. ard though he staggered Nc
tasthy with the hiess he rained on his
nsck he VAS nos able TO score q knock
down
In the eighteenth Mccarthy seemed
somewhat distressed. hut continued the
sesd cut for pempsy' jaw. lac oniy pun
tshment he received daring this round was
sharp rirEt-hsn1er under The arm.
Nineteenth round Met ar,hy scored with
his iels on Dem .sey's mouth and received
rap on the chin which kaocked him bsek
. iex fset
Iwensaesh roand--very little vas done
ia thas. Dempsey reached Mccarthy : ribs
ouce or tzsce. bat tae bscxs we're light.
In the t~enty-nrss Mccarthy struck
Dempsey heswsea TIE eyes with hts seft.
Dempsey gave him . vicious upper cut ~
The rssand cso-ed.
I~ensy.Seoead roard-nemrseys rsShs
again ieil heavily on the Australians : neck
ana ribs Toe lstes tuTned comp esesy
around and ssrGsk peIEsey hs2vity on