The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-18
THE SMITH-DALY FIGHT,
The Denver Man Does as He Likes With the
Philadelphia Boy, Who has Pluck.
Especial to THE HERALp-Exar

Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
BUFFALO, N. Y, June FED Smith. of Den
ver beat Jim Daily, of Philadelphia, in six
rounds last night. Smith was big fayorite in
the betting and for the reason TINT DaIy is com
parauVely unknown, Smith weighed l7S pounds
ana mad William Muldoon, Mike Cleary and
Frank Bosworth, of Providence back of him
DAILY weight was given at 165 pounds. Steve
Brodle. the bridge jumper, Tom Manning and
Z. j. Griffin, of PHILADELPHIA were behind Daiv
Jake kllrain was there to challenge the winner.
The fight was for a 81 800 purse of which S5Oo
was to go to the loser. The men were intro
duced aonnea two-ounce gloves and the an
nouncement of Prof James Connors as referee
was hailed with applause Connors warned tho
men in regard to breaking away after clinching
and fouls. .
First Round-The men spared for an open
ing. Smith tented with his left and landed
lightly on the jaw. Daily made a stab at
Smiths wind but fell short. Smith began rush
ing and smashed DAILY hard twice. Smith
K R9I, DAILY down with crack on the neck
DAILY was still for few seconds but got UP and
went at Smith savagely. The latter held him
OF easily and dealt out more punishment.
Second Round-Daly opened with left
handler on the neck. Out shot Smiths right and
down went DAILY. Smith went at DAILY hammer
and tongs and knocked him down twice. lust
as the round closed Smith landed on DAVIS
stomach. A foul was claimed as Smith strnci,
after the gong sounded. 1t was not allowed.
Third round Smith led off with a hard one on
DAILY Jaw, and repeated that twice before Dalv
knew what had happened. DAILY caught Smith
on the nose, drawing claret This enraoed
Smith, and he dealt trip hammer blow on The
neck which floored him. Daily was dazed Brodie
rushed and blew water in his face whereat
Muldoon claimed a foul. Not allowed
Fourth Round-Smith lost his temper at tho
repeated shouts of foul and banged Dalv
right and left until the latter went down under
crusher, and Brodie rushed into the ring
again and blew spray over DAILY whereat MINI
doom and Cleary claimed foul again. Dalv star-
gered to his feet only to receive another chin
ticker, which hoored him, Broiie repeated his
tac5les, ana Cleary unable to control his anger,
III kill you if you don't keep out of the ring.
Outsiders lnteriered, and another fight was pre-
vented; Brodie skipped OUTSIDE the ropes.
Smith landed just as he pleased and DaIv
went down five times in succession. He Knew
enough TO cllnch and stay down for five or six
seconds but was going fast. DAILY struggled to his
feet for the sixth time and made a weak at
tempt to upper cut Smith. The Denver man
simply smiled, shot out his right and DAILY went
to grass again. Only the sound OF the gong
saved him from being counted out Dalv was
rushed TO MS corner and recustated as far as
possible, but it seemed almost cruelty to send
him in for another round.
Fifth Round Excitement ran high as the men
came up for this round. Daily gathered enough
strength to lead with his left. Smith stoned
the blow and countered heavily with his right
on Days neck. Daily went down. Brodie
broke INTO the ring again. Referee Connors
succeeded in getting him out and cautioned him
enect Tor minute later when Smith knocked
Daily down again, Brodie was in the ring
working over his man. Muldoon kicked
vigorously and Connors was on the point of
giving the fght to Smith when DAILY got to his
feet and Brodie retreatead. Again Smith
soaked DAILY in the neck and knocked him
down. Broule ran around the ring yelling like
maniac and telling Daily to get up and Get ut
him. AS fast as Daily got up Smith Knocked
him oil his pins, and ii was only matter of a
few minutes When he would be knocked ont
Just before the round closed, Smith not having
the heart TO hit Daily, half showed him over
Brodie claimed Il foul, which was not allowed
Sixth Round-Daly freshened up little but
was too weak to stand much more punishment
smith grew hot at Days stubbornnes and
ralned IN blows on the jaw and jugular which
would have felled an OK Daily got nm each
time with an efIort and tried to clinch In the
clmch Smith showed Daily down. Dalv was
completely played out and covered before his
victor. Brodie saw his man was licked. and
ratherthan see him knocked out rushed i'm and
pulled Daily back to his chair, He claimed the
1ght on foul for Smiths showing DaIy down
me claim was so ridiculous that Connors told
DAILY TO light or be counted out DAILY himself
hardly knew what was going on. His head was
all IN Whlrl. and in the midst of Shrieks from
al SIDES OF the ring, ConncrS gave the fight to
Smith, who was loudly cheered.
Eighteen rounds were fought and both men
were terribly punished For the first half of
the fight Lynch had decidedly the best of il. act
ing on the aggressive most OF the time, and
fact was nearly knocked out in the tenth round
bue his wonderful rallying power kept him mn
In the twelfth Mcbride took the Offensive and
IN that and the thirteenth rounds succeeded in
lnfllctlng severe punishment ON Lynch. In the
fourteenth, however, he was knocked down
In the sixteenth he nearly knocked Lynch down
but the latter rallied and from that time on
wa. was on top until he put Mcbride to sleep in
the eighteenth with right handler on the law.
Mcbride was a hideouS sight, while Lynch was
not so badly used up.