Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-19
THE MIDDLEWEIGHTs.
Jack Dempsey Defends the
Championship.
MCCARTHY VERY MUCH DONE UP
The Australian Makes a Plucky
Fight, but DisappOints His
Friends.

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 1S.-Over
two thousand enthusiastic spectators as
ssmbled at the gymnasium of the Cali
fornia Athletic Club tonight to witness
the great battle of the middle.weights,
Jack Dempsey and Billy MCCARTHY.
Hiram Cook was referee, Jack McAuliffe
and Denny Kelleher were behind Demp-
sew, and Jimmie Carroll and Paddy Cor
man seconded Mccarthy. The condi-
tions of the contest were tina. the men
should weigh under 156 pounds, and
when they appeared in the ring tonight
Mccarthy was little under that figure,
and Dempsey few pounds lighter than
his adversary.
When the principals aterrrred into .ne
ring, they were received with rousing
cheers. The weights were announced as
follows: Dempsey, 1471a; Mccarthy,
151%. President Fulda announced that
it had been discovered that the gloves
prepared for the contest had been
tampered with, and nearly half an hour
was consumed in remedying them before
they were ready to face each other.
Time was called at 9 80. Iu toe first
round Dempsey caught Mccarthy lightly
on the chin. Mccarthy led out several
times, but Dempsey lodged. Dempsey
caught Mccarthy savagely in the face
twice, and then gave him terrific right
handler on the body. Mccarthy landed
lightly on Dempsey's neck.
In the third round Mccarthy caught
another left-hander in the chin, followed
up with good blow on the ribs. Just
as the round closed the Australian
struck Dempsey hard in the wind, and
ceived hot one on the forehead. In
the fourth Mccarthy followed Dempsey
closely, but the Nonpareil's left found
the Australians neck half dozen times
without return.
In the fifth round Dempsey again found
McCarthy's body. MCCARTHY then
made savage rush and struck Dempsey
hard twice on the ear.
From the sixth to the ninth round
Dempsey found McCarthy's wind with
some telling blows, the latter occasion.
ally landing a blow on the Nonpareil's
cheek or ear. In the ninth Mccarthy
gained applause by turning around
quickly and catching Dempsey a back
hand blow on the nose. In the twelfth
he repeated this and again caught DEM p.
sey on the nose. He made several sav.
age lunges but fell short, and received q
short-arm jab on the chin.
From the thirteenth to the sixteenth
Dempsey continued to distress the Aus
tralian with his body blows. The elk
teenth was the liveliest round up to that
time, and when it closed there were loud
cheers for Dempsey. He landed on the
Australians body and jaw about as be
pleased. The lstter's eyes and cheeks
began to puff up, and when the round
closed he was evidently groggy.
Dempsey repeated this punishment in
the seventeenth, and though he stag
gered Mccarthy with the blows he
rained on his neck, he was not able to
score knock-down. The conditions re-
mained about the same until the twenty
second, when MCCARTHY turned COM
heavily on the stomach, receiving in re-
turn terrific jab on the chin which al
most sent the Australian off his feet.
Little or nothing was done in the
twenty-fifth round, but in the twenty
sixth Dempsey went in in earnest to
finish his man. Three or four terrific
right and left-hand blows on the Austria
lian's neck madethe latter exceedingly
groggy, and then Dempsey hit him when
and where he pleased. Mccarthy stag
gered around the ring like drunken
man and although Dempsey continued to
rain blows on his neck he still kept his
feet, until the Nonpareil, in pity for his
victim, asked him to give up. Mccarthy
refused, and as the round was about to
close, Dempsey would not punish him
any more, but took him by the arm and
led him to his corner amid cheers from
the spectators.
Mccarthy came forward in the twenty
seventh just able to stand on his feet.
A blow in the face sent him to the floor.
He arose with blood streaming from his
nose and mouth, and Dempsey again
sent him down. Mccarthy rose the sec
ond time and Dempsey begged him to
give up. Mccarthy still refused, and
Dempsey struck him lightly and he fell
the third time, but rose in eight seconds.
More entreaties on Dempsey's part still
met with refusal from the Australian to
give up, and Dempsey knocked him
down the fourth time. He struggled to
his feet In time to save Knockout, and
the round closed. MCCARTHY was led to
his corner covered with blood, and loud
cries were heard all over the hall asking
him to give up the fight.
When the gong sounded for the twenty
eighth round, Mccarthy staggered to the
center of the ring, and Dempsey i'm
plored him to give up. The widest
excitement prevailed all over the build
ing, and mingled cries of "Knock him
out, jack" and "Give it up, McC Carthy,"
were heard everywhere. The Australian
still refused to acknowledge himself
defeated, and Dempsey beat him into q
corner and sent him down in heap. He
rose again and leaned against the ropes
for support. Dempsey walked up to finish
him, but turned to the referee and de-
clared that he had ret the heart to pun
ish the man any further. Just then
Paddy German, McCsrthy's second,
broke into the ring and dragged his prin.
cipal over to his corner, aad refused to
permit him to stay in the fight longer.
Dempsey was accordingly declared the
amid loud cheers.
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