Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-30
SPORTING MATTERS.
Another Fight at the Cali
fOrnia Club.
Bob FitzsimmOns Too Much for
Billy Mccarthy.
Peter Jackson and Party Arrive at
San Francisco.
jackson Thinks it as Good as Settled
That He Will Fight Sullivan.
The Ball Field.
Associated Press Dispatches. |


SAN Francisco, May 29.-Billy Nc
Carthy, the Australian, and Bob Fitz.
simmons, of New Zealand, fought at the
California Athletic Club tonight for a
purse OF $1,250. 1t was Fitzsimmons' s
first appearance in this city in a finish
fight.
Billy Murphy, of Australia, and Eddy
Greaney, of San Francisco, appeared in q
four-round contest previous to the finish
fight. Greaney drew blood from Muir
phys forehead in the first round. Each
round brought forth roar of applause
and when Referee Hogan awarded tn c
fight to Greaney on points, tumult,
probably never exceeded in the clut
rooms, followed. President Fulda finally
announced that the board of directors
would hold special meeting to consider
as to the award of the contest.
At :55 Mccarthy and Fitzsimmons
appeared in the ring.
First und-Fitzsimmons, who over
lowered his opponent, guarded himself
loosely and allowed Mccarthy to land
his left inside his guard several times.
He used his right freely but fell short,
while Mccarthy planted some good left
handlers in the big fellows face.
Second-Both men did considerable
fighting, with the result that Mccarthy
received lump over the left eye, and
became somewhat winded.
d-Fitzsimmons's long reach was
too much for Mccarthy, whom he upper
cut and countered with both hands.
Mccarthy was knocked down near the
end of the round by several well-directed
right-handers.
Fourth - Fitzsimmons landed right
and left on his small, but game, oppo-
nent's head and nearly knocked him out
by free upper-cutting in MeCarthy's
mouth. Mccarthy was knocked down
again, and the end of the round found
him unable to stop the big mans blows,
who was winding himself by the force OF
his punches in McCarthy's mouth.
Fifth-Two-handed body blows at
close quarters, diversified by some long
drives from the New Zealander, pun
ished Mccarthy badly, but he made a
couple of good stops, and the New Zea-
lander seemed to be suffering at the end
of the round.
Sixth-Fitzsimmon hammered Nc
OdlIhy a1 iOiiS iaiSo, CoLlPOliiIiS thC
Australian to close and clinch. Nc
Carthy twice tried a pivot blow, and
once landed fairly on the New Zealand
er's cheek, but the lanky antipodean re-
fused to be dazed.
Seventh-Fitzsimmon renewed his
tactics of driving for McCarthy's head
with both hands in quick succession.
Mccarthy was badly punished about the
face, while Fitzsimmons had not mark.
Eighth-McCarthy tried gamely to
land telling. blow on his tall opponents
neck, while che latter continued, to
drive his left into McCarthy's r1outh,
which was bleeding profusely, f6llowing
it by right-handers on the ear
Ninth-McCarthy succeeded in land
ing sounding right-hander on Fitz-
simmons,s left ear, but Paid for it in a
shower of fierce puncheskf which left him
battered, bleeding and t!4roggy. He was
twice knocked down, /and at the end Of
the round was uns'ble to continue the
fight, which was awarded to the New
Zealander. The layter made his oppon-
ent a present of $HOO.