Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-08
AGILE BANTAAIS.
They Fight Seventy Rounds With
Even Results.


BosToN, February IA fight at the
Union Athletic Club, South End, to-
night, between George Dixon, the colored
bantam, and Gal Mccarthy, concerning
which there had been much speculation,
came off tonight, and proved most
stubborn contest. The matter was kept
very secret to prevent police interfer-
ence. The fight, though nominally for
points and medals, was in reality
"blood" fight to settle the bantam cham
pionship. There was large attendance
of sports from all over the East, and a
great deal of money was wagered upon
the result. The fight was declared a
draw at the end of the seventieth round.
Dixon was seconded by Tom O'Rourke
and Tom McGuegh, and Mccarthy by
Tom Collins and Jack O'Mara. "Chappy"
Moran and Danny Gum held the bottle,
while Mike Slattery and Jack McMas-
ters kept time. Dixon appeared in drab
tights and Mccarthy in blue. The men
both weighed 1141s pounds, and were
in the pink of condition and first class
spirits. Their hands were incssed in the
regulation gloves.
Mccarthy started in to win in short
order, leading off with left-hander on
the negro's jaw. Dixon countered on
his opponents neck. Cal lodged him
like cat. Though Dixon succeeded in
getting in two or three during the first
round, they were light ones, and the
round was ended in clinch.
The second and third rounds were
similar, and at the close Of the third be,s
of 81 900 to 5000 were frantically offered
on Mccarthy. In the fourth the Bos-
tonian put forth his reserve power. He
led with both hands. and Cal had to do
the hardest and quickest work
he ever did in his life, and the
close of the round found him dazed:
Mccarthy had the best of the fifth and
sixth rounds, but in the seventh Dixon
went at him again, and after sharp ex-
change of wind aud jaw blows led from
the shoulder. The Jersey City man
went dow to avoid punishment.
There was a clinch In the
eighth and good short-arm work.
then Mccarthy gave two hard body
blows, and Dixon landed squarely be-
tween the eyes. The Bostonians among
the spectators now began to zee victory
work continued, Dixon forging ahead all
the time, and his more famous opponent
losing heart, and showing plainly that
his jaunty notions of winning in canter
had disappeared.
When the fifteenth round was reached
betting was at $500 to $4OO on the Boston
boy. Mccarthy got considerable severe
punishment in the fifteenth, but came
up smiling in the sixteenth, and lei
Dixon have three good ones on the wind
Dixon returned the compliment on the
eye and jaw.
Then the men exchanged body blows
and both fell. Honors were about ever
in this round, and also in the next; bu
Dixon's strength was outlasting hi
rivals, and his blows counted.
The twentieth round was rattlins
good one, Mccarthy having recovered
himself, and the way in which he rainet
blows on his rivals face and neck de
lighted his supporters amazingly.
In the twenty-second the odds wer
back TO even, 80 well was he showing up
Dixon's legs began to show eigns
giving out in the twenty-third
but he held himself togethe
wonderfully and fought briskly
Clinches now became frequent an
blows that meant business. Cal trie'
Sullivan's method of hitting his oppo
nent right under the heart, but the sol
of Ham refused to be knocked out
There were no tame rounds.
In the thirty-fourth Cal was hisse
for running, and in the forty-fourt
Dixon was rushed to the ropes
In fact there was rush i
almost every round about this time
1t was the best and most equally ba
anced contest any one in town had eve
seen. The men were not angry. 1t wa
the science of puglism that was bein
displayed, and in royal manner. On
round was just like another. Sewers
times the referee had to caution McCarth
against cutting and using other foul tao
tics; so it went until at / 40 o'clocl
After the seventieth round the referee
with the approval of the spectator
called the fight draw. Neither man
badly punished, discolored optics and
redeemed nose being the only visibl
marks of the contest.
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