, 1890-02-19
THE NONPAREIL WINS.
Mccarthy Knocked Out in
Twenty-eight Rounds.
Dempsey's Compassion for His
Antagonist.
Over 1000 Persons Witness
the Fight.

SAN francesca, Feb. 1S.-Two thou
sand enthusiastic spectators assembled at
the California Athletic club tonight to
witness the battle of the middleweights.
j. Dempsey and Billy Mccarthy, the
Australian champion. The weights were:
Dempsey 1874, Mccarthy 1914. The
fight was a clever one. Most of the time
the Australian was quite cautious, but
succeeded in giving Dempsey some pretty
hard raps. These we're returned with In
t%erest. however. by the Nonpareil, several
of his blows in the wind bringing audible
erunts from Mccarthy, but failing to
knock him down. In the ninth round
Mccarthy delivered a terrific left handler
on Dempsey's stomach and followed it up
with a sharp blow on the nose which
caused Dempsey to vince. al5 o.fl4
From that time until the sixteenth
round Mccarthy made SO veral vicious at
tacks, but without much effect. The
sixteenth round was one of the l~iveliest
and greatly in Dempsey's favor. he land
ing on the Australians body and jaw as
he pleased. McCarthy's eyes and cheeks
began to puff up and when the round
closed he was groggy. MCCARTHY was
distressed in the subsequent rounds, but
did not take the defensive thereafter.
continuing to fight stubbornly. He
worked hard to smash Dempsey. but the
latter was too quick for him, in the
twenty-fourth round he again doubled
Mccarthy up by a savage right handler
in the wind. but the Australian recovered
and reached Dempsey's neck with a right
hand swing
There was nothing done in the twenty
fifth round. bat in the twenty sixth
Dempsey went in to finish his man.
Three or four terrific right and left hand
blows on the Australians neck made the
latter exceeding groggy and then Demp-
sey hit him when and where he pleased.
Mccarthy staggered around like a drunk
en- man, but although Dempsey continued
to rain blows on his neck he still kept bis
feet until the Nonpareil in pity tor his
victim asked him to give IN. 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 cam forward in the twenty
seventh Just able to stand OF 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 arose the second
time and Dempsey begged him to give
up. Mccarthy still refused and Dempsey
struck him lightly and he fell. but arose
within the eight seconds. More en-
treaties from Dempsey still met withra
refusal from the Australian to give up
and Dempsey knocked him down the
fourth time. He staggered to his feet to
save a 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 implored
him to give up, but the Australian still
refused to acknowledge himself beaten
and Dempsey beat him into his corner and
be again leaned against the ropes for sup
port. Dempsey walked up to finish him,
but his compassion for the pitiable object
before him vas too much for the Non
pareil so he stepped up to the referee and
declared he had not the heart to punish
his man any further.
just then Paddy German. McCarthy's
second, broke into the ring and drawing
his principal over to his corner refused to
permit him to stay in the fight longer.
Dempsey was accordingly declared the
winner amid loud cheers from the 1000
men, who admired his compassion for his
pame anita uonist