Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-22
FORTY-SEVEN ROUNDS.
McAuliffe and Carroll Put Up
a Good Fight.
CARROLL FAIRLY KNOCKED OUT.
McAuliffe Suffers Most Punishment
but Gets In on Carroll's Mouth
at the Right Moment.
Associated Press Dispatches to THE HERALD


Club for the contest between Jack
and Jimmy Carroll, which
took place at the California Athletic Club
tonight, amounted to 5000, of which
$500 was to go to the loser. In addition
to this sum each principal had posted
$4,000 on the fight, making the total sum
which would fall into the hands of the
winner $12,500. AS seconds, Carroll
selected Martin Murphy and Florrie
Bennett. McAuliffe announced that
Billy Madden and Jack Dempsey would
be in his corner. Hiram Cook was
selected ss referee. Owing to some
rumors sfoat yesterday that the fight
was not to be genuine one, President
Fulda last night informed Carroll and
McAuliffe that if at any time during the
contest there was any evidence Of
taking" the fight would be stopped and
the men thrown out of the ring.
Previous to the contest an effort was
made to pass resolution instructing the
Board of Directors to arrange match
between Joe McAuliffe and Peter jack
con, but the club decided to leave the
matter in the hands of the directors. It
was nearly o'clock when the contest
ants. accompanied by their seconds, al,-
peared in the ring. McAuliffs was the
fret to skip over the ropes. Both pugil-
lists were received with enthusiasm. The
weights were announced as follows:
McAuliffe, 1341a; Carroll, 1852. Time
was called at 9 10.
First Round-McAulife opened with q
rush, but Carroll escaped by lodging.
McAuliffe reached Csrroll's neck several
times with his right before the round
closed.
Sec md Round-Carroll opened by q
rush and jabbed McAul'tfe in the jaw
several times. McAuliffe returned hot
right-hand blow in Carroll's ribs, and
followed it up with swing on the neck.
Carroll countered with hard left handler
On Macs jaw.
Third kound-Mac led out with his
left, catching Carroll under the chin.
He repeated this before Carroll had re-
covered from the first shock, and a clinch
followed. Carroll then tried u hard
swing, but McAuliffe lodged.
Fourth Round-McAuliffer reached Car
rolls ear with his right, and then gave
him vicious upper-cut with his LETT.
McAuliffe made half-dozen terrific
lunges, ,all of which Carroll escaped until
just before the round closed, when he
received sharp rap in the ribs.
In the fifth round McAuliffe aimed for
Carroll's jaw, but received hard jab on
the mouth, which sent him down on his
knees. He rose at once, and several
rallies followed.
i In the sixth McAuliffs again caught
1Carroll in the jaw with hard right
handler. McAuliffe continued to play
| for his opponents wind and reached
there several times with marvellous
rapidity.
Seventh Round-McAuliffe continued
the same tactics and landed two more
left-hand blows on Carroll's body.
In the eighth round there was little
done till near the close, when there WAS
sharp rally, in which Carroll received
considerable pounding.
Ninth Round-In this round there
| was another hot rally, in which Carroll
brought q little blood from McAulitfe g
forehead. McAuliffe again rushed the
fighting.
In the tenth round McAuliffe landed
on Oarroll's ribs sew 4ral times, though
the blows were not hard. McAuiffs had
narrow escape from swinging right.
handler, which just grszed his ear.
Eleventh Round-McAuliffe opened
the round with a hard lefJ-hander on
Carroll's stomach, but received in return
| terrific jap in the mouth.
Twelfth Round-This was the hottest
round of the fight 30 far. There was a
| not rally, followed by q clinch, in which
the men fell heavily 80 the floor, Nc
Auliffe on top. Carroll rose, and some
terrific slogeing at close quarters fol-
lowed. until both men were very groggy.
Carroll scored clear knock down by
landing on McAuliffs's jaw.
In the thirteenth round both men
fought hard for Knockout, though very
tired. McAullffe did most of the rush
ing, but just before the round closed
Carroll gave him blow on the jaw
which almost sent him to the fl Dor.
Fifteenth Round-McAullffe found
Csrroll's wind hard just before the roun
closed. Carroll forced matters, caught
Mac heavy in the wind and again on the
jaw. The latter saved himself from
further punishm ent by clinch.
Little was done in the sixteenth. The
seventeenth round opened with honors
about even. Both men we're evidently
very tired. The men clinched in the
eighteenth, and as they broke away
Carroll uppercut McAulIffs viclously and
then gave him several right and lett
handlers which staggered him percep.
tibly.
Nineteenth Round-But little damage
was done until just at the close, when
Mac reached Carroll's ribs three times,
and each time received a sharp counter
which staggered him.
In the twentieth Mac resumed his
punching operations on Carroll's body,
with but little effect, however. Carroll
feinted several times, but made little
effort o lead.
Twenty.frst Round-Mac landed a
hard right-hander on Carroll's Jaw, and
atte to follow it up with his left,
but Carroll escaped by clever dodge. A
moment later, however, McAuliffe
reached his neck, and then gave him q
left-hand swing IN the ribs.
In the twenty second Mac again
reached Carroll's neck. The latter tried
to return tha blow, but Mac jumped
away. Carroll next staggered back from
right-hsnder.
In the twenty-eighth there was some
sharp fighting at close quarters, in
which McAuliffe had the advantage. He
pounded Carroll about the neck and
body until the latter staggered under the
blowe.
The next few rounds were generally in
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