Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
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McAuiIfGe wins the Great Light
weight Fight i'm AZ lsOunds-A
lsard battle.

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McAuiIfso wins the Great Light
weight Fight i'm AZ lsOunds--A
Hard Hattie.
Ban Francisco, March 22,-No pugislistic
event In this city ever created more interest
thBn tho contest between Jack McAuih5
and Jimmy Carroll at the California Atm
letic Club last night. The purse offered by
the club amounted to $4,000, OF which $500
was to go to the loser. In addition TO this
cum each principle had posted $4,000 n
the fight, making the total reward OF the
winner $l2, 900.
Carroll selected Martin Murphy aud
Florrle Barnett as his seconds. McAullffs
engaged Billy Madden and JACK Dempsey
to 20 in his corner. Hiram Cook was
referee.
There was not an empty goat In the exhl-
billion room Of the club last night when The
mon entered the ring at 905 O'Clock.
McAuliif, Weighed 1871 pounds, Carroll
| 1851 pounds.
As they toed the scratch McAultffe seemed
to have shade tho better reach, while Ids
| opponent appeared to be the sturdler Of the
| pair. Tho New Yorker was til FIRST to lead.
After little preliminary sparring he shot
| out his left hand, catching Carroll lightly
| on the jsw and rushing him to his corner,
| where an even exchange OF light blows
took place. Near the end of Tho round
McAullfre gotin two hot ones on the Boston
mans ribs.
In the second round Carroll rushed at
his man vlciously, and bni decidedly the
best of It. He landed right and loft on
MeAuiffe.
AT the opening OF the seventh MoAuliiTs
gained the ascsndaAcy and battered his
man sayagely. Carroll tried several points,
| but fell short. Though Carroll Vas slightly
overmatched he showed the greater endur-
ance OF the two. The New Yorker would
hardly have been able to stand the punish
ment administered to his adversary.
The eight was hard round for Carroll.
He was smashed right aud left, but towards
the end got In two stralsht-cut IBIS on
McAulitfo's Jaw which made him staggec TO
his cheir.
The ninth, tenth ard eleventh rounds
were all slightly in McAulifrb's favor. Ia
the twelfth no caught Carroll squarely oh
the point Of his jaw, and as the iatter was
falling he carght his adversary BY the heai
and dragged him down with him. 1t was
give and take to the end OF the round, both
men going to their chairs very grogsy.
In The 18th round, Carroll eVened things
mp by getting In couple of hard oneg Oh
Jacks race. he once sent McAuliffe splaw.
ling against the ropes but seemed too taxed
to follow up the advantage. Both men
needed wind aud spared for It most OF the
next three rounds.
When they woke up to work In the 18th
round Carroll was the stronger OF the two,
McAuliifa tried hard 10 knock him ont, but
no would rot hav3 il that way. He Was
now showing TO better advantage than ut
any other ti!na during the tFht, and ne
met tho New Workers. rushss Remely il
IVES evident that Jack did not relish the
vicious loft handler which the bean eater
drove into his wind during rallies. He no.
gan to fight ut u more respectful distance.
II was anyhody's fight up to the % b
| 10 mt n n
and honcrs bBinS even all round. In this
round the tide turned slightlyi IN McAuliife's
favor, he getting the best Of four or five
rnshes In CAROLS corner.
In the 3Sth round the men made up for
Lost time and sluHCed zach oth4r. Carroll
wGs the weaker aud was very shaEy on Ills
legs. When his cams to the scratch for thu
35th he was still ia he flght. however, end
fought hts man desperately. both soon
quleted down. however. and II was on the
stroke Of IL O'Clock when they laced each
other for the 4lst round.
The men staggered up TO the scratch and
struck wildly both weak and badly winded.
A good blow on either side would have
ended the fight. Both men were agRres-
sive In tue 41th, but neither was able TO do
any harm.
At tho opening of the AZ h round It looked
az the fight was CacrolFs. Carroll sill
acted on the aggressive but when the
little. Tho men were lighting hard at
close quarters. It was give and take for n
few seconds though both men were so hazed
they could scarcely stand upon their feet
tilally Macs right fist came In contact
with CAROLS jaw and the latter wer'
down. lie rose In three or four second!
AMI iinc started In to finish him though Il
: was difficult TO say which man was the
weaker. Macs IA, o was well Gov
cred with blood but there wa
, very little on CARROTS. Ihs mer
continued TO pound away at each other'i
heads, though Macs blows were harie
aud he flhally caught Carroll in the moutt
aud sent him doWn on the h23r with I
thump. Carroll lay insensibie stretched
: out ol his back when tina ssseconds .wer,
being counted of. When 10 seconds wsr'
completed there was still no movement o
! his body and his seconds had to carry hin
to his corner while Mac was declared vlcto
,, amid en- huSiastic cheering. The battle wa
scientific from the star.