The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-17
IT WAS A DRAW.
Cahil1 and Butler Fought
V~iciously-BoWling
For HonorS.

Cahil failed. He did not knock out
Butler, nor had the advantage in scien-
tiic sparring. The battle was a draw.
The sting that Butler has had a decision
for superior work remains. 1t was the
opportunity to meet Butler and defeat
him that induced Caniil to relinquish his
struggle for the title of champion he now
holds and enter the Eagle A.C.'s tourney.
The men are clever. but the exhibition
was Il scientific one. 1t was a vicious con-
test. marked by foul tactics, and was only
Que remove from a rough and tumD g. lie
object OF each WAS PLAN. they wanted tu
avoid Il uoupt by Il clean knock out
CaLill used his shoulder and elnow as
frequently as mis- fist w lille Buffers long
arms were ever ready to envelop CahiiIs
neck, press it hard and thuS weaken his
formidable adversary. The meeting was
al the Claremont Rink, Brooklyn. Six
Thousand spectators Were present to viii
great that in the fiual round Hugh Win
tiers jumped iuto the ring. and Cal Me-
earthly, too, lost his head and followed,
and he and Winters had a lively set.to
for a few monleuts. Thus two fights
were In progress in the same ring. The
police quickly elected Mccarthy and
Winters. Several interesting battles pre-
cs,led the Calill-Butler go. but the in
terest was all IN this contest.
Jere Dun WAS selected as referee.
Fred Tarai and CHARLES Etlingsworth as
judges. and Joe Spath and Ed Garrison
rs iimekeepers. Cahill's SECONDS were
Dacey and EsrIy, while Frank White
and Winters looked after Butler. Cahill
was on the aggressive from the start. He
rushed, landed his left when Butler
c l.nched aud got that neck hold. They
spurred and Cahill sent out his left and
landed md followed this with his right
on Buffers raj. Cahill rushed again and
alter II ciincb blood was trIck1lng down
Buffers face from a wound over his eye.
They were cllnched when time was
called.
Round Two-Cahill lost no time in
landing on Buffers ear with the right,
and then they got to sbort-arm work,
Butler upper cutting viciously on Ca
niil's wind. They were separated and
Cs,hiil put in a staggering right. handler
aud they again mixed matters at close
quarters. Cahiil then got home on the
stomach and was upper.cut on the mouth
and more blood flowed. Cahill planted
on the nose aud threw Bntler away from
him. Cahill rushed Butler to the ropes,
backing him through and almost out OF
the ring. There were cries Ut "Foull'
which were unheefed, aud both were
smuggling in merry style at close quarters
when time was called.
Round InIea-B0bn were Urea, Oub
Cahili looked to be the stronger of the
pair and he again forced the lighting.
After Il short spar he dashed In anu sent
his right glove on Buffers neck II there
was a clinch. They pounded each other
yiciously until forced apart. 1hen Cahill
sent his right home ON the jaw, and again
they clinched, %roughing each other on the
ropes, Cahill using his shoulder and right
arm ana Butler yyringing his opponents
neck.
II was the most vicious sort of fighting.
aud the crowd yelled and stamped, break.
ing chairs, seLtees aud windows III giving
vent TO their feelings.
Both men were bleeding freely wheu
the round ended. The judges could not
agree on u verdict, anu a fourth round
WAS ordered.
Round Four-Cahill forced the fight
ing. He rushed and got some very bard
blows on Buffers stomach, and Butler
did some savage neck wriigiug and dam
Aaging upper cutting. 1T was the warmest
kind of fighting. aud near the end of the
rAund Buffers seconds claimed foul. A
scepe of wild excitement ensued. The
crowd yelled and clambered upon settees
aud chairs and stamped until chairs aud
benches collapsed. Then the excitement
was intensified by Winters aud Mccarthy
springing into the ropes and clubbing
ench other. The judges disagreed and
the Referee decided the battle a draw,
Eahiil had one advantage chat counts in
81 eulating points-he did the leading
but Butler cOuntered well.
,.eF~ey City, despite Cahi1l's draw,
galnad laureIs. Two of the clever anna
leurs OF the Scottish-Anericun A. G. wen