, 1891-09-12
Rafting Fight for the Light
weight Championship.
The Police Take q Hand in the
Sixth Round.
Referee Dunn Awards the
Battle to McAuliffe.
Gibbons Denounces the Deci-
sion as an Outrage.

HoBoKEN, N. j., Sept. 1l.-Sporting
men say that no prize fight In the country
since the great battle between Dempsey
and Fitzsimmons has attracted such uni
versal interest as the lightweight cham
pionship match between Jack McAuliffe
and Austin Gibbons at the Granite Asso-
citation club rooms tonight 1t was
stopped BY the police in the sixth round
ed Referee Jere Dunn awarded the fight
to McAuliffe amid much excitement. A
ereat crowd was present at the battle.
Before the eight McAuliffe was the favor
ite ut odds of 100 to 80 and 100 to 10,
but the bets were in small amounts.
When the men weighed in McAuliffe
tipped the beam At just the limit-I35
pounds-while Gibbons weighed 1904
pounds. Gibbons was seconded by
his brother Jim and Charley Norton.
McAuliffe's squires were Jimmy Carroll,
the middleweiRht, and Con McAuliffe.
Gibbons was warmly received BY the
crowd when he came out. but il was
nothing to the storm of applause that
greeted McAuliffe later. After some
fussinR over the men, Jimmy Carroll pro-
tested to the referee chat Gibbons had a
bandage on his left wrist. 1t was only a
linen rag, but Carroll wanted it off.
IF % show me anything in the
Queensberiy rules that forbids me wear
ing it. said Gibbons, I'm take it off;
otherwise I'll keep it on"
Carroll had to retire Without accom-
Dllsbing bis purcose.
Time was called at $50. From the
beginning McAuliffe forced matters. He
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away there. Gibbons countered = couple
of times and when the round was over
things we're about even.
McAuliffe had the best of in the second
round. He got in a couple of his noted
straight arm right handlers and cut Glib
bous badly under the left eye. Gibbons
returned a fine highlander and Jack re-
treated.
When the third round opened Gibbons
WAS looking all right again. but one more
dash at his cheek reopened the cut and
blood flowed freely. He was game and
went at McAuliffe with q rush. Here
Nc showed bic shiftv tactics to great ad
vantage. jumping away from Gibbons
rushes with the nimblcness OF a cat. and
then coming back viciouslv. There were
some good blows EXCHANGED.
There were several clinohes In the fourth
round and it seemed as though Nc was as
willing to rest as Gibbons. When he
broke away, though, he, renewed his
attacks without any sign of weakness.
His two hands were flying on Gibbons
body fast, but the latter succeeded in
lodging two of Mos leads for his head.
Gibbons also planted a rafting right
handler on Mes cheek. Nc had much
the best of the round. however.
In the fifth McAuliffe bad his man
fairly dazed. He delivered two right
handlers On Gibbons jaw and the recipient
tottered q little. Nc thought he had him
then, but Gibbons was not done yet. As
Me came at him over in his own corner.
Gibbons let 20 his right in = swing blow
and caught Mo full on the jaw. Nc
Auliffe fell back two steps and for q
moment it looked as though he was going
to fall, but he managed to recover. He
had apparently intended to finishIGibbons
about that time. but the little obstruction
noted caused him to change his pro-
gramme. The round ended with sparrinR.
When time for the sixth was called
Gibbons came mp surprisingly fresh. Nc.
Auliffe Immediately smashed his left
cheek again. opening the wound, and
there was another stream of blood. Glib
bons was not, however, badly winded.
He made . crack at McAuliffe' 8 head, but
missed, and her Jack went at him once
more. A clinch followed aud the mon
were pounding each other at close quar-
ters when Police Capt. Hayes made his
way through the ropes and declared that
the hight n stop. There was great
confusion n efforts were made to patch
up = peace with the authorities, but il
was no use.
Then the audience expected to hear the
referee say he would have to make it !
draw. but he did not. He shouted loudly,
"McAuhffe has wonl"
Gibbons was very mad. He shouted
out: This decision is given against me
because l have a little blood on my face.
could 20 on fighting this way for TWO
hours, and I'm ready to do it."
Later In the evening Gibbons sought
out Referee Dunn and protested. Dunn
said he could not change his deci-
sion; that it had to go. and that set
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