The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-23
THE SQUARED CIRCLE
Jimmy Carol Whipped in Forty-Three
Rounds BY BLY, Mger.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 22-Nearly 1000
persons witnessed the great lightweight
fight at the Olympic club tonight between
Billy Myer and Jimmy Carroll for purse
of s., ,010-S4, 500 to the winner and $500 10
the loser The men entered the ring
promptly at O'Clock. Myer was seconded
by Eddie Myer, Link Pope and Alf kenne-
dy; while Carroll was seconded by Bob
EltZsimmons, Johnny Griffin, Austin Glib
bons and James Robinson. Professor
John Duffy was referee and filed the bill
satisfactorily. Carroll and Myer weighed
at the rlng side and in the presence of the
entire assem- mblage. Carroll tipped the
scale at 1881 pounds, while Myers weight
was 1881.
Both the referee and Captain Barrett in
structed the fighters and seconds as to
how they should conduct themselves dur
ing the progress of the fight. President
Noel also cautioned the men and read
them a long lecture. Charles Drolla was
master of ceremonies The gloves were
weighed by Police Captain BarreJ and
pronounced fully five ounces, the weight
required by law Just before the battle
began it was rumored among the club
members that the winner was likely to be
matched with the welterweight champion,
Tom Ryan.
In the first round not blow was struck,
and it was seen that both men were ex-
tremely wary. In the third round both
| landed, right and left. First blood was
claimed and allowed for Mver The round
| closed just little bit in favor of Carroll.
| At the end of the seventh round the fight
| ing was spirited, with the honors even,
| In this round Carroll forced his opponent
around the ring without, however, taking
many liberties with him.
Carroll forced the fighting, and up tc
the thirtieth round seemed to have much
the best of the fl Ght; but the heavy work
seemed TO tell on him and his blows wers
not as effective. Myer stood the punish.
! ment gdmely, and kept jabbing at Car
roll in a way that effected CAROLS wind
| In the thirty-third round Carroll slipped
and fell to the ground. On recovering he
was knocked down again, and the round
ended with Carroll very groggy.
In the three succeeding rounds the fight
! ing was desperate, Carroll becoming very
aggressive. and the men appeared winded.
| In round forty, forty-one and forty-two
Myer landed heavily on Carroll's head aud
staggered him with left. Desperate
fighting followed and Carroll was again
| knocked down. He ducked several times
to avoid vicious thumpS, and the forty
second round ended with both men wind
ed, but Myer the stronger of the two.
Myer came up aggressive in the forty
third round, with Carroll weak Heavy
heavy jab from the right on the jaw and
went down. He was on the ground fully
twenty seconds, and Myer was declared
the winner amidst great cheering. He
had fought fair and manly contest and
received the victory.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22-After q vast
amount of talk, Charlie Mitchell of Eng
land and James j. Corbett of California
have signed articles of agreement TO meet
in six-rOund glove contest, marquis of
Queensberry rules, in Madison Square
garden, within seven weeks from today.
No money was posted There will be no
stake. Both men seemed to agree TO make
the meeting one i'll which to simply decide
who is the more clever of the two.
StipulAtions were also made between
Slavin and Sullivan's representatives, this
afternoon. that the men should fight fif-
teen weeks after Sullivan's theatrical en-
gagement, has expired, which brings the
fight into September 1t was agreed that
if Peter Jackson should whip Savin in
their coming fight in London, then Sulli-
van would not meet Slavin.