The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-12
III AULIFFE GIBBONS.
Police Stop Their Slugging Match
at Hoboken.
A. DECISION IN JACKS FAVOR

Been Cheated, and Asserted That
He Could Have Fought for Two
Hours Louger-Sports Dissatisfied
Over the Decision.
HoBoKEN, N. j., Sept. 12.-The man.
agers Of the Granite association, of Ho-
boken, were greatly pleased last even
ing when they heard that car load OF
sports had come in from Troy, another
from Philadelphia and a third from
Boston to see the fight between young
Austin Gibbons, of Paterson, N. j., and
Jack McAuliffe, of Brooklyn, for the
lightweight championship of America.
The signs betokened profit out of the
fight, and that is something the club
had not before seen. A little later the
crowd began to come to the club house,
and then the Granite people felt more
joyous still. When the doors opened at
7.3O there was terrific jam. In less
than an hour the big building, which
will seat 5000, was crowded, The prices
of admission were SO for 800 seats i'm
mediately surrounding the ring, and IS
for the others, and many paid S. for
the privilege of standing within the
building.
The Contestants Appear.
1t was just Q o'clock when Gibbons
stepped on the stage platform, accom-
panied by his brother Jim, Charley Nor
ton and couple of assistants. He got
a rousing reception, but it was nothing
to the cyclone of applause that greeted
McAuliife, who was five minutes late.
MeAuliffe's squires were Jimmy Carroll,
the Brooklyn middleweight, Con Nc
Auliffe and Ed Stoddart. When they
weighed in McAuliffe tipped the beam
at 1876 pounds, while Gibbons weighed
1904. At 9:27 the men were ordered to
shake hands. They both wore knee
breeches but were bare from the waist
up, The gloves weighed good four
ounces.
From the outset of the battle McAu-
life forced matters. He went over to
Gibbons corner and smashed away
there. He showed great speed and
power, but Gibbons countered couple
of times on the Brooklynite's face and
body, and when the first round was over
it was about even. Even Gibbons
friends were surprised that he should do
so well at the start.
First Blood for McAuIiffe.
In the second round McAuliffe had
the best of it. He got in a couple of
his noted straight arm right handlers,
and cut Gibbons badly under the left
eye. Gibbons did not stop to wipe away
the blood, however, and he returned
fine right handler on Jacks cheek. Nc
Aulitfe felt the blow, and he kept away
from "a repetition.
In the third round Mac got in another
heavy blow on Gibbons left cheek,
xybtnb can't tho Ilno1 Uuinu He cbomal
u determination to end the battle briefly.
The Paterson man was game, however,
and went at his opponent with a rush,
which Jack nimbly avoided. There
were several clinches in the fourth
round, and Gibbons landed heavy
right handler on Jacks cheek.
In the fifth round Gibbons seemed
fairly dazed. McAuliffe landed two
right handlers on Gibbons jaw, and the
latter tottered little, but stuck to his
man and struck him blow on the jaw
which nearly knocked him over. The
ronnd ended with the men sparring.
The Police Interfere.
When time for the sixth round was
called Gibbons came up with surprising
freshness. He certainly had been well
thumped up to that time, but he had
also given McAulitfe taste of some Sc
we're medicine. His left cheek was
looking badly. and when McAuliife hit
it again, aS he promptly did, the wound
opened again and there was another
steam of blood. He made a crack at
McAulitfe's head, but missed, and then
Jack went in at him once more Nc
Auhffe got one more in on the bruised
cheek and a clinch followed. They
were pounding each other at close quar-
tiers, at vigorous pace, when Police
Captain Hayes made his way through
the ropes and declared that the fight
must end.
There was great hullabaloo, and the
men went to their corner. Every body
hoped that peace might be patched up
with the authorities, but it was no use
The captain said it must stop. Then
the house expected to hear Referee
Dunn say he would have to make it
draw, but he did not. He said in very
low voice that McAuliffe had won the
fight.
Gibbons Protests.
When the news was communicated to
Gibbons he was about AS mad a man
as ever was seen in ring lie ran over
to McAuliffe's corner and cried out that
he had been cheated. OF course McAu-
life did not think so. The Paterson
man then jumped The ropes near several
reporters. ''This decision is given
against me" he cried. "because have
little blood on my face. am not de-
feated. | could go on fighting this way
for two hours, and I'm ready to do IL, !"
Later in the evening Gibbors sought
out referee Jere Dunn and protested to
him. Dunn said he could not change
his decision and that it had to go and
that settled it.
Sporting men are greatly dissatisfied
with the decision.
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