The record-union., 1891-12-30
excitement, and McAulife's last blow
could not be called foul.
FIGHT AT NEW ORLEANS.
Austin Gibbons Defeats Andy Bowe
In Forty Eight Rounds.


Austin Gibbons Defeats Andy Bowen
In Forty-EiGht Rounds.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. candy Bowen
and Austin Gibbons fought tonight with
five-ounce gloves in the Metropolitan
Club for purse of $500. Both men
weighed in under 133 pounds. Both men
looked well on entering the ring. Glib
bons was the taller by several inches,
while Bowen looked typical gladiator,
with shoulders and chest measurement of
wonderful dimensions for such a short
man. Professor John Duffy was referee.
Bowen entered the ring at 9:07, and Glib
bons followed q few minutes later, amidst
tremendous cheering,
The first round ended without blow.
In the second Bowen landed heavily on
Gibbons shoulders and neck and got
away without punishment. Nothing
much was done then until the sixth, when
Gibbons led hard, landing on Bowen's
right breast and receiving punishment in
return. He again led and landed heavily
on Bowen's body and neck.
Not much was done in the seventh. but
in the eighth Gibbons landed four times.
Bowen appeared anxious.
In the ninth Gibbons hit Bowen hard
on the stomach and Bowen countered
heavily on Gibbons neck.
In the tenth Bowen got in terrific
lick on Gibbons ear, and in return re-
ceived two hard blows on the neck.
In the eleventh Gibbons uppercut
Bowen and in the twelfth there were
heavy exchanges.
There was hard fighting in the thir-
tenth, fourteenth and fifteenth rounds
Bowen having the best of it.
In the sixteenth Bowen landed hard on
the neck and jaw. First blood for
Bowen.
The seventeenth was spent sparring for
wind.
Rounds Is to % were decidedly lively,
there being hard fighting. Bowen gave
the most Of his attention to Gibbons
neck, and succeeded in delivering many
singing blows, receiving punishment in
return, but he evidently had the best of it
up to the end of the twentieth round. The
twenty-first and twenty-second rounds
ended in Gibbons favor, Bowen receiv-
ing hard blows on the neck.
From the twenty second to the thirty
first honors were about even.
In the tbirty-Second there was heavy
fighting with honors easy, though Glib
bons appeared to have the best of the
hitting.
The contest was somewhat dragging up
to the fortieth round, when Bowen hit
Gibbons on the neck, then IN the eye and
finally terrible lick on the nose, stag
gering him.
From the forty-first to the forty-fifth
rounds, Inclusive, there were many ex-
changes of blows. with Bowen appar-
emily having the best of the body hit
ting.
In the forty-sixth round there was
sharp infighting, without serious results.
In the forty-seventh Gibbons hit
Bowen about the stomach, and claim of
foul was allowed. Sharp exchanges fol-
lowed.
In the forty-eighth, after some hard
blows. there was severe infighting.
After breaking away Gibbons hit Bowen
a heavy blow in the stomach. There
were more cries of foul, but not allowed.
Bowen was on the ropes and very groggy.
The referee ordered Gibbons 10 his cor
ner amid tremendous cheering from
Gibbons admirers.
The referee then decided Gibbons the
winner of the contest. Bowen was help
less on the ropes, and could not come to
| time.