St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-12
M'AULIFFE IS VICTOR.
Shifty Jack From Brooklyn
Gets a Verdict Over
Gibbons.
Hard and Fast Fighting in a
Clever Battle Of Six
Rounds.
Both Pugilists Anxious, Able
and Willing to Continue
the Mill,
But the Police Intepfered and
Dunn Gave the Victory to
MeAuliffe.

HoBoKEN, n. j., Sept. 1.-THE man
ayers of the Granite association, of Ho-
boken, were greatly pleased this after
noon when they heard that carload of
sports had come in from Troy, another
from Philadelphia, and a third from
Boston to see the fight between young
Austin Gibbons, of Patterson, n. j.,
and Jack McAuliffe, of Brooklyn. for
the lightweight championship CT Amer
lea. The signs betokened a profit out
of the fight, and that is something the
club had not yet seen. A little later
the crowd began to come to the club
house, and then the Granite people felt
more joyous still.
BY o'clock the big space in front of
the building was packed with people,
and line of men formed from the doors
several hundred feet away. When the
crowd was allowed to find its way to
the entrances the jam was terrific, for
the doors were narrow. A long stream
poured into the big building, which will
seat 5000 people, and it was filled before
s O'Clock. The prices of admission were
$40 for the 800 seats that were immedi-
ately around the platform and So for the
others.
The Fighters Arrived
in Hobol1en before o'clock and went
to hotels, where they were rested until
weighing i'll time. According to the
articles of agreement the men were to
scale at 135 pounds five minutes before
entering the ring, and they were TO be
in OF a hn Npn IN
association gave purse of $4,000 and
there was stake of 81, 500 as well, the
whole amount to go to the winner.
All the we'll known sporting men of
this vicinity were present. There has
not been such representative crowd of
sports at ring since Sullivan and Kill
rain fought in Mississippi. There had
been little betting on the result, for the
reason that Gibbons was an unknown
quantity and has carried a lot of doubt
with him,
IL was just9 o'clock when Gibbons
stepped on the stage platform, accom-
panied by his brother Jim, Charley
Norton and a couple of assistants. He
got rousing reception, but IL was
nothing to the cyclone of applause that
greeted McAulitfe, who was five min
utes late. McAuliffe's squires were
Jimmy Carroll, brother of McAuliffe
and Ed Stoddart. When they were
weighed McAuliffe tipped the beam at
just the limit, 195, while Gibbons
weight was 1907. Gibbons was very
cool after he took his seat and under
Went the tanning process, and even
offered to bet friend who sat close by
among the spectators cigar that he
would win. Police Captain Hayes and
a dozen policemen surrounded the stage
and Referee Jere Dunn was notified
that IN case of any disorder the mill
would be stopped.
McAuliHe Was CaIm-Faced
as usual, and looked to be in the very
best condition. After ten minutes or
so of fussing over the men, Jimmy Car
roll protested to the referee that Glib
bons had bandage on his left wrist.
1t was only linen rag, but Carroll
wanted it off. IF you show me any
thing in the Queensberry rules that for.
bids me wearing it, said Gibbons, 'Fll
take it off; otherwise I'll keep it on"
Carroll had to go away without having
accomplished his purpose.
During this delay the crowd was let
ting off cheers first for one contestant
Auliffe showed that he was the favorite
with the people in general. One man
offered to bet $1,000 on McAuliffe to 500
on Gibbons, and then $1,000 to $3.50, but
there was no taker for either. The men
both wore knee breeches, but were bare
from waist up. The gloves they wore
weighed q good four ounces. At 9:27
the men shook hands, the clock was set
in motion, and when red light first
came out with bang, the fight began.
From the very outset of the battle
McAuliffe forced matters. He went
over to Gibbons corner and smashed
away there. He showed great speed
and power, but Gibbons countered a
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. In the second
round McAuliffe had the best OF it. He
got in a couple of his noted
Straight Arm Rfght-Handers,
and cut Gibbons badly under the left
eye. Gibbons did not stop to wipe away
the blood. however, and he returned a
fine Highlander on Jacks cheek. Me-
Auliffe felt the blow, and kept away
from a repetition. When Gibbons came
out for the third round he was looking
ali right, but one more smash at his left
cheek reOpened the cut and sent the
blood flying again.
The Patterson lad was game, though,
and he went back at McAulitfe with
dash. Macs shifty tactics were here
shown to great advantage. He jumped
away from his opponents rushes with
the agility of cat, and would come back
at his man with a look on his face that
meant business, His right went out
with viclousness, and it could be seen
that he wanted to end the battle briefly.
He was up against some hard flesh,
however, and had to take back some stiff
raps on the face.
There were several clinches in the
fourth round. and it seemed as though
McAuIiffe was as willing to rest in them
as much as Gibbons. When he broke
away, though, he renewed his attacks
without any signs of weakness. His
two hands were flying on Gibbons body
fast, but the latter succeeded in dodg-
ing two of the Brooklyn mans leads for
the head. Gibbons also planted a rat
thing Highlander on McAuliffe's cheek.
McAuliffe had much the best Of this
had his man fairly dazed. He delivered
two right-handers on Gibbons jaw and
Austin TOttered a Little.
McAnliffe thought he had him then, but
Gibbons was not done yet.
AS McAuliffe came at him over in his
own corner, Gibbons let go his right in
a swinging blow and caught McAuliffe
full on the jaw. McAuliffe fell back
two steps, and, for moment, it looked
as though he was go ng to fall over on
his back, but he knew too well how to
handle his feet, SO TO speak, and he re-