The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-30
TWO RATTL|NG FIGHTS.
All stin Gibbons Polishes Off Andy
Bowen in the orty-Eighth
Round.
Big Joe McAulino Does the Same
for Patsy Cardiff in Less
Time.
Tho Lightweiehts Evenly Matched Not
So the big Fellows sullivan and
slavin Not Matched.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 29.--Andy Bowen
and Austin Gibbons fought tonight with
fye-ounce gloves in the Metropolitan club
for purse of $1,000 Both men weighed
! in under 1888 pounds and both looked well
entering the ring. Gibbons was the taller
by several inches, while Bowen looked a
typical gladiator, with shoulder and chest
measurement of wonderful dimensions for
such short man. Prof. John Duffy was
referee. Bowen entered the ring at 9:07,
and Gibbons followed few minutes later
amidst tremendous cheering. The first
round ended without q blow. In the Sec
ond Bowen landed heavily oD Gibbons
shoulders and neck and got away without
punishment. Nothing much was done then
until the sixth, when Gibbons hit 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 Glib
bons landed four times. Bowen appeared
anxious. In the ninth Gibbon 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 received two hard blows on
the neck. In the eleventh Gibbons upper
cut Bowen and in the twelfth there were
heavy exchanges. Hard fighting occurred
in the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
rounds, Bowen having the best of it. In
sixteenth Bowen landed hard on the neck
and jaw. First blood for Bowen. The
seventeenth was spent sparring for wind.
Rounds eighteen to twenty-five were de-
cidedly lively, there being much hard fight
ing, Bowen gave the most attention to
Gibbons' neck and succeeded in delivering
many stinging blows, receiving punishment
in return. but evidently hs 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 receiving
hard blows on the neck. From the twenty
second to the thirty first round honors we're
about even. In the thirty second there was
heavy fighting with honors easy. though
Gibbons appeared to have the best of The !
hitting.
The contest was somewhat tagging up to
the fortieth round, when Bowen hit Glib |
bons on the neck, then in the eye and finally |
terrible lick on the nestt staggering him.
The forty first to forty-ffth rounds in |
elusive saw many exchanges of blows, with
Bowen apparently having the best of the |
body hitting. In the forty-sixth there was
sharp n-fghting without serious results. |
In the forty-seventh Gibbons hit Bowen
about the stomach and claim of foul was
not allowed. Sharp exchanges followed.
Forty eighth round-After some hard
blows there was severe infiphting. After
breaking away Gibbons hit Bowen heavy
blow in the stomach. There were more
cries of foul, but they were not allowed.
Bowen was on the ropes and very groggy.
The referee ordered Gibbons to his corner
amid tremendous cheering from Gibbons
admirers. The referee then decided Glib
bons the wilmer OF the contest. Bowen
was helpless on the ropes and couldn't
come to time.