, 1891-06-20
SPORTING NEWS.
Austin Gibbons Makes Short
Work of James VERBAL.
The Englishman Put to Sleep
in Four Rounds.
Yesterdays Base Ball and
Turf Events.

Gibbons Makes Short W ork of YerraII.
LONDON, June l9.-The international
fight between Austin Gibbons of Pater.
son, N. j., and James Verrall Of London
at the Pelican club tonight, brought gold
and glee to a large number Of Americans.
The fight was for 81, 900. of which $3.50
KENT to the loser. -Four u gloves
were used.
Gibbons went into the ring weighing
1874 pounds, and VERBAL weighed l26.
The American was tall and slender and
the Englishman short aud stout Geo.
WEE was referee. Jim Gibbons, brother
of Austin and "Chappie" Moran sec
onded Gibbons. The Natty brothers per-
formed similar service for VerraIl The
English sporting crowd was represented
by Sir John Atley, Col. North, and a
host of lords and members of the house
OF There was an unusually
large number of Americans present. in
Guiding Richard K. Fox, Nat. Goodwin,
Wilton Lackayc. Paul Arthur, Frank W.
Sanger and Joseph Hughes.
The fight began soOn after midnight.
and when the men came into the ring
betting was in favor of Verrall. He
looked very fit. while Gibbons, to the
English mind, seemed too lean and tall.
In the first round Gibbons fought only
in his own corner, and seemed timId and
cowed- VerIall got all the best of the
round and the Englishmen we're delighted.
They doubled and trebled their bets on
their countryman, and they guyed the
Americans present numerically.
is this your champion2" they shouted.
This is another Slavin- McAuliife affair, "
and other expressions were used.
Ia the next round. however, there was
a decided change. Gibbons came out of
his own corner and pursued Yerrall into
his. 1t was obvious that the American
had been studying his man in the first
round. He smote VERBAL on the nose
aud drew first blood. He pounded him on
the left eye, and that organ proceeded to
close of its own yolition. He hit him be-
ow the fifth rib. Verrall made a clever
rally, however, near the end of the round
and drove Gibbons into his corner just as
time was called. 1t was the Americans
turn to do the shouting, and they did it
well. The beauty of the Pelican club is
AuaNl AS Lntulptib NIT AuG ptsl bHOIlllK
men in tie world. They had wageied
their money on VERBAL, but they saw that
Gibbons was the better man. and they
cheered him to the echo.
In the third round Gibbons had 1t all
bis own way. and Verrall would nave been
knocked out il he had not held on to the
ropes and chung around Gibbons neck.
Verralrs seconds shouted advice to him,
which is against the rules and etiquette of
the club. Here again the Pelican spirit
Of fair play was displayed.
Turn 'em outl" cried the men who
had wagered on Verrall, although that
procedure would iniure their chances.
The fourth round did not last long.
Verrall was scared and careful He did
his best to keep out of Gibbons way, but
was not clever enough. At the first en-.
counter the American struck the English
man a tremendous swinging blow that
landed on his jaw and knocked him down.
Verrall rolled under the ropes and laid
still for two or three seconds. Then he
rose to his feet, but Mt once staggered
backward and tell again. He failed to
come to time, and the fight was awarded
to Gibbons.