The record-union., 1891-09-12
Such Was Referee Dunn's De.
cisiOn in the Sixth Round.
GIBBONS PROTESTS BUT WITH NO
AVAIL
A Rattlfng Fight for the Light-weight
Championship for Six Rounds,
When Police Interference Brought
Excitement When the Referee Rem
dered His Decision.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oy.

opSCietl tO bt1S
HoBoKEN IN. j., Sept. u.-Sporting
men say that no prize fight in the country
since the great battle between Dempsey
and FitZsimmons attracted such universal
interest as the lightweight championship
match between Jack McAuliffe and
Austin Gibbons at the Granite Associa-
ton club rooms tonight. Itwas stopped
by the police in the sixth round, and the
referee, Jere Dunn, awarded the fight to
McAuliffe amid much excitement.
A great crowd was present at the battle.
Before the fight McAuliffe was the favor
ite at odds of 500 to $50 and S100 to $40,
but the bets were in small amounts.
When the men weighed in McAuliffe
tipped the beam at just the limit, I35
pounds, while Gibbons weighed 1901.
Gibbons was seconded by his brother
Jim and Charley Norton. McAuliffe's
seconds were Jimmy Carroll, the middle
weight, and Con McAuiiffe.
Gibbons was warmly received by the
crowd when he came out, but it was
nothing to the storm of applause that
greeted McAuliffe later. After some
fussing over the men, Jimmy Carroll
protested to the referee that Gibbons had
q DdAIlcS6 On Ills 1GlI WIlSt. 1t Was ODlV
linen rag, but Carroll wanted it off. eff
you show me anything in Queensberry
rules that forbids me wearing it," said
Gibbons, ''pll take it of. Otherwise, Pll
keep it on" Carroll had to retire with
out having accomplished his purpose.
Time was called at $3.50. From the be-
ginning McAuliffe forced matters. He
went, over to Gibbons corner and
smashed away there. Gibbons coun-
tered couple of times and when the
round was over things we're about even
McAuliffe had the best of the second
round. He got in a couple of his noted
straight-arm right-handers and cut Glib
bons badly under the left eye. Gibbons
returned with a fine right-hander and
Jack retreated.
When the third round opened Gibbons
was looking all right again, but one more
dash at his cheek reopened the cut, and
the blood flowed freely. He was very
game, and went at McAuliffe with rush.
Here Mac showed his shifty tactics to
great advantage, jumping away from
Gibbons rushes with the MIN bleness OF
a cat, and then coming back. There were
some good blows exchanged.
There were several elinches in the
fourth round, and it seemed as though
Mae was as willing to rest as Gibbons.
When he broke away, though, he re-
newed his attacks without any sign of
weakness. His two hands were flying
on Gibbons body fast, but the latter sue
ceeded in dodging two of Macs leads for
the head. Gibbons also planted rattling
right-hander on Macs cheek. Mac had
much the best of the round, however.
In the fifth McAuliffe had his man
fairly dazed. He delivered two right
handlers in Gibbons jaw, and the recip-
lent tottered little. Mac thought be
had him them; but Gibbons was not
done yet. As Mac came at him over in
his own corner Gibbons let 90 his right
in swinging blow, and caught Mac fflIi
on the jaw. McAuliffe fell back two
steps, and for moment looked as though
he were going to fall, but he managed to
recover. He had apparently intended to
finish Gibbons about that time, but the
little obstruction noted caused him to
change his programme. The round
ended with sparring.
When the time for the sixth was called
Gibbons came up surprisingly fresh
McAuliffe Immediately smashed his left
cheek, again opening the wound, and
there was another stream of blood. Glib
bons was not, however, badly winded
He made crack at McAuliffe's head,
but missed, and then Jack went at him
once more. A clinch followed. and the
men were pounding each other at close
quarters when Police Captain HAYES
made his way through the ropes and de-
clared that the fight must stop. There
was great confusion, and efforts were
made to patch UP peace with the author
tiles, but it was no use. Then the audi
ence expected to hear the referee say that
he would have to make it draw, but he
did not. He shouted loudly, "McAuliffe
has won."
Gibbons was very mad. He shouted
out: This decision is given against me
because have a little blood on my face.
1t is an outrage. Pm not defeated. could
go on fighting this way for two hours,
and Pm ready to do it,
Later in the evening Gibbons sought
out referee Dunn and protested. Dunn
said he could not change his decision, and
that it had to go, and that settled it.