Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-12
ONLY SIX ROUNDS.
McAuliffs and Gibbons Go It Hammer
and TOngS.
FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME.
NcAulifs Draws Blood, But Gibbons Holds His
Own Pretty wsll-In the Sixth Round the
Police Stop the OOntss!-Ths Referee
Awards the Fight to MCAulifs.

interest since the great battle between
Dempsey and Fitzsimmons, as the light
weight championship match between
Jack McAuliffe and Austin Gibbons,
which was contested tonight before
the Granite Association of Hoooken.
Prominent sporting men from all
n8rts of the country were
eager to ses Gibbons, the young |
Jerseyman, who, though victorious In
all his previous battles, had never De-
fore faced q man In McAullite's class.
McAuliffe had been the favorite In bet |
ting circles, and even to-day the ODDS
were 500 to $50 on the champion, but
the manner In which the odds were |
snapped up was really astonishing.
MANY of McAuliffe's intimate friends
and most ardent admirers looked Tor the
short end of the betting. A long stream
poured into the big building, which
will seat 5000 persons and it was nlled |
before eight o'clock. The prices OF ao-
mission were SO for the 500 seats that
were Immediately surrounding the plat
form and S. for the others. The hgnt-
ers arrived in Hoboken before eight
o'clock. ,r.
When the men weighed in, McAuilne
tipped the beam at just the limit 15o
pounds, while Gibbons weighed 1902.
Police Captain Hays and a dozen
nollcemen surrounded the stage, and
referee Jere Dunn was notified that In
case OF any disorder the mill would De
stopped. Mr.. Dunn told that to the
crowd.
At o:27 the men were ordered to
shake hands. The gloves they wore
weighed good four ounces.
The clock was set in motion and when
the 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 ana smasne9
awav there. He showed great speed
and power, but Gibbons countereu d
couple of times on the Brooklynltes
face and body and when the hrSt rouhu
was over it was about even.
There were several cinches in the
RsStbJFfs as wniing sssf@DssEa Il IS SthdeRi Ras
Gibbons. When he broke away,
though, he removed his attacks without
any sign of weakness. His two hands
were flying on Gibbons body fast, but
the latter succeeded in lodging two Of
the Brooklyn mans leads for the head.
Gibbons also planted rattling right
handler on Macs cheek. McAuliffe had
much the best OF the round.
In the second round, McAulitfe had
the best of it. He got in a couple OF
his noted straight arm right handlers
and cut Gibbons badly under the left
eve. When Gibbons came ont for the
third round he was looking all right,
but one more dash at his left check re-
opened the cut and sent the blood flying.
Mack's shifting tactics were here shown
to great advantages. He jumped away
from his opponents rush with the MIN
bleness of Il cat and would come back at
his man with look on his face that
meant business. His right went out
with viciouSness, and it could be seen
that he wanted to end the battle brief
ly.
In the fifth round, McAuliffe had his
man fairly dazed. He delivered two
right handlers on Gibbons jaw, and
Austin tottered little. McAulitfe
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 III a swinging blow and
caught McAuliffe full on the jaw. Nc
Auliffe fell back two steps, and for
moment 1t looked as though he
were going to fall over on his
back, but he knew too well how TO han
die his feet, so to speak, and he remained
head up. He did not like that crack
either, and gave evidence of his dislike
by a lively smile that might be given by
a man, who has just been refused loan
from a friend on whom he counted with
certainty. Jack had apparently In
tended to finish bis opponent at Just
about that juncture, but that obstruc-
tion he met with made him alter his
program. The round ended with the
men Sparring.
When time for the sixth round was
called Gibbons came up with surprising
freshness. He certainly had been well
thumped up to that time, but he had
also given McAuliffe taste Of some
severe medicine too. His left cheek
was looking badly, and when McAuliffe
hit il again, as he promptly oid, the
wound opened again, and there was an
other stream Of blood. He was not bad
lv winded, ii is but fair to say.
While he had been in his corner,
he talked with his seconds quite easily. |
He made a crack at McAuliffe's head,
but missed and Jack went at him once |
more. McAuliffe got in one more on |
the bruised cheek and clinch fol- |
lowed.
They were pounding each other at
close quarters, at vigorous pace when |
Police Captain Hayes made his way |
through the ropes and declared that !
the fight must end.
There was great hullabaloo, and the |
men went 10 their corner. Everybody /
hoped thst peace might be patched UP |
with the authorities, but it was no use. |
The Captain said it must stop. Then |
the house expected TO hear the referee |
say he would have to make it a draw, |
but he did not. de shouted that NC
AulifTe had won."
When the news was communicated TO |
Gibbons, he was about as mad q man as
ever was seen in ring. He ran over
to McAuliffe's corner and cried out that /
he had been cheated. OF course Nc
Auliffe did not think so. so the Pater-
son man jumped 10 the ropes near sew
eral reporters, ''this decision Is
given against me-" he cried, |
sbecause have little blood on my
face. It's an outrage. am not de-
ieated. could go on fighting this way
for two hours, and I'm ready to do It. F."
Later in the evening Gibbons sought