The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-30

hammered him about the head. Cardiff I.,sinu
isrly on the ribs or swinging his left frTit.
aessiy Tor McAuliffe's head
eH-eaFd' q : face was somewhat battered
- - He came up for this round. He pot back To
ias ola sVano, and as Joe stabbed him with his
in, .Hs IoreAead he struck MeAuliffe gIanc-
is pioW, also with his left McAnlfea nian.ad
acorking right on CardIfs iaw ss re So,
esSayed 70 duck, but a second sftarnr. US
1870 oy Cardifs guard. The latter neatly
ucAeo the force of left swing and clinchea
-, .! the way, seemed 10 be his best hold
tn-Joe landed a left on the head and a
.-sn' on the ribs, Cardiff reaching the stomach
-. la'ie- stopped a left esd with his glove.
our zoe got IN right and lett on the neck Car
GIN Jumped to his old corner. but had n RIM he
saan'let OF Joe's left which found his chest and
arm 49, SN o-u
ieHtn-Cardif was now backing around the
sihg; Joe was still waiting for en- opeping to
n1Ish MN with his right Cardiff ducked a
i e.'' ana seemed satisfied if he could bIuf Joe
INV ofeaKlng ground. He led off for the head
aRA,n' lailing short, and as the round closed
oucked a left drive in way that caused the
Spectators to cheer.
Hiesshta-Ihe fight up to this stage had been
ueVoid oil the rushing tactics that had been
iooAed Tor by the sports, and considerable money
.n@hsed hands on .AcAuiife's failure to finish
MS opponent inside OF ten rounds. Cardiff
on the head
lWe!fth--Joe essayed a left for the face. but
missed, and after some sparring Cardiff dealt
MIN couple OF lefts on the chest but received
coupe OF let's himself on the forehead that
sent MN Keeling. MeAul.fe failed, as usual,
20 follow up the advantage. Cardiff. rushed by
McAuhhe. countered heavily with his right
ihTseenth-Csrdiff came up as il he expected
20 hnish Joe, but the latter got him back into
the northwest corner, and they clinched Car
ain got out and landed left on yoe's chin. and
tney went back 10 the corner McAulife did
not exert himself
Fourteenth opened with Cardiff bluffng for
an opening. After some parrying Joe landed
lei on Cardlfs mouth The latter was now do
ing most OF the leading, and several times
lanaed on Joseph's chest. As the round closed
MeAuiife stopped him with a lett and nearly
dropped him with right on the forehead
fifteenth-Little was done in the first part of
the round, but Joa suddenly dropped Cardiff
through the ropes with left a the mouth
Patsy stayed down eight seconds, and when he
rose he stood hanging with his left hand on the
rope Urged by the spectators, Jos rushed with
poth hands, sending Cardiff through the ropes
on the other side OF the corner and nearly
throwing him to the floor below.
Ii was claimed that the fight had already
been awarded to McAuliffe but if so the
referees decision was not heard in the ex-
cltement OF the moment, and McAulitfe's
last blow could not be called foul.
tJoe McAulife was born in San Francisco
He YVES appreutieed 10 n tanner, and followed
his trade until five years ago when he entered
the ring Dick Matthews had defeated Jack
Brady. who claimed the Pacific coast champion
ship. Matthews was about to leave for
Australia and the local sports, desiring to
detain the champion, matched McAuiffe
against Matthews, and the latter lost his title in
the seventh round. McAulife's next fight was
with Nike Brennan. the Port Costa giant. Bren-
nan gave McAuliife hard tusse, but went out
in the forty-ninth round Paddy Ryan. whom
Sullivan had defeated in nine rounds was the
next TO meet McAuliffe. Ryan was knocked out
In the third round. May u, 1885, Frank Glover,
OF Chicago, who was then considered a pretty
clever fellow, fought the Mission Boy forty
nine rounds and suffered defeat Next Nc
Auliffe beat Mike Coney in two rounds,
and when Jackson arrived the local sports
though they had "dead cinch" on the Jackson
hackers, and matched McAuliffe against the Aus
tralian. Jackson defeated McAulife with the
greatest ease in twenty-four rounds. McAulifs
went down away below par for while, but he
began TO improve, ami when he knocked out
Tom Lees in eight rounds and Pat killen, the
champion of the Northwest, in seven rounds,
his former hackers were willing TO risk little
money on him. In the summer OF 1890 Nc
Auhffe went to Londoa 10 whip Frank slavin,
but was put 10 sleep in few minutes.l