Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-12
POLICE STOP 1T.
Gibbons and McAuIife Fight
for Six Rounds.
1T IS NOT CALLED A DRAW,
Although Gibbons Declares He is Ready to
Go on and Could Fight for Hours.
He 10 Mad-Races and
Baseball


Universal Interest
NEW YORK, Sept. u.-Sporting men say
that no prize fight in the entire country has
attracted such universal interest since the
great battle between Dempsey aud Fftzslm
mons as the middleweight championship
between Jack McAuliffe and Aus
tin Gibbons. which was cOu'
tested tonight before the Granite
association of Hoboken. Prominent sport
ing men from eli parts of the country were
present, eager TO see Gibbons, the young
Jersey man, who, though victorious in all
his previous battles, had never before faced
man in McAuliffe's class and weight. and
from the fact that Gibbons had decidedly
the advantage in both height and reach
many people believed that they were going
TO see a repetition of Dempsey's downfall
in New Orleans, as Gibbons is another one
of those long, lanky, powerful fellows of
the titZSimmOnS order. 1t may also be
said that never in the annals of the prize
ring has there been a fighter with SO slight
record who was backed so heavily as
Austin Gibbons.
McAuliffe of course had been the favorite
in betting circles all along, and even to-day
odds were 800 to $50 on the champion, but
the manner i'll which the odds were snapped
up was really astonishing. Many of NicAu-
liffe'S intimate friends and most ardent ad-
mirers looked for the short end of the bet
ting.
Neither of these pugilists had ever been
defeated, although both had fought draws.
McAulife, il should be added, has far the
better record.
Al o'clock the big space in front of the
building where the fight took place was
packed with people, and Il line of men
formed from the doors several
hundred feet away. There was no
chance 10 get in until 1:2O however
and WHOM fb.4 1IlnIpp1 70, nd
its way as best IL could to the entrance the
lam was terrific. A long stream poured
into the big building, which will seat 1900
persons, and it was filled before S O'Clock.
Prices of admission were so for the 500
seats that were Immediately Surrounding
the platform, and 50 for the others.
The fighters arrived in Hoboken before 8
O'Clock and went TO the hotel, where they
rested until weighing-in time. According
to the articles of agreement the men went
to scale at l35 pounds, five minutes
before entering the ring, and
they were 10 be in their
corners at 9 p. M. AS is known, the Crab
lite association gave them purse of 5000,
and there was Il stake of Sl50U a side as
well. The whole amount was 10 go TO the
winner.
All the well known sporting men Ofsthis
vicinity were present There has not been
such representative crowd of sports at
ring-side since Sullivan and kilrain fought
i'll Mississippi Among ose present were
the Dwyer brothers, Mike and Phil,
who never miss good scrap,
Frank Stevenson, Gus Tuthill.
Jack Dempsey's old hacker, Charley John
son, Hugh Mclaughlin and Robert Furey,
Ridge Levein. Rod Mcmahon, DavN John
son, Billy Corners, Al Adams, Lon Il. May
ers, John Flood. Billy Kane, Fred Walbaum
and ali the best known jockeys, incIud
ing Mclaughlin, Taral. Barnes, Gar
lison and George Taylor u was Just
9o'clock when Gibbons stepped on the
stage platform, accompanied by his brother
Jim, Charlie Norton and couple of assist
ants. He got rousing reception, cbut it
was nothing 10 the cyclone of applause that
greeted McAulife, who was five min
utes late. McAulife's squires were
Jimmy Carroll, Brooklyn middleweight,
Con McA uliffe and Ed Stoddart. When
they weighed in McAuiiffe tipped the beam
at just the limit, l35 pounds, while Gibbons
weighed 1907. Gibbons was very cool after
he took his seat and underwent the tanning
process. and even offered to bet friend
who sat close by among the spectators
cigar that he would win.
Police Captain Hays and dozen police
men surrounded the stage and the referee,
Jere Dunn. was notified that in case OF any
disorder the mill would be stopped. Dunn
told that TO the crowd.
McAulife was cool as cucumber,
and as usual he looked to be in the very
best condition. The wells for McAulifa
showed that he was the favorite with the
pOpuiace Ike Thomas offered to bet $1,000
on McAuliffe to $500 on Gibbons and then
$1,000 to $50 but there were no takers for
either; $1,000 to 5000 also went begging.
AT $50 the men were ordered 20
SHAKE HANDS.
They both Wore knee brooches, but were
bare from the waist up. The gloves they
wore weighed good four ounces. The clock
was set in motion, and when The red light
first came out with BAN the fight began
From the very outset of the battle Nic.Au-
life forced matters. He went over TO Glib
bons' corner and smashed away there. He
showed great speed and power, but Glib
bons countered couple of times on
the Brooklynite's face and body, and when
the first round was over it was about
even. Even Gibbons friends were sur
prised that he should do so well at the
start.
In the second round McAuliffe had the
best of it. He got in couple of his noted
straight arm right-handers and cut
eye. Gibbons did not stop to
wipe away the blood, however, and he re-
turned a fine right-hander on Jacks cheek.
NTcAulife felt the blow and kept away
When Gibbons came out for the third
round he was looking all right, but one
more dash at his left cheek reopened
the cut and sent tile blood flying
again. The Patterson Lad was game though,
aud he went back at McAuliffe with dash.
Macs stiffness was here shown to great
advantage. He jumped away from the rushes
with the nimbleness Of cat, and
would come back Ut his man
with look on his face that
meant business. His right went out, and
ii could be seen that he wanted to end the
battle briefly. He was up against some
hard flesh, however. au0 had to take back
some stiff raps on his face.
There were several clinches in the fouath
round, and il seemed as though Mac was
more willing TO rest in them than Gibbons
when he broke away, though he renewed
his attacks without any sign OF
weakness. His two hands were
flying on Gibbons body fast but the lat
ter succeeded in lodging two of the Brooklyn
mans leads for his head. Gibbons
also placed rafting right
handler on Macs check NfcAu-
life had much the best of the round.
In the fifth round McAuliffe had his man
fairly dazed. He delivered two right
handlers on Gibbons jaw and Austin tot
tered j little. NIcAulife thought he had
him then, but Gibbons was not
done Yet. As McAuliffe came at
him over his own corner Gibbons
let go his right in swinging blow and
caught McAuliffe full on the Jaw. Mac fell
back two steps. and for O moment it looked
as though he was going 10 fail over on his
back, but he knew 100 well how 10 handle
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