Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-23
The Fight in Detail.


men scaled according to agreement at under
140 pounds.
The Fight in Detail.
Round 1-Carroll feinted with the left and
Myer lodged away. The very first round in
dicated that both men were extremely wary,
and not blow was struck.
Round 2-Carroll led lightly with his left,
but did not land. He landed again, heavy
left on Myers ear and again landed left
on the stomach and received light return.
Round 3-Both landed right and left: first
Carroll landed a heavy left again and got
away without a return. Quick exchanges
were made. No heavy blows were landed
and the round closed just little bit in favor
Round 4-Carroll landed heavy left and
got away without return; rapid exchanges
Of blows, with honors even. Myer landed a
heavy right on Carroll's face, drawing lit
tie blood from the old cut. Carroll aimed
vicious blow at Myer, but landed on the
shoulder.
out a return. Both landed light left and
Carroll hit Myers twice on the nose, done
purposely to vex Myer. Meyer led for the
stomach and got light tap with right.
Carroll tantalizing him with an imitation
of his windmill movement of his right. Car
roll landed light left in stomach without
return. Myer landed light right on stomach
without a return, and Carroll forced him to
the ropes, but did no amaged.
Blow That Nettled Myer.
Round 7-Carroll forced his opponent
around the ring without taking many liber-
ties with him, but landed a heavy left on the
nose, which nearly upset Myer. 1t made
Myer mad, and he attempted a right body
blow. The round grew hot, and both led,
hitting each others gloves Myer landed a
hssTy body eEow which dre% isad for Ir1m tSe
face, but was neatly stopped. Scores still
even.
Round s-Carroll landed left on the nose
and missed return; both exchanged face
blows, but did no apparent damage. The
rated by the referee. Carroll landed right
handler on Myers eye, missed the left for the
same spot and the round ended with both
men good and strong.
Round 9-The audience was growing i'm
patient and Carroll seemed little more ag
gressive. Myer was not SO steadfast. Car
roll missed a vicious right upper cut and
soon again the left for the ear. Carroll
landed q light left on Myers face and at
tempted the same blow for the stomach.
The men chatted pleasantly with each other
in this round.
Round 10-CarrolI aimed for the stomach
but missed. Carroll aimed a vicious right,
but it landed on the shoulder. Carroll
aimed right at Myers jaw which landed,
same kind. This round was a little lively
but no advantage had been gained by either
side.
It Was Give and Take.
Round l1-Myer began this round little
on the aggressive and Carroll landed a left
swinging blow on the stomach. He at
tempted the same blow a moment later in
which he was nearly thrown down by Myer.
Both men missed lefts after sparring a long
time, but Carroll landed heavy right and
got the same in return.
Round 12-Carroll landed a heavy right on
the mouth and missed his left Myer stood
up well. Carroll tried to draw him on but |
he would yield to the temptation.
Round 13-Carroll aimed q vicious left, |
which landed. lightly, and nearly knocked |
landed heavy rights and lefts and came to |
a clinch. Carroll landed his left repeatedly |
on Myers face, but Myer responded gameIy |
and seemed to hold his own. Carroll missed |
a left swing and they came to a clinch
Round A-Carroll landed heavy left and |
right on Myers nose and attempted body |
blow. A moment later Carroll touched
Myer on the nose to coax him on, but the
latter was cautious, but standing up we'll |
Both men fell in rally, Carroll staying
down to gain time.
without a return. Carroll aimed his right at
Myers jaw, which landed, though not
heavily: Both mon exchanged right and
left in the middle of the ring, without much
damage. Carroll ducked against Myers lett
and the latter fell against the ropes
Some Very Hot Work.
Round 16-Carroll aimed for Myers stom-
,ch, but the latter landed on the nose
lightly. Myer was missing great many
eads, and in attempting to land blow
Carroll slipped to the ground. He evened
matters, however, by landing a left without
return. Quick exchanges followed with
10 advantage on either side.
Round l7-Carroll landed a heavy right
md staggered Myer right on the ropes.
hyer was angry now, and landed the left on
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light. Carroll swung a heavy left in the
toma ch, and landed another heavy left on
he nose. The round ended a little in favor
,f Carroll.
After feeling each other in the eighteenth
ound Myer gave Carroll a rib roaster in the
1t was give and take up to the
wenty-fifth round, when both men
NTH both appeared to be getting
wicked, and in the twenty-eighth
]arroll landed q terrible left on the
he thirtieth he nearly knocked Myer down
With a neck blow. In the thfrty-third
ound Myer received terrible blow on the
'ose from Carroll's left The latter slipped
ound. Heavy lighting eharaoterizedd the
hirty-fourth round, with both both Ten
oil on the jaw to knock him down. Carroll
ot in a right and left on Myers jaw and the
after returned the compliment, growing
cry aggressive. my6f was knOcKeQ QOWn |
n the thirty-sixth, but seemed strong.
Lively Work to the Finish.
Round 81 opened with hard fighting. Myer
Missed two leads with left but received a
eft on the nose. Myer landed a left on Car
Oils face and crossed him with
he right moment later. Myer
eceived q heavy right on the jaw,
nd when moment later Myer
ecelved heavy left on the face. but re-
a To aprOll ,rnt q hnQ wv a ont he /
ose, which drove his head back, and Myer
egan fighting for the body. Myer invaria-
ly missed his famous right drives, but
een,ed good and strong. The thirty-elghth
nd thirty-ninth rounds were uninteresting.
Rounds 40, Al and 42-Myer landed two
efts on Carrolls head and received O stoin-
ch punch in return. Carroll landed good
eft on Myers jaw and repeated it a momentJ
ater Myer received left in the Jaw
nd still another minute later. Car
nocked down with right on the +
aw. Desperate fighting followed. Carroll
tucked several times to avoid vicious
Qrroll l.