The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-12
THE FIGHT STOPPED
McAuliffe and Gibbons not Al
lowed to Finish.
ONLY SIX ROUNDS WE'RE FOUGHT
The Police Interfered-While It Lasted II Was
Fast and Furious-Jack De-
clared Winner

HoBoKEN, N. j., Sept. 11.-Sporting
men say that no prize fight in the country
since the great battle between Dempsey
and t1tZslmmOns, has attracted such uni
versal interest as the lightweight cham
plonship match between Jack McAulifs
and Austin Gibbons at the Granite associa-
ton club rooms tonight. 1t was stopped
oy the police in the sixth round, and ref
cree Jerry Dunn awarded the fight to Mo
Aalitfe, amid much excitement. A great
crowd was present at the battle Before
the battle McAuliffe was the favorite. at
odds of 100 to 50 and 100 to 20, but the bets
were in small amounts
When the men weighed-in McAuliffa
tipped the beam at Just the Iimit. 1a5
pounds, while Gibbons weighed 1907.
GIBBONS was seconded by his brother Jim
anu Cnarley Norton. McAaliffe's squires
were Jimmy Carroll, the middle weight.
and Con McAuhHe. Gibbons was warmly
received by the crowd when he came out.
ouJ IL was nothing TO the storm of applause
tnat greeted McAuliffe when he appeared
later. After some fussing over the men.
Jimmy Carroll protested to the referee
Inat GloDons had bandage on his left
wrist, 1t was only linen rag, but Carroll
wanted 1t off. III you will show me any-
thing In Queensbury rules that forbids me
wearing It," said Gibbons. ''I'll take it off.
otherwise Pll keep it on" Carroll had TO
retire without having accomplished his
purpose.
Time was called at $50. From the be-
ginning McAuliffe forced matters. He
went over to Gibbons corner and smashed
away there. Gibbons countered a couple
or times and when the round was over
things were about even
McAuIiffe mad the best of the second
round. He got in a couple of his noted
straight arm right-handers and cut Gibbons
badly under the left eye. Gibbons re-
turned fine Highlander and Jack re-
treated.
When the third round opened Gibbons
wus looking all right again, but one more
dash at his cheek reopened the cut and
blood howed freely. He was very game
and went at McAuliffe with rush. Here
Nc showed his shifty tactics to great ad-
vantage, jumping away from Gibbons
rushes with the nimbleness of a cat and
then coming back viciously. There were
some good blows exchanged
There were several ciinches in the fourth
round, and 1t seemed as though Nc was as
as willing to rest as 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 latter succeeded in lodging two OF
Mes leads for the head. Gibbons also
planted rattling right handler on Mes
cheek. Nc had much the best Of the
round, however.
In the fifth, McAuliffe had his man fairly
dazed. He delivered two right handlers on
Gibbons jaw, and the recipient tottered a
little Nc thought he had him then, but
Gibbons was not done yet.
As Nc came at him over in his own cor
nor, Gibbons let go his right in swinging
blow and caught Nc full on the jaw. Nc
Autiffe fell back two steps, and for mo-
ment 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 the pro-
gTamme. OThe round ended with sparring
When time for the sixth was called, Glib
bons came up surprisingly fresh. Nc
Auliffe Immediately smashed his left
cheek, again opening the wound, and there
was another stream OF blood. Gibbons was
not, however, badly winded. He made q
crack at McAulife's head, but missed and
then Jack went at him once more. A
clinCh followed, and the men were pound
ing each other at close quarters when Po-
lice Captain Hayes made his way through
the ropes and declared the fight must stop.
There was great confusion and efforts were
made to patch up peace with the authori-
ties. but 1t was nc use. Then the audience
expected to hear the referee say he would
have to make it draw, but he did not He
shouted loudly: ''McAuliffe has won.u
Gibbons was very mad. He shouted out:
"This decision is given against me because
/ have little blood on my face. 1t is an
outrage; Pm not defeated. l 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 couldn't change his decision; that is
had to go and that settled it.
The general opinion among thoughtful
sporting men as expressed late tonight is
That the decision was unfair to Gibbons, on
the ground that the articles of agreement
called for finish fight and there was no
finish. 1t is not often recorded that tho
winner of fight weeps on hearing the de-
cision, but, it is said that is what Mo
Auliffe did.