The record-union., 1891-12-30
Special to the REconp-uxrox.

San FRANCISCO, Dec. Z5.-D6Splte d
steady downpour of rain, three thousand
people gathered at the new Wigwam to-
night to witness the fight between Patsy
Cardiff of Minneapolis and Joe McAuliffe
of San Francisco. The Wigwam, which
is the headquarters of the Pacific Athletic
Club, had been rendered for the occasion
to the California Club, under whose man
agement the event took place. as the lat
ter did not consider its own gymnasium
large enough to accommodate all who
might desire to witness the contest. Bet
ting on the event was at odds of two to
one in favor of McAuliffe, as he had the
advantage of several inches in hight, and
was known to weigh nearly twenty-five
pounds more than Cardiff, whose weight
was announced by his trainer as 189
pounds. The purse for which the men
battled was 81 800, $3.50 to the loser. In
addition to the purse the men had been
advanced $3.50 each for expenses.
AT 9:23 McAuliffe entered the ring. He
was soon followed by Cardiff. Cardiff's
seconds were Billy O'Donnell, d: my
Needham and Jim Carr. McAuliffe's
were Martin Murphy, Con McAuliffe,
Joe's brother, and Con Riordan. Hiram
Cook was referee. Cardiff looked fleshy
flesh appeared harder and frmer. Time
was called at 9:27.
Round Cardiff Rugged the ropes.
Joe landed a corking right on the neck,
and after some feinting caught Cardiff a
left upper-cut in the face in the latter's
corner. Cardiff escaped by duck, but
Joe landed left on the head. Cardiff
essayed a left for the wind. but fell short,
and nearly fell down. Joe landed both
hands as Cardiff ducl1ed, and the round
closed with a rush by the latter. who
reached Joe's nose lightly with his left.
Round Cardiff led his left twice at
long range, and essayed right swing,
but failed to land. He appeared small
before the Mission giant. who pinned him
in the corners, and stabbed him as he
ducked Joe landed couple of hot
rights on the jaw. After a rally Cardiff
seized McAuliffe by sthe leg, but at
warning cry from the spectators dropped
it. He lodged a couple of swings cleverly
diving, but his rushing was Intellectual.
20 Round 3-Cardif duckedl left drive
for the face. Joe pinned him against the
ropes, and the men broke fairly. A rush,
clinch and exchange of rib blows fol-
lowed. Joe caught him in the face with
his left. Cardiff clinched, and essayed a
left for the head. The round closed with
left drive glancing from Cardiff fore
head, which also sent Joe spinning.
Round 4-Cardiff broke ground, and
rally near the ropes followed, Cardiff
going down from right on the jaw. and
was sent staggering on rising. Joe placed
his left on Carditf's head, the latter
swinging fruitlessly. Cardiff cleverly
ducked left drive, but caught a left on
the forehead and a sounding right on the
ribs. He tried hard to reach Joe's head
in the rally, but the Mission boy was out
of reach.
Round 5-Joe landed left in the ribs,
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back as he turned. Cardiff rushed him
across the ring, but was sent back by
McAuliffe and an exchange of rib blows
took place over the ropes. Joe rushed
and fell through the ropes from the force
of his own left drive for Cardiff's jaw.
Both men were weary, but McAuliffe was
doing the most leading, and Cardiff was
ducking and clinching to save himself.
McAuliffe struck him as the gong
sounded, but enthusiastically.
Round 6-Joe landed hard right on
Cardiff7s shoulder. The latter continued
to break ground, but McAuliffe pinned
him to the corner and landed four hard
lefts in the Minneapolis mans face, stag
gering him. Cardiff now rushed with
his right, but he was groggy, and McAu-
life staggered him with let's and rights
in the head.
Round 7-McAuliffe seemed slow in
taking advantage in the last round, and
might be expected. He also failed to
rush matters at the beginning of this
round, and allowed Cardiff to work back
into the same old northwest corner
where he again hammered him about the
head, Cardiff landing lightly on the ribs
or swinging his left fruitlessly for Nc
Abilities head.
Round S-Cardiffs face was somewhat
battered as he came up for this round.
He got back to his old stand and as Joe
stabbed him with his left on the forehead
he struck the latter a glancing blow also
with the left. McAulitfe planted cork
ing right on Carditf's jaw as the latter
essayed to duck, but second attempt
was stopped by Cardiff's guard. The
latter neatly ducked the force of left
swing and clinched, which, by the way,
seemed to be his best hold.
Round 9-Joe landed left on the head
and right on the ribs, Cardiff reaching
the stomach. The latter stopped a left
lead with his glove, but Joe got in left
and right on the neck. Cardiff jumped to
the old corner, but had to run the gantlet
of Joe's left, which found his chest and
arm.
Round 1O-Cardif was now backing
around the ring, Joe still waiting an
opening TO finish him with his right
Cardiff ducked left, and seemed salts
fed if he could bluff Joe into breaking
ground He led his left for the head.
again falling short, and as the round
closed ducked left drive in a way that
caused the spectators to cheer.
Round 1.-THE fight up to this stage
had been devoid of the rushing tactics
that had been looked for by the sports,
and considerable money changed hands
on McAuliffe's failure to finish his oppo-
nent inside of ten rounds. Cardiff ducked
couple of let's, but caught hard one
on the head.
face, but missed, and after some parry
inc Cardiff dealt him couple of lefts on
the chin, but received a couple of let's
himself on the forehead that sent him
reeling. McAuliffe failed as usual to
follow up this advantage. Cardiff
rushed, but McAuliffe countered heavily
with the right.
Round l3-Cardiff came up as if he
expected to finish Joe. but the latter got
him back into the northwest corner and
they clinched. Cardiff got out and
landed a left on Joe's chin, and they
went back TO the corner. McAuliffe did
not exert himself, ana the fourteenth
round opened with Cardiff bluffing for
an opening.
Round 14-After some sparring Joe
landed left on CardiffS mouth, the lat
ter now doing the most leading, and sew
eral times landed his left on Joseph
chest As the round closed McAuliffe
stopped him with left, and nearly
dropped him with right on the fore
head.
Round I5-Little was done in the first
of the round, but Joe suddenly dropped
Cardiff through the ropes with a left in
the mouth. Patsy stayed down eight
seconds, and when he rose he stood hang
ing with his left hand on the rope.
Urged by the spectators Joe rushed with
both hands, sending Cardiff through the
ropes on the other side of the corner and