The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-17
'fHBs BUTLER-CAHILL FIGHT.
= ROUsH- AND TUMBLE DRAW IN
h H3o0ELYS LAsTHIaHT.

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Fiv. Thousand Persons Saw Some Good
sport nj the ciernont Avs.se Mink, the
~ .Mnch.navertised Contest Reing the Poor
- est Boat Of the Night-Cahin Fought In
' 'the Most Inrair Manner Very
-J.ivoiy Fight Betwecn Winters and Nc
y ,1arfhy That wssn't On che Card.
jim, Isutler Of the varuna Boat Club Of Brook
I'm and. Pat Cahii Of. the Scnttish-A mc rican
Athletic Club. Jersey City, fought q four-round
draw under tho auspices OF the Eagle Athletic
Cllb. In Bruoklyns last night 1.-Two thousand
persons thronged the Ccrmont Avenue Rink
tothe doors most of them paying So for the
privilege Of seeing these middle weights battle
for trophy the value and nature OF which tho
mombors of tho Engle Athletic Club did not
care to disclose.
Tho contest between Buticr and Cahill can
scarcely BIO called fight. 1t was more OF q
rough and tumble. knock down. and drug out.
Cahill fought in the most foul manner. buttfng
his opponent with his head. and using his
shoulder and elbow in q manner that would
not be tolerated for q moment In professional
ring. .... ....... 10. ed. 20. .... Z
Thc scene at tho ring side when Referee Jere
Dunn ordered an extra round. the judges hav-
ing disagreed. was indescribable. Butler and
Cahill were lighting and gouging on one side
of the ring. while on the other feather weight
s'uAlMcCnrthv.: professional graduate from
tho American Athletic Club. and Hugh
Winters. one OF Buffers club mates and his
second in the contest. were fighting with bare
krnickles. Every man in the house was on his
feet and shouting at tho top Of his voice. andth
polise ,;wero struggling 10 get through the
fopes 10 separate MCCARTHY and Winters. This
scrap. which did not last moro than minute.
was impromptu. and was therefore fought
with bare knuckles.t 1t was all half-arm work.
and was worth dozen such set-tos Us that
between Butler and cahill 81
THE Butler Cahill contest was originally
Sos Sas Ra Taa pans
ordered nm extra rHnnd AZ tts SonSuf9nI Of
tie bctea While
pick winner. Referee Dunn declared the
il took the immense ttrong more than an
hour to get inside the rink. and the policy were
se ouss handle the Of to the
attSns 81 the manly Art refusing tG Ges In pe
s q Now Yorf nnS S 5 R0 %o p adses
ab he ase &hes Gus
paid; There were six preliminary bouts be-
rromiseS to referee tbs bout between Gahiii
and Butler but he has been under the weather
: Dunn then consented to act. Corbett was
present. Looking palss and anything but well.
body else at Madison SQUARE Garden to.niEit.
wa tn biz FL stss o as
buzzlngs with the hum Of conversation. Smoke
1eet away s w Were unreceenizable. During the
Sa.lil. sioo to $50 being the ruling QUOTA
ti9 o., n.,v ~ Dat c.,u sont ro,a +,..
fore Butler was in lighting trim. Then he was
saes 3, oa%ssa0 s fns sS
LIS s s az and tie & uS protessiens
E
the BSssI ns Pssn ss bat
in hS pG Of ~
O'clock the men shook hands. 0'''' ''''N ~ -
% gsaS SPARED wq sd as IS
s SsssSy 1 SUE sa a.te s1aR
Bueer olaspns the Now jersey man about TINE the
he came hi istheD
ne bead and do emitting The flesh e
s saEK e. xe lis IF ss H fHs s r Ra n
came on. CahilF s Impetuosity made Buffers
his na
There was no fighting Of note in the opening
b T%SPat n missed nd hi
stf%sRs left Ssndsr e dsf fslsq y rasS
him but almost hurled to The
men. so tightly, did Cahill cling to his man.
Is ana u hasd
ana Msa h frsnds ~ his
close cahiii was bleeding from t6s IN euth: vs.
s ia u Sst tSs s%hi i + I've 4se ssf
M ' r1Spef: al, Satlsf Kept, Psssins ,aysy
p FeaT., But T ths rsierss You found 'l lis
g' tie SHpsaE nss EEL
sssa hsSs WITH sa Ns@
sS|E;m I shouGderins, MS 9Epo9snt Inmeroi-
ssR N %l $ss sSs.
5 Es1t &C 5a nm Ian and snS
;. in earnest. and but for tho timely
! intervention of the police O., general fight
minutes Of tbs extra round was occupied In
the futile endenyor to get In knock -out blow.
Judges disagreeIlng. the referee declared the
light draw. It was most unsatisfactory
ending to u most unsatisfactory fight
The evening" sport began with q three round
contest batween Joe Burke Hogan Athletic
ciai. Brooklyn. 13O-pound men. There was
scarcely q blow struck in the opening round,
lasssed hnrmlessly by. The SECOND round was
decided Improvement oyer its Predecessor.
NJ Burke was much the quicker on his feet, but
!. pot quick snonGhto escape q couple OF right
hand swings. Burke eyened up matters by
q elevor straight.arm work. In the final round
.. Burke showed his superiority. catching Dow
siall on the Jaw. and rendering him COMPARE
- lively oasy mnrk. Thu Judges agreed that