Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-29

At 80 this morning Dan Connor of
Boston threw up the sponge in his fight
with Jack McCauley of San Francisco,
at the Pastime club, at the opening of
the fifty-sixth round.
There was the usual crowd present,
and the usual number OF preliminary
bouts. The principals did not make
their appearance until nearly 10 O'Clock.
r. f. Doan was selected as referee by
the club. Connor was the first to make
his appearance. He was seconded by
Captain Marcy, Solly Smith and Con-
molly. Geopge Nalpy, Henry Peppers
and Seward Smith were in Harry Nc
CauleY's corner. The fight opened up
in the tamest kind of manner. One
round followed the other in rapid sue
cession, and little damage was done.
The men wore fve-ounce gloves.
| Connor showed to be more of sparrer
than fighter. He patted and jabbed
in most gentle manner. McCauley
tried to land several times, but he was
very wild.
The rain pattered down on the roof
at 2:10 gait, while McCauley stood in
the center OF the ring, Connor walking
around and around. Occasionally there
would be a passage of arms, but both
men showed to be weak in rushing
| fight. Both got scores of opportunity to
follow up good chance, but for some
inexplicable reason they failed to take
advantage, much to the chagrin of the
audience.
As the fight progressed, Connor
got better. He iabbed harder
and oftener and MCauley appeared
to have more difficulty to get home.
After the twelfth round Connor got
more confidence and jabbed with fair
effect. McCauley fell down in the six
teenth round. Both were tired in the
nineteenth, but Connor was then doing
the most leading and McCauley's breast
presented very red appearance. Nc
Cauley began to force the pace in the
twenty-sixth round, and rushed his op-
ponent against the ropes, trying hard to
get in an effective upper cut. The next
round was highly exciting. McCauley
started in hostilities, but Connor
avoided punishment by ducking. Both
were groggy during the round. The
fight then resolved itself into question
+ of endurance, as both men were dis
tressed.
l Once or twice Connor appeared to be
goner, but he rallied in a remarkable
way. He fell over with sheer weakness
in the twenty ninth round, and it was
with difficulty that he regained his feet.
McCauley failed to follow up his ad-
vantage. The thirty-frst round was
exciting, and both were very weak at
the end of the round, especially Connor.
The excitement reached climax in the
thirty y-eighth round, and push would
have sent either hors de combat at the
call of time. The confusion was so
great that the police threatened to stop
the fight unless the audience cleared
away from the ring. Order was finally
restored, but the pugilists got enough
time to freshen up and in consequence
nothing was done for several succeeding
rounds. Both men were tired and
neither had enough steam to give a
Knockout blow. McCauley did most of
the leading during these rounds. but
after gaining some headway would stop
from lack of wind. In the fifty-fourth
Connor was pushed down twice, The
greatest excitement prevailed in the
} fifty-ffth round. McCauley forced Con-
nor down. The latter arose at the end
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rife upper cut and Connor fell through
the ropes. McCauley rushed after him
and upper cut twice as he
reclined against the ropes. A
claim of foul was made which the
referee very properly did not allow, as
Connor was on his feet. This round set.
tied Connor, and his second threw uI
J the sponge. Everybody got mixed up
The referee did not know that the eDOnqf
had been thrown up. and ordered the
, men to proceed. An attempt was made
to push Connor out, but he, was too ex
hausted.
Both men fought gamely. McCauley
missed it by not forcing the fight at the
start. This would have prevented al
all-night endurance match. Connol
jsbbed McCauley enough to have
knocked out three men, but his jabI
, lacked steam.