Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-29

ALECK GREGGAINs.
Round 13-Greggains led with the
left, landing on the stomach. Costello
landed lightly on the neck and Greg
/ gains responded with a similar blow,
I and a left-hander jab followed OR Cos
/ tellos stomach. Costello got his left on
! Greggains's nose, and then Costello
missed a hasty left from CIR gg Iins's
lead.
Round 14-Greggains landed hard
| stomach blow. Costello fO ed the
fighting and landed well with his left
on GreggainS' jaw and followee up
\ with q righthaneer on the side OF the
head.
Round I5-Opened cautiously, Cos
tello landed lightly on Greggains' stom-
I ach with no return and round the
ring they waltzed. Again Costello led
and landed on Greggsins' stomach.
! Greggains landed MS left on COstello's
/ ribs who countered on Greggains' eye
with heavy swing.
Round 16-The bulk Of work was
light leit-hande1 iabS. There was
really only one good blow struck during
/ the round, and that was left-hander
I Greggains landed on COstello's stomach.
Round 1S-CostellO landed three good
[ left t-handed stomach blows in rapid sue
cessiOn, but a monet later got a left
handler on the mouth from GreggainS
that sent him spinning across the stage
against the ropes.
Round l9-COstello led and landed
| lightly on the stomach as soon as they
faced each other, and after little spar
ring Greggains did like hOnors. At the
conclusion of the round both men SEEM
ed 10 be without a blur on them,
although both had received fearful pun
ishment.
Round 2O-Costello made Greggains'
stomach bis favOrite point and planted
his left in his opponents stomach the
moment they stepped to the center Of
the ring. Several light exchanges
we're made without either feeling It
very much.
Round 2l-ROund and round they
danced, but not blow was struck, be-
yond few light feints. II looks as if
il were anybody's fight Neither man
shows any punishment but chance
blow might win it.
Round 22.-Greggains started In to
force the fighting aud drove Costello to
the ropes, landing a light one on his
Jaw and the right on his damaged ear.
Costello was In close quarters ana went
down TO avoid punishment
Round 23.-The men stood each other
off on light exchanges, q jab from
Greggains' left joggled Costello's head
nw
Round 24-After sparring for an
opening, Greggains started the ball
rolling by planting a wicked left hand
blow on COstello's face and getting
away without return. Greggains was
the argressor and had decidedly
the best OF the round, landing and
planted several blows that would have
finished an ordinary man.
In round twenty-six there was little
fighting.
In the twenty-seyenth the lighting
was In favor Of Greggians.
In the next round Costello tried to
force the fighting and brought blood
from GrergianS'S nose. Gregglans LED
and Costello slipping, fell heavy. Greg
pisps fell over him. In round twenty
nine Costello started blood from Greg
pians's nose again, and the round ended
with honors in CostellO's favor.
ntbe next four rounds there was
Iittle punishment. The next three
rounds were tame, but in round 40 Cos
telio forced the fighting, and hammer
cd Grerqain'S nose till the blood COW
erad his face. The round ended by
Grepeains scoring the first knock down
Poppd 45-Costello led with his left
hand. smash on Greggains's neck, and
cot rio roaster in return. Neither
man showed an ill effect from the prev
IONS round and Costello got In
stomacn blow. Again Costello led with
his Left on the stomach Of Greggains..
From round 45 until round 81 the
6gbt was exceedingly weariSone to the
sT7scrators. who at intervals called for
,5ore lighting. In round 81, spurred
bv tbe wells of the crowd, the
80 men mixed together for few
e,chaDqes and Costello went down, but
Creggains did not follow up his sdyan-
t.~e The round ended with both
s-srring Ii was rumOred here that
GostelIo had broken his right hand and
conld not force the fighting. Tne TWO
~onnds following we're tame.
Jeered by she crowd, the lighters did
. iittle work in the rounds from 81 TO
80 bnt IL was tame sport at best and
tbe crowd began 70 thin OUT
0nce. however, Greggians IN mix
nm showed his ability, and there was
svarv Indication that round would WIND
nm the izht but tue bell rang ana tns
-, sena~ated At an opportune moment.
Tbe ei9hreih round cane ana enaeo
,sbont incident ant he hght was de-
,lsra draw