Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-06


Jack McAuliffe was the first to enter
the ring, which he did at 9,lb p. u. Billy
Myer came moment later Both men
received great ovations knowledge of
the fact that pugilistio grudge of long
standing was about 10 be settled awak-
ened tremendous applause The men
We're called q the center OF the ring by
Re e DuA6, VINO, together with Cap.
tai Jarrett, instructed the men as to
~n hey should abide the Queensberry
l~ md tho Olympic dab rules as to
o, hoyaSSi of San francisco and
f Robertson were McAuliffe's
or while Jimmy Nelson of Norwich,
tn. ..sld the botsie Nd Myer, Billy's
'ther, and Johnny Eokhardt of New
cork secopded Myer, while AL Kennedy,
Flyers hacker, held the bottle The men
tsre ordered to shake hands at 9:25. and
tie gong for the first round was sounded
The battle.
First round-McAuliffe led. Myer
oouptered lightly on the body. Mac led
again. Mycr oountered heavily on the
stomach. At the end Of che round Ii
seemed as thosEh Mac was afraid of
Myers right
Second round-Mac landed both hands
ON Myers head, following with blows on
the face and head. Clinched. Mac knocked
Myer down twice. Myer groggy.
Third round-Myer led but fell short.
Mac upper-cut him. Myer rushed Mae and
kept away. A rally and clinch but no
harm done. Both were tired.
Fourth round-Mac missed with his right
and left and Myer landed hard on the
stomach. A moment later Myer brought
Mac TO his knees with blow In the stom-
ach. Mac foosed Myer with a blow
on the neck Myer rushed Mac.
Fifth round-Mac landed on the head.
Myer fell short with both. Later be
landed OH Myers stomach. Both landed
lightly on each others body. Mac ended
the round with blow on the head
Sixth round-Mac hit hard In the face.
Both landed on the stomach and clfnched.
Both were tired
Seventh roand-Mac led three times and
missed. Myer landed on the head.
Clinch. Mac Jumped away. Each landed
on the body.
Eighth round-Afac again led left ON the
breast, but easily. Myer fell short with
his lefe. Mao got In left-hander on the
breast, but Myer returned two heavy blows,
one With either hand, ON the breast In
another instant My@ sos In q right
hal'cr on Jnck's ear. and IN the chnch
that followed Mac went down. II was
h rdly n fair knock down for Myer, but
the crowd was delighted TO see MoAuliffe
tie floor
stomach twice. Mac then knocked Myer
dow twice. Myer grogsy.
5hCh rounh - Myer came up quite
.Iy "A ,la la -.
hit Qua both on Myers breast Myer re-
breast. In rally both handed left and
right Myer tried to ,st IN his right but
failed. McAuliffe's hight touched Myer
twice on tho stomach and Myer returned
very weak. Myer mi0sd three blows.
which Mac Jumped away from.
Eleventh round-Myer was not 20 lively
ia coming 20 time, but rushed with an ef.
fort. Mac rushed and got I'm bis lsft on the
stomach and right on the head In the
clinch Myers left found McAulifYe's head,
but lightly. Myer was showing tired
symptoms, but Mac missed two blows In.
tended for the ! cad.
Twelfth round-They spared away, but
nobody hurt anybody for a whole minute,
when McAuliffe ran and led left and right
with good force, and Myer could make no
return. McAulife was smiling, and
Myer looked scared. Myer swung wild
with both hands. aud McAuliffe laughed.
Thirteenth round-Myer came up with
q bad cut under the eye. which was be-
ginning TO blacken. In q clinch. Nc
Auliffe caught bis man with a right on
the stomach. hard. Myer gos in two weak
blows ON the ribs and In a rally tried 10
upper-cut JOCK, who dodged aud smiled.
Fourteenth round - McAuliBe landed
two blows on Myers head, but In ciinch
Myer got Ia q fearful right on Jacks ribs.
McAuliffe rushed but Myer gave him two
OH the ribs aud stomach
Fifteenth and Last Round.
The opening of this round was chsrac
terized by several awkward ATTEMPTS on