The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-29
EIGHTY-ROUND DRAW
Greggains and Costello in q
Long Battle.
auFFALO BOY HAS FIRST BLOOD
The Pugilists Fought Gamely, but Are
Too Evenly Matched-Tho Rec
ords Of Both Men.

coyrY ISLAND, Nov. 2s-The attendance at
me athletic contest at the Coney Island Club to.
.;rb, was remarkably slim. The entertain
,,snt opened with ten-round contest ba-
.v.eu Danny Mcbride and Con Donovan.
weay.de knocked his opponent out in the fifth
,c.nd and won purse OF 500. Time, II minute4
~ event of the evening. the contes. between
exte.io, OF Buffalo. and Greggains. of San Fran
..eo. came next Greggains seconds were
v.ytn Murphy, OF san Francisco; johnny
uuyphy, of Boston: Howey Hodgkins of Bos.
scn. Nike Cooney, of Boston. timer. Cos
,e,lo's seconds we're Billy Delaney, Joe Choynski
md Jimmy Carroll; Jack sheehan. timer. The
usa weighed in at Is pounds and looked pict.
ures OF manly perfection.
gsrs. round-Both men spared cautiously,
c,sres.us landing lightly on the point of Cos
teiIo.s jaw, with light return.
Tn the second Costello landed his left on Greg
.,in. mouth aud . moment later got first blood
nth stra ght left on the nose.
Third and fourth Troublesome light OK.
Fit riiih round-Ccstello landed hard right and
lt; On Greggains jaw and stomach, aud mo-
roaut later hit him again over the heart and on
the Jaw, receiving in return . blow on the
stomach.
stomach and got a stiff left-hand isb in the
mnnth Some severe body blows were struck
before the round closed.
Seventh round-There' were numerous blows
W.
law caused him TO fall in his corner. Tho round
finished With both men still fresh
Eighth round-Not much fighting.
NiSth round--There was considerable hard
sch,ing. Costello landing on the neck and get
,snr A heavy one on the stomach. He landed
slccessiully twice on Greggains' jaw, then led
on the stomach aud landed again on the head.
Greggails iooked fatnei the worse ior punish.
tenth round-Greggains landed a terrific left
handler on Costsiio's jaw, and moment later
- D-tI
Win the left. coming together with crash.
Costello landing on the chest and Greggains on
the stomach.
Eeyen.h roundabout the same.
Twelfth rount-tIreggains rushed and acct.
deu,slly pushed Costello over.
Thirteenth and fourteenth rounds-A number
OF bard blows were exchanged, but nothing
serious was done.
Fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth rounds
Both men showed great generalship. and
while many blows were exchanged there was
no apparent result.
Eighteenth rourd-Costello got lcft-hauder
on the mouth that sent him against the ropes,
and before the close OF the round Gregga!ns hit
him blow IN the stomach that made him
Nineteenth round--After sharp interchanges,
ia one OF which Costellos ear was cut, Greg.
gains landed mis- left on the jaw and drove Co.'S
ssllo against the ropes. Costello landed heavily
on lireggains stomach.
twentieth round-After light exchanges Greg.
gains hit Costello the latter was running
backward and knocked him on his back
Twentieth to twenty fourth rounds-Not much
VS. done by either.
Twenty-fourth round-Both men fought hard
Gfeggains WAS the aggressor and had decidedly
the Rest OF the round, landing several blows
that wonld have finished an ordinary man.
Twentyfith to twenty-seventh rounds-Lit.
tie was done.
twenty eighth round-Costello brought blood
hon Greggains' nose. Greggans led aud Costello
slipped and fell heavily, Greggaips falling over
him.
Twenty-ninih rouud-Costello started blood
hon Greggains nose again. From this IL was
sease OF caution, and ct the end of the thirty
ktenth il was anybody's fight.
/ Thirtieth to thirty ninth rounds-Little fight
ing was done.
i forticth round-Costello forced the fighting
! nd hammered Greggains' nose till the blood
/ eoyered his face. The round ended by Greg.
eaes scoring the first knockdown of the fight.
Forty-fr TO torty-slxth rounds-There was
some hard fighting, but honors were even and
/ both men were strong at the close of each round.
FGtyseventh 10 ffty-hrst rounds-The fight