The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29
SHARP FIGHTING.
Two Finish Contests at the Pacific
Club.
DriscOH Defeated Riordan and Herman
Whipped King - Fitzslmmons
and Maher.

The Pacific Athletic Club gave its monthly
entertainment last evening. 1t consisted OF
two finish fights the first between Tim
DriscoI and Jerry RiordaD, which lasted
seven rounds, and the second between JAG k
Herman, the fireman, and Joe King, which
ended in the fourth round.
About 500 people witnessed the mills, both
of which gave satisfaction. The first was
genuine Slogging match from start to finish.
Neither Of the contestants gave any thought
to n scientific System OF doing battle. but ire
lied upon the old sOuth-Of- Market-street
way OF SloggiDg, of which style both were
thorough adopts.
DriscolI was knocked apparently out OF
the race in the fifth round, but the three
second gong came to his timely rescue,
and, after good spOnging and tanning, he
came up ut the call of time for the sixth
round, and surprised his friends by the de-
termined way lie faced his opponent.
HOT AND HEAVY PUNCHING.
The punching was hot and heavy until the
seventh round when Riordan was knocked
sprawling over the ropes in helpless state.
The seconds counted time on him, and be-
ing completely used up, he failed to respond
to the call of ten" and the battle was
given 10 DriscOll.
TIE second eveut was refereed by Mr..
Hale Of Australia. The betting was strongly
In favor of King, who had the advantage OF
having experience, besides big handicap
in height and reach. Herman was the most
compact and OF the two the better built man
for fighting purposes.
The contest was a hot one from the first.
King had the better system Of delivering
goods" and at lODg-range fighting he GER
tainly had the advantage. lie smashed
l. fav ind M M
and mouth which would have made most
fighters vince.
TOOK HIS MEDICINE.
The fireman took his medicine in good
shape and instead of avoiding further pun
iShmeut by keeping we'll away from left
crooks he dashed into the fire OF battle and
returned the compliments by landing rib
roasters and occasionally right swings on
Kings long neck, and eventually sent the
recipient daZed 10 the ropes.
King took the lead in the first and second
rounds, but when the pugi!istS faced for the
third X eTnan rushed matters and II was
give and take until q few seconds before the
gong sounded, when King received a right
handler on the chin which sent HIM Keeling
against the ropes. He chung like leech 10
Herman and the latter was in the act of Civ
ing him the finishing touch when time for
corners sounded.
King was knocked down five or six times
in the fourth. and twice he seized Herman
ard dragged him 10 the boards. King was
game 10 tue last and kept coming UP Tor
more gore. Finally Herman managed TO
land Il welI-directed right swing on Kings
jaw and the latter tell on his back. a COM
pletely defeated contestant.
FITZ AND MAHER.
When Ftzsimmons first agreed to accepta
$4,000 purse 10 fight MaheT, the Irish
champion, at the Olympic Club Of New
Orleans, the sporting people OF this city
looked upon the report as being one or the
many false THmors which have come along
the wires concerning Eastern match-mak-
ing.
Now that both have signed and agreed to
fight on the 81 day of March, according to
the agreement Of the Directors Of the
Olympic, the sports are beginning TO pass
opinions on the probable result
Men who have made fighting a hobby
and frou long experience should be quail
fed 10 pass Judgment on these fstlc celrbrl-
ties, say that FIZsimmOns Will win. An
old timer said last evening:
DICTJM OF AN oLD-TILER.
You can just bet that unless FItz was
satisfied that Mailer was only a champion
in name lie would nos agree 10 a meeting
This man MabeT has never met good
man; he may be "a heavy puucher and a
game fellow, but W hat VIII these requisites
amount TO If he cannot land on the Aus
tTaIjaB, who is a most polished fighter?
AidbeI VIII sidNe n DE- advantage IN
weight, but FtZ,immons viii more than dis
count this by a thorough course Of learning
which viii enable hln 90 avoid Makers
rushes and IN the meantime deliver goods
which viii be dispatched with force sufli-
Gent 10 bring his formidable opponent to
quick terms. l think FItZ>immOns viii win
tie match in four or i've rounds"
There are in this city others who laugh
al the idea Of matching FItZsimmrns against
Naher. They are Of the opinion that
Maher viii punch the Australians bend
of ard that FilZsmm0us wifi be carried
home on shutter. EItz, however, will be
tie faYOrite in this city.