The record-union., 1892-08-31
Special to the REconp-uN1oN.


Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Aug. So The glove
night between Alexander Greggains of
San Francisco, the middle weight pugil-
ist, and Martin Costello, 1.-THE Buffalo,"
who returned to this country few weeks
ago after five years residence in Aus
tralla, attracted large and enthusiastic
crowd to the Pacific Clubs gymnasium
tonight. The fight was viewed with in
terest, for it was announced that the win
ner would challenge Bob Fitzsimmons to
battle for the middle weight champion
ship of the world.
Despite the good opinion entertained
here of Greggains' ability, he having de-
teated Billy Mccarthy and George La
Blanche in short order, Costello was the
tavor1te IN the pool-rooms at odds of ten
to seven.
The purse was $500. Costello's Sec
onds were Young Mitchell and Sam
Fitzpatrick, and Greggains' We're Martin
Murphy and Joe King. Thomas Chand-
ler, the veteran boxer, was referee.
1t was 9:l5 when the men entered the
ring. Costello appeared in good form,
while Greggains' tall figure seemed
thinly drawn.
The first three rounds were fought
warily, ireggains doing some clever
fe1ntlng and ducking. Both men scored
good left-handers on the mouth. Costello
evinced a desire TO bore in. but had a
wholesome respect for Greggains' left
The latter was somewhat nervous, but
did better at close range than his oppo-
nent.
From the fourth rouud the men warmed
up, and in the fifth Costello nearly
dropped the San Francisco boy with a
right-hander on the head. Greggains did
some hot mitigating, however, and at
the end of the fifth round the Buffalo was
rather groggy.
The sixth to the ninth were a little
slow. Costello made number of wild
left swings, but his respect for Greggains'
left was too great to allow him to 90
effective work.
In the ninth and tenth Costello got to
closer quarters and scored some hard
| blows on Greggains' wind and ears, the
latter occasionally throwing in a lett
hand Jab III the mouth as a caution to the
other. he seemed disposed to save his
strength.
Costello forced the pace in the eleventh.
Greggains played for Costello's kidneys
with telling effect. Costello tried hard to
land his right, but failed.
| In the thirteenth Greggains was Kissed
! for trying to back-heeI Costello in a
| clinch.
| From the fourteenth to the seventeenth
| the men made the same cautious fight
Costello tried every apparent opening,
but Greggains' blows were more effect
i've, and, barring tiuke, he seemed a
winner. lie staggered Costello in the
| ntteenth with straight left in the face
| and dropped him TO sitting posture
| with another.
He got the Buffalo on the ropes in the
I lctIx tom n i
but failed. Costello then staggered him
with right-hander on the head. Greg
gains was frequently hissed for giving
Costello his shoulder IN the clinches.
Seventeenth to wentieth--Costello's
ribs were swollen from Greggains' left
handlers. He had lost some blood from
the ear, and his face was swelling Greg
gains sent him to his knees with half
swing and half push in the seventeenth.
and pushed him over the ropes in the
nineteenth.
The next four rounds were more notice
! able for feinting and leads falling short
than for clean hitting. In the twenty
| third, both men landed hard blows on
the head.
| Costello scored two stiff lefts on the
| jaw, at the opening of the twenty-ffth,
and got Greggains on the run, all bat
| sending him through the ropes with
left in the face. He slipped to the floor
| however, and Greggains pulled himself
together,
| Except for an occasional rally, Costello
| Rugged the corners, as he had for dozen
| rounds past. Greggains was content to
let him escape with nothing moro serious
than pushing his head back with the heel
OF his glove until the twenty-seventh,
when he hit him two hard left-handers
| and later punched nim to the floor.
In the twenty eighth Greggains rushed
him and sent him spinning with two
handed swings. Costello fought desper-
ately, however, and scored a couple of
good half-arm blows. Costello slipped
TO the floor, and was sent spraWlin5 on
his back with left-hander little later.
Costello appeared shaky on his legs.
but retaliated about as often as Greggains
led, and the end of the thirty-second
round found the men in apparently about
as good condition as when the battle COM
menced.
Nothing was done III the next six
rounds. The spectators urged the men to
go in and fight They made show of
doing SO. but accomplished little. 1t was
reported that Greggains' hand was lin
jured.
The men exchanged several blows in
the forty-second and forty-third rounds,
and Greggalns was using his right hand
cleverly.
After several rounds more the referee
cautioned the men, and they made an
other effort, Greggains sending Costello
half way across the ring with a left
handler. Greggains jabbed Costello with
his LETT in the 10th, and Costello scored
some left-henders on the chest. In tho
18th, 4Sth and 18th rounds little was done.
! In the 5Oth round Greggains landed
( straight left-hand Oh the chin, getting
| Costello's right on the ear Greggains
rushed, and Costello dropped near the
| ropes. Greggains landed two stiff left
| drives, and countered apparently with
| some force with the right. The police in
ter1ered at the end of the round, and the
! referee declared the contest draw.
| When seen in their dressing-roomS
| Costello and his seconds seemed satisfied
with the referees decision. but Greggains
complained because the decision was not
| in his favor, as he said he had done most
of the work. His hands were uninjured,
! and he acknowledged having handled his
/ right hand as if disabled i'll order TO draw
/ Costello on. Many of those who wit
messed the contest expressed the opinion
/ that the match was very even one, and
while Greggains displayed more ability
| Costello was apparently able to with
| stand all the punishment Greggains
! could deliver Beyond few bruises the
men bore no traces of their long battle.
| -
a Clerk Robbed of Large Sum.
GREENsBURG Pa.), Aug. 30.-This
morning about o'clock three unknown
men entered the store of j. J. Hughes at