The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-20
Where They Holly Contest
for Fistic HOnors.
TREAT FOR SPORT LOVERS.
A Large Number OF the Latter
Class in Attendance.
Both Pugilists Make a Very
Game Resistance.
They Tap Each Other About the Body
I'm Amy but Conciliatory Manner
Sullivan Will Soon go into Train
ing-Other Sporting News.

iuS-ONiACE SBOItAhr AfNoS'
SAN FRAYc1sCo, April is. Fully one
thousand people gathered at the Cali
fornia Athletic club tonight to witness,
in the finish fight between Billy Gallagher
and George Dawson, what lovers of
tistic sports had confidently looked
forward to as one of the greatest
lightweight battles of the year. Gala
CHER. who is an Oakland (Cal) ex-ama-
teur with long record Of successful fights,
signaled his entrance into the professional
ranks by defeating Billy Mahan in
February last. Victories over such
men as Jim Burge and Billy
Maber are part of Dawson's record and
DESPITE the latters defeat by Tom WilliamG,
he still holds the light weight champion
snip belt of Australis. TonigLt's fight
was originally set for March 20,
but was postponed as Dawson had
previously injured leg and also
contracted the grip. That his admirers
believed him in condition for hard battle
Tor the 81, ,25O purse tonight was shown by
the betting shortly before tho contest
opened, when odds Of ten to nine were
freely offered on him.
The men weighed in at about 140
pounds. Ed Alexander and Ed Creamy
were in Dawson's corner. Martin Murphy
and Alexander Greggalns seconded Gal
lagher Hiram Cook was referee.
The ball opened at 9:12 with Dawson
trying for an opening. The men ex-
changed lefts on the cheeks and got away.
Gallagher swung his left, falling short.
Dawson got in on his wind and caught
left on the cheek. TIE round was siou.
The first five rounds were devoid OF
bloodshed, Dawson jabbing at every open
ing and evading Gallagher's swings. Daw-
son several times reached Gallagher's lace
with his left, but with little damage to
the hard headed Oaklsnder. Dawson got
in right and left on Galaghers jaw as
the fifth round closed.
In the sixth Gallagher came up mad
and tapped Dawson on the chin, giving
right on the head. The Australian
was confident and only laughed
when Gallagher tapped him two
hard hits on the chin aud gave him
righ.-hander on the ribs. Gallagher
drew blood from his nose as they came
together in a clinch and rushed in with a
hard right-hander on the shoulder just
before the gong sounded.
From the seventh to the eleventh hon
ors were even, Dawson landing frequently,
but Gallagher scoring harder blows. Cal
lagher's nose and mouth were swollen
A,afro1iorfa Of a ha
and he guarded himself more care
fully. Dawson was as fresh and shifty
as ever. Dawson's shiitv tactics made him
no easy mark for Gallagher, who, though
a good two-handed fighter. saved his right
to great extent during the fight.
Even money had been bet on the
fight that the contest would last but four
teen rounds. Gallagher fought Dawson
hard in the thirteenth, which was the
best round up to the sixteenth, but Dew-
son was still jabbinR away when the round
closed.
10 the eighteenth round Gallagher
countered in good shape With his right on
the mouth. The men now got together and
countered repeatedly. Gallagher getting
the worst OF it and especially In the
mouth. He suddenly caught Dawson on
the cheek with his right staggering him
ana sent MIN 10 MS kuSes Will u AlSit Oh
the neck as the round closed.
In the nineteenth round Gallagher
dropped Dawson with left on the jaw
and after a hot exchange Dawson slipped
to the floor, pulling Gallagher down. This
round and the preceding one were Gala
gher's best.
The twentieth and next two rounds
were hot ones, Dawson boring with his
left drawing blood from Gallagher s
| mouth. The latters left eye. cheek and
ribs were swollen. Gallagher countered
with his right, but it seemed to have lost
its cunning.
From the twenty-third to the twenty
eighth the fight continued the same.
Dawson jabbing away and Gallagher oc-
casionally dodging or countering. Up to
the thirty-third there was little change.
and while Dawson was apparently in a
little the best condition, 1t appeared any
ones fight
From the thirty-third to the thirty-six.h
round honors were even as to the telling
blows, though Dawson got IN good deal
of jabbing that appeared to have
little effect. In the thirty
sixth Gallagher suddenly dropped
Dawson with blow from the left on the
stomach The men then mixed things in
earnest, hot in-fghting resulting in Gala
CHER getting to the ropes tired.
From the thirty-seventh to the fortieth
there was some good counters on both
sides but Gallagher's mouth was badly
punished and he devoted much time to
guarding it.
Fourtieth round Dawson hammered
Gallagher on the bleeding mouth repeat
edly, almost cutting the upper lip
away and staggering him. The
spectators begged him to give il up, but
Gallagher brsvely came up for another
round.
The forty-first and forty-second passed
with Dawson forcing Gallagher from
corner to corner, trying to jab him
out. He fought fnirly and several
times refused TO take advantage OF Gala
gher's halfhearted dodging. Gallagher
was nearly worn out and
when Dawson sot him against
the ropes near vhe close OF the forty-sec-
1 ond and hit hisH Oh the cheak with bis