The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-25
CATTANACH BEAT MCCARTHY.
The Woburn Man Knocked Out in
Thirteen Rounds.

The ma ch between John Cattanach OF
Pawtucket aud Tom Mccarthy Of Wo'
burn, Mass, came off In the gymnasium
of the Metropole Athletic Association last
night. The match attracted great deal
Of attention, not only here In RHODE ISL
AND, but in Boston and vicinity AS the
Woburn boy has many friends In that
section The letting before the fight was
at odds on Mccarthy OF 10 TO and bets
were made that Cattanach would not last
thirteen rounds. The battle was for a
purse OF $3.50 and stake Of $500 When
the contest began the gymnasium was
crowded aud many were Obliged To stand
through the entire proceedings.
Before the attraction OF the evening
Joe Heaton and Jack Rediern, both OF
Olneyville, gave pretty exhibition OF
boxing for four rounds.
IL Was some minutes after q when Cat
tanach entered the ring. and he was fo.-
lowed closely by Mccarthy. Il. j. Don
ahue. tho sporting editor of the New York
Recorder, acie ed as referee, and gave per-
feet satisfac, ion throughout. Cattanach
was seconded by JACK Quinn Of New
York, Tom Finnerty ami Fred Whitford
of PROVIDENCE, and i'm McCarthy's cor
ner were Jimmy Doherty, Tom Kenny
and Tom Beatty OF Boston.
The men came up cautiously at the call
of time and each looked IA little nervous,
Mccarthy noticibly SO. Mccarthy led
and tapped Cattanach lightly on the jaw,
rushing Cattanach to the rope moment
later Cattanach rallied and swung "A left
handler on McCarthy's face which stag
gered him and gave Cattanach courage,
drawing lirst blood. Every round con-
tanned some hard fighting and the result
was not sure at any stage. Mccarthy did
great deal of the leading AS Cat.
tanach was waiting. In the third
Mccarthy planted several blows on Cat
tanach's left eye. but they did not seem
TO trouble him at all. There was light
fighting up to the sixth round, when Nc
Carthy rushed Cattanach 10 the ropes
and clinched. Caftanach had his right
arm free aud punched Mccarthy on the
body unmerc fully while they were
clinched. When they broke away Nc
Carthy was groggy and Cattanach could
have finished him then had he followed
up his advantage. The remaining rounds
showed some very clever fighting, Nc
Carthy having rather the best of
the long-range sparring, but Cattanach's s
blows having more force. Cattanaca
clearly had the best of every bit of in
fig thug aud hammered McCarthy's body
till the Woburn man was nearly ready to
quit. After taking things easy for sew
eral rounds Cattanach started in in the
thirteen round TO polish of his man. He
rushed him all over the ring and swung
and punched with left aud right. FL
nally he hit McCaruhy in the face a terri
fic blow and Mccarthy fell over on the
ropes. Both feet were on the floor, how
ever, and Cattanach smashed two
blows in on the jaw when Mccarthy
rolled over on the floor and was counted
ont. There was some evidence To GER
tain persons of quit on McCarthv's
part, but il looked like complete knock
out, AS the man diu not come to for sew
eral minutes. 1t was some time before
Cattanach could make his way down to
the dressing groom, his friends crowding
around him and shaking mis- hand. Cat
tanach was not hurt in the least, the
blows OF Mccarthy not seeming Ia have
any effect ON him. Cattanach weighe 1
LIS pounds, and Mccarthy l6416, though
in the ring Mccarthy looked the larger
man.