River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-09-08

MYER Is WHIPPED.
Jack McAuiife. in the Fifteenth Round
of Most Terrific Fight at New Or
leans, Knocks Him Out. ana Wins the
Light Weight Championship.

OF "a MOST Terrific right at New Or
leans, Knocks Him Out. ana Wins the
Light Weight Championship.
OLYMPIC CLUB, NEw ORLEANS, Sept.
5.-Jack McAuliffe knocked Billy Myer
out Monday night in the fifteenth
round. McAuliffe seemed none the
worse for his battle when he got
through. barring a series of body blows
and welts on his white skin. Myer
was cut in the face and pretty badly
wounded. II was fight from the word
go. There We're 6, 800 spectators. The
result of the fight also leaves Jack
McAuliffe the lightweight champion
of the world and the winner of purse
of $4,000 offered by the Olympic club,
besides side bet of s.,
Myer and McAuliffe weighed in at a
quarter to ., the former at 1917
pounds, McAuliffe at 1879. Capt. Bar
rett arranged the scales upon which
the gloves were weighed, and finding
them according to law, full five ounces.
nodded his consent to the press repre-
sentatives that the gloves would do
prof. Duffy announcedithat Jim Col
vile, of Boston, acted as timekeeper
for McAulife, while George X.
Clark, of Chicago, did like service for
Myer. Rube NJ. Frank acted as official
timekeeper.
Jack McAuliffe was the first to enter
the ring, which he did at 9:15. Myer
came moment later. Both men re-
ceived great ovations. knowledge of
the fact that a pugilistic grudge of
long standing was about to be settled
awakened tremendous applause. The
men were called to the center of the
ring by Referee Duffy, who, to-
gether with Capt Barrett. in
structed tie men as to how they
should abide by the Queensberry
rules and the Olympic club rules
as to breaking away. Joe Choyn-
ski and Prof Robertson were Me-
Auliffe's seconds, while Jim Nelson held
the bottle. Ed Myer, Aft Kennedy and
John Eckert seconded Myer, while Aft
Kennedy held the bottle. At 9:20
everything was in readiness for the
battle to begin, and both men sat in
their corners cycling each other close
ly. The men were ordered to shake
hands at 1925, and the gong for the first
round was sounded
At 0;25 the fight began. 1t resulted
in clean-cut victory for McAuliffe
There can be no clubbing on that
point. He scored first Enoclx-down
and first blood, and had his man
groggy a half dozen times before
he administered the final blow in the
fifteenth round, which dropped Myer
to his knees and rolled him against the
crimson ropes.
1t was "a heavy right hand swing that
did the trick, and McAuliIfe was borne
triumphantly on his seconds shoulders
TO his corner. The Williamsburger was
made the recipient of hearty applause.
The Williams burgers seconds opened
champagne in his corner, while Myer
was offered "a glass of the wine by his
conqueror, which was accepted, and a
hearty handshake wound up the great
est battle recorded in the lightweight
class since the days of Billy Edwards,
Barney Aaron and Sam Collyer.
McAulfe in 1884, won boxing tournament
AT Madison Square garden; February 49, 1885.
won l2fpound championship in New York:
March D, 1885, won a lightweight tourney at
tourney; February 81 1885 bcclme profession
al, whipped Jack Hopper in seventeen rounds;
October 20 1855, beat Billy Frazier for
$1,000 in twenty-one rounds hour and
% minutes for the lightweight cham
plonship, with skin gloves; January a.
1887, beat Harry Gilmore for 81 100, in
twenty-eight rounds, hour and 81 minutes,
March, 1887, drew with Jem Carney, of England,
at Revere Beach Mass, in seventy-four rounds
hours and 50 minutes; September -. 1888
drew with Pat Kerrigan in ten rounds at Bos
ton; October TO- 1888 beat Billy Dacey at Dover
in eleven rounds, ~ minutes and 20 seconds, for
$1,000: December rs, 1883, beat Jake Hyams in
nine rounds for the gate receipts; February
10, 1889, drew with Billy Meyer at North
Judson, Ind, in sixty-fOur rounds
for the lightweight championship; April, 1882
drew in fifteen rounds with Mike Daily OF
Bangor, at Boston; March 2l 1890, whipped
Jimmy Carroll in fcrty-seyen rounds at Cali
fornia Athletic clubs beat Austin Gibbons in