The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-02
A Great Fight Before the Me,,n. !.
tan Club of New Or. /
leans.
Bowen knocked Helpless TN q
Ropes in the Forty-Eightb
Round.

LOT IL purse Ol TZ.yOO, the winner a..
c3ive $1,000. Eoth men were wcipbol.
al the ring un Ter l33 pounds. Gll.
trained to Eight at Bay st. Louis. M
| where Carroll, Griffin, Fitzsimmops
other noted boxers have trained L,t.
Bowen, strange to say. trained himself,
West End, a suburb Of New Orl.,,.
Both men looked we'll on cntrripo Il
ring. Gibbons is taller by several iprh,
while Bowen looked Il typical pIal,,l
with shoulder and chest moasurrnor,
wonderful dimensions FOR such a a.
man. Jimmy Carroll, John Griffin. nj
Gibbons and John Kcrwin were seem,
and advisers for the PatcrsoniHn. Nth,
Jim Sweeney, All Gratia and rnmr,
Warren looked after Bowen. Prof. .,,
Duffy was chosen referee. Bowen q,
tered the ring at 500 and Gibbons "A
loved a few minutes later amiIs, m.
mendous cheering. Charles Brull p.r.
rs master Of ceremonies. Police j;,,,a,J
Barrett and Johnson were the only n
lice detailed. The gloves were vcigbg
10y Captain Barrett and found Ia tca
legal weight. The referee and Caprgr
Barrett both warned the men as To tber
conduct in the ring and particular,
cautioned them against fuuling.
The first round ended without 1t ilw
being struck. In the second round
l,,wnp lnp1,J I,,,,l,, an Erll
shoulder and neck and siue and got awu
without punishment.
In the third no blows Were STRUCK. ht
in the fourth heavy blows were ey
changes.
In the fifth Bowen nit Gibbons hand
on the neck; they clinchcd and Bower
had the best of it.
In the sixth Gibbons LEAH but .!.l
to land. Rowen then hit Gibbons tgo
blows on the neck. Gibbons vas pE
very serious. He landed on Bowcns len
breast and in return received some Dub =
lshment. Gibbons again lead. hitting
Bowen IA terrible blow on the body v6
the left and landed on the rec; witLhl |
right. This was Gibbons round.
In the seventh Gibbons hit BowNs
slight tap on the breast.
In the eighth round Gibbons landa
four times, two on the breast and Ole
each or the jaw and neck. rova
reached Gibbons neck with IA lisnt bioa
Bowen appeared anxious.
In the ninth round Gibbons led witt
his left on the breast and on the nei
with his right, then hit Bowen hard OF
the stomach. Bowen countered heayil!
on Gibbons shoulder and ON the
right side of the neck. Honors even.
In the tenth round there was quite
rapid exchange of blows, Bowen gcttin.
in a terrific lick on Gibbons ear and 10
return received two hard oncs ON the
neck. Gibbons had the best of The
round.
In the eleventh round Gibbons upper,
cut Bowen and hit him hard on the chin
while Bowen waited to strike an effective
blow.
Twelfth Men hit each other hard Oh
the neck. Gibbons countercd OIL
the left side of Bowen's neck Bowel
then landed two heavy blows ON Glib
bon's neck Bowen's round.
Thirteenth Each man delivered
heavy blows, Bowen landed twice on
Gibbons neck and received "a blow On
the neck in return.
In the 18th and 18th rounds there was
hard fighting from start to finish. Bowen
had the best of it.
SiXteenth-Both men coutious. Bow
en- landed hard on neck and Jaw, Glib,
bons giving him a light tap on the neck
first blood for Bowen.
Seventeenth Bowen sparring for
wind. No blow struck.
Rounds Is to -, inclusive. were de
cidedly lively, there being much hard
lighting. Bowen gave most of his attcn
ton to Gibbons neck and succeeded IL
delivering many singing blows and re
ceiving punishment at times in return,
end of the twentieth round.
The twenty first and twcnty-sccond
rounds ended in Gibbons favor. Bowen
receiving several hard blows ON the neck
In the three following rounds the honors
seemed about even, both men looking
In the rounds which followed up 70
the thirty-first there was no apparent
advantage on either side, very little good
ptiIS tohVs
In the thirty-second round there was
heavy fighting and Gibbons appeared to
have the best of it. The audience was
getting impatient.
The contest was somewhat dragging
to the fortieth round, when Bowen
hit Gibbons on the neck, in the eye, and
hit him a terrible lick on the nose,
him.
Forty-first to 45th round Bowen had
it.
Forty-sixth-Both men, though tired,
apparently doing their best. There
was some mitigating but not effective.
Forty-seventh-Gibbons hit Bowen
above the stomach and cries of ''foul'
made but not allowed. Some heavy
fighting followed.
In the forty eighth round after heavy
blows there was severe mitigating. After
breaking away Gibbons hit Bowen an
heavy blow in the stomach. More
of foul, but not allowed. Bowen
was on the ropes and very
groggy-The referee ordered Gibbons to
his corner with tremendous cheering
from Gibbons admirers. Tho referee
silence and then decided that
Gibbons was the winner Of the
contest. Bowen was helpless on the
and could not come to time.
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