The Helena independent., 1892-04-19
WON BY DAWSON.
Gallagher Had linough in Forty two
HoundsLong and Tedious.

Gallagher Had EnOuEh in FOrty.twO
Rounds--Lon9 and Tedious.
SAN FnAEcIsco, April 1s.--A thousand
people were present at finish fight between
tho lightweiehts, Billy Gallagher and
George Dawson, at the California Athletic
club tonight. for purse Of 81 ,25O. Tho
fight WAS originally set for March 20. but
was postponed owing TO the sickness Of
Dawson. At the opening odds Of ton to
nine were freely offered on Dawson. This
fight commenced at 9:12. The frEt
five ronnda wsre devoid Of blood
shed, Dawson jAbbinR at every opening
and evading GallaRhor's awnings. Dawson
several times reached Qallagher's face with
Dawson was moro confident and only
laughed when Gallagher landed two hard
hits on hia chin and a right in his ribs.
Gallagher drew first blood and rushed in
with hard right-handar on tne shoulder
as the gong sounded. From tho seventh TO
landing frequently, but Gallagher landing
hard blows, GallaRher's nose and mouth
were awollen and hegunrded himself mora
carefully. Dawson was fresh and his
shifty tactics made him no easy match for
Gallagher.
Gallagher fought Dawson hard in the
fourteenth, which was the best round up to
the sixteenth, but Dawson WAS still jabbing
away whom the round closed. In the
eighteenth round Gallagher got the worst
Of the first portion, bnt countered and
caught Dawson with right staggering
him, and sent him to his knees with 4 right
on his neck AZ tho round closed. In the
nineteenth, Gallagher dropped Dawson
with left on his jaw, and after hot ex-
change Dawson went to the floor again,
pulling Gallagher down. From the TWEEN
tieth to tho twenty-third rounds, Dawson
was boring with his left and drawing blood
from GallaRher's mouth. The left check
tered with a right, but with less advantage
than earlier.
From the twenty-third to the twenty
eighth the hGht continued about the same,
appearing to be anyone's battle. From
the thirty-third to the thirty sixth honors
were even as to telling blows. In the
thirty-sixth Gallagher suddenly dropped
Dawson with half arm left il the stom-
rch. The men then mixed things in earn
est, hot in fighting resulting in Gallagher
going to the ropes tired. From tho thirty
seventh to the fortieth some good counters
we're mado on both sides, but Gallagher'a
mouth was badly punished, and he devoted
much time to guarding it.
From the twenty eighth to the thirtv-third
round there was little change, but Dawson
was apparently in the best condition. In
the forteth round, Dawson hammered
Gallagher on the bleeding mouth
repeatedly. almost emitting his up
par lip away, and staggering
him. The spectators urged him to give it
up but Gallagher b1avely came up
for another round. The forty-6rst
and forty second passed with Daw-
son forcing Gallagher from. corner
to corner, trying to iab him out.
He fought fairly and several times refused
to take advantage of Gallagher's half
hearted dodginR. The latter was nearly
out when Dawson got him against the
and hit him on tho cheek with right. He
dropped so sitting position and his sec
onds threw up the sponge. The spectators
agreed that Dawson is an exceptionally
clever man, and Gallagher made as good a
fight against him az possible.