Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-09-10
MYER is WHIPPED.

Jack McAulire, in the Fifteenth Round
of Most Terrific Fight at New Or
leans, Knocks Him Out, ana Wins tho
Light Weight Championship.
OLYMPIC CLUB, New ORLEANS, Sept.
6-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 series of body blows
and welts on his white skin. Myer
was cut in the face and pretty badly
wounded. 1t was fight from the word
go. There were $500 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 $1,000.
Myer and McAuliffe weighed in at
quarter to o, 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 announcedfthat Jim Col
vile, of Boston, acted as timelSeeper
for McAuliffe, while George r.
Clark, of Chicago, did like service for
Myer Rube M. Frank acted as official
timekeeper.
Jack McAuliffe was the first to enter
the ring, which he did at 915. Myer
came moment later. Both men re-
ceived great ovations. knowledge of
the fact that 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-
gethcr 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-
Abilities seconds. while Jim Nelson held
the bottle. Ed Myer, Alf Kennedy and
John Eckert seconded Myer while Alf
Kennedy held the bottle. At $50
everything was in readiness for the
battle to begin, and both men sat in
their corners eyeing each other close
ly. The men were ordered to shake
hands at 9:25, and the gong for the first
round was sounded.
At 9:25 the fight began. 1t resulted
in clean-cut victory for McAuliffe.
There can be no quibbling on that
point. He scored first knock-down
and first blood, and had his man
| groggy 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 heavy right hand swing that
did the trick, and McAuliffe was borne
triumphantly on his seconds shoulders
to his corner. The Williamsburger was
made the recipient of hearty applause.
The Williamsburger's seconds opened
champagne in his corner, while Myer
was offered glass of the wine by his
conqueror, which was accepted and a
hearty handshale wound up the great
est battle recorded in the lightweight
class since the days of Billy Edwards,
Barney Aaron and Sam Collyer.
| McAulife, in 1884, won boxing tournament
| at Madison Square garden; February 10, 1885
| won l2i-pound championship in New York:
March 2s, 1885 won lightweight tourney at
| New York Athletic club; April 10, 1885, won
| tourney; February 81, 1886. became profession.
al, whipped Jack Hopper in seventeen rounds;
October 20. 1856, beat Billy Frazier for
$1,000 in twenty-one rounds hour and
% minutes, for the lightweight cham
! pionship, with skin gloves: January H.
1887, beat Harry Gilmore for SI,lOO in
twenty-eght rounds, l hour and 81 minutes
March, 1887 drew with Jem Carney, of England
al Revere Beach, Mass, in seventy -four rounds
hours and 5S minutes; September 25. 1888
drew with Pat Kerrigan in ten rounds at Bos
| October pilly 4
| in eleven rounds AZ minutes and 20 seconds, fol
$1,000: December 10, 1888, beat Jake Hyams ir
nine rounds for the gate receipts; February
l3, 1889, drew with Billy Meyer at Nortf
Judson, Ind. in sSty-four rounds
for the lightweight championship; April, 1899
drew in fifteen rounds with Mike Daily, o.
Bangor, at Boston; March 81, 1890 whipped
Jimmy Carroll in forty-seven rounds at Cali
fornia Athletic club: beat Austin Gibbons IL
six rounds; beat Billy Frazier in three rounds