Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-29
IS CHAMPION.
MCGrath No MatCn for The
EngIishman.
GETS SEVERE PUNISHMENT.
But Pegs Away Until His Seconds
Throw Up the Sponge.

CoNEY ISLAND, y. Y. Dec. - Billy
Joe McGrath Of Ireland In eight rounds.
Mafiitt Flaherty of Boston whipped Billy
Leedom Of Philadelphia. Connie sullivan
of New York received the award in ten
round bout with Hughey Boyle Of Eliza
beth, y. j. These were the results of the
big boxing entertainment at the Coney
Island Athletic Club last evening.
The event Of the evening was finish
fight between Billy Plimmer, champion
bantamweght of the world, and Joe Nc
Grath, champion llO-pound man of Ire
land. Prior to this, however, there were
two preliminary bouts, one Of ten rounds
between Hughey Boyle of Elizabeth, y.
j., and Connie Sullivan of New York, and
the other Of eight rounds between Billy
Leedom Of Philadelphia and Maftit Fla
herty Of Boston. Many noted sports were
present
II ner and McGrath
fought purse Of $500, the winner to
take t9OOO and the loser 800 Plimmer
was seconded y Charley Norton OF New
ark, Bennie Murphy and Harry Evans Of
Birmingham, Eng. Joe Connolly OF New.
ark was his bottle-holder. and All Jewett
of Philadelphia held time for him Nc
Grath was looked after by Martin Murphy
of San Francisco, Peter Maher of Dublin
and Jimmy Carroll of Brooklyn. His
bottls-holder was John Brady of New
York, and his timer Jack Sheehan. John
Eckhardt was referee Plimmer was a
strong favorite among betting men.
The Battle by Rounds.
Round l-Plimmer led with his left,
which was short McGrath kept away.
Plimmer played for the stomach aud
Mc(irath for the head Each got in few
light taps AMI were shy in the opening
Round 2-Plimmer forced matters and
punched McGrath whenever he pleased.
Round 3-McGrath took punishment
well. Plmmer kept jabbing his left into
McGrath's mouth, and soon had 1t full of
blood. McGrath began TO improve and
landed two or three hard blows which
made Billy vince.
Round 4-Ilimmer forced the fighting
aud landed when aud where he saw fit
In swinging his right Plimmer missed,
slipped and fell. McGrath also went
partly down. Plimmer was up quickly
aud from this out he had everything his
own way, chopping the Irish lads face
into Jelly and knocking him down twice
McGrath
Stood His Punishment ManfuiIy.
Round 5-Mcirath's face was covered
with blood aud Plimmer forced him TO his
knees. McGrath butted Billy in the
stomach. Plimmer brought McGrath to
the floor with a right swing on the jaw.
but McGrath was game, and although re-
peatedly knocked down, he got up AM
took his punishment. Plimmer landed
his right and left and had McGrath
streaming with blood. McG.ath stag
gered to his corner when the bell rang
Round 6-TnIs round was extremely
brutal. Mctirath was pounded until he
could scarcely stand on his feet. He WAS
knocked down four times, but got up
each time before he could be counted out.
The gong saved him the last time he WAS
knocked down
Round f-McGrath was repeatedly
knocked down, and each time seemed to
be the last, but he arose just before being
counted out. Cries of Take him of, 4"
etc, were heard but he kept pegging
away, Though ne
Had No Strength Left
Round SPINNER went at his man
with right and left, and showered blow
after blow upon his battered and bruis,d
face, hut even then he could not put him
out. McGrath was knocked down re-
peatedly, but bobbed up each time before
he was counted out 1t was so extremely
brutal that the crowd yelled, take him
off," and out of pure charity Jimmy Car
roll threw up the sponge.
McGratb got mad at his seconds for
throwing up the sponge. Peter Msher
ran away from McGrath's corner in the
sixth round.