The morning call., 1892-11-29
FOUGHT A DRAW.
Greggains and Costello at
COney Island.
EIGHTY TEDIOUS ROUNDS
ihe Two Pugilists PummeI Each Other
Tor Hours Without InfIicting
Great Deal of Damage.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CoNEY ISLAND. Nov 28.-The attendance
AT the athletic contest in the Coney Island
Athletic Club to night was remarkably
Sim. The entertainment opened with a
ten-round contest between Danny Mcbride
ana Con Donovan. Mcbride knocked his
opponent out in the fifth round and won a
purse OF $500. The time of the hight was
seventeen minutes.
ne event OF the evening. the contest
between Costello of Buffalo and Greggains
Oh San Francisco, came next. Greggains'
seconds were Martin Murphy of San Fran
cisco. Johnny Murphy Of Boston and Howry
hodgkins Of Boston. His timer was Mike
Cooney OF Boston. Costello's seconds were
Billy Delaney. Joe Choynski ana Billy
carroll. Jack Sheehan was his time
keeper. The men weighed in at l5S pounds
and looked the picture of muscular perfec-
tion.
In the first round both men spared eau
tiously. Gregzains landing lightly on the
point oil the jaw with light return. In the
second Costello landed his left on Greg
gains mouth and a moment later got first
blood with straight LETT on the nose. The
third and fourth rounds saw some light
exchanges.
In the fifth Costello landed hard right
and left on Greggains' jaw and stomach and
moment later hit him again over the heart
and on the jaw. receiving In return blow
oD the stomach.
ln the sixth Costello led with bis left on
Inc stomach aud got stiff left-hand jab In
the mouth. Some severe body blows were
struck before the round closed.
In the seventh there were numerous
blows exchang ged and left-hand swing on
Costello's jaw caused him 10 fall In bis
corner. The round finished with both men
still fresh.
In the eighth not much was done.
In the ninth there was considerable hard
lighting, Costello landing on the neck and
getting heavy one on the stomach. He
landed successfully twice on Greggains'
Jaw. then led on the stomach and landed
again on the head. Greggans looked rather
the worse fer the punishment.
In the tenth Greggains landed q terrific
left-hander on Cos;ello's jaw. and moment
later Costello got in stomach blow. Both
then led with the left. coming together with
crash, Costello landing on the chest aud
Greggsins on the stomach.
The eleventh was uneventfuI.
IN the twelfth Greggains rushed and accl-
dentally pushed Costello over
In the thirteenth and fourteenth a num-
Der OF hard blows were exchanged. but
nothing serious occurred.
In The fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
both men showed great generslshp. and
while many blows were exchanged there
was no apparent result In the eighteenth
Costello got left-hander on the mouth
that sent him against the ropes, and before
the close OF the round Greggaias hit him a
blow In the stomach that made him grunt.
In the nineteenth, after sharp interchaIges,
la one OF which Costeilo's ear was cut.
Greggains landed his left on the Jaw and
drove Costello against the ropes. Costello
landed heavily on Greggains' stoma ch.
In the twentieth. after light exchanges.
G-eggains hit Costello as the latter was
running backward and knocked bim on his
back.
Up to the twenty-fourth not much was
done by either man. In the twenty fourth
both men fought hard. Greggains was the
aggressor and had decidedly the best of the
round. landing several blows that would
have finished an ordinary man.
In the twenty fifth, twenty-slxth and
twenty-seventh little was done. In the
twenty-eiShth Costello brought blood from
Greggains' nose. Greggans led and Cos
telio slipping fell heavily, Greggains falling
oseI MIN. IN the tWeHsy-ninth Costello
started blood from Greggains' nose again.
From this on it was case of caution, and
at the end of the thirty-seventh it was any
body's fight.
The succeeding three rounds were tame,
but in the fortieth Costello forced the fight
Ing and hammered Greggains' nose till the
blood covered his face. The round ended
by GregeaIns scoring the first knockdown
Of the fight.
There was some hard fighting In the next
I'VE rounds. but the honOrs were even aud
both men appeared strong at the close of
each.
Up TO round 81 the fight was weari-
some 10 the spectators, who at intervals
yelled for more fighting. In the ffty-frst
the two men got together for q few ex-
changes aud Costello went down. but Greg
gains did not follow Up his advantage. 1t
was rumored at this point that Costello
had broken his right arm and couldn't force
the fighting.
There was no life 10 the fight from this
on. Blows were occasionally exchanged,
but they lacked steam. Time was devoted
largely to walking about the ring In very
uninteresting manner
The spectators continued TO leave until
nearly third had gone. When the eigh-
tieth round had ended without incident,
the referee declared the match draw.
PACIFIC TAIL GREED.