The record-union., 1892-09-05

lar battle, and it gave him reputation.
bis attempts in the prize ring are as fol-
lows:
Defeated Professor John Donaldson,
ten rounds; John Flood, eight rounds;
Paddy Ryan, nine rounds; John Nc
Dermott, three rounds: Joe Douglass,
four rounds; James Elliott, three rounds;
Herbert Slade the Maori, three rounds:
Alex. Marx, one round; Dan Henry, one
round; William Fleming one round;
Enos Phillips, four rounds; J. y. Laffing,
four rounds; Dominick McCahery, six
rounds; Paddy Ryan, three rounds; Jake
huraln, seyenty-five rounds; Crossley,
Mccarthy, Burns michigan giant, Jack
Stewart, James Dalton, Joe Goss, Steve
Taylor, Mike Donovan, George Rookie.
Falled TO knock out jim Collins Tug
Wilson, in four rounds, Charles Mitchell,
George NJ. Robinson, in four rounds,
Jack Burke in five rounds, Paddy RYAN.
Police interiered after the men fought
thirty seconds.
Draw with Charles Mitchell. thirtv-
nine rounds.
Fought AlfGreenfield, two rounds, po-
ice lntertered, but Sullivan was declar ed
the winner; Frank Herald, two rounds:
police interfered
Alter his battle with Kilrairf, Sullivan
retired from the roped arena and adopted
the theatrical profession.
JAMES CORBEIT
Was born in San Francisco, Cal, Sep
TENDER l, 1866. His father was from
County Mayo, Ireland, and his mother
from Dublin. He was named after his
uncle, Father James Corbett, who was a
priest in Ireland.
Young Corbett was educated at the
Sacred Heart College, San Francisco. and
when he graduated secured clerkship
IN the Nevada Bank, which he retained
m IF
While still clerking in the bank he
joined the Olympic Athletic Club and won
the amateur heavyweight championship.
lhlS infatuated him with boxing, and he
lett the bank to become sparring in
structor for the Olympic Club. While
holding that position he had his first pro-
fessional contest with Jack Burke of
England, whom he fought to draw in
eight rounds. There was no referee. bat
the san Francisco public decided in favor
or Corbett. COrbett then DEVELOPED into
fuII-Hedged professional, and defeated
ali the local heavy weights, including Joe
Choynsk1.e whom he met and defeated
tnfee dlf1erent times. Once, with bare
knuckleS, in barn belonging to Corbett's
father; the second time OH the beach near
the Gill House these were four-round
events, and finally in finish fight on a
barge III San Francisco Bay. In the last
meeting Corbett broke both his hands in
the third round, but continued to fight.
and defeated his man in the twenty
seventh round. Corbett next IN six
round contest for points, bested Kilrain
Tor $1,000 purse. In the sparring tour
which followed he bested McCaffery in a
tour-round contest in Brooklyn, His
last event OF importance was his meeting
with Peter jackson, which resulted in a
draw alter SlXty-one rounds These are
all OF Corbetts big affairs. OF minor
IL
the following, in ali of which he proved
victor: Defeated David Eiseman. two
rounds; James Daily, four rounds; Mar
tin (Buttalo) Costello, three rounds: Dun
can Mcdonald of Butte; Frank Smith.
three rounds; Mike Brennon, four
rounds; William Miller, three rounds.
JACK M'AULIFFE,
In 1884, won boxing tournament at Madi-
son-square Garden; February 10th, 1855.
won l24-pound championship in New
York; March 2Sth, 1885, won light
Club; April 18th, 1885, won tourney; Feb
ruary 9th, 1885, became professional
whipped Jack Hopper in II rounds:
! October 20th 1856. beat Billy Frazier for
Sl,GCO in q rounds, hour and % minutes.
for the lightweight championship, with
skin gloves; January 14th, 1887, beat
Harry Gilmore for 81, 100 in % rounds |
hour and 81 minutes; March, 1888, drew
with Jem Carney of England at Revere
Beach, Mass, in "A rounds, hours and
80 minutes; September 18th, 1888, drew
with Pat Kerrigan in 10 rounds at Boston:
October 10th, 1880, beat Billy Dacey at
Dover, in ii rounds, AZ minutes and 20
seconds, for 81 200; December 10Th, 1888,
beat Jake Hyams in nine rounds for the
gate receipts; February 18th, 1889, drew
with Billy Myer at North Judson, Ind.
in "a rounds, for the lightweight cham
pionship; April, 1889, drew in 10 rounds,
with Mike Daily of Bangor at Boston:
March 2lst, 1890, whipped Jimmy Car
roll in AZ rounds at California Athletic
Club; beat Austin Gibbons in six rounds:
beat Billy Frazier in three rounds.
BILLY MYER
In 1888 defeated Manning at Streator i'm
four rounds; 1888, defeated George Mur-
ply in six rounds; 1884, defeated Charles
Lounasney in three rounds; 1885, defeated
Paddy WEIGH at Bradwood, H., in three
rounds; 1856, defeated Charley DAILY of St.
Louis, at Wcodtord, ILL.,, 1000 a side. In
thirty-one rounds; 1887, defeated Jack
Gallagher OF Buffalo, a l4S-pounder, at
Pana, H., i'll three rounds; 1887, defeated
Harry Gilmore, champion of Canada, at
Lacrosse, Wis, in five rounds; 1887, de-
feated Harry Gilmore, 81 200 a side, at
North JudSon, Ind, in twenty-eight sec
onds-first blow put Gilmore to sleep; de-
feated Danny Needham of Minneapolis,
at Minneapolis, in twenty rounds; 1889.
February 18th. drew with Jack Nc
Aulitfe, at North Judson, Ind, sixty
four rounds; January 18th, Harry Gil
more, at Chicago-police interfered in the
fifth round when Gilmore was about
gone; 1890, April 30th, whipped Jack
Hopper at Alexandria, Va, in six
rounds; 1890, May, I'D, beaten by Andy
Bowen in New Orleans; 1891, May 10Th,
drew with Andy Bowen before the
Olympic Club OF Few Orleans-drawn on
account of fouls; beat Jimmy Carroll in
New Orleans in forty-four rounds,
GEORGE DIXON
Defeated young Johnson, three rounds:
defeated Sam Cohen, nine rounds: de-
feated jim Mack; defeated Barney Einni-
gan, seven rounds; defeated Fred Morris,
four rounds; defeated Paddy Kelly, fif-
teen rounds; defeated jim Bracket, five
rounds; defeated Billy James, three
rounds; defeated Eugene Hornbacker.
two rounds; defeated John Murphy, forty
rounds; defeated Cal Mccarthy, twenty
| three rounds; defeated Abe Willis, Aus
tralian champion, five rounds; beat Jack
Hamilton, eight rounds; beat Charley
! Parton, six rounds; beat Nunc Wallace
English champion, ten rounds; draw with
Tom Dougherty, ten rounds; draw with
! Hank Brennan, ten rounds; draw with
| Hank Brennan, nine rounds; draw with
! Hank Brennan, fifteen rounds: draw with
I Hank Brennan, twenty-seven rounds;
| draw with Cal Mccarthy, seventy rounds.
JACK S. KELLY
| Is Brooklyn boy and an amateur. All
| his fights have been with amateurs. He
| has defeated the following: Bibby Jones,
| Tom Hickey, Frank Neager twice., Dan
! Chenevick, Tom McTiernan, u. Meal
! lister, II. killerman and Mike Leonard.
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