Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-19

FAN FRASCisco, April ls.-A thous.
nnd people we're present at finish
fight between tho llght.wciehts Billy
Gallagher and George Dawson, at tho
California Athletic club tonight, for q
purse Of 81 $50. The fight was origin.
ally set for March 20, but was post.
poncd owing 10 the slCkuotEof Dawson.
At the opening odds OF 10 to o wcf.
freely offered on Dawson. The fight
commenced st 0:l2.
The first five rounds were devoid Of
bloodshed, Dawson Jabbing at every
opening ana Vvnding Gallagher's
swtngS. Dawion acveral times ruac he'd
GallagheI'z face with hls left, but did
no damage.
In tho sixth, Dawson was more con.
hdcnt and only laughed when Gal.
lnghcr landed two hard hits on his
chin and right band In his ribs. Gal.
lngher drew fret blood and rushed In
with hard right hand on the should.
CT ~ the gong sounded.
From the seventh to the eleventh
hpnOfs were even, Dawson landing
frequently, hut Gallagher scoring
harder blOwn. Gallagher fought Dnw.
son hard In the fourteenth round,
which was the nest round up 30 the
sixteenth, but Dawson was stlll lab
bling away whom tho round closed.
In the eighteenth round, Gallagher
got the worst IN the GTt portion. but
counterd anu caught Dawson with
right, Staggering him anu sent him to
hia linctswith n right ON the neck IN
the round closed.
In the nineteenth round, Gala
CHER dropped Dawson with left on
the Jaw, and after II hot exchange
Dawson went 10 the door again, pull
ing Gallagher down,
From the twentieth TO the twenty
.hird round, Dawson was boring with
hia left and drawing blood from Gala.
ghcr's mouth. The laiter'a lett cheek
ANA ribs were swollen. Gallagher
countcrcd with his right but with less
advantage than earlier.
From the twenty to the TWEEN.
ty'eighth, the fight continued about
the same, appearing TO be anyone's
battle.
From the twonty.eighlh to tho
thirty.third round there was little
change, Tut Dawson was apparently
In the better condition.
From the tweniy.third TO tho thirty
sixth round hOnOrs were even ms 10
ltlluR ploWH' IN lnt thlfly-hlftH,
Gallagher suddenly dropped Dawson
with u half.arm left In the stomach,
and the men then mixed thiIgs ia
earnest. There was hot mitigating, re-
sultlng In Gallagher going the ropes
tired.
From the thirty.seventh TO the
fortieth round there were some good
counters on both sidcs but Galngher'a
mouth was badly punished aud he de.
voted much time to guarding II. Daw.
son hammered Gallagher on his bleed.
ing mouth repeatedly ,almost eating hii
upper lip away anu staggering him.
Interpretations urged him TO give II up
but Gallagher hravely came up for
another round.
The iorty.frst and second passed
with Dawson forcing Gallagher from
corner TO corner trying to lab him out.
He fought fairly, and several times
refused to take advantage u Gala.
ghUr's hali-hearted lodgings. The
latter was nearly cut when Dawson
got him against the ropes near tho
close OF the foTty.second, and hit him
on tho cheek with his right. He
dropped to a sitting position and his
seconds threw up the sponge.
The spectators agree that Dawson Ia
an exceptionally clever man, and
Gallagher was against his impossible.