Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-29
GAME BANTAM
The Irish Lad McGrath Fights
a Desperate Battle.
HIS MOUTH WAS FULLoF BLOOD
His Face Was Pounded to lelly-H couIdn'
Stand Up,
His Body Vas Black and Blue and Bleeding
From Blow Ailsf Blow Put on It With
Sledge-hammer Force, bull The
RcrY Boy Sill Fought On.

"N'I wv ShH 'ouAh VII
Coney Island, N, Y. Dec. 2s.-A large
and enthusiastic crowd assembled tonight
TO witness the finish fight between Billy
Plimmer, champion banmmwelght Of
the world and Joe McGrnth, the champion
110-pound man of Ireland Plimmer was
the fayorite. The referee was Johnny
Ecbhardt
They fought for a purse of $500 the
yer to take $1,000 the loser $500.
~, ,oNl 1-Plimmer planted for the
W.. I5cGrath for the head Each |
+. va 2Ma,Rt taps.
RI -, ~, "csr forced matters and
punched IN /hencyer he pleased.
Rorud 3 hth has reputation
for taking punishment and ably sus-
| tanned his record. piimmer kept jabbing
his left into McGraths mouth and soon
had that opening full Of blood McGroth
begau to improve, however. and landed
two or three hard blows which made
Plimmer vince.
Round 4-F'limmer forced the fighting,
landing just when and where he saw
fit and from this ot,t had everything his
own way, chopping the Irish lads face
into jelly and knocking him down
twice.
Round 5-McGraths face was covered
with blood and plhnmer forced him to
his knees. McGrath deliberately butted
Billy in the stomach, hut Plimmer did
not want to fght that way. He brought
McGrath to the floor with right swing
on the jaw. but the lad was game rs
possible and though repeatedly knocked
down, got up and took his punishment.
= Plmmer landed right aud left and had
, McGrath streaming with blood. The
rameness of the hoy was something
g marvellous. McGrath staggered to his
corner when the bell rang
= Round 6-Extremey brutal. MeGrath
was pounded until he was so grogsy he
could scarcely stand on bis feet.
!, Round 7--Auother exhibition of game
ness. and although forced 10 the floor
repeatedly, McGrdth kept at work
, Round S-Pllmmer tried to bring the
fight TO hasty finish aud went at the
, mar with right and left and showered
4 blow after blow upon his battered and
bruised face. but even then lie could not
q nut him out McGrath was knocked
i down repeatedly. but bobbed M eael
1 time before counted out
: Ii was so extremely brutal the crowd
yelled. "Take him off, $ and out of pure
pity the seconds threw up the sponge.
= McGrath got mad at his seconds for Civ
lug up the fight.
WHIpE-MuRPHY FIGHT.
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 2s,-For the
second time in their experience BiliiE
Murphy, the New ZeolanGer VINO sun
, claims to be featherwesht CHAMPION nh1
g Tommy White of Chicago, faced eacA
X other tonight. The contest which was an
+. nuuuced 10 be to Il finish was t"I
Sf95D purse. and tool; place al Tue "a
ciEc Athletic dub. Murphy was me
fnyorite in the betting The men Were
e in good condition
n in several good blows from the STAR
:, nipntiur one hot one on the kidney
" White scored right handler on thS !aN
T. INT Murphy evaded most OF tue NhlnN
goun's blows. IA. ,oft nm,
= as hr turned White dropped him on hi
hands and knees with II hard rlght OF
Sc ~ hork Of the neck and stayed dow
d. eigbt seconds. White got in two hnI'
I'd iefts on the face and left swing on TN
y. hea6 s,,na
- Roupd 3-Neithcr doing anything
~ N Walter Watson declared TIC men WE ~
I, =, NOT fighting to lis satisfaction "i MN nv
'u clnred all bets OF rms was N nr. p,,is"
to onee of The statement made by NAhaSe
he I'm owing to rumors the fight wa
a. fixed the referee was empowered , e. VS. Y.
His discretion in the m9tlrI ~. sn
os nouncement Ongered Murphy sra az" viii h
or the rest oil que rou'" ny
Of Mt a not pat &c White proved the az
ne hoor" hiTtius frequently anl.wlth fore
hi. snJ oyoiding the New Iealan1cr's ,el
T.. isa nttn,rfuts TO hit him, In the ~