The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-08

weak and Gibbons continues his ham
mering The gong saves DAILY
Round 16. Gibbons forcing the bat
tie. He punches DAILY hard with his
left on the jaw and DAILY is unable TO
retaliate.
Round II. DAILY led with left on Glib,
bons' breast. DAILY swings q powerful
right, but falls short. Gibbons lands
hard on Daly's jaw. They clinch and
both fall, After they rise they spar for
wind. Gibbons swings left on Daly'a
chin aud the round ends in Austln'a
favor.
Round IS. Gibbons opened with his
left and lands twice on Daly's mouth,
staggering him and again starting the
claret DAILY rushes Gibbons and
chases him around the ring landing
stiff punches on the neck and jaw, The
round closes with the men clidched.
Round 10, DAILY Is oyermatched in
the matter OF reach and is short on
nearly all his leads. As the gong
sounded DAILY punched Austin in the
mouth,
Round 90 Gibbons led, DAILY ducked
and Gibbons got in hard jab with his
left on Daly's neck, Gibbonsland on
Dalys nose and followed with an unper
cut which staggered him. DAILY missed
left swing and Gibbons jabbed him
once more.
Round 81, Both took it easy and very
few blows were exchanged.
Round 20, Gibbons jabs DAILY on tho
mouth, then reaches the neck with
another iab. DAILY gets in hard jab
! on Austin's jaw and follows 1t on the
stomach, repeating it IN instant later,
Round 23. They exchange light blows
on the neck. Gibbons got in severe
upper cut, and follows 1t with another,
DAILY countored on the wind twice.
Gibbons rushed him, landing on Days
stomach as the gong sounds.
Round "a. DAILY lands twice on Glib
bons' Jaw. Gibbons swings his left
with force on Daly's wind and follows
1t with two punches ON the breast and
Jaw. Gibbons lands on Days eye, aud
the round closes in Austin's favor.
Round %. DAILY began with q hard
swinging right, landing on Austin'a
neck. Gibbons retorted with straight
punch on Daly's ear, drawing blood.
Gibbons upper cut Daily twice aud DAILY
was sent to his knees. He took the
limit TO rise and then terrific battle at
short range followed, DAILY getting grog-
gy as the result, He is bleeding from
the ear.
Round %. Gibbons runs at DAILY,
but DAILY stops him with staggerer on
the neck. Gibbons upper cuts DAILY
and the latter falls to his knees TO avoid
punishment. When he arises he
pun ches Gibbons stomach. nnd Glib
bons rushes him again, landing another
stiff upper cut on the body and another
on the mouth as the round ends.
Round 2S. Gibbons still rushing. He
lands hard on Dalys jaw, but the
Bangor chap fs very game. DAILY
swings right on Austin's neck, and he
replies with hard lab on the chin.
Dalyg goes down again on his knees from
tho effects Of a swinging righthander.
Round 2S. Gibbons upper cuts DAILY,
sending him staggering. Daily got one
on Austin's jaw and they come together
for very close range. DAILY keeps foul.
ing, DAILY using his knees on Gihbons'
body and the referee warns him. Glib
bons has all the best Of it.
Round 90. Austin swings his left and
downs DAILY to his knees. Gibbons tries
to force matters. DAILY Is continuously
fouling with his knees and gets another
caution from Prof. Duffy. DAILY misses
vicious swing aimed ut GibbonB's
head. Gibbons gets in on him again,
but DAILY comes hard on the Jersey
mans head, getting another upper cut
in return as the round closes.
Round 30. Both look tired Gibbons
reaches Daiy's head with the left and
they clinch. Gibbons gets in an upper
cut and then lands swing on Daly's
mock, The latter seems to have an
enormous capacity for punishment.
Gibbons jabs him twice. They ex-
change neck punches, but the blows
lack strength. Gibbons jabs DAILY on
the mouth and staggers him as the bell
rings.
Round 81. Gibbons rushed at DAILY,
swinging hard on tho jaw. DAILY made
two swings but misses both. They OK
change good left handlers on the head.
Gibbons gets in another jab and DAILY
comes back with right swing on the
Jaw. Both arc staggering. Gibbons
swings his right on Daly's jaw, flooring
him. The referee counted eight before
he arose. Gibbons rushed at him,
swung his right with all his strength.
1t reached Daly's chin, knocking him
down again. DaEy Is unable to arise
and tile referee counts him out.
Prof. Duffy declares Gibbons the win.
ner amid great cheering. Time Of fight,
two hours and three minutes.