Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-08
Gibbons ANDDALY.
More than Usual Interest Taken In
Their Fight

thrir Fight
NEW ORLEANS, March Z. - More
than usual interest was takel In the
fight tonight between Austin Gibbons
OF Patterson and Mike DAILY OF Bangor,
Me. As early as q O'Clock the crowd
began 10 c1rgrogato and among the
NJ uctatOrs were some OF tho most
prominent sporting men In the United
Statcs, Gibbons was the iav0Tite Ia
the betting and won In tue thirty.tirst
round, although Daily hau many stroug
supporters among the Eastern dclegn.
ton. Both Gibbons and DAILY were
under the stipulated weight when they
weighed In this afternoon and In prime
condition.
Prior to the big fight there was IA
preliminary bout Of four short rounds
between SUlly Smith OF California and
oven Harvey OF New Orleans. IL was
only Il friendly bout In order to intro.
duce Smith, who Ia matched TO fight
George Dixon for $1,000 u side. They
had four very lively rounds, but while
Smith bad the beet OF the lighting he
did not strike anybody with being In
the class with Dixon.
Gibbons anu his seconds entered the
ring about five minutes before Daily.
Little time was lost In prelimlnaries.
ROunl l-Daly planted siiii right
handler In the wind. Gibbons received
many stifi blows, anu only hit back
when he got good opening.
ROunu 2-Daly landed, but got fully
az good as he gave.
Tho third round was not very fero-
ciouH, as DAILY was forced to net ON the
defensive.
In the fourth Gibbons showed decid.
ed superiority over DAILY AMI simply
played with him.
In the nth Gibbons delivered two
staggering righi -handere, and the round
enued In his favor.
Daring the sixth round tho might
Ing was furious. Gibbons forced DAILY
all around the ring. Gibbons sat on the
ropes while Daily was ON his knee.
The gong sounded while the referee
was counting.
In the seventh there was consider.
able Intellectual fighting and the round
ended with Daily somewhat ON the
aggressive.
In round eight Gibbons assumed the
aggressive. DAILY rushed and n lively
exchange followed. In round nine
DAILY opened with right, but Gibbons
swung his hight on Daly's jaw, knOoI-
ing the latter down to hin Knees.
Ia the tenth they spared for wind,
but came together for vigorous eN.
change, anu DAILY got In "a terrific light
handler, sending Gibbons Keeling as the
round ended.
In the next ten rounds hOnors were
even, the men fighting hercoly, and
the rounds were almost alternately In
the favor OF each man. They were very
wary and spared frequently for wind.
Gibbons perhaps was treshvr at tue end
Of Tho twentieth.
During the next three rounds the
men were principally sparring Tor
wind ana very Tow blows were struck.
In the twenty-iOurth there was a
severe exchange Of blows aud DAILY
went down, but ho was up again ia an
instant.
Al the opening OF the next round he
went down again aud took the limit 10
rise, after which there was terrific
battle at short range, followed by Daly
getting groggy.
Daily went down again IN the
lwenty-sixth and when ne arose Glib.
Dons landed hotly.
Ia the following rounds Gibbons was
etill rushing, DAILY clinching and going
down twice 10 save himself.
The tgouty.eighlh was repetition,
Gibbons having the best Of H.. lie
knocked DAILY down anu through tbs
ropes, but the latter got up ns TIC gong
sounded. DAILY was cautioned Against
fouling.
In the thirtieth round both men
appeared to be very weary. There was
ffequent exchange, but the blows
lacked force.
At the opening Of tho thifty-first and
last round Gibbons rushed ana landed
heavily, while DAILY missed. They tx.
changed good luff.handers on the
head. Gibbons got IN another, nnu
Diiy came back with n right swing ON
the jaw, flooring him. The referee
counted eight before no arose. Gibbons
rushed at MIN anu swung his right
with all his strength. Win his right
no reached Daly's chin, knocking him
down again. DAILY was unable to RISE
anu the 70 cree counted him out. Pro-
lessor Duly declared Gibbons the
winner amid great cheering. The time
OF the fight was two hours aud three
minutes.