The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-08
GIBBONS BEsrs DAILY.
Thirty-one Rounds Are Fought When
DAILY Is Knocked Out.

Thirty-one Rounds Are Fought When
DAILY Is Knocked Out
NEW ORLEANS, March More than
usual interest was taken in the fight be-
~een Austin Gibbons, OF Paterson, and
Mike DAILY, OF Bangor, Me. AS early as
SIX O'Clock, the crowd began to congre-
gate and among the spectators we're some
Of the most prominent sporting men in
The United States. Gibbons was the
favorite in the betting, although Daly had
many strong supporters among the east
ern delegation. Both Gibbons and Daily
were under the stipulated weight when
they weighed in this afternoon and were
in prime condition.
Prior to the big fight there was pre-
liminary bout Of four short rounds
between Soliy Smith, Of Califor-
min and Owen Harvey, of New Orleans.
Il was only friendly bout in order 10
ir.rodnce Smith, who is matched to fight
George Dixon for $500 side. They had
tour very lively rounds, but while Smith
had the best of the fighting, he did not
strike anybody with being in the same
class with Dixon.
about five minutes before DAILY. Little
time was lost in preliminaries. In round
one DAILY planted a stiff right handler in
the wind. Gibbons received many stir
blows and only hit back when he got g
good opening. In round two Daily landed
but got fully rs good as he gave. The
third round was not very ferOciou5 as
Daily WAS forced to act on the defensive.
In the fourth round Gibbons showed de-
eided superiority over DAILY, and simply
PLAYED with him
In the fifth round Gibbons delivered two
staggering right handlers. and the round
ended in his favor. During the sixth
round infghting was furious, and Glib
bons forced Daily all around the ring.
Gibbons sits on the ropes while DAILY is
on his knees. The gong sounds while the
referee is counting. In the seventh there
was considerable Intellectual fighting and
the round ended with DAILY somewhat ag-
gressive.
In round eight Gibbons assumed the
aggressive. DAILY rushed and lively OK
change followed.
right, but Gibbons swings his right on
Daly's jaw, knocking the latter to his
knees.
In the tenth they spared for wind. but
came together for a vigorous exchange
and Daily gets In a terrific right handler,
sending Gibbons reeling as the round
ended.
The next ten rounds honors were even,
the men fighting fercely and the rounds
almost alternately in favor of each man.
They were weary and spared frequently
for wind and Gibbons was perhaps the
fresher aE the end OF the twentieth
During the next three rounds the men
were principally sparring for wind and
very few blows were struck. In the
fav, ssfL
change of blows and Daily went down,
but was up again in an instant. At the
opening OF the next round he went down
again and took the limit to rise, after
which there was a terrific battle at short
range, followed by DAILY getting groggy.
DAILY went down again in the twenty
sixth and when he arose Gibbons landed
hotly.
The following round Gibbons was still
rushing, Daily clinchirg and went down
twice TO save himself. The twenty
eighth was a repetition, Gibbons having
all the best of it. He knocks DAILY down
through the ropes but the latter gets up
as the gong sounds. Daily is cautioned
against fculing- In both this and the
subsequent round at the beginning OF
which he goes down and there is little
fighting thereafter. In the thirtieth
round both men appear weary. There
are frequent exchanges but the blows
lack force
AT the opening Of the thirty-first and
last round Gibbons rushed and landed
heavily while Daily missed. They ex-
changed good lefthanders on the head.
Gibbons gets in another and Daily comes
back with q right swing on the jaw.
Both are staggering. Gibbons swings
his right on Daly;s jaw, flooring him.
The referee counted eight before he rose.
Gibbons rushed at him, swung his right
with all his strength and reached Days
chin, knocking him down again. Daily
WAS unable TO rise and the referee counted
him out. Professor Duffy declarged Glib
bons the winner amid great cheering.
Time OF the fight two hours and three
minutes