San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-24
THE FIGHT IN MEXICO.
Butler Knocked His Opponent Out
in Eight Rounds.

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in Eight Rounds.
1t is about three months ago since
Steve Butter, the local barber
baseball pitcher and pugilist, bid
his friends goodbye and told them
he was going to the City of Mexico
to meet one Billy McGaughey, who
has challenged him to fight to a
finish. The fight was expected to
take place about three weeks after
Buffers arrival in Mexico, as he
was to train in the Mexican Re-
public. When the date of the pro-
posed fight was nearing the many
friends and acquaintance of Steve
would eagerly peruse the local
papers for information regarding
the mill.
When the date of the fight was
at hand pugilistic circles in San
Antonio, and probably throughout
the state of Texas, were all agog
for news from the ringside. The
following day no reports were
found in the telegraph dispatches
from Mexico, and the newspaper
correspondents We're criticised and
condemned on all sides for their in
efficiency. 1t was the universal
opinion that no one in Mexico
knew how to report prize fight,
bat it was also conceded that some
private information might be re-
ceiVed of the result of the mill or
the whereabouts of the fighters.
The admirers of pugilism in this
city-and San Antonio has large
number of them-were at loss to
understand how the fight could
have taken place and not even one
word received here of the occur
renee. a report was soon in circu-
latiOn that the fighters were arrest
ed. Later Information stated that
Steve was sick in bed, and only a
few days ago, private telegram
was received, it is claimed, that
"Steve Butler would arrive in the
city today from Mexico"
The most reliable information
regarding the mill has finally
reached San Antonio through a
clipping from ''The Two Repub-
lics,S which gives a full ac-
count Of the mill. According
to the report of that paper,
the fight between Butler and Nc
Gaughey, known in San Antonio
as Ed. Smith, took place last Sun
day afternoon in Pachuca, Mexico. |
Steve won the fight in eight |
rounds. The LIGHT reproduces the
account of the eighth round, which |
was the fiercest of the mill:
Eighth round - Neither man
seems to be out of wind. Both ap-
parcntly fresh. Butler has one eye
closed and a bloody nose. Nc
Gaughey's mouth bleeding badly. |
McGaughey, very confident of win
ming, gets little careless, and
Butler lands right-hand swing on
the point of the jaw that sends Nc
several feet against the
ropes. AS the referee counts five
Billy makes a desperate effort to |
get up, but falls back unconscious,
and after being counted out, is car
ried to his corner by his seconds,
where it takes about fifteen min
utes to revive him. Butler is loud |
ly cheered by the spectators, and
the referee and seconds have hard
time keeping them out of the
ring.
"Butler walked over and shook
hands with McGaughey, but was
not recognized. McGaughey was
put into carriage and driven to
his hotel, his only remark on
being removed was, 81 put up the
best fight / could and the best
man has Won" Buffers photo
graph was then taken, he laugh
ingly refusing to follow the advice
of his second to turn his profile
and thus hide his damaged eye.
"The MeXicans expressed them
selves as delighted with the prize
fighti they had witnessed, and
which probably is the first one
ever fought in the republic. They
said it appeared to them that it |
was indeed manly art and should
be encouraged"