Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-15
SWEENEY MADE SICK.
Wasn't in it with Muhs In the Glove Con.
test Last Night.

test Last Night.
The Northwest Davenport Turner
hall was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity last evening, standing room
being a. a premium. Sports and
others from the tri-cities and from at
least so miles around congregated to
see one of the most one-sided fights
ever put up in the prize ring. James
Sweeney and H. Muhs were the par
ticpants, and had half fight been
shown on Sweeney's part, no doubt
the people would have gone away
satisfied, but he seemed scared from
the start to finish.
As curtain raiser, Charles Bell
(coloredD and Billy Smith, of Iowa
City, spared four good rounds, with
Thomas Cox as referee and ''Zeke"
Murdoch time-keeper. Then the
fight of the evening was announced.
but it was long time coming. The
choice of referee was left to the au-
dience, and Farmer Burns" of this
Then the articles of agreement were
read by j. O'Day, after which time
keepers were chosen as follows: For
Sweeney, John Gipson; for NUNS,
Bill Kirk; official time-keeper, John
Masterson.
Enter the GIadiators.
At about 11:20 the men entered
the ring, Muhs coming first with j.
Mara and Billy Smith as seconds and
| Charles Bell as bottle-holder. Swee-
ney entered about two minutes after
with Jimmy Griffin, j. kivelan, j.
Feeney and William Smith as sec
onds and bottle-holders. The fight
by rounds is appended:
| Round 1-11:26 time was called
and the men stepped forward to the
middle of the ring. Muhs leads for
the stomach, and Immediately after
gives Sweeney jab in the neck and
nearly Knocked him down. Had he,
as he first started, followed his man,
he would have put him out then.
| About this time Sweeney seemed to
contract severe attack of stage
fright and came up with sickly and
idiotic smile. Both men are very
cautious as the gong sounds.
| Round 2-Muhs landstwo without
return on Swecney's neck, Sweeney
seemingly afraid to hit. acting al
ways on the defensive and looking
scared.
Round 3-Muhs leads on the stom-
ach with the left and on the neck
with the right. Sweeney lands a
Jah on Muh's nose. Both exchange
light blows, Muhs having shade the
best of it, and clinch.
Round 4-Muhs again leads with
the left on the neck and receives a
worthless jab in the face. They
clinch. Muhs again lands on Swee-
ney's neck, and they clinch again.
Sweeney's nerve picks up some, and
he follows up his man, and succeeds
in landing the right on the ribs and
left on the nose, but Muhs comes
back with two on each side of the
head. Then Muhs rushes, and Swee-
ney acts entirely on the defensive.
Round 5-Muhs again leads on the
stomach. and receives in return more
worthless jabs. Then Muhs lands
four without return. and Sweeney
looks very groggy, but manages to get
in a punch which draws claret from
NUNS nose. Muhs continues the
rushing, and when time is called both
men are bleeding.
Round 6-Sweeney comes up with
the right eye almost closed and
mouth fearfully swollen. and Muhs
leads for the head and they clinch
Both men fall. with Sweeney under
meath, his head striking the floor like
a thousand of brick Muhs now
punches Sweeney fearfully. but he is
game and clinches. The gong saves
him.
Round 7-Sweenev has lost his
head entirely. He attempts to lead.
! but of course falls short. fearfully
| rro9gv Muhs lands n terrific left
swing and follows Immediately with
a right. Sweeney staggers and falls
on one knee, bat again he shows his
! gameness and gets up only to be
rushed to the ropes and pounded un-
til he looked like piece of liver from
head to waist. Sweeney's seconds do
not throw up the sponge, although
Sweeney is whipped. The gong
again saves knockout.
The Police stop Proceedings.
Time is called in the eighth
round. and both men respond. Swee-
nev a mass of bruises, and after a
few blows are exchanged the police
intnrfarn A ftaY. ohou+ On Minimize
wrangling, Referee Burns announces
that as neither of the men is
knocked out he can give no decision,
but will take two parties of each man
and 90 and finish the contest in some
quiet place.
About $4,000 changed hands on the
affair, and the fight was disap-
nointment to all SMceney's friends.