The morning call., 1893-10-19
THE BIG FIGHT.
Terrific Battle Between
Heavy-Weights.
How McAuliffe and Maher Surprised
Large Audience at the Grand
Opera-fiouse.

Financially the boxing entertainment at
the Grand Opera-house. in aid OF the Mid
winter Fair, was grand success.
The event Of the evening was really the
foul-round bout between Jim Ryan and
Fred Began. Ryan is an Australian mid
de- weight who was booked to meet Dan
Hickey, q countryman OF his, in four
round contest, but just previous to the
entertainment Hickey showed the white
feather and sent word that he could not
appear, owing to bad cold which he had
contracted while thinking over the possi-
bility of defeat
Began took his place. and Ryan gave
sufficient evidence that he was first-class
performer and a dangerous opponent.
The so-called event of the evening was
four-round contest between the heavy
weight snail, Josephus McAuliffe, other
wise known as the famous Mission tanner,
and Peter Maher, the modern champion of
old Ireland. Young Mitchell refereed the
match and, so to speak, gave his hand
away before the men toed the scratch. by
announcing that if the bout should result
in mos contest" he would award the
purse, which the boxers were supposed to
contest for. to the Midwnter Fair fund.
~, III u IL.
can be given in very few words, viz: Big
Joe McAuliffe appeared in his regular
fighting costume and around his paunch
appeared green "bellyband." He looked.
as usual, confident OF making slow and
tresOme exhibition, which the spectators
had expected. Maher wore green tights
and appeared as if he had heavy con-
tract on hand to best the Mission cart
horse. He smiled, however. when the
audience cheered his arrival within the
rOped square.
Tne contest-McAuliffe was no disap-
pontment. His elongated legs tangled up
as usual, and, OF course, his slow moving
arms worked in unison with his neither
limbs. He danced the customary Blarney
Farley ouickstep in front of the IriShman,
and everything looked beautiful until. .Maher
mashed him LETT handed shamrock" on
the nasal appendage, which drew slight
tinge of vermiliOn.
Big Joseph instantly put his glove to his
nose. and when he saw 1t stained his body
Quvered.
Barney Farley muttered something g
which sounded like: "Great heads of cab
bage, hasn't my boy Joe got out Of the cart
horse style OF fighting yet?" The next in
slant Joseph received a hot rieht in the
stomach and few lefts alongside of the
ear, which helped to wake him up bit.
Maher had certainly all the best Of the
first round, and retired to his corner salts
fed that If occasion required n finish con-
test, he could drop the tanner in quick or
der.
When the second round was called, the
gods in the gallery shouted for the tanner
and the necessity of q good sharp pin in
the hands Of Professor Blarney Farley.
In this round the Mission Terro hap
pened to get slight move on and by a
fluke landed his big rght-hand bunch of
fives on Maher's frontisDiece. There was
a clinch, and 10 the surprise of the specta-
tors Young Mitchell rushed reeklessly in
between the green 'uns for the purpose of
breaking a loving hold. Maher had GER
tainly the best Of the round, as he landed
ten times to his opponents once. In the
third McAuliffe woke up from the effects
OF the disturbers he stopped with his
never-failing stomach and actually sur
prised his friends by attempting to cor
ner the Irish champion.
Joseph did not know what to do with
his opponent when be had him within
striking distance, and while he was think
ing over the matter, ,Maher ripedIhim in the
stomach. and second smash with the
right hand on the ear took all OF the ight-
ming" thought out Of the tanners think
ing-boX
1t was expected that the fourth round
would surely terminate in a winner but,
as prophesied by the referee. 1t ended in
mo contest" which decision wronged
Maher, as he certainly outpointed the big
tanner, who has improved wonderfully, so
far as slow action and delivery are con-
cerned.
Mitchelps speech at the termina alton of
the contest was sufficient TO satisfy large
number of the spectators that he was
talking under instructions from the pow
erS that be.