The herald., 1893-01-28
A AWELTERWEIGHTFIGHT
BILLY GALLAGHEK KNOCKED OUT
BIZ AN AUSTRALIAN.
A Hard Taught Battle OF Nineteen
Rounds--The California Boy
Was Game, but the An
tipodean Won.

SAN FRANc1sco, Jan. 27.-BilI Gala
CHER, q California welter weight, and
Tan Treacy, recent arrival from Mel
bourne, met in finish fight at the Pa
cifc Athletic club tonight. Much inter-
est WAS taken in the contest, owing to
Gallagher's good local reputation, and
to the fact that the Australian came
here with the best recommendations
from his own country. Trescy was the
favorite before the battle at odds of
about 10 to z. Gallagher was knocked
out by Treacy in the nineteenth round.
1t was 80 O'Clock before the fight be-
var uohs atf Unfit ft2 TIE close Of the second
when Gallagher received hard counter
on the chin and went down. He took
nine seconds and arose without diff
Guilty.
After the second round Treacy forced
the fighting, and during the next few
rounds he landed several good right and
lett ]abs on Gallag gaer's jaw and wind
ana got little in return. The men
ciinched often, aud Treacy showed de
sire to wrestle and throw Gallagher.
In one OF these attempts Gallagher sent
him spinning to the floor. Most of the
time the men were in Gallagher's cor
ner. The Californian led often. but was
not able to land with any great force.
No very lively work was done until
the ninth round, when, after an ex-
change OF hard body blows, Gallagher
assumed the aggressive. He landed
hard right labs on the Australians chin
and forehead, and again ON the nose and
eye. The pace was not, and Treacy be-
gan to weaken. His face was bleeding
badly and he had trouble in keeping off
Gallagher's attacks. He revived after
the round closed, however, and did most
OF the lighting in the next two rounda.
lie was bleeding freely all the time He
swung bis right on Gallagher's Jaw and
throat and split the latter's lip.
There was q hot rally in the thir-
teenth round and the Australian re-
ceived several punches which staggered
MIN. Gallagher swung his right on
Ireacy's head twice and the latter
cllnched to avoid further punishment.
Gallagher parried him again in the
fourteenth Little was done during the
next three rounds beyond The exacting
OF an occasional punch on the Jaw or on
the body.
Gallagher started in to do some hard
fighting in the eighteenth round. He
reached Treacy's jaw with a stiff punch
and received a hard counter in the wind.
He continued to pound away at his op.
ponent and the latter appeared groggy.
He reached the Australians Jaw several
more times before the round closed and
seemed TO be winning the fight.
The nineteenth round was the last
and it resulted disastrously for the Cali
ornian. Treacy had revived during the
rest, and after sharp rally in
which little harm was done, he swung
1ard one on Gallaghers head and an
,ther in his wind. Gallagher was weak.
med by the blows and when he received
till another swing on the head he
lropped in bis own corner. He took
line seconds on the floor and rose slow
y. Treacy was after him at once and
lrove him around the ring. Gallagher
ried to hug the Australian to avoid
but finally Treacy reached
lis jaw with a stiff punch and he went
own on his knees against the ropes.
1e was too weak to rise this time and
VAS counted out
Joe Choynski was referee.