Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-28
MORlARlTy DEFEATED.


The Wilmington Boxer Apparently Meets
His Match in Charles GehTing of Balti-
more--Police Stop the Fight.
About 200 spectators at Beach's Hall
last night saw three exciting and clever
fights, said Tuesdays Baltimore Sdn
The amateur champion of Baltimore,
Charles Gehring, won from Jack DAILY
Cornelius J. Moriarityl of Wilmington,
on foul in two rounds after Daily had
been fought to standstill in the first
round. This was the last fight on the
programme, but the first in interest
Gehring looked fat, but DAILY seemed
in prime condition. When time was
called DAILY, who is said to be profess
sional, went after Gehring at killing
pace. He did no great damage, as
Gehring was Just quick enough to avoid
several wicked blows. After two min
utes OF fighting DAILY began to show
some respect for his man and changed
his tactics.
Gehring then feinted with his left
slowly aud up went both of Daly's
hands to ward off the blow. Out shot
Gehring's right and landed just below
Days heart. 1t was as pretty blow
as Sullivan struck kilrain IN the third
round of their memorable fight. 1t
doubled DAILY over and virtually
knocked all the fight out of him.
Gehring got in couple more body
punches before the round ended. 1t
was then all up with the Wilmingtonian.
When they met for the second round
Gehring started in to put his man out,
knowing him to be anything but dan
gerous. A clinch ensued and Daily re-
sorted to one of the tricks of fighter
who has enough and wants to get out
of it without actually lying down.
During the clinch he hit Gehring
several times despite the referees order
to break away. Here Deputy Marshal
Farnan and Captain Shultz interfered,
and the referee gave the fight to GehEing.
Gehring wanted to waive the foul and
was anxious to put his man out, but this
the police would not allow.
The first set-to on the card was Le-
tween Abe Ullman, Baltimore hack
driver, weighing 150 pounds, and William
Dukes, who weighed 140 pounds. 1t was
four-round go. Dukes had the science,
but Ullman had the strength and was
far from being slow. Honors were easy
for the first two rounds. In the second
round Dukes got a blow over the eye
which cut his forehead. In the third
round Ullman hit Dukes hard blow
on the jaw, and in the last half had all
the best Of it. Dukes came up smiling
IN the fourth round and was making q
good showing when time was called.
Ullman was awarded the fight.
Jack McMahon of Wilmington, Del.
and Joe Elliott of Baltimore, 125.pound
men, spared six rounds. So much had
been said of McMahon's prowess thai
Elliott went at him carefully from start
to finish.
Mcmahon was something of a disap.
| pointment. He seemed to depend on
his right; still he showed himself an
able sparrer and good general
Elliott, even after he had McMahon
apparently whipped, was afraid to take
chances. He had McMahon dazed in
the fifth round and was punching him
at will in the sixth..
Mcmahon did not make q single lead
in the sixth round. The referee ordered
seventh round, but Mcmahon wisely
refused. Then, to the surprise of all
and to the disgust of many, the referee
decided the fight draw.
A burlesque fight between two ban.
tam colored boys put the crowd in a
laughing humor.
WHAT MoRIARITY SAYS.
@. j. Moriarity called at The IA
zETTE office Tuesday morning and ma,
the following statement about the fight
"The referee and the manager OF the
theatre told me that in clinch you
could hit as long as one hand was free,
and according to Queensbury rules this
is right. So in the second round, in
about Is seconds, Gehring clinched me,
and l hit him twice and had him almost
knocked out. He was 'groggy' Then,
to save their Charlie as they call
him, the police jumped into the
ring and stopped the fight. The
referee awarded tho fight to Gehring,
but after doing so he said, 4 committed
deliberate foul All the money was
given to Gehrlng, although the arrange
ment was rs and 25 per cent. The Bal
timore papers say was nearly knocked
out, but have plenty of good witnesses
who know and will say that this is not
true, and that Gehring was not in it.
Pat Fahey of Baltimore has any sum,
from 500 to $1,000, to back me to fight
Gehring to finish at any time outside
of Baltimore"